Whale Watching Tour from Brisbane
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Key facts:
- Where: Brisbane, Australia
- Duration:
Approximately 9 hours
Why book this tour
- Watch humpback whales at play in the ocean
- 100 per cent daily sighting record (guaranteed sightings or free return cruise)
- State-of-the-art vessel with the Gold Coast′s only water level viewing deck for closest whale encounters possible
- Bonus Gold Coast Waterways Canal Tour – valued at AUS$45
- Expert commentary by marine naturalist
- Tea, coffee and biscuits upon boarding
- Extreme stability and fast cruise speed (to allow more time with the whales)
- Transportation from Brisbane to Gold Coast
- Tour information
- Activity schedule
- Itinerary
Get up close and personal with magnificent humpback whales and other exciting creatures on this thrilling cruise.
Travel from Brisbane to Gold Coast and board Mahi Mahi, the most advanced whale-watching craft in the locality.
On the way to the whale-watching grounds you will be treated to a cruise down the Nerang River to see the lavish houses of the rich and famous.
Out in the ocean, have your camera ready for sightings of bottlenose dolphins, killer whales, giant loggerhead turtles and mighty humpback whales – as well as a range of sea-birds.
Enjoy the unforgettable spectacle of the great humpback whales leaping out of the water. Often, you will be so close you can feel the waves rock the boat and hear their great tails slap the water.
After the whale-watching adventure you’ll have time to explore Surfers Paradise in Gold Coast before the return to Brisbane.
- Tour information
- Activity schedule
- Itinerary
When does it run?
01 Jun – 31 Oct; Daily
Duration
Approximately 9 hours
Start time
Depart Brisbane 0700h (07:00am)
Meeting point
Pick-up from selected Brisbane
locations: Holiday Inn (Roma Street); Rendezvous Hotel (Ann Street);
Bunk Backpackers (Gipps Street, Fortitude Valley)
(We would require your hotel details in order to arrange your pick up. If you do not have this information at the time of booking, please contact the local activity operator at least 48 hours prior to the start of the tour with these details)
(We would require your hotel details in order to arrange your pick up. If you do not have this information at the time of booking, please contact the local activity operator at least 48 hours prior to the start of the tour with these details)
Ending point
You will be dropped off at the starting point
- Tour information
- Activity schedule
- Itinerary
At around 0830h (8:30am), you will arrive at the wharf at Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, where you board your whale-watching boat. Tea and biscuits are served as you come aboard. After a brief (and often entertaining) safety induction, you will set off on your ocean adventure.
The vessel Mahi Mahi, is modern, large and spacious and specifically designed for whale watching. Three large viewing decks offer unobstructed viewing of whales, dolphins and other marine life. The ship is the only Gold Coast Whale Watching vessel with a unique water level viewing platform providing guests with the closest humpback whale encounters possible.
The tour starts with a scenic canal cruise down the Nerang River. Gaze at the spectacular architecture as the crew point out the extravagant homes of the rich and famous. Your cruise continues past beautiful South Stradbroke Island to the nearby waters of the Australian Whale Sanctuary.
Every year between May and October, more than 12,000 humpback whales migrate to these warm sub-tropical waters to mate and give birth. They are thrilling animals to watch because they often leap right out of the water, a type of behavior known as ‘breaching’.
The calm winter waters off the Gold Coast are also home to bottlenose dolphins, giant loggerhead turtles, killer whales and various sea birds. An on-board marine scientist will provide a fascinating commentary on everything you see.
By about 1230h (12:30pm) you will be back at the wharf. You then leave the boat and have 2 hours to sightsee around Surfers Paradise.
At 1430h (2:30pm), you board your coach for the journey back to Brisbane. You will be dropped back at the pick-up point at around 1530h (3:30pm).
