5 tips for Camping on Fraser Island

Fraser Island was definitely one of my favourite locations however the camping situation was unlike anything that I have EVER experienced. These tips are to get you prepared for an amazing camping adventure on Fraser.

1.  Bring insect repellent!

Fraser is renown for its large march flies. These flies are larger than the average fly and although quite slow to bite, if theft long enough on your skin, hey will end up biting you. The insect repellent somehow stops the March flies from landing on you in the first place. This was definitely my saviour on Fraser.

2. Try to avoid using the public toilets.

If you can, try and avoid toilet facilities while on Fraser Island. As most of the toilets are pitt toilets, you can imagine the smell that wafts up from the pitt. I found myself almost throwing up, just from the smell.

3. Bring playing cards 

The perfect camping game for Fraser Island is Spoons. This game is great for getting to know the other people on your tour as well as a good excuse for communal goon drinking. 

4. Bring a spare battery for your camera 

 As you won't have anywhere to charge your camera, be sure to pack a spare. If your anything like me, you will exhaust your cameras battery within the first two days, due to over use.

5. Dingos aren't always dangerous!
However, be careful with food around your campsite and do not bring food into your tent.

After all all is said and done, I hope that you aren't turned off by my tips. Fraser has been a highlight of my East Coast adventure and a renown beauty within Australia. .

Fraser Island in a 4WD

My next adventure saw me make my way up to Rainbow Beach where I was to undertake the real Fraser Island Experience.

After a short ride on the Oz Experience bus, only a two and a half hour journey, made a lot quicker by the knowledgable commentary from the tour guide, we were dropped off at our accommodation. I stayed in Fraser's on Rainbow Beach for two nights which was perfect, as it provided me with the opportunity to meet some amazing people from all corners of the globe, and also to bond with the group that I was going over to Fraser Island with.

The next day consisted of an early rise so that we could pack the cars and head over to Fraser island for our Fraser Island Four-wheel-drive Adventure. Usually this early start would of bothered me as I love my sleep ins, however, this time around I was definitely too excited to sleep. 

First stop in Fraser Island was to our Campsite where we set up our tents and cooking areas, and then straight onto Lake Mackenzie for a swim to cool down. Lake Mackenzie is by far one of the most beautiful places that I have ever experienced and definitely a MUST SEE for any backpacker or tourists traveling around Australia. The cooling freshwater, soft, talcum powder-like sand and beautiful aqua colour of the water was definitely difficult to say goodbye to at the end of the day.

The second day was full of activities, including a visit to the champagne pools. These pools are large rock pools that filter out anything from the ocean, causing beautiful aqua pools of water.
After a quick stop at the rock pools, we then made our way to Indian Headland beach, where we had a quick lunch stop and then a hike up to the headland. The view was spectacular and we easily found ourselves staring out onto the ocean for over two hours.

The next stop for the day was at Eli Creek. This was probably my second favourite location of the trip - big call I know. Eli Creek is a cold freshwater creek, that runs quite quickly from a natural spring out into the ocean. The creek is so clear and refreshing that our driver said that you could even drink from it.

The final day of our Fraser Adventure was made up of what felt like a 5 day treck to Lake Wabby. Ok maybe a slight exaggeration, the walk was only 45 mins there and 45 minutes back, and yes, the scenery was well worth it. However we were definitely relieved when we arrived at the fresh water lake that was surrounded by never ending sand dunes and bush land.

On the final journey back to the barge to leave Fraser, we came across a friendly turtle that was resting on the beach. The driver mentioned that the Turtle had made its way onto the beach to die, however in this case, lets just say this beautiful Turtle was simply having a rest.