Which K'gari tour should you pick?
Drive or be drivenThen pick the bed: resort, beach cabin, beach house or tent.
Decide whether you want to drive, then where you want to sleep. On the tag-along trips you drive a Toyota 4WD yourself in a convoy behind a guide, from $525 for three days out of Hervey Bay with a beach house and meals included. On the guided trips you are driven, from $299 for a day out of Noosa or Rainbow Beach, up to three days at Kingfisher Bay and Eurong Beach resorts with all meals for $729. The day trips and most of the longer ones swim at Lake McKenzie, and every one is rated 3 out of 5 for effort.
Checked on 28 October 2026.
We sell ten K'gari trips, and on paper they look alike: same island, most of them with a swim at Lake McKenzie, all rated 3 out of 5 for effort. They differ in three ways that matter: who drives, where you sleep, and which town you leave from. Settle those and the choice makes itself.
First: do you want to drive?
- Yes, I want the wheel.The tag-along trips put you behind the wheel of a Toyota 4WD in a convoy, with a guide in the lead vehicle choosing the route. This is the trip people talk about afterwards. From $525 for three days.
- No, I want to look out of the window.The guided trips drive you in a 4WD bus or a 4WD with your guide. From $299 for a day.
- Not sure?The 3 day trip from Hervey Bay lets you drive yourself or ride along, so you can decide on the day.
You drive: the tag-along trips
| Trip | Starts and finishes | Where you sleep | Group | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Day Fraser Island | Hervey Bay / Hervey Bay | 1 night in a beach house on the island, quad share | Max 28 | $535 |
| 3 Day Fraser Island | Hervey Bay / Hervey Bay | 2 nights in a beach house on the island, quad share | 8 to 24 | $525 |
| 3 Day Fraser Island | Rainbow Beach / Rainbow Beach | 2 nights camping at Pippies, a private campsite with hot showers | 8 to 24 | $609 |
| 3 Day Fraser Island | Rainbow Beach or Noosa / same | 2 nights in beach cabins, linen and towels provided | 8 to 24 | $699 |
| 3 Day Fraser Island Self Drive Tour | Noosa / Noosa, or Rainbow Beach | 2 nights camping on the island | 8 to 24 | $699 |
The ferry is included on all of them. Prices update on their own.
You are driven: the guided trips
| Trip | Starts and finishes | Where you sleep | Group | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day Fraser Island | Noosa / Noosa, or Rainbow Beach / Rainbow Beach | Day trip, with morning tea and lunch | Max 20 | $299 |
| 1 Day Fraser Island | Hervey Bay / Hervey Bay, or Rainbow Beach / Rainbow Beach | Day trip, with a buffet lunch at Eurong Beach Resort | Max 43 | $309 |
| 2 Day Fraser Island | Hervey Bay / Hervey Bay, or Rainbow Beach | 1 night at Eurong Beach Resort, rooms with a private ensuite and a deck | Max 43 | $639 |
| 2 Day Fraser Island Safari | Noosa / Noosa | 1 night in a permanent bell tent at an exclusive camp | 4 to 13 | $799 |
| 3 Day Fraser Island | Rainbow Beach / Rainbow Beach | 2 nights: Kingfisher Bay Resort, then Eurong Beach Resort | Max 43 | $729 |
The ferry or barge is included on the day trips, the Eurong night and the safari. Prices update on their own.
Then: where do you want to sleep?
- A resort room.Three days at Kingfisher Bay Resort and Eurong Beach Resort, with breakfast, lunch and dinner included, $729. Rated 4 out of 5 for comfort. Or one night at Eurong for $639.
- A beach cabin.The 3 day convoy from Rainbow Beach or Noosa sleeps in beach cabins with linen and towels provided, and a cooked breakfast each morning. $699, comfort 4.
- A beach house.The cheapest way onto the island for more than a day: quad share with a kitchen, a barbecue and a deck, from Hervey Bay. $535 for two days with all meals, $525 for three.
- A tent.Camping at Pippies, one of the only privately owned campsites on the island, $609 from Rainbow Beach. Or a permanent bell tent at an exclusive camp on the 2 day safari from Noosa, $799.
And: which town are you in?
- Noosathe $299 day (pick-ups from 5:25am), the 2 day bell-tent safari, and two 3 day convoys.
- Rainbow Beachclosest to the ferry at Inskip Point. The day trips, the resort trip, the beach cabins and Pippies all leave from here.
- Hervey Baythe $309 day from River Heads at 8:30am daily, the resort night at Eurong, and both beach-house convoys.
If one thing matters most
- Cheapest3 days from Hervey Bay in convoy, $525, with two breakfasts, three lunches and two dinners.
- Smallest groupthe 2 day safari from Noosa, 4 to 13 people, with lunch beside Lake McKenzie and a barbecue at camp.
- Most comfortablethe 3 day resort trip, $729, all meals included.
- Only a day$299 from Noosa or Rainbow Beach with morning tea and lunch, or $309 from Hervey Bay with a buffet lunch at Eurong.
- Lake McKenzieon the day trips and most of the longer ones: clear freshwater between 22 and 27 degrees, ringed by white silica sand.
There is more on who each trip suits, children included, on our K'gari for families, solo and older travellers page, and why a hire car will not do on do you need a 4WD on K'gari.
1 Day Fraser Islandfrom $2991 day1 day from Noosa or Rainbow BeachView trip
3 Day Fraser Islandfrom $6993 days, 2 nightsBeach Cabins3 days. You drive, beach cabinsView trip
3 Day Fraser Islandfrom $7293 days, 2 nightsKingfisher Bay Resort3 days. Two resorts, all mealsView trip
3 Day Fraser Islandfrom $5253 days, 2 nightsBeach House3 days. The cheapest, from Hervey BayView trip
2 Day Fraser Island Safarifrom $7992 days, 1 nightSafari Tent2 days. 4 to 13 people, from NoosaView tripPeople also ask
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Where this comes from. Who drives, where you sleep, meals, starting towns, pick-up times, group sizes, effort and comfort ratings and prices are each trip's own details as held on its page here, and prices update on their own. The Lake McKenzie water temperature is the operator's own description on the 3 day convoy trip.