Melissa Delaware
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I am the creator of the Thrifty Family Travels website, a popular family travel blog that provides information on family friendly destinations across the globe. We focus on affordable family travel; not necessarily the cheapest travel but rather provide tips on how families can spend their travel dollar wisely, without every compromising on experience. We like to inspire families to explore adventurous destinations as well as the more traditional family friendly destinations.
For families wishing to spend the weekend exploring Mount Barney National Park, the best place to stay is the Mt Barney Lodge Country Retreat. Whether you’re looking for somewhere to stay while you climb Mt Barney, explore the local area or simply somewhere to relax and reconnect with family, the Mount Barney Lodge is a great spot. Most families head down to Mt Barney Lodge to explore Mt Barney National Park. For kids 8-14 | Cost $20 | 90 minutes
This guide will cover a range of different tours, from options for a day trip to Fraser Island and 3 and 2 day tour Fraser Island options. On this Hervey Bay to Fraser Island tour, you’ll visit the iconic tourist attractions such as Lake McKenzie, Eli Creek, 75 Mile Beach, Central Station, Wanggoolba Creek, the Maheno Shipwreck and Lake Wabby. This tour includes hotel transfers from Hervey Bay, full day tour of Fraser Island, breakfast daily, lunch during the day tour, 2 nights accommodation at Kingfisher Bay Resort and full use of all the resorts facilities. Over the course of the 2 day Sunset Safaris Fraser Island tour you’ll see and experience all of the island’s highlights including 75 Mile Beach, Eli Creek, Maheno Shipwreck, Indian Head, Central Station, Wanggoolba Creek and Lake Birrabeen.
2 bedrooms for up to 7 people • 2 bedrooms for up to 7 people Houses – located either in the Southern Sunset Estate (by Sunset Beach) or Kingfisher Heights Estate (at the back of the resort): • 3 bedrooms for up to 8 people • 3 bedrooms for up to 10 people • 4 bedrooms for up to 8 people • 4 bedrooms for up to 13 people • 5 bedrooms for up to 13 people • 5 bedrooms for up to 14 people Located on the east side of the island, just a 30 minute drive from the barge, Eurong Resort is one of the more popular resorts on Fraser Island. The Eurong Resort, Fraser Island is such a great option for families coming over to Fraser for a few days. The Orchid Beach Apartments are ideal for large families wanting a fully self contained place to stay while exploring the northern end of Fraser Island.
While not the most popular lake on Fraser, at 200 hectares, Lake Boomanjin is actually the world’s largest perched lake and is one of the Fraser Island hidden gems. For families with older kids and short on time, I’d probably skip this lake for either Lake McKenzie or Lake Birrabeen. Basin Lake which is 2.8km one way (around 1-1.5 hours) and Lake McKenzie via Basin Lake Lake McKenzie on Fraser Island is an absolutely breathtaking perched lake with stunning white sand and incredibly crystal clear water.