Whale Watching
Humpbacks stay and play in Hervey Bay From late July to early November, there is no place like Hervey Bay on Australia’s east coast for breathtaking, up close and personal encounters with majestic humpback whales.
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Sandy Cape
Rooney Point Ex-HMAS Tobruk Dive Site
Marloo Bay
The stunning intimacy of a rendezvous with these gentle giants will leave you with amazing memories you won’t capture anywhere else.
Platypus Bay Wathumba
Have a close encounter
When it comes to experiencing awe-inspiring interactions with humpbacks, the best advice we can give is – don’t just take our word for it. Come, pay us a visit and find out firsthand why whale watching in Hervey Bay is so special it draws visitors back day after day and year after year. The difference here is that the whales pause their migration journey when they reach Fraser Coast waters. Each year thousands of these 40-tonne mammals purposefully head to our marine backyard, breaking their journey from the breeding grounds in the tropics to the feeding grounds in Antarctica, to relax, play and socialise in the sheltered waters in the lee of Fraser Island’s western coast. Here the waters are warmer, shallower and predator free. Twenty years of scientific research has proven that Hervey Bay is the only genuine stopoverE N R D D in what is one of the longest mammalI G G E N
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