FRASER ISLAND PART 2 - TOURISM ON AUSTRALIA'S WORLD HERITAGE ISLAND

On average over three hundred thousand tourists take one of the ferries from the Australian mainland across the Fraser Island. This island has many attractions. View the photographs, the maps and the sketches to gain reasons for this high level of interest. The the long drive along the eastern beach during the low tide period. For the adventurous take the 5-6 day long walk. Visit the shipwreck near the coloured sands. Wander through the patches of rain forest. Swim in the crystal clear fresh water lakes in the high dunes. Take the famous whale-watching cruise into Hervey Bay. These are some of the features that explain why Fraser Island was granted World Heritage status in the nineteen nineties.