Spirit of Hervey Bay Whale Watching Cruise

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Highlights

  • Whale-spotting boat trip from Hervey Bay, with hotel transfers

  • Multiple decks and live commentary for enhanced views and understanding

  • Look for wild whales, dolphins, and turtles; and see Fraser Island’s beaches

  • Choice of timings with cash bar, tea, or lunch and tea (if option selected)

Summary

Make your way to the departure dock at Hervey Bay to board the catamaran for your 4-hour or 5.5-hour cruise. Head out into the calm waters of Platypus Bay and take in the lovely scenery of Fraser Island’s white-sand beaches. Continue to the sites where the whales are most often spotted during their annual migration along Australia's coast. When you encounter the whales, you might witness spectacular breaches, curious spy hops and loud tail slaps as the whales play and feed. Your boat is equipped with six levels of spacious viewing decks, underwater viewing rooms that allow you to catch the action below the waterline, a waterline viewing platform, and a hydrophone that captures the sound of the whale vocalizations. Learn about whale behavior and other fascinating facts from the informative guide. You can also nibble on morning or afternoon tea, and fuel up with the lunch that is provided on the longer tour. When your boat returns to the dock at the end of your tour, receive a complimentary souvenir DVD to take home.

Tour info

Duration
4 hours 30 minutes
Group Size
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Meeting Point
Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

Migrating humpback whales are often sighted off Hervey Bay but seeing them is best from a boat with specially designed viewing decks. This cruise delivers: optimizing your chances of seeing and understanding the whales with a multi-level deck, waterline and underwater windows; and live commentary. You can also look for dolphins and turtles; admire Fraser Island’s beaches, and enjoy tea, or lunch and tea (if option selected) on board.

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What’s included?

  • Morning tea or afternoon tea

  • Live commentary on board

  • Free courtesy transfers from Hervey Bay tourist accommodation or Free parking at Marina

  • Fully Licenced Bar (available for purchase)

  • Air-conditioned vehicle

  • Eftpos Available

  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 4h 30m

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Covid Policy

  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Operator Website

Operated by:

Spirit of Hervey Bay

About operator:

The Spirit of Hervey Bay is a luxurious, fast power catamaran that gets you to the whales playground in minimal time for maximum time spent interacting with the whales. The speed allows the team to cruise from pod to pod (group of whales) and view the most active whales in the Bay. The Spirit also has heaps of room to keep you warm inside whilst we travel to and from the whales, but still allows for spectacular views of our lovely bay through the large windows.With five levels of viewing decks, including our fantastic underwater viewing rooms which place you below the waterline to view the whales in their underwater playground and the amazing waterline viewing platform for those extra close encounters. The Spirit offers the most viewing area of any boat with no crowding and everyone has a front row seat.Our best value cruise also includes a morning or afternoon tea of cakes, cinnamon buns, biscuits, tea, coffee, hot chocolate and juice and on our 3/4 day cruise you also receive a cold buffet lunch with cold meats and fresh salads. Other freebies include a souvenir whale DVD, free wifi and courtesy pickups from touristaccommodation. You can’t get better than that.The Spirit is a locally-owned company operating in Hervey Bay waters for the past 26 years. Our expert commentary of the whales and Fraser Island offers a unique insight into the whales antics and migration pattern with a bit of Aussie larrikin thrown in. The crew are all locals who have lived in the area for more than 15 years which gives them vast knowledge of not only the whales, but also Hervey Bay and surrounding areas.So do not miss out on seeing these gentle giants in the “best place in the world” to view humpback whales aboard the “best value cruise in the bay. See you aboard the Spirit.

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