What to do | What to bring | Safety & Driving Permits | Location | History

What to do
While staying at Waddy Lodge you can do as much or as little as you like!
Possible activities:

1. Fishing (lit fishing preparation tables are provided for night usage)
2. Card and Board Games
3. Boogie Boarding (surf and sand dunes)
4. Whale, Bird and Nature watching
5. Walks along sand dunes, to Conner’s Corner and Waddy Point
6. Swim at Ocean Lake, Lake McKenzie, Lake Birrabeen, Lake Boomanjin and Eli Creek
7. Day trip to Sandy Cape
8. Day trip to Wathumba
9. Day trip to Champagne Pools
10. For more ideas visit our blog - it has the latest tips and advice

What to Bring
When staying at Waddy Lodge you need to bring everything for the week. This includes:

1. All food for the week (you don’t need to supply water)
2. Bedding aka – sheets, pillow cases etc
3. Fishing gear – rods, bait etc.
4. Games and Activity equipment (cards, board games, boogie boards etc)
5. Dishwashing detergent and other household cleaning products
6. Binoculars for wildlife watching

There is a general store located at Orchid Beach which is approx 10 mins away from Waddy Lodge. The store also sells fuel, although prices reflect the remote location!

Driving & Safety Tips

1. As Fraser is a sand island the only cars permitted are 4WD’s.
2. Tyre pressures should be set at 18psi before accessing the sand at Rainbow Beach or Hervey Bay.
3. The open beaches on Fraser are highways with speed limits of 80km/h and the inland tracks have a speed limit of 35km/h.
4. Normal road rules apply on sand tracks and beaches.
5. It is important to carry a recovery strap, long handle spade, first aid kit, a tyre gauge, air pump, and your vehicle permits.
6. Vehicle permits are required for all vehicles on Fraser Island. Permits can be obtained from various locations, more details on this website.
7. It is strongly recommended that you travel within 2 hours either side of the low tide so you are more likely to be able to drive on hard sand below the high tide mark.
8. Tide times are available here.

You may also find useful information here - Fraser Island

Location - Waddy Lodge Fraser Island

Where is it?
Fraser Island is a large sand island off the East Coast of Queensland, Australia. Waddy Point is about two thirds of the way up the island on the Eastern Side beyond the reach of tourist buses and backpacker-hired vehicles.

How To Get There
There are 2 different routes to get to Waddy Lodge:

1. Rainbow Beach is approximately a 3 hour drive north of Brisbane. Once at Rainbow Beach, Inskip Point is another 10 minute drive. This is where you get one of the 3 barges. Then it is about a 10 minute barge ride to Fraser Island (bookings not necessary). From Hook Point, on the Southern tip of Fraser Island, it is about a 2 hour drive along the beach to get to Waddy Point. Please refer to Important Info for tips about driving on sand.

2. Hervey Bay is approximately a 3 and a half hour drive from Brisbane. This is where you can catch a range of barges which can take you to Wanggoolba Creek, Moon Point and Kingfisher Bay Resort of Fraser Island. To get to Waddy Point from here, you can drive across the island, through Central Station to Eurong and then up the beach to Waddy Point. Please refer to Important Info for tips about driving on sand.

About Fraser Island
Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world and earned Heritage Listing in December 1992. It is a place of extreme beauty with the long white beaches and coloured sand cliffs. The island also has beautiful sand dues, ancient rainforests which grow in sand along the creeks and over 100 freshwater lakes including some surrounded by white sandy beaches.

Fraser is about 120 kilometres long and varies between 5 and 25 kilometres wide. It is home to over 300 species of birds, dingoes, frogs, echidnas, lizards, snakes, sugar gliders, possums and many other animals. Fraser Island is also famous for its 75 mile beach which is perfect for fishing.