Green machines the go for tours on Fraser Island

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 known as segways.

The ranger-guided Segway PT Adventure Tour uses the latest in green technology to manoeuvre its 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 reduce their carbon footprint.

Resort general manager Warwick Kahl said 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 a step further.

Under the new 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.