Whale Watching
Each year from late July through to early November, the mighty humpback whales take time out from their annual migration for a bit of R&R in the protected waters of Hervey Bay. It's a time to celebrate these magnificent mammals of the deep and there is no better place to experience their antics and their awesome size than close up on a whale-watching cruise.
Rising majestically from the calm blue waters the massive shape of a humpback whale surges in an awesome display of its size and strength, lifting its entire body from the water before crashing back into the sea with a massive splash. All just a bit of fun for the frolicking whales and a wonderful spectacle for the thousands of visitors who flock to Queensland's Fraser Coast between July and November to spend a few days at Australia's Whale Watching Capital - Hervey Bay.
A fleet of vessels provide a selection of whale watching tours during the season and visitors can choose from either a dawn, morning, afternoon, three-quarter-day or full-day tours with informative commentary, marine interpretation, refreshments and lunch depending on the time of tours.
Despite their enormous size, humpbacks are one of the more active whales, performing a variety of behaviours from the simple 'blow' to tail slapping, waving their pectoral fins, or best of all, the spectacular 'breach', the most prized of subjects for every visitor armed with a camera. Whale watching season provides an ideal focus for a short break holiday to enjoy all of the offerings of Hervey Bay and the Fraser Coast with the guarantee you'll have a whale of a time!
The Bay's calm waters provide shelter for humpback whales and their calves as they pass through Hervey Bay on their migration to Antarctica, after giving birth in the waters of northern Queensland.
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