It is a paradise for boating, fishing, swimming, beachcombing, bushwalking, four wheel driving and just enjoying the magnificent natural beauty of this island.

The hotel offers a kids club - a modern purpose built centre for the under fives with qualified child care staff and an environmentally conscious emphasis. also the Junior Ranger programme meeting place (5 to 14 years). Four sessions per day.

Kingfisher Bay Resort, a two time Australian Tourism Award winner, has 152 hotel rooms, over 100 self contained villas, a 100 bed Wilderness Lodge for groups, four magnificent swimming pools, restaurants, bars, a shopping village and a beauty and massage salon which all add a touch of luxury to a wilderness holiday.

The resort, built to strict environmental guidelines, won Australia's top architectural prize for its design. It has a distinctive Queensland style, double storey, native timber buildings designed to harmonise with the environment and not impact upon it. Hidden among the trees all styles of accommodation have magnificent sea or forest views which can be enjoyed from the wide private verandahs.

Kingfisher Bay Resort and Village, built to strict environmental guidelines, offers all the amenities of a modern resort while blending harmoniously with the sensitive ecological system of World Heritage listed Fraser Island.

Kingfisher Bay Resort on Fraser Island confirmed its position as the leading Queensland eco resort by winning the prestigious 2001 Queensland Tourism Award for Environmental Tourism.

The award recognises the resort's commitment to providing an enjoyable nature-based tourism experience while minimising tourism impact on the environment,” said managing director Gary Smith.

Kingfisher Bay Resort is a multi-award winner, last year it won both the Australian and Queensland Tourism Awards for Environmental Tourism.

It is the fourth time the resort has won a Queensland Tourism Award.

Among a string of awards won since opening, Kingfisher Bay holds three Australian Tourism Awards as well two Gold Pacific Asia Travel Association Awards (PATA) and Australia's top architectural prize.

The major Fraser Island attractions of Lake McKenzie, Central Station and Seventy-Five Mile Beach are easily accessible from the resort.

The resort is surrounded by a wealth of plant and animal species. Rare acid frogs, bats and sugar gliders can be seen at night.

There are 325 species of birds on the island including migratory waders, sea eagles, large colourful parrots, honeyeaters and kingfishers.

The bountiful plant life provides bush tucker (bush food) and natural medicines. A freshwater creek spills into the ocean close to the resort. It is edged by five mangrove species.

Humpback whales visit Fraser Island from August to October. Australia's purest breed of dingo roams the island.

Kingfisher Bay's team of highly skilled rangers conducts daily a variety of four wheel drive guided tours to explore the Fraser Island wilderness and explain the natural and cultural history. They also offer a daily range of free nature walks and activities.
Learning about the environment is fun for children. The resort has a free junior ranger program for children at weekends and during Australian school holidays.

Activities are designed to allow guests to enjoy and, at the same time, learn about this very special island without impacting on the environment.