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It&nbsp;covers&nbsp;70 kilometres&nbsp;of&nbsp;white sandy beaches, sandwiched between the azure blues of the Pacific&nbsp;Ocean&nbsp;to your right and the green bushland to your left. Pepper&nbsp;the&nbsp;journey with pit stops&nbsp;such as&nbsp;Double Island Point&nbsp;where&nbsp;an&nbsp;historic&nbsp;lighthouse,&nbsp;built in 1884,&nbsp;offers&nbsp;views&nbsp;south to&nbsp;Noosa, north to Rainbow Beach and K'gari, or&nbsp;east to&nbsp;the pure blue sea. Look hard and&nbsp;spot dolphins playing or whales breaching the water between June and October.&nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFurther north pause at&nbsp;Honeymoon Bay for a&nbsp;swim in a&nbsp;secluded lagoon&nbsp;and a&nbsp;gourmet picnic lunch&nbsp;in the shadows of the&nbsp;multi-coloured sands&nbsp;of&nbsp;Rainbow Beach.&nbsp;Or,&nbsp;swap your four-wheel drive for a four-legged horse ride along this stunning stretch of sand.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou don’t have to say goodbye just yet. Retire to Rainbow Ocean Palms&nbsp;at&nbsp;the highest point&nbsp;of&nbsp;Rainbow Beach&nbsp;and chill out on&nbsp;seascapes&nbsp;that go forever.&nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\r\n","readMoreHeight":0,"richText":true,":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-description"},"spacer_663987016":{"spacerType":"line","paddingSize":"xxsmall",":type":"teq/components/spacer"},"image_1976869752":{"componentName":"teq/components/image","src":"/content/dam/teq/corporate/images/news-and-media/character-profiles/75-mile Beach - Fraser Island.jpg","fileReference":"/content/dam/teq/corporate/images/news-and-media/character-profiles/75-mile Beach - Fraser Island.jpg","alt":"A birds eye view of Seventy Five Mile beach, which is a long stretch of coastline with stunning white sand and long sandy hills. 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Known as K’gari by the local&nbsp;Butchulla&nbsp;people&nbsp;-&nbsp;which fittingly means ‘paradise’&nbsp;-&nbsp;the island is loaded with&nbsp;lush rainforests, pristine beaches and&nbsp;more than&nbsp;100 freshwater lakes.&nbsp;How you explore&nbsp;them&nbsp;is up to you;&nbsp;by foot, four wheel drive,&nbsp;Segway tour,&nbsp;boat&nbsp;or plane. Our top tip?&nbsp;Try them all and&nbsp;take in the beauty&nbsp;from&nbsp;every&nbsp;different&nbsp;means.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETake your&nbsp;tastebuds on a journey with a Bush Tucker Talk and Taste experience at Kingfisher Bay Resort. Sample native berries bursting with flavour and relish the&nbsp;native&nbsp;citrus of lemon myrtle as the Resort’s Chef and Ranger explains their origins, demonstrates how to use&nbsp;them&nbsp;and presents them in cooked dishes for you to try. 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Cool off with a swim in Lake McKenzie or take a dip in the fizzling foam of the Champagne Pools. Journey through the ancient rainforest of Pile Valley by foot, topping it off by floating down the cool current of Eli Creek.&nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf self-drive is not your&nbsp;thing,&nbsp;try&nbsp;a full-day Beauty Spots tour&nbsp;with Kingfisher Bay Resort&nbsp;and tick off the same icons&nbsp;from the passenger seat. The&nbsp;beasty four wheel drive bus looks&nbsp;like it&nbsp;was&nbsp;made&nbsp;more for&nbsp;a Mars&nbsp;expedition&nbsp;than&nbsp;a&nbsp;jaunt around a&nbsp;pretty&nbsp;island. But it does the trick,&nbsp;and&nbsp;travellers are treated to&nbsp;streams of stories&nbsp;about the ecology&nbsp;and history from guides who have lived on the island for decades.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrefer two-foot travel? Then&nbsp;explore the K'gari Great Walk with \u003Ci\u003EK’gari Walking Tours&nbsp;\u003C/i\u003Eand&nbsp;traverse coastal woodlands and subtropical rainforest&nbsp;for four days&nbsp;without giving up your creature comforts.&nbsp;Team up with this company and your&nbsp;sleep&nbsp;comes with a&nbsp;well-equipped&nbsp;eco house&nbsp;and&nbsp;nourishing&nbsp;home-cooked meals.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENo tour of&nbsp;K’gari&nbsp;is complete without&nbsp;a&nbsp;birds-eye view&nbsp;of&nbsp;the island.&nbsp;So,&nbsp;save some pennies for a scenic flight.&nbsp;&nbsp;Departing from Hervey Bay,&nbsp;these&nbsp;hour-long&nbsp;flights&nbsp;cruise&nbsp;above&nbsp;the&nbsp;island of contrasts&nbsp;taking in&nbsp;dolphins, manta rays and even whales in the waters below.&nbsp;For a quick fix, keep your eyes peeled for the&nbsp;ten-minute joy flights that take off and land directly from a&nbsp;Eurong&nbsp;Beach. Thankfully&nbsp;the ground control team&nbsp;are well practiced in pausing the four wheel drive cars that share the&nbsp;beach&nbsp;runway.&nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the sun dips, retire to&nbsp;the aptly named Sunset Bar&nbsp;at Kingfisher Bay Resort&nbsp;and&nbsp;bask in the golden glow of&nbsp;an&nbsp;epic nature-filled&nbsp;week&nbsp;on your Australia Nature Coast Drive.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n","readMoreHeight":0,"richText":true,":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-description"},"spacer_1222183508_co_344739432":{"spacerType":"whitespace","paddingSize":"xxsmall",":type":"teq/components/spacer"},"editorial_descriptio_1166105861":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E/Ends\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEditor’s note:\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe world’s largest sand island, K’gari (pronounced ‘GUR-rie’ or ‘Gurri’ is the Butchulla Peoples’ traditional name for the island formerly known as Fraser Island. The name comes from their creation story that explains how the island and the surrounding lands were formed. In 2023, the name of the island was officially changed to K’gari to acknowledge the Butchulla Peoples’ traditional name for the island.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWord Count: 2,113\u003Cbr /\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAuthors: Naomi Pedlow &amp; Shelley Winkel\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUp to date as at: 06 July 2021\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe copyright free story is supplied courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland. 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