Segways help keep tourism green

WHILE Fraser Island is renowned for four-wheel drives on its beaches, a new eco-friendly adventure tour is giving tourists a different view.

Lachlan Goodman, Monica Gradwell and Mimi Goodman test out the Segways on Fraser Island. Picture: Contributed

WHILE Fraser Island is renowned for four-wheel drives on its beaches, a new eco-friendly adventure tour is giving tourists a different view.

Kingfisher Bay Resort has introduced a tour using all-wheel-drive personal transporters - otherwise know as segways.

The Ranger-guided Segway PT Adventure tour uses the latest in green technology to manoeuvre their way along the inter-tidal zone and across the varied terrain on the western side of the island.

During the tour, Resort Rangers also provide eco-talks and point out flora and fauna while travelling on the electric segways.

Kingfisher Bay Resort has also introduced a conservation credit scheme which helps guests with reducing their carbon footprint.

Resort general manager Warwick Kahl said with the rising popularity of responsible tourism and with most hotel chains giving customers the option to reuse towels and postpone daily servicing, the resort decided to take it one step further.

Under the new conservation credit scheme - guests who choose not to have their room serviced, will be rewarded with a $15 conservation credit (per room) to put towards a treatment at its natural therapy salon or a full-day guided eco tour of Fraser Island.

"This scheme perfectly complements our existing activities and ties in with Kingfisher Bay's environment ethos," Mr Kahl said.

"We will reward our loyal customers for doing their bit to help reduce our carbon footprint.

"Obviously we have housekeeping standards to maintain, so we've limited the offer to three consecutive days.

"It's just another small, but significant, way our eco-conscious house guests can help us protect Fraser's fragile environment."