There is abundant wildlife and a crystal clear fresh water lakes for swimming. While the ocean is great for fishing and sailing, there are many sharks which make swimming unsafe. Humpback whales frequent the area from August to mid November and are best seen from one of the many tours or scenic flights which operate from Hervey Bay or Fraser Island. Whale watch tours and ranger guided tours of the island operate from Kingfisher Bay Resort.

There are no roads on the island and the beach serves as a highway and airport. All vehicles must be 4wd and driving on the beach takes considerable skill. If you plan on driving, read the driving on sand PDF, you will need Adobe's PDF Reader.

To get there, commercial tours of the island operate from Rainbow Beach, the Sunshine Coast, Hervey Bay and Brisbane and a passenger ferry operates from Urangan Boat Harbour to Kingfisher Bay. To drive take the highway from Noosa to Maryborough and Urangan Boat Harbour. Boat owners can moor at Kingfisher Bay Resort, Wathumba and Garry’s Anchorage.

Kingfisher Bay Resort offers the best accommodation on the island away from the mosquitoes although camping is possible, Book here. For camping info please read the Queensland EPA website.