We went to K’Gari in September of 2021. This was during a covid lockdown and we could not leave Queensland so decided it was the right time to visit K’Gari. We drove from Brisbane to Rainbow Beach and spent two nights there. We stocked up at the local butcher and grocery store. We explored Carlo Sandblow and Rainbow Beach. We then went to the barge at Inskip point to make our way across to the Island. We did not get bogged at Inskip Point, we dropped out tyre pressures before we hit the sand had very few issues driving on the beach.

We stayed at Cathedrals on Fraser due to it’s location, it’s facilities and dingo fence. The grounds were exceptional, staff were super friendly, facilities very clean and the shop was very convenient. At the shop, you could buy fuel, food, alcohol and some basic camping/fishing/automotive gear. Our only negative from the staying there was on one night a group who came in late were very loud and rude until about 2am despite many requests and pleas to settle down this continued until a more aggressive interaction which resulted in them finally going to bed. The challenge is with communal fire pits, if you have people using one right near your camp and have different expectations on what is reasonable it can put a dampener on things. Unfortunately, management had no interest in talking with us about our experience, otherwise it was a great place.

There is so much to do on K’Gari, we did day trips to Eli Creek, Orchid Beach, Lake McKenzie Hammerstone Sandblow, Lake Wabby, Maheno wreck, Kingfisher resort, Champagne Pools, Red Canyon walk, the Pinnacles and a few of the other lesser known lakes. It was amazing but there are still things we didn’t have time to do. Also if travelling around school holidays or busy times expect delays on inland tracks.

Whilst we organised a lot of our meals, we had lunch at Kingfisher Bay, a lunch at Eurong (there is a great bakery and restaurant), dinner at Fraser Island Retreat at Happy Valley and a number of dinners at Cathedrals on Fraser.

We learned a lot about tides and it is worth having at least a basic understanding to avoid getting into trouble or needing to do anything silly.

We had a range of recovery gear (luckily was not needed) and we mostly travelled with another car.

Understanding the size of K’Gari a little better we will go back to see the parts we missed, our favourite spots and probably a little more relaxing time.