Australia is a wide range of islands, and the Gold Coast as Australia's amusement paradise, surrounding Lady Illite Island, Morton Island and Fisher Island has become a hot pursuit of the island. This article introduction starts from the understanding, takes you to fully understand the three major islands, residential traffic comprehensive comparison, easy to solve your entanglement!
Which of the three great islands on the gold coast should I go to?
Figure: gold Coast, by Network
The three famous islands of the Gold Coast are: Fisher Island, Lady Illite Island and Morton Island. Between the other two islands, Fisher is Australia's outsider; Lady Illite is the farthest from the Gold Coast, the beautiful world of the Great Barrier Reef; and Morton, closest to the Gold Coast, is a good place to get in close contact with dolphins. Each of the three islands has its own characteristics:
Fisher Island (FraserIsIand), also known as Fraser Island, is located in Queensland, Australia, is not only the world's natural heritage, but also the world's largest sand island. The landform of Feisha Island is complex and peculiar, with tall sand dunes deep into the mainland shelf on the sea floor, high-hanging lakes, sand banks hidden in the jungle and undisputed quiet rainforests.
Located in central Queensland, (Lady Elliot Island) is the southernmost coral island of the Great Barrier Reef and one of the most important turtle spawning and migratory bird habitats on the Great Barrier Reef, with more than 1500 different species of marine life.
Morton Island (Moreton Island) is the world's third largest sand island, also known as "dolphin island", is also Zhou Jielun's honeymoon, oh, here you can not only feed the dolphins, but also have a chance to see the "mermaid" dugong.
Figure: comparison of three major island locations
A comparative study of the three islands
Feisha Island: enjoy natural skin beauty in Baisha Lake, 75 Mile Beach cross-country galloping!
Feisha Island is about 120km long and 15km wide, with numerous attractions: the largest suspension lake-Peshahu, the only beach highway in Australia-75 miles of beach, the central station in the ancient logging area, Alice Springs, The wreckage of the Marshino cruise ship and so on many wonderful and historical beauty. Feisha has more pure natural landscapes than Lady Illite and Morton, and has many unique viewing experiences.
1. Baisha Lake (Lake Mckenzie)
Half of the world's lakes are on Feisha Island, and White Lake is one of them. It is called a suspended lake because it is formed on sandbanks, and the bottom of the lake is higher than sea level.
White Sand Lake is the most beautiful freshwater lake on the island, surrounded by white beaches, clear and transparent water, pale blue as mirror, so it is called White Sand Lake.
Photo: Pak Sha Wu, by Feisha Island official website
The white sand of the white sand lake is fine and pure, contains rich silica and other minerals, the lake water acidity and alkalinity is close to neutral, has the beauty effect, the snow-white sand near the lake can be applied on the body to do the natural sand film, can clean the metal jewelry. Come to Baisha Lake to sit in the water and bathe in the sun, enjoy the happiness brought by the natural beauty heaven!
2. 75 Mile Beach (Seventy-Five-Mile Beach)
The 75-mile beach almost straddles most of the eastern coastline of Fisher Island. This unique beach is also a section of the national highway, as well as small aircraft landing belt. This is beach, highway, runway, fishing paradise.
PS: is the most difficult sand path in Australia because of the complexity of the road, so no matter what your experience, safety, do not try to drive yourself on the island! To ride on the 75 mile beach and feel the best beach highway, you can take a four-drive all-day tour led by the island's guide. It's easy and safe. You can also learn a wealth of information about Fisher Island. Chinese tourists and MP3 Chinese commentators, oh ~.
Photo: four-wheel-drive on Fisher Island
In addition to off-road vehicles, you can also drive a mind car on the island to enjoy leisurely, or chartered boats to go fishing, fishing fish crew can help you free processing, for your lunch feed! Watching sunset at sea in the evening is also a romantic experience. There are more natural beauty and skin care services on the island. Ladies who love beauty must not miss it.
Morton Island: feed dolphins in Zhou Jielun's honeymoon, watch whales, experience high-altitude sand sliding!
Morton Island is also known as Dolphin Island because faithful wild dolphins arrive every evening. So the most important thing to come to the island is to feed the dolphins in person.
The island's only resort, named "Tiange Ruma" (Tangalooma Island Resort)., offers more than 80 kinds of activities, the most exciting of which is to experience 200 high-altitude sand slides in the desert!
Dolphin Island has a wealth of activities, by Tiange Luna Resort official website
1. Feed dolphin
The most important thing to come to dolphin island is to try to feed the wild dolphin once. At present, there are 13 dolphins fed on dolphin island, the oldest is 10 years old, the youngest is 2 years old. Dolphins will come to Tiankouma every day after sunset.
In summer (November-February), dolphins arrive at the resort around 7 p.m., and in winter (June-August), dolphins arrive at the resort at around 6: 00 in the summer (November-February), depending on the time of the season.
2. Whale Tour (Whale Watch Cruise)
June to October is the details of whale migration, the best time to watch whales. You'll see a giant whale jumping up at close range, and it's spectacular. If you're lucky, you'll meet turtles, manatees or other marine animals.
3. Desert cross-country-high-altitude sand slide
You want to play a little exciting on dolphin island? Then the first choice must be desert cross-country (DesertSafariTour)! Dolphin Island has a vast expanse of white sand desert, sand dunes of moderate height, very suitable for sliding sand ~
Photo: Morton Island Sandslide, by Network
Take a bus from Morton Island to the desert in 15 minutes. Climb to the top of the dunes, hold on to the sandboard with both hands, and enjoy the thrill of galloping down from 200 meters at a speed of 40 kilometers an hour!
To experience a dolphin-feeding and sand-sliding experience, taking a one-day tour is the best choice, saving your heart and saving time!
Lady Illite: snorkeling at the southernmost tip of the Great Barrier Reef, watching sea turtles spawn!
Lady Illite Island is like a resort with lots of fun projects. The eco-environment on the island is green, environmentally friendly and clear blue. It is one of the most important turtle habitats in the world. So the most important thing to miss here is snorkeling and watching sea turtles!
1. Snorkeling
With its largest live coral community and one of the few islands where live corals can be seen, snorkeling and scuba diving have become the main activities on the island.
Photo: Mrs. Illite Island snorkeling, by Network
Lady Illite Island diving Station offers complete snorkeling gear (goggles, breathing tubes, frog shoes, diving suits, etc.). Diving can be experienced without a diver license, and coaches on the island will carefully train basic diving knowledge and basic underwater skills. You can dive in the warm waters around the island at any time to explore this undamaged island.
Photo: Mrs. Illite Island snorkeling, by Network
2. sea turtle
Lady Illite Island, situated on a tidal lagoon, has undergone more than 3,500 years of natural evolution. The coral reefs around it are a "green zone" with colorful and interesting marine animals and coral reef ecology, so it has become a spawning and resting place for sea turtles. Watch carefully during a cruise or dive, and you may find cute turtles breathing on the sea with their heads exposed.
Go to Lady Illite Island to play, the most convenient way to join the group. You can choose Brisbane or Gold Coast. After arriving on a sightseeing plane, the guide will introduce the island, and you can take part in all kinds of glass-bottomed boats, snorkeling and other activities.
Note that a day trip only provides snorkeling and cannot dive deep. If you want to experience a few more activities, or enjoy the Great Barrier Reef at a slow pace, stay on Lady Illite Island for a day and enjoy your own quiet time.
Comparison of accommodation among the three major islands
Recommendations for accommodation on Feisha Island
1. Kingfisher Bay Resort (Kingfisher Bay Resort)
Located on the quiet west coast of Fisher Island, Kingfisher Bay Resort is a unique resort in Australia built within the World Heritage site, surrounded by natural wetlands jungle to provide visitors with a unique experience of living in the World Natural Heritage! Perfect for families and couples to stay here.
Photo: Kingfisher Bay Resort
With 152 guest rooms and 109 jungle villas, the hotel adheres to the green environmental concept of "protecting the environment, saving energy and reducing waste", from the design to the construction process, to the operational operation.
With the opening of the resort, it has received numerous tourism awards in Australia and Queensland. Also by the world's famous tourism program "Discovery Channel" as the best beach resort. So far, resorts have won nearly 100 awards, many of which are the highest honors in construction. It not only welcomed numerous tourists from all over the world, but also entertained many celebrities, including Britain's Prince Charles.
2. Kingfisher Bay Ecological Jungle House (Wilderness Lodge)
The Kingfisher Bay Ecological Jungle House is located in the dunes behind the resort, each of which is made of logs and intermingled with the surrounding jungle. Each cabin has four rooms and a double room, as well as a buffet area, volleyball court, game room, billiard room, bar, stage, etc. Designed for young people, the eco-jungle house is the home of the famous Cool Dog Tour (Cool Dingo Tour). It also hosts scout camps organized by schools in Australia and around the world every year, providing extensive field training courses for students.
Photo: Kingfisher Bay Ecological Jungle House
3. Elon Resort (Eurong Beach Resort)
The Yilong Resort, located on the East Coast of Fisher Island, is the oldest hotel on the island. Today's Yilong Resort has been classified under the Kingfisher Bay Group, for the three-star building, you can choose ordinary hotel rooms, can choose self-driving and sea fishing tourists preferred!
Figure: Iong Resort
Lady Illite Island accommodation recommendation
The Lady Illite Island Resort, (Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort), is the only hotel on Lady Illite Island. The resort offers a range of comfortable accommodation options, each suite, unit and tent designed to minimize the impact on the island. To implement the concept of environmental protection, there is no telephone, TV, radio or Wi-Fi in the room, and living here has the feeling of returning to nature.
Photo: holiday village by Lady Illite Island official website
The two bedroom suite (TwoBedroomIslandSuites) accommodates two people and has a private balcony with lagoon views.
Garden room (GardenUnits) can accommodate up to 4 people, is the ideal choice for the family. And less than 10 meters from sunrise beach.
The eco-house (EcoCabins) is a spacious safar-style tent with a maximum of four people per shack, and the cost per adult per night is based on the number of occupants.
Luxury camping tent (GlampingTents) can accommodate two people, is the best choice for couples or couples.
Photo: Lady Illite Island Room
Morton Island accommodation recommendation
From hotel standard rooms to deluxe suites, Tiange Ruma has seven different types of rooms and prices vary accordingly. In addition, Tiange Ruma also offers a variety of package options for different accommodations:
The Dibo suite (Deep Blue Luxury Apartments) is the most luxurious room in Tiange Luna Resort and the honeymoon suite for Zhou Jielun and Kunling, with bedrooms ranging from 2 to 4 bedrooms, accommodating up to 4 to 10 people depending on the size of the bed.
The standard room, (Hotel Rooms), is located near the heart of the resort. The room is spacious and comfortable, ideal for short-term accommodation, accommodating up to 4 people. Standard rooms can also be upgraded to sea view room.
Sea view room is located at the top of the Xiaolui elegant residence, is the ideal choice for couples and couples on holiday honeymoon.
The vacation suite (ResortSuites) is comfortable and elegant, accommodating up to 6 people, and offers island style rooms.
Beachfront Villas (Beachfront Villas) family holiday or long-term residence is the best choice, each villa can be accommodated for eight people.
Holiday Villa (Holiday Houses) is ideal for team vacations, most of which offer up to 12 people to stay at the same time.
Traffic comparison among the three major islands
How do I get to Fisher island?
Located in southern Queensland, Australia, 300 kilometers north of Brisbane, Australia, Fisher Island can choose to drive itself, take a shuttle bus or take frequent flights to wharf (Hervey Bay River Heads Ferry Terminal)., the estuary of Faisha Island in Hauve Bay.
From the estuary of wharf, there are four ferry trips into Fisher Island every day, a 45-minute journey to wharf, the Kingfisher Bay Resort in Fischer Island.
1. Self-driving:
You can drive yourself to the estuarine of Hovey Bay, wharf. Fesha's itinerary includes all-day four-wheel-drive cross-country buses, and you don't have to drive to the island. Estuary wharf provides security-monitored parking lot services. Two nights: $45, three nights: $65.
Wharf address: Shop 7, River Heads Shopping Village, River Heads Road, River Heads, Queensland 4655. (tip: when you get to Shopping Village, change the name River Heads Road to Ariadne Street).
GPS: 25° 25' 20.316 / 152° 55' 1.479
Reference time: 2.5 hours from sunshine coast to estuary wharf, 3.5 hours from Brisbane to estuary wharf, 4.5 hours from gold coast to estuary wharf.
2. Aircraft:
Sydney-Hoover Bay, Virgin Airlines.
Brisbane-Hovey Bay, Australian Airways.
Melbourne-Hauve Bay / Brisbane-Hovey Bay, Jetgo.
Kingfisher Bay Resort offers shuttle service from How Bay Airport to wharf: $25 per person, about 20 minutes by car.
3. Take the CON-X-ION bus from the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast:
How can I get to Mrs. Illite island?
Compared to seeing the Great Barrier Reef in Keynes, there are relatively few visitors to Lady Illite, because it takes an exclusive plane to reach the island, and in order to prevent the destruction of the unique natural and ecological environment of Lady Illite, To the greatest extent possible, the experience of visitors to the island is guaranteed, and Lady Illite strictly limits the number of people on the island, receiving no more than 100 VIP visitors per day.
Photo: helicopter to Lady Illite, by Network
[from Gold Coast Airport] arrive in 100 minutes
[from Brisbane Airport] arrive in 80 minutes
[from Bandabberg Airport] arrive in 30 minutes
[departing from Hoover Bay Airport] arrive in 40 minutes.
Photo: helicopter overlooking Mrs. Illite Island, by Network
Lady Illite is the nearest Great Barrier Reef island to Brisbane, the southern capital of Queensland. On the way to the destination, a 70-kilometer view of the spectacular Golden Coast coastline and the unique view of the South Great Barrier Reef were seen on a wide-sighted sightseeing plane.
Tips：
1. Lady Illite is a small plane, with only 9 and 13 seats, and there are no bathrooms on the plane.
2. Need to wear a personal swimsuit, snorkeling gear will be provided, but also can carry personal snorkeling gea
3. Easy breakfast and juice on board, delivered to each passenger before getting on the plane
How do I get to Morton island?
1. ferry ：
From Brisbane's Holt Street wharf (Holt Street wharf), take ferry, operated by the Tiange Ruma Resort, to Dolphin Island.
[wharf address] Holt street wharf (220 Holt Street,Pinkenba QLD 4009 Brisbane)
[ferry duration] 75 minutes
[ticket price] A round trip ticket price for resort guests is $80 per adult and $45 per child (for reference only)
[Brisbane Airport to wharf] it takes only 10 minutes by taxi, about $20.
[downtown Brisbane to wharf] about 15 minutes from downtown
[Golden Coast downtown to wharf] about 90 minutes from downtown
Please refer to the following figure for the round trip schedule of the ferry. (the last boat from Dolphin Island to wharf in Brisbane will leave after all dolphin-feeding guests have finished feeding ~), PS: can only carry one piece of 22kg luggage per person on board. There will be cranes weighing on the spot, and if overweight, they will not be able to board.
2. Helicopte
Helicopter is the fastest way to get to Dolphin Island, a one-way trip is only 20 minutes, you need to call the booking department of Tiange Luna Resort ahead of time to book, one-way trip is about 2500 RMB / person. For such a high price, few people choose to go to dolphin island by helicopter.
3. Book one-day or multiple-day tours at Luna Resort, Tiange
If you want to save time and mind, joining the delegation is the most convenient choice. The tour may choose Brisbane or Gold Coast, which will drive first to wharf in Brisbane and then to Dolphin Island.
See here believe your heart has a choice, the three islands have their own characteristics. Feisha Island as the largest sand island in the world, nature has given it a lot of unique landscape, come here to enjoy the scenery or experience the characteristics of play, is a unique choice; Lady Illite Island is a place with fewer visitors to see the Great Barrier Reef, and you can enjoy it with peace of mind in the beautiful scenery of the Great Barrier Reef; Morton Island, also known as Dolphin Island, can have an interesting trip with friends and family as well as with children. Where do you want to go? you choose!
Author: 77-Kingsta
