ebyron

ok, so where do you think is the best place to see whales in Australia?

We are based in VIC, have been to Warrnambool and stood in the wind and rain, very cool ... but thought would look in to other options?

Would need to be able to see them from the coast line if possible, (oh and a few flips etc would be great too :r ofl:

happy to look in to flying somewhere for a long weekend - seeing whales close up-ish is definitely on my bucket list .... so ... what are your best places/ experiences

iamthecreaturefromuranus

The Illawarra. From Eden up to the Shoalhaven.

HelenTD

Boat trips from Perth and Fremantle, occasionally you can see whales from the beach. Other great spots are around Augusta, south west corner and Albany, south coast WA and north to Kalbarri and Exmouth http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/T..._Watching.aspx.

isgraham

I used to watch them from north head in Sydney sometimes they would come in quite close and you often see them breaching.

JAMFC

You can sometimes see them off Point Lookout on North Stradbroke (Straddie) island - QLD - you have to get a ferry over to the island though.

alipally

Hervey Bay... The most magical experience of my life to day... Spent a day on a boat whale watching in July 2007....

the boat trip was fairly inexpensive if my memory serves me correctly and worth the cost of a flight anytime!

tartankoala

This. We did it in September 2009 and it was fantastic.

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We went off Sydney a couple of weekends ago. It was OK, we saw a couple of whales and stuck with them for a couple of hours.

Centurion

Every weekend in Moreton Bay, Brisbane at the moment. I teach tech diving from one of the large boats and all through the weekend they are popping up all over the place at the moment.

Underneath the water, the whale song in the Bay is just incredible.

This is an unaffiliated link to a specific operator out of the same harbor as us. They have a good rep.

http://www.brisbanewhalewatching.com.au/location.html

ebyron

oooo liking the look of Hervey Bay at the moment - listed as one of the best places apparently ... plus a bit of sunshine and the chance to experience fraser island ....

moneypenny20

Boat trip off the Gold Coast.

Bix

It's the time of year when most Mexican whales are found on the beach at Palm Cove or farther North at Port Douglas.

Wendy

http://www.australia.com/articles/na...ewatching.aspx

quoll

Dunno, but this was in my mailbox this morning http://livingsocial.com/deals/47716-..._384_7228email Got to love those living social deals

IvanM

Late August I was sailing in the whitsundays and a pod a whales decided to play around the yacht, swimming under and around for a good hour. The islands shield the waters from the ocean waves so it won't be as rough as further south.

odyssey

I am going to go really soon probably with Australia Zoo.

I was sitting on Maroubra beach one morning in Sydney and had the most amazing show - it was like a personal whale excursion. absolutely unreal!