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K'gari (Fraser Island) Day Tour from Noosa
4.5

K'gari (Fraser Island) Day Tour from Noosa

By Discovery K'gari Adventures
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Ages 1-64, max of 25 per group
Duration: 11h
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Live guide: English
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Audio guide: German
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  • Full-Day Fraser Island tour by 4WD
  • Morning Tea and Lunch with a selection of drinks
  • Professional Driver/Guide
  • Hotel Pick up and Drop Off
  • Child Seats (must be requested at time of booking)
What's not included
  • Food and drink unless specified
  • Gratuities


Departure details
  • Traveller pickup is offered.
  • Passengers are kindly asked to reconfirm their meeting point details directly with the operator at least 24 hours prior to travel and to be at their meeting point 5 minutes before their scheduled departure time.
  • Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 147700P2

  • Not recommended for travellers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Child seats available if requested at time of booking
  • Passengers kindly asked to reconfirm directly with Discovery Fraser Tours their dietary requirements and meeting point at least 48 hours prior to travel
  • Discovery Fraser Tours have implemented a covid safe plan which includes temporarily limiting passenger loads to accommodate social distancing
  • Not recommended for very young children
  • Most travellers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travellers

  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 147700P2

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Itinerary
  • You'll get picked up
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  • 1
    Seventy-Five Mile Beach
    Stop: 30 minutes
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  • 2
    Lake McKenzie
    Stop: 90 minutes
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  • 3
    Central Station Rainforest
    Stop: 60 minutes
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  • You'll return to the starting point
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About the operator
Discovery K'gari Adventures
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Australia
Joined in August 2019

#9 of 15 Tours & Activities in K'gari (Fraser Island)
  • 891tahliak
    891tahliak
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    Generosity
    We were having lunch in one of Lake Mackenzie’s picnic areas. A staff member from this tour company offered us a can of coke each, gave us a good laugh and even took our rubbish we had been carrying around in a bag. We had hiked to Lake Mackenzie the day before and camped overnight. Then the weather got rainy so we were walking around in our rain jackets, packing up to head home. We really appreciated the generosity. Experiences like these make me grateful for the world. Thanks again mate!
  • Nickiernan
    Nickiernan
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    Great way to see the island
    Was a wonderful experience would definitely recommend to a friend. Benny, our driver, was good fun and informative driver.
  • agaran2017
    agaran2017
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    Great experience
    The trip started on time.The tour guide was pretty nice and made a great job. He gave us a lot of information about the island and replied on each question. The well and lovely prepared lunch and picknick was really tasty. The tour was a great adventure and I advise to book a tour like that one instead to make an own trip if you have no or just a little bit experience with driving on sand. Really, just believe me.
  • JuliaBilke
    JuliaBilke
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    Fraser island tour
    It was a great tour! We visited lake Mc Kenzie, Eurong, Central Station and did a rainforest walk along a beautiful creek. The guide told us a lot of interesting information about the island and its history.
  • Spencer B
    Spencer B
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    An unforgettable experience! Thank God for Jacob!
    We went on an amazing day trip to Fraser Island with a group of friends and it was overall, a fabulous experience! The day was long but our tour guide, Jacob was an absolute delight. He very often kept our journey light hearted and more frequently downright hysterical. We were in absolute stitches all day long. We loved him and our time at Fraser. Couldn’t recommend it more!
  • vanBavel
    vanBavel
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    a bumpy but interesting discovery
    A super guide / driver (Michael) on board of the vehicle. He enjoys every minute and so did we learn about the history of the island Fraser and the animals living there. The only one thing I missed was some more explanation on the rain forest trees and plants. After all the price is well worth and we do very recommend the trip.
  • Keelylightfoot
    Keelylightfoot
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    Left very disappointed
    I recently took part in a Discovery tour of Fraser Island as part of my G adventure East Coast trip. I had Jamie as my Fraser Island tour guide. During the tour I was left feeling very uncomfortable with the inappropriate jokes and conversations that Jamie would make towards me. I am glad that I booked my tour through G Adventures so that we had another guide with our group rather than it just being Jamie, as I would have felt very unsafe without another guide with our group. Fraser Island was one main reasons I booked the tour and was left feeling uncomfortable and disappointed with my experience. I will not be recommending this tour.
  • CharlieCalloway
    CharlieCalloway
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    Great tour.. shame about the A/C issue
    A great day out around Fraser Island, our tour guide Jacob was very knowledgable and pointed out lots of birds and other wildlife along our route. The hour at lake mackenzie was the absolute highlight, great to have so much time there. Shame about the A/C being broken, it was dealt with well in the end. I'd recommend a system for checking everyone in and getting onto the bus. Having no list of names can be confusing, especially if you didn't book direct though discovery. I was disappointed with the rudeness and lack of help we experienced when left to our own devices to figure out if this was the right tour.
  • Carole P
    Carole P
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    Great day out
    Fraser Island, never fails to impress. Driver Mike was very knowledgeable and made the trip exciting and fun. Plenty of time to swim and relax at Lake McKenzie. The food was basic, rustic but wholesome and filling. The Myrtle cake is not to be missed!
  • lygiap
    lygiap
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    So much fun!
    I just came back from a trip on the East Coast and for sure Fraser Island is the highlight of it, specially with this company. I was worried about camping, but the premium tour makes it easy :D The showers were super good and clean and we had beds in our tents . We also didn't have to worry about cooking as the guide were taking care of it. My group was young and fun, but not too much party :) I would definitely recommend this trip.
  • Halka B
    Halka B
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    Halka and Petr
    Lovely day on gorgeus Fraser Island in 4wD car. Excellent driver Edward who knew such a lot about The Island. We learnt a lot , got many informations from him. The whole day was excellent. I would recommend it.
  • bollie22
    bollie22
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    Overpriced For What U Get
    Lake McKenzie and the Rain Forest walk were the highlights of the trip. The trip all seemed very rushed once we had lunch and left Lake McKenzie Michael gave a well rehearsed spiel about the Aboriginals that live and had lived on the island which went on for far too long and you could see most people had lost interest. Very disappointed not to see the ship wreck Lunch was very basic a minced chicken and salad roll with a can of drink. Also we did not stop for afternoon tea said to be on the itinerary
  • Lisa C
    Lisa C
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    Amazing experience for Aussies and Tourists
    We thoroughly enjoyed every minute of our Fraser day tour with Edward. Even though we have our own 4WD, it was a fabulous experience to be an Aussie 'tourist' and be treated to the natural wonder of Fraser Island, without the hassle of navigating those bumpy inland tracks! We loved the sandy highway, the rainforest walk at Central Station, the swim at Lake McKenzie, and learning about the ecosystem of the Island. Edward was incredibly knowledgeable about the history and natural ecology of Fraser. He was passionate about sharing his knowledge with us and he looked after the group so well. Edward was a very professional and safe driver who navigated the beach and inland tracks with great skill! We had an amazing day at Fraser and would highly recommend this tour to fellow Aussies and overseas visitors alike.
  • germakin
    germakin
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    AMAZING 3 DAYS!
    Just came back from a 3 day tour with Dingo's and had so much fun! I met really nice people and our guide was so funny. I had such a wonderfull time on Fraser and I saw so much in 3 days. We were camping and we cooked our own meals, I also really enjoyed driving the 4WD on the beach too! I was very lucky and saw so much wildlife: dingos, turtles, rays, osprey, dolphins, whale...
  • Malina B
    Malina B
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    Overpriced trip
    It was cool to see Fraser Island before leaving Australia. The tour guide was excellent as well. However, I don’t think the price fit the experience. In my opinion, it was way over-priced. I wouldn’t pay more than $120 AUD.
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Beatriz Vieira
1 contribution
Dec. 2021
DO NOT BUY! DO NOT TRUST!

I booked 6 tours with my friends to go on the 28th of December but all my hotels canceled my booking because they had covid cases. Without choice, I needed to cancel the tours so I did according to their policy (48 hours before the departure date).
I received an email confirming my cancellation and that my refund would be delayed until early this year because the staff were (or still are) on annual leave. It is the end of March, 3 months have passed and they have just stopped responding to my emails and no refund! How come a company just takes your money (more than 2k)? I really want to go to Fraser Island, they just lost 6 clients plus everyone I know who wants to go there. TERRIBLE.
Written 24 March 2022
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discoveryfraser
Hi Luiza & Atilia, Thank you for your message. I am sorry to hear that you have been having issues accessing a refund for a cancelled tour with us. I have contacted Beatriz directly and your refund has been processed in full. I would like to politely ask if you wouldn't mind removing the 4 reviews from Trip Advisor that you and your group have put up - those comments are extremely damaging for a small business and although we have had delays with refund timeframes, it was never our intention to cause any upset or stress - your money was always going to be refunded, however we have just unfortunately had a lot of refunds to process due to the ongoing pandemic and floods in the area. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Written 6 April 2022
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Luisa K
1 contribution
Aug. 2020 • Solo
Fraser Island is an amazing Place. The beach, the fresh water lakes and creeks and the rainforest. Our Guide Jamie was really nice and told us a lot about the Island and the history.
The 4Wd bus was huge, but also very noisy. The View from the bus wasn't that great, because the seats weren't high enough ( for a smal person like me) to have a good look out of the window.
Breakfast and Lunch was very simple. For this Price i expected something better.
We went along the 75 mile Beach, to Lake McKenzie and were for a rainforest walk.
Around 2Pm we drove back to the Ferry. I was a little bit disappointed that we had only a half day on Fraser Island.
A big big Minus Point was that i haven't got any Information about the tour, Pick up Point and time after i booked the tour directly with Discovery adventures on the phone. One Day before the Tour was planned i tried to call Discovery Adventures to asked where i have to go for the Pick up. I left a message because no one picked up the phone. I was waiting the hole day for a call back. No one responded! In the Evening i send a Email, but again no answer.
I was lucky that my Hotel was near the pick up point and that Jamie called me in the morning to asked where i am.

Fazit: Fraser Island is a must ( spend 2 or 3 days), Jamie, our driver, did a great Job, but the tour is much tooo expensive for this what we have done. And the Office don't care about there costumers.
Written 7 August 2020
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discoveryfraser
Hi Luisa, Thanks for joining Discovery and for leaving us a review so that we may continually improve our service. We feel that further information should be provided to clarify these issues for other guests. Firstly, our apologies the tour and our service did not met all your expectations. It was myself that processed your booking over the phone and believed I had provided you adequate information during this process. During the booking, I did collect your email address to which an automated email providing the exact details of your meeting point, as well as other tour information, would be sent when finalised. It sounds as though this email did not reach you though, and I have checked today that your email address was correct. Occasionally our email does end up in the junk mail folder, so perhaps it was accidentally filtered to this folder and not seen. The day prior to your tour, you did indeed try to contact us. We received your email at 10.38pm however, well after the time our office is closed and could have assisted you. Upon the office opening the following morning, we responded immediately and advised that our guide confirmed you were on board the tour thus we knew you had made the trip. In your email, you did also indicate having trouble getting through on the phone and that you had left a message for us. Our system does not show these calls and no message was found on our machine and thus I requested from you further information which would have allowed us to investigate whether there were phone system troubles and to correct any issues. Unfortunately, you never responded to our email. Regarding the pricing of our tour, again we’re sorry the level of service didn’t match your expectations. Tours onto a remote sand island, in a salty environment and with barges fees, parks fees and catering included require considerable investment to operate. The onset of the covid-19 pandemic has only added to these costs, however we’re proud to have absorbed these additional cost related to providing a covid-safe tour environment. It is disappointing that despite our graciously agreeing to a discount for you, bringing your fare down to an extremely competitive rate in the market, you have still felt the need to raise this a point of issue. We’re glad that you enjoyed your tour guide and Fraser Island though and again thank you for providing us the opportunity to address your concerns. - Shaz
Written 12 August 2020
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Sezza C
3 contributions
Feb. 2022
We went on a day tour from Rainbow beach for my husbands 40th. We were lucky to have 3 tour guides for the day as the bus was having some maintenance issues, we were all put into 3 Landcruiser's. What an experience! Jacob, Brett and Benny were our guides and they were a wealth of knowledge about Fraser island, they made our trip exciting and so much fun. We were lucky to see a few dingo's on our travels. Lake McKenzie was probably the highlight of the trip, with its crystal clear waters it made a beautiful place to swim and relax. Morning tea and lunch were simple yet tasty and filling, certainly enough to keep you going for the day, that carrot cake was yummy! All in all from booking to the actual day was great. We had a few questions we needed answered and Dione was always very helpful and quick in getting back to us. Would definitely recommend this tour.
Written 24 February 2022
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discoveryfraser
Hi there, thank you so much for taking the time to write this lovely review. We are so glad we could give you the best experience we could to explore K'gari with us and thrilled to hear you loves the carrot cake (it's one of our favourites)!! I will pass on your thanks for the team here at Discovery Fraser Island and hope to see you again in the future :)
Written 27 February 2022
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George L
Malmesbury, UK2 contributions
Sep. 2022 • Family
We are on a family road trip and decided to take in a 4WD tour to Fraser Island. We did not regret it, Jacob our tour guide was the perfect mix of being informative and humorous without being too in your face and did a perfect David Attenborough impression! 🤣
Also a fantastic tea/coffee stop, homemade cakes and freshly made rolls for lunch.
All in all great value and 10/10 for Jacob’s driving and friendly manner 👍
Written 6 September 2022
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discoveryfraser
Hi there, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review - it sounds like you had a great experience of K'gari with us! I will pass on your comments to Jacob and we hope to see you again in the future :) Thanks - Tam
Written 8 September 2022
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VEGE34
Montpellier, France46 contributions
Had a nice experience with the one day trip to Fraser Island from Noosa. Our guide was very passionate about the Island and the explanations were interesting. The highlight is definitely Lake Fraser which is incredible. For the rest, there is a significant portion of the trip spent riding, sometimes very bumpy ! The bus we had departing Noosa could be refreshed or even replaced, it is old, not really reassuring and the A/C is way to strong. The big "warrior bus" used on the island is more fun and comfortable even though the ride is still bumpy. The 45 minutes walk in the rain forest is a highlight too but I found it rather suprising that we would be left alone, with no guide, in such an environment. The "lunch" provided is completely.... null and negligible, chicken roll or veggie roll, I would rather be told to bring or buy my own than to be offered such insignificant food....
We did not see any dingos.... its never guaranteed.
Another highlight is the 10 mn ferry ride, great view and feeling !
Written 1 March 2020
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discoveryfraser
We are glad you enjoyed your time with us on Fraser and that your guide was informative! How beautiful is Lake McKenzie?? We appreciate your feed back regarding the long ride and the lunch, we have noted your review for how we can improve. Our guides do have to move the bus to the end of the walk in order to pick guests up at the other side. We hope overall you enjoyed your time with us and hopefully next time will get to see a dingo! -Amanda
Written 4 March 2020
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Becky G
Hornchurch, UK208 contributions
Excellent trip with Discovery Adventure Group! We did the full day Fraser Island trip from Noosa.
Picked up right outside our hotel and driven to Fraser Island. The tour guide was so friendly and informative throughout the whole day, telling stories and chatting!
The drive on Fraser Island was a bit bumpy as you are in a 4WD, so if you get car sickness probably not the best for you..
The whole day was brilliant from start to finish! Had morning tea & delicious sandwich lunch.
Lake Mckenzie was beautiful!! And we even got to see a dingo.
Recommend to everyone!!
Written 7 January 2020
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discoveryfraser
Hi, thanks for joining us and taking the time to write such a detailed and informative review! Glad you enjoyed your trip as well as your guide's commentary and stories. Our guides are very passionate about the island, so it's nice to see this shines through for our guests. Cheers again for choosing Discovery, we wish you happy onward travels! - Shaz
Written 9 January 2020
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Mike_Skidmore
Northampton, UK187 contributions
Absolutely shocking day. The worst excursion we’ve done in 35yrs of travelling together.

Shuttle bus from Noosa was an absolute crate. Haven’t been on anything with such poor seats since my school days. Driver seemed to be auditioning for a spot on a Formula 1 team, eating, drinking and flicking through his CD collection whilst driving. On arrival at Rainbow Beech, sImply dumped everyone at a filling station to wait for the 4WD vehicle.

4WD vehicle was not the “Warrior” vehicle referenced in all PR material but another one of the Toyota minibuses which someone had attempted to “pimp up” to a 4WD. Gearbox dreadful, suspension bottoming out, exhaust smells alternating with burning rubber.

Sightseeing elements of the day thoroughly mediocre.
Written 8 October 2022
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discoveryfraser
Hi Mike, Thank you for taking the time to write a review after your email was received. I am sorry to hear that you were disappointed in the sights of K’gari (Fraser Island). As explained in my email – our fleet is older than normal but perfectly comfortable. As a business, we are still recovering from the pandemic and building up our fleet again (which is more than halved due to Covid-19) but this takes a bit if time. On brighter note, we are investing in a newer fleet for the upcoming seasons which should improve the comfort immensely. We are currently using a replacement 4WD so that we can still run while our other Warrior Vehicle is out of action for maintenance work. Our 1 Day Trip departing from Noosa is the most popular option we offer to visit to Fraser Island as it is perfect for those travellers that are on a tight budget or have a limited time to explore this destination. If you ever come back to the Fraser Island Coast - I do recommend spending a few days on the island to explore which should improve your overall experience. I wish you a safe & onward journey.
Written 9 October 2022
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Nikki M
4 contributions
Feb. 2021 • Friends
Jamie, our guide, was awesome. He looked after everyone in our group so well. He was extremely passionate and knowledgeable about the island. The island itself was STUNNING! The swim in Lake McKenzie was particularly special. Rainforest walk was also very cool. It was an amazing experience packed with adventure! Highly recommend!
Written 6 February 2021
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discoveryfraser
Good Morning Nikki, Thanks so much for your review - what a lovely message to walk into the office and see on a Monday morning :) Pleasure having you onboard and so glad we got to show you the magic of Fraser Island! Have a great day, Tam
Written 7 February 2021
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Nicole W
1 contribution
Our group of 5 did a private one day tour to Fraser Island that absolutely blew us away from start to finish. Our driver and guide Jacob made our day in every possible way. He was unbelievably knowledgeable, friendly, funny, polite and happy to answer all of our questions. Eli Creek, the Meheno Shipwreck, Central Station rainforest walk, Lake McKenzie, and the natural wildlife - all a must see. The catering was also perfect. Thank you so much Jacob and Discovery Fraser Island for making this trip one of the best days ever that will be remembered forever.
Written 20 April 2022
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Cristina A
1 contribution
Dec. 2021 • Friends
Bad company, I hired their service at the end of last year with the free cancellation conditions up to 48 hours before the scheduled day. I canceled the service more than 48 hours before the scheduled day, but I haven't received my refund until today. I contacted the company and they don’t answer me
Written 24 March 2022
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discoveryfraser
Hi Cristina, Thank you for your message. I am sorry to hear that you have been having issues accessing a refund for a cancelled tour with us. I have contacted Beatriz directly and your refund has been processed in full. I would like to politely ask if you wouldn't mind removing the 4 reviews from Trip Advisor that you and your group have put up - those comments are extremely damaging for a small business and although we have had delays with refund timeframes, it was never our intention to cause any upset or stress - your money was always going to be refunded, however we have just unfortunately had a lot of refunds to process due to the ongoing pandemic and floods in the area. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Written 6 April 2022
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