Great Keppel Island is an island of the coast of Yeppoon in the Australian state of Queensland.
Understand
[edit]History
[edit]Landscape
[edit]Flora and fauna
[edit]Climate
[edit]Tropical Climate similar to the nearest city of Yeppoon, Average temperatures in summer reach 30C-24C and in winter 22C-12C
Get in
[edit]By ferry
[edit]All ferries leave from Keppel Bay Marina. There are 2 main ferry companies:
- Keppel Konnections cost around 50$ per person one way
- Freedom Fast Cats cost around 20$ per person one way
Both ferries make one voyage per day, 7 days a week.
Fees and permits
[edit]Get around
[edit]On foot
[edit]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]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]Sleep
[edit]Lodging
[edit]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]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