A guide
to whale watching in Hervey Bay and
Queensland
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Welcome to whale watching - you can watch the whales at a number of locations in Queensland
WHALE WATCHING IN HERVEY BAY, MORETON BAY AND QUEENSLANDWhale watching is conducted in a number of locations on the Eastern Coast of Australia. Just three and a half hours driving from Brisbane is the city of Hervey Bay, gateway to Fraser Island and now famous as the Whale Watch Capital of the Australia. Other locations include the Whitsundays and Moreton Bay near Brisbane. A trip amongst the Humpback whales (Megaptera Novaeangliae) is indeed an experience of a lifetime. Imagine the fifth largest of the families of whales on this planet , 15 metres long , 45 tonnes in weight (an equivalent of 11 elephants or 600 persons) with pectoral fins of 10 metres, leaping almost clear of the water in an awesome display of power.
The reason for this migration is simple: while their food supply (krill) is in Antarctica, Humpback whales must give birth in warm waters, as the calves are born without blubber, the layer of fat that protects them from the icy waters. When feeding, a female whale can produce up to 600 litres of milk a day and the calf gains weight at a rate of 45 to 60 kg per day. |
Or they may approach a vessel with
incredible gentleness, just to
check us humans out, sometimes
staying up to an hour. Humpback
whales migrate between their
feeding grounds of Antarctica and
the Great Barrier Reef, where they
mate and breed.
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MV Mikat - A luxury 20 metre catamaran for whale watching in comfort. |
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Whalesong - A luxury half day cruise |
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Tasman Venture - A modern luxurious catamaran |
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The Spirit of Hervey Bay - A cat with glass bottom viewing |
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Kingfisher I - a fast, comfortable, catamaran |
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Quick Cat II- A fast catamaran to get to the whales quickly |
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that's Awesome - get "up close and personal" with the whales |
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Blue Dolphin - a personalised sailing vessel with small numbers |
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Shayla - a purpose-built catamaran for just 25 passengers |
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Wildlife Coast Cruises - a fast, comfortable whale watching vessel |
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Blue Horizon Cruises - exclusive half day cruise with gourmet menu |
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Blue Horizon Cruises Ocean & Air: Scenic flight + Whale watch cruise |
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Oceania Project - extended whale watch research cruises |
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Operators - Whitsundays |
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Reefjet - A luxury day cruise from Airlie Beach |
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Operators - Brisbane/Moreton Bay |
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Moreton Whalewatching - Whale watching departing Brisbane |
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Tangalooma Whale Watch - Whale watching in Moreton Bay |
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Whales in Paradise - Morning or Sunset cruise from Surfers Paradise |
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Australian Whale Watching - Half day cruise departing from the Gold Coast |
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