The hervey bay whale watching season begins on the 19th of july with whalesong beginning their season with a whalesearch from the 7th of july. The whales start to arrive in july and tours begin in the middle of the month. Spirit of hervey bay offers unbelievable whale watching tours that get you up close and personal with the worlds most magnificent creatures. Whale festival which marks the beginning of the whale watching season and. The whale watching season in hervey bay runs from july november. Join us for a magical 4hr whale watch cruise aboard the modern and stable m. Download our whale watch brochure for more information about us and the tour. It is a very lucrative industry, individuals flock from all over the world to witness the acrobatics.
Tasman venture remote fraser island and whale watching. We offer the only whalewatch based on over 30 years of whale research in hervey bay. What everyone ought to know about whale watching hervey bay. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before activity starts. The season for whale watching is typically between june and november each year. Whale watching tours and dolphin watching tours across hervey bay and fraser island. After three tours, this is best whale watching tour in hervey bay.
When is the best time for whale watching in hervey bay. More than 7,000 whales holiday in the fraser coast on their 5,000km migration from antarctica to teach their baby calves sweet skills like breaching, spy hopping, tummy flashes and plenty of other survival tools. Hervey bay is well known as the whale watching capital of the world as the humpbacks stop to rest and play on their annual migration, however onceinalifetime immersive experience with these. This is when you will see charter boats and tourists increasing to watch the jawdropping moves that the humpbacks perform. By late october there are fewer whales in the bay and operators end whale watching on the 31st of october. Scan the seas for a flash or a splash, signalling the start of your aweinspiring experience. While the whales are a little sparse early in the season you are guaranteed to see some dolphins and also enjoy the day out on the water. The whale watching season hervey bay begins in midjuly and lasts until midnovember. By 11 am, i was starting to feel peckish which was perfect timing as cassie. This can commence shortly prior to the month of june and the season has been known to extend beyond november. After 30 years of running and operating hervey bay whale watch they sold the business to the peaker family long time friends in 2017.
Whalesong cruises is usually the first boat to launch for the season, and from late june will start whale search. The worlds first whale heritage site, hervey bay is proudly recognized as one of the best places to see humpback whales up close, offering ecocertified, intimate encounters from july to november each year. Best whale watching tour in hervey bay everything you need to. During the season, thousands of majestic humpbacks visit the calm protected waters of the bay for their annual holiday, and allow guests the. The best time whale watching experiences are between august and late september. The highlight of this tour is that you get to spend time off the boat exploring the west side of fraser island and enjoying other activities in addition to watching whales perfect for those who want to get more out of their day the tour may be considered too long for some young children, though. Legalised commercial swim tours with humpback whales in australia commenced in queensland in 2014. After the 19th of july the hervey bay whale numbers. Hervey bay is a particularly good spot for whale watching as the whales are not constantly on the move. Whale watching in hervey bay deals and tips for the 2020 season. Pacific whale foundation australia protecting the ocean. Hervey bay whalewatching started small with around 27,000. The whales start to arrive in july and tours begin in the.
Hervey bay whale watch brian and jill perry began commercial whale watching in australia back in 1987 in the calm, pristine waters of hervey bay. What is the season for whale watching in hervey bay. June 1st is the official start of whale watching season in hervey bay, queensland. To mark the start of hervey bay whale season the town hosts an annual festival called hervey bay ocean festival.
Each day except thursday community day will begin with a keynote speaker, followed by a. Whale watching season hervey bay, australia passport and. Amazing whale watch footage with whales singing right next to the boat. Humpback whale clear and unbiased facts about rorqual. Book online today or call us to discuss your tour booking requirements.
This might be a full day experience, but you wont confined to the boat for all 9 hours. Hervey bay is to whales what hotel california is to its guests in that. Whale watching tours hervey bay, fraser island, queensland. Opportunity to head out whale watching with the hervey bay fleet.
All hervey bay whale watching operators guarantee sightings or a free ticket for another cruise from july 28th to october 14th, with plentiful whales in the bay from the start of august. Our whale watching tours from hervey bay commence in midjuly and extend to early november as part of the humpback whales annual migration along the east coast of australia. Whales hervey bay whale heritage site visit fraser coast. Hervey bay 4hour whale watch encounter hervey bay, australia. We recommend that you download, or enable, javascript in your web browser.
The bay receives protection from fraser island on the east and the mainland of australia to the south and west, making this a pleasant spot to witness humpback whales in nature. Whale watching season at hervey bay is not done in the open sea but is actually done within the bay, where waters are nice and calm. It makes sense to take your family holiday cues from a mammal with a brain at least seven times bigger than your own, which is why whale watching in hervey bay has officially been recognised as one of the worlds best ways to witness this heartstopping phenomenon holiday like a humpback with a family migration to the warm waters of official whale heritage site hervey bay next winter, and. The season runs from july to november with tours starting midjuly and ending at the end of. Whale watching in australia is a popular recreational pursuit and a tourist activity along various. Our hervey bay whale watching tours are certainly a fantastic experience so.
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