Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Every year in July and August, the arrival of the humpback whales is celebrated at the Hervey Bay Whale Festival, complete with concerts, street parades and displays. Further south, the Gold Coast is right in the middle of ‘humpback highway’ and offers a variety of tours to see whales in the wild.
Tourism minister Kate Jones has said that it does make a lot of sense to host an annual whale watching festival on the Gold Coast, given the popularity of whale watching in the region. Half- and full-day whale-watching cruises run from Brisbane to Surfers Paradise, Sea World, and the Gold Coast, aboard specially equipped boats with large viewing decks and underwater microphones so that you can listen to the whale songs. There are also cruises around Hervey Bay, Moreton Bay marine park, or Fraser Island on a catamaran excursion and stop to swim or snorkel along the way. The Gold Coast is a prime stop on the so-called “Humpback Highway,” the whale migration route that runs between Australia and the Antarctic.
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