Where Is Waddys Lodge | How to get there | About 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.