Rainbow island beach
If you'd like to stay at Teewah Beach, which all have absolute ocean views stay at Sandy Feet a beautiful holiday beach house close to the water. If in doubt, take the inland track around Freshwater Lake, a beautiful – but still very sandy – drive through rainforest, along with beautiful satinay and kauri trees and strangler figs.Įnjoy the views across Rainbow Beach and beyond to Fraser Island Rainbow Ocean Palms Resort.
#Rainbow island beach drivers
The notorious Mudlo Rocks just south of Rainbow Beach is infamous for its soft sand, and many drivers have found themselves stranded in rapidly rising seawater. Time your trip to avoid driving on the beach two hours either side of high tide.
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The sand dunes are rich with minerals such as ilmenite, monazite, rutile and zircon, giving them different shades of yellow, orange and red. Other highlights here include sandy cliffs painted in red and yellow by iron oxides known as “ the coloured sands” and Carlo Sand Blow, one of the largest slow moving dunes on the Queensland coast. Named for the multi-colored sand dunes that surround the beach rather than the sands right on the water, Rainbow Beach is a stunning locale in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland. At Double Island Point, hike to the lighthouse at the top of the hill – in the winter months it’s a great spot to see whales. The speed limit along the beach is 80kmh, dropping to 50kmh along beach camping areas. And it may also look just like any normal beach – with several freshwater creeks that seep across the sand to trickle out to sea – but like any other Australian highway, the road rules apply. The next 50km or so is a beautiful drive along the beach to the township of Rainbow Beach – there may not be any line markings, but it is a designated road.
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Deflate your tyres to around to around 18-21 psi before you hit the soft sand of Teewah Beach. Stop 2: Admire the view from Rainbow BeachĪll vehicles need a permit to drive the Great Beach Drive – if you haven’t already organised it online, pick one up at the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service office at Tewantin, then take the car ferry across the river.