Fun Activities in Fraser Island & Hervey Bay:

Activity Overview

Depart your accommodation in Hervey Bay for Maryborough. 08:40am We arrive in 'Maryborough' - Queensland's most famous heritage city and stop to visit 'The Paint Doctor', Hans Kreuzen's Art Studio and Automotive Gallery. The Artist of our uniquely designed and airbrushed bus. 08:50am We then visit Lilly Pilly Cottage, home of 'Dolls, Bears and Gollies, too' with a vast collection of memorabilia, consisting of dolls, teddies, gollies, tin toys and trains to bring back fond memories. Share the atmosphere and then relax and take in the pleasant surroundings of Lilly Pilly cottage and its gardens with a lovely morning tea. 10:00am Back on board the bus we make our way to City Hall to start our scenic tour which takes in more than 100 historical homes, historical sites and many other points of interest. 11:15am We then visit Brennan and Geraghty's, one of three preserved retail stores in the world and discover what shopping was like over 130 years ago. 12:00pm Enjoy a delicious lunch in the heart of the historic Wharf Street Precinct. 1:00pm After lunch spend time exploring Maryborough's historic Wharf Street Precinct including Custom's House which operated until 1988 and opened as an Interpretive Centre in 2001, bond Store Museum which concentrates on the history of the Port of Maryborough and how the City developed around the Port, and J. E. Brown Warehouse, home of the Military and Colonial Museum - regarded as one of the best country museums in Australia, it has a strong focus on local military and colonial history. 2:00pm Join Captain Denis for your cruise on 'The Mary' on the scenic Mary River, relax as we sail past historic homes and the Heritage Port of Maryborough. 3:00pm Reboard the bus for a tour of 'The Pocket', home of Maryborough Sugar Factory and Hyne and Son Sawmill (time permitting), before making our way to 'Mary Delicious', an ice-cream parlour and milk bar specialising in home-made fudge and confectionery in the historic Wharf Street Precinct are. Here we enjoy afternoon tea with delicious Devonshire tea or coffee and try the famous home-made fudge. 4:30pm We return to your Hervey Bay accommodation.

 

A$105 per Adult
A$85 per Child

Activity Duration

9 hours

Location & Contact Details

Fraser Island & Hervey Bay