It's Time For Whale Watching!

After spending the summer in the cold waters of Antarctica gorging themselves on krill, the whales are heading north to holiday, mate and give birth before heading back at the end of spring.
May to October is whale watching time in various parts of Australia and you cannot afford to miss this amazing and humbling experience! If you are currently on the coast check out the list and maps below to lead you to your whale watching destination.

Humpback whales
May – August heading north
Sept – Dec heading south
Hervey Bay
Point Lookout, Stradbroke Island QLD
Cape Byron, Byron bay NSW
Point Quobba, Shark Bay WA
Ningaloo Marine Park, WA

Southern Right Whales
May – Nov
Victoria’s Otway Coast headlands – Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Portland Bay
Great Australian Bight cliffs, SA
Storm Bay, Tas
Cape Leeuwin and bays along WA south coast

Our best whale watching experiences were in Broome WA in July, Byron Bay in July and August, Quobba WA in May and June in Jervis Bay NSW.