During a good season it is estimated that approximately 400,000 people visit the region. Whale watching in australia is a popular recreational pursuit and a tourist activity along various. Thirty years with the humpback whales of hervey bay. The whales start to arrive in july and tours begin in the middle of the month. The eastern humpback whales of eastern australia each year between april and. After 30 years of running and operating hervey bay whale watch they sold the business to the peaker family long time friends in 2017. By late october there are fewer whales in the bay and operators end whale watching on the 31st of october. To enter, entrants must visit the hervey bay whale festival website and complete the online form and subscribe to fraser coast tourism and events edm newsletters. Queenslands coastal city of hervey bay puts its hand up to become one of the first places in the world to be given a new globally recognised status as a whale heritage site. Whale watching in hervey bay has become an important attraction for tourists and naturalists. Hervey bay seeks worldfirst whale heritage site status.
Whale watching tours and dolphin watching tours across hervey bay and fraser island. The average life expectancy of a humpback whale is 48 years however they have been known to live up to 100 years of age they can travel of speeds of up to 10 knots, which is approximately 18. Whale watching in hervey bay deals and tips for the 2020 season. Hervey bay whale watch brian and jill perry began commercial whale watching in australia back in 1987 in the calm, pristine waters of hervey bay. Entrants must include their first name, last name and email. Hervey bay whale watch quickcat ii, hervey bay, queensland. Many humpback whales arrive in hervey bay from late july and remain until november when they begin their return to the southern ocean. Current local time in hervey bay, queensland, australia. The whale watching season in hervey bay runs from july november. Depending on the season, you can watch the whales on their way north or.
Fat mum slim aug 2012 last friday we packed a bag, jumped in the car puppy included and headed 5 hours up the coast to. Presentations will be short, with time for questions to ensure the sessions are lively and engaging. With a gestation period of about a year, calving also occurs about this time of the year. Hervey bay whale watching grew rapidly in the first seven years peaking in 1996 figure1. The humpback whales of eastern australia department of. The exact timing of the migration period can vary from year to year depending on. Humpback whales return to these waters each year so youll see plenty of mothers nurse. Whale watching in hervey bay is a great adventure for the whole family offering an amazing encounter with humpback whales on their annual migration it. Get hervey bays weather and area codes, time zone and dst.
Beautiful white fleshy eating fish, which can be frozen for extended periods without losing its flavour. The hervey bay whale watching season begins on the 19th of july with whalesong beginning their season with a whalesearch from the 7th of july. Blue dolphin marine tours whale watching hervey bay. Best whale watching tour in hervey bay everything you need to. To celebrate the whales arrival, hervey bay hosts a celebration worthy of a whale welcome paddle out for whales just one of the many events under the annual hervey bay whale festival umbrella. Current local time in australia queensland hervey bay. Whales hervey bay whale heritage site visit fraser coast.
Book online today or call us to discuss your tour booking requirements. Our whale watching tours from hervey bay commence in midjuly and extend to early november as part of the humpback whales annual migration. There are several hervey bay whale watching tours to choose from but no matter which boat you choose, if you visit hervey bay at the right time of year youre pretty much guaranteed of having a. In recent years visitors to hervey bay, from midjuly to early november. Whale watching hervey bay hervey bay whale watching. Whale watching in hervey bay the boat, the spirit of hervey bay for those who would like to know, set off at around 1. Feeding over sand flats they use their snouts to burrow for their food. Each year in august hervey bay hosts the whale festival which marks the. Depending on the time of year, whale populations fluctuate within the.
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