Australia's Best Whale Watching Destinations

Australia is definitely among the best whale watchinglisted island) and Lady Elliot Island (first coral clay
destinations in the world. Operators spring up acrossacross the Great Barrier Reef). Whale watching here
the country-continent's coastline as doing so wouldis most ideal from August to October.
strategically make viewing those magnificent seaByron Bay is among the country's best holiday
creatures right in their own habitat convenient. Thedestinations. It has been known for its great surf
best time of the year to watch whales is from the endbeaches, amazing marine parks, and other exciting
of July to the first week of November. This is thefacilities. Stradbroke Island features a great whale
period when Humpback Whales are migrating fromwatching facility at Point Lookout especially during
the colder southern waters in Antarctica. Australianwinter. Its North Gorge Walk is also popular for similar
waters during the time tend to be more temperate toactivities. Merimbula is a resort town between
be liked by such whales, especially those that are dueMelbourne and Sydney. Its Marina offers a wide array
to give birth.of fishing charters, whale watching expeditions, and
The migration route of whales is almost always closedolphin cruises.
to the coast. Thus, whales are often seen byLastly, there seems no other better place to whale
spectators from prominent headlands. Usually, the bestwatch mighty Humpbacks than Moreton Bay in
time to watch whales in Australia is during midday,Brisbane, Queensland. So far, the area has been
specifically when the sun is overhead directly. Three ofwidely recognized as among the best whale watching
the most commonly watched and observed whalesdestinations in the world. It is not in any way surprising.
across Australian waters are Humpback, Orca (Killer),Organizers of whale watching activities in Moreton
and Southern Right Whales. Southern Right andBay call such events as magnificent 'Eye Spy'
Humpback seem to follow a single route every year.encounters with whales that are clueless they are
Some of the best Australian locations to watchbeing watched. Humpback Whales, which frequent the
whales are Hervey Bay, Byron Bay, Stradbroke Island,bay, are among the most surface-active displaying
Merimbula, and Moreton Bay. Hervey Bay is amongwhale species with behaviors that truly awe and
Queensland's most popular natural holiday locations asentertain people.
it offers access to Fraser Island (a World Heritage