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Great Keppel Island is an island off the coast of Yeppoon in the Australian state of Queensland.
Understand
[edit | edit source]History
[edit | edit source]Landscape
[edit | edit source]Flora and fauna
[edit | edit source]Climate
[edit | edit source]Tropical Climate similar to the nearest city of Yeppoon. The average temperature in the summer reaches 24-30C while in the winter it drops to 12-22C.
Get in
[edit | edit source]By ferry
[edit | edit source]All ferries leave from Keppel Bay Marina. There are 2 main ferry companies:
- Keppel Konnections costs around $50 per person one way
- Freedom Fast Cats costs around $20 per person one way
Both ferries make one voyage per day, 7 days a week.
Fees and permits
[edit | edit source]Get around
[edit | edit source]On foot
[edit | edit source]The island is fairly small with a bunch of trails around the island, from the resorts on the east to the lighthouse on the west is around 8km
By boat
[edit | edit source]GKI Watersports and Activities offers a dropoff service to any beach on the island for 90$ one way or 120$ return
See
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[edit | edit source]Eat
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[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]Lodging
[edit | edit source]Great Keppel Island Holiday Village is a resort on the island with 2 person cabins costing as much as 200$ per night
Great Keppel Island Hideaway is a resort on the island with 1-4 person houses costing as much as 230$ a night
Camping
[edit | edit source]Unlike the surrounding Keppel Islands, there is no official camping spots on the island provided by the government.
Great Keppel Island Holiday Village has camp sites with minimum stay of 3 nights for 30$ a night
