Flora & Fauna

K'gari (Fraser Island) is over 1800 kilometres squared and is mostly covered in dense trees, bushes, ferns, and other native plants that make up its rainforest. It’s home to a vast variety of flora and fauna, much of which visitors can enjoy and witness while visiting the island. 

Can you go whale watching from K'gari (Fraser Island)? Here are some fun facts about whale migrations and the top ways to see these majestic giants near K'gari!

Fraser Island is the world's largest sand island, located on the Fraser Coast of Queensland, Australia. It is known not only for its stretches of sandy beaches and inland rainforest but also for its population of resident dingoes. 

Fraser Island is home to a plethora of wildlife that inhabits the multitude of ecosystems around the island. With different habitats such as lakes, ocean, beach, rainforest and rivers, it is easy to understand why Fraser Island has such a diverse and amazing population of wildlife. Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world and its plants and wildlife experience isolation from the mainland coast, creating a unique ecosystem for animals to grow and flourish.

Sand dunes on K'gari are an essential geological feature that help sustain life on the island. Learn about how these ancient sand dunes formed, and why they are so special!

Fraser Island is known for whale watching. Thousands of humpback whales migrate past the Fraser Coast each year in search of warmer waters where they can mate and give birth to their young. There are several whale watching tours on the Fraser Coast where you can see these beautiful animals in their natural environment. 

The Fraser Island dingo is known as an Australian icon for many reasons. It's hard to turn a corner in Australia without seeing some of the nation's rich and unique fauna at every glance. Stretching from the north to the south, this is a lucky country filled with cuddly koalas from the south, playful platypuses in the east, gleeful galas above in the treetops and the cunning crocodiles below the surface. 

Fraser Island and Hervey Bay are renowned as THE playground for migrating whales around the world heading back to the Antarctic.

The ancient rainforests of K'gari are a rare and beautiful sight that draws many visitors to this island paradise. Picture giant leafy ferns, Kauri pines, brush box, hoop pines and towering thousand-year-old satinay trees with girths of up to four metres stretching towards the light and all growing in… sand? But how?

Dingoes are a wild dog that is found all over Australia. It has a resident population on Fraser Island that is often spotted during tours to the island. They are mostly sandy brown in colour and are the size of a medium - large domestic dog. If you see a dog on Fraser Island, it has to be a dingo, as all domestic dogs are banned from visiting the island!