Hervey Bay, Australia Travel Blogs

The biggest Sand Island in the world
Jul 2, 2006 (4 photos)

We moved on towards Hervey Bay. Staying a few nights in yet another free campsite just south of Hervey bay called Petrie Park. Hervey bay was the start of our package for Fraser Island as we were staying overnight in the Kookaburra Hostel. Yet again we ...

Good morning Hervey Bay
Dec 1, 2006 (26 photos)

We didn't get up too early this morning which makes a change for these two and head off into town for breakie but first we plan to stop of at the Pier which is 1k long; it used to be longer and once had a train which ran up and down it; now people ...

A quick trip down the coast
Dec 18, 2003

... - mainly in fear of not finding another place still open. The next day we continued on our journey south, and arrived in Hervey Bay in the afternoon. Unfortunately, the car had still not given up its new smoking habit! It poured out smoke whenever we ...

The Saint
Nov 5, 2006 (4 photos)

... than tomorrow as she wished to go with her friends but had not booked a place. With not a great deal to do in Hervey Bay I was a little reluctant to waste another day here so we agreed to wait till the 3pm meeting in the hope that someone would be a ...

Noosa to Hervey Bay
Nov 27, 2006 (1 photos)

... it with thrilling activities that chew through the hours. Rather, by the time we've been on the bus for six hours, arrived in Hervey Bay, checked into our hostel, bought, cooked and eaten dinner, we're exhausted and ready for bed. The hostel is great ...

Only 20 days til Santa!!
Dec 6, 2008

... on fumes - good job we saved some of our trumps from last night to help project us over the line! When we finally made it to Hervey Bay, we checked in at Fraser Lodge Park, a nice park right on Torquay Beach. I am not even going to humour you with any ...

Australia - Hervey Bay / Fraser Island
Jan 25, 2006 (39 photos)

Day 1 With the Greyhound to Hervey Bay leaving at 9:35 and us yet to return the hire car we were forced to get up at 6:45 to fit everything in. Bags packed and checked out, Andrew dropped Verdi off at the bus depot with the bags while he returned the ...

Chapter 18: Christmas with naked people in Noosa.
Dec 27, 2003 (12 photos)

... was ironic since I had seen so little of that up through the holiday itself. Most of the bus got off one hour later at Hervey Bay, which has about 40,000 residents and is the jumping-off point for the majority of trips to Fraser Island. I checked in to ...

Here we come ready or not
Nov 30, 2006 (9 photos)

... to live promising to return tomorrow night. We find the best caravan park in the whole of Oz - Palms, Turo Street, Torquay, Hervey Bay. We check into a lovely cabin equipped with FREE wireless internet for the same price as what we would have paid to ...

Hervey Bay
Feb 12, 2009

We arrived late into Hervey Bay. There was no one at check in at our hostel so we followed a load of instructions and eventually found our key in a hidden safe. Cooool - like Transformers or James Bond or something. Up early ...

Hervey Bay and Whale watching
Oct 14, 2004

... At dusk, I walked about a mile to a large supermarket to buy some provisions. There are two laned pedestrian / cycle paths throughout Hervey Bay, many of them are tree lined and are well away from the roads. Near the supermarket was a row of large mature ...

The madness of whales
Sep 2, 2004 (4 photos)

Well we arrived in Hervey Bay eventually (see previous entry) and booked into a lovely beach front campsite and immediately booked ourselves onto a whale watching trip as at this time of year pods of hump back whales are resting in the bay on their annual ...

a new beginning begins
Jan 2, 2006 (10 photos)

... smells. I still get lost, so I can't say I know the geography, but that's still part of the fun. So here I am, now in Hervey Bay, about to embark on my Fraser Island adventure, and I can't wait to see what 2006 will bring! Happy New Year everybody!!!!!

Miracle Drug
Dec 8, 2004 (3 photos)

Wednesday 8th December 2004 Arrive in Torquay, Hervey Bay after long 13 hour overnight bus journey, where it was difficult to sleep, so just slept all morning, before booking my Fraser Island trip. Fraser Island, if you didnt know, is the worlds ...

Exploring Fraser Island
Apr 30, 2006 (36 photos)

... Wabby but the scenery was fantastic so i couldnt complain whatsoever! Anyway, that sums up the Fraser trip! We will be leaving Hervey bay in a couple of days where we will be going to Krombit, a cattle astatiopn for a night so looking forward to ...

Hervey Bay & Fraser Island
Feb 13, 2008

Sorry, write up to follow soon.....

Brisbane!
Nov 1, 2003

... ' friends, before we head to Fraser Island for three nights. Therefore we are now in Brisbane (as I type this - I am in Hervey Bay!). Brisbane is a lovely city, on the river with most restaurants and bars in one of two areas, the city itself and ...

Heading for the Whitsundays
Nov 11, 2003

... in Manly. Enroute, we met up with a girl called Sarah - also from Manly - at Noosa for Lunch. The accomodation at Hervey Bay, was again in a courtyard arrangement with a a swimming pool and bar. After watching a rugby match in a different bar we ...

Blame the Germans
Nov 6, 2006 (1 photos)

Waking feeling a little err, 'tender' this morning not even been woken by the guys leaving at 5am for their bus south. I lay the blame on the Germans who invited me over for a few drinks and to join them in some drinking games to thank me for switching. ...

Hervey Bay again
Feb 14, 2009 (5 photos)

... there..we just hung out outside acting like ejits with the plastic sharks. Took the bus the following day from Hervey Bay to Brisbane which was quite a hike but it was lashing so it didn't bother us. Flew from Brisy to Melbourne and ...

Fraser Island (CONTAINS VIDEO)
Nov 28, 2006 (11 photos)

... exhilarating and gives us a nice perspective of what we had just seen at ground level. They even drop us off back near Hervey Bay, thereby avoiding the ferry we would otherwise have taken. Not so good is that no transport has been arranged to take us ...

1770 & Hervey Bay - Day
Oct 3, 2008 (5 photos)

... a relatively long 650km drive today with the detour to 1770. Stayed at the YHA camp site tonight, no decent parking spots around Hervey Bay. Plus it's easier for the tour pick-up tomorrow morning. $18 a pitch which is a lot more than what I normally ...

Plastic Pineapples
Nov 4, 2006 (3 photos)

... the rounds ready to pamper your poodle at a moments notice. My brief stop in Noosa was soon over getting the bus up to Hervey Bay noting the number of road side business along the way with huge plastic models of their trade outside. Wonder if it is some ...

Vodka Martini - Shaken, not stirred!
Dec 7, 2008 (17 photos)

This morning we had a nice relaxing time by the park pool. There was no-one else around so we got the whole pool to ourselves. It was an enjoyable 'do-nothing' morning, that lasted right through until lunchtime. After a spot of lunch we headed down to ...

Kickin' it in Hervey Bay
May 18, 2008 (3 photos)

... coast of Queensland with many places to stop along the way. The other problem is there is absolutely nothing to do in Hervey Bay except party. John, the owner, is one of the greatly misunderstood people that you either like or hate. Fortunately, for ...

Hervey Bay
May 17, 2007

Alex: Hervey Bay was just a quick stop to break up the journey between Noosa and Airlie Beach. We didn't do very much, sat by the pool in the hostel, wandered down the beach, which when the tide was out was like Southport, with the sea along way away. We ...

Whale Watching, Island Touring
Oct 12, 2003 (3 photos)

Over breakfast in the glorious sunshine at the Fraser Lodge Caravan Park in Hervey Bay, (where we'd arrived the previous night, almost three hours after leaving Australia Zoo), we decided to have a lazy day and simply enjoy the sun. We did nothing more ...

A whale of a time
Sep 26, 2003 (6 photos)

... the day and took a 20 minute trip in a 7 seater plane which gave an aerial view of the island before landing back at Hervey Bay's tiny airport. (All other passengers on the plane were Poms as well, as was one of the staff). So Fraser Island makes another ...

Hervey Bay
Jan 27, 2005 (2 photos)

... lashed down more we buckled up and held on for the next 12 hrs. Not really much sleep that night ! Had a day chilling in Hervey bay (and sleeping) and then met the Fraser Island crew the next day. After our initial meet our group. We soon found we ...

Hervey Bay - Lets go and spot some Whales!
Oct 31, 2006 (5 photos)

... for the time of year we were really lucky. After our whale watching expo! We went into the rather uncharacterful town of Hervey Bay (nice but not really much happening kinda place), and did some shopping, then went to book our Fraser Island tour. Can ...