Everything a visitor needs to know
A very common question that everyone asks is how long it takes to get to Orchid Beach.
The short answer depends! Depends on the weather, the tide and the driving condition, more about that later. A cruisy run is about 3 Hours. See our video below.
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Visitors planning a trip to Fraser Island often ask if they can travel over in a standard car.
However, you can go over in a tour bus group or fly in as another option.
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Wathumba Creek is a great spot to do some fishing. Either from the shore or from a Tinny .Its located on the western side of Fraser Island but you can only access it by vehicle from Orchid Beach.
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The drive from Hook Point to Orchid Beach is a total of approximately 105 km and can take anywhere from 2-3 hours depending on the actual beach conditions, the weather and the prevailing tide.
You should allow a minimum of 2.5 hours if you are driving between low tide times. This is 2 hours before low tide and 2 hours after low tide. These are the optimum driving times along the beach.
Also when planning your drive take into consideration your tyre pressure. Too low and can slow down your drive and too high may cause unnecessary sand bogging that can cause delays.
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If you are staying at Orchid beach you may want to know how to get to the Orchid Beach tip.
In this video, we take a trip to the Orchid beach tip. Follow along with Rusty as he navigates the track to the dump and explains how to best handle your trip to the tip.
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