Every year, whales migrate northward from the Antarctic along Australia's east and west coastlines to breed and mate in warm waters, making Australia one of the world's best whale-watching places, if you want to watch this huge migration in the sea. You can plan a trip to Australia in the summer.
Photo: Australian whale watching. By lazy meow.
What time do you go to Australia to watch whales?
Whale visits to Australia take place between May and November each year. Whales can be seen at many tourist attractions along Australia's coastline, and there are some differences in the timing of whale watching. Summer travel to Australia, during the local winter, just to escape from the hot summer, Australia's daytime temperature is more comfortable in winter, but lower temperatures at night.
Which whales can you see?
Australia has more than 45 species of various whales, the more common whales are the humpback whale and southern right whale, some areas can also see more rare whales, such as blue whales.
Photo: Australian whale watching. By lazy meow.
Southern right whale
Up to 18 meters long, the body is black or dark gray and distinguishes the southern right whale from other whales based on the hard cocoon on the head, the broad, wingless back and the long, arched mouth.
humpback
Humpback whale is known for its jumping out of the water position, its long front wings and complex calls. Its body is short and wide, usually up to 13 meters long.
sulphur-bottom
A 33-meter-long, slender blue whale with a blue-gray back, it is not only the largest cetacean, but also the largest living animal and the largest mammal to date.
Photo: Australian whale. By lazy meow.
Whale-watching what?
The interesting thing about whale watching is to see a variety of whale movements, such as the whale breaking out of the water, hitting the water with its tail, making a loud noise, and protruding its head and front chest straight out of the water. If you are a more experienced whale watcher, the whale species can be judged by the jet of water that the whale breathes.
Photo: whale tail. By lazy meow.
What are the whaling spots you can't miss?
Australia's coastline has many whale-watching spots, but in some places, just where whales pass by, it's best to choose the bay where whales stay and play, prey, and give birth.
Whale watching without going to sea: Sydney Port National Park (Sydney Harbour National Park)
If you want to see whales if you don't want to go to sea by boat, just go to Sydney Harbour National Park, where you can find a good whale-watching angle. North Head lookout is one of Sydney's best whale-watching places. Whale activity from Sydney Harbour National Park to South Head can be seen here; The SouthHead captures Sydney's best whale-watching angle and is the best whale-watching site on Sydney's land.; Arabanoo Lookout is located in DobroydHead, National Park. It offers a better visual view of the entire area of NorthHead and SouthHead. In addition, the Shark Island also has a 360-degree panoramic angle, and watching whale migration from this commanding point of view during the whale watching season is perfect.
Time: may-Novembe
Address: Sydney Harbour National Park, Manly NSW 2095, Australia
Photo: Sydney Harbour National Park.
Other whale watching points in Sydney
(Jervis Bay National Park), south of Sydney's Javier Bay National Park, lasted from mid-May until late November, leaving Sydney Harbor by boat for Cape Bay to see humpback whales.
Time: may-Novembe
Address: 4 Woollamia Road, Huskisson NSW 2540 Australia, drive from Sydney for about 3 hours
Photo: Jarvis Bay.
Tips：
- If you want to be led by professionals to watch whales, book a one-day tour in advance. You can enjoy an excellent whale viewing view on a comfortable cruise ship, on a 360-degree open viewing platform without dead corners.
Best Whaling spot in Australia: (Hervey Bay), Hoover Bay
The waters here are calm, where humpback whales move south with their babies back to Antarctica every year. Every year in mid-July, whales arrive with their babies until the end of November, during which time friends in Brisbane can take a whale trip.
Hoover Bay (Hervey Bay) provides humpback whales with the best safe haven on their way to migration, where they play, socialize, give birth, hatch cubs, and perform water sprays, back somersaults, and jumps for tourists. Various signboard movements of whales, such as upside-down and tail-swinging. In addition, to celebrate the humpback whale's annual trip, there will be a Cetacean Festival in July and August of each year, and there will be concerts, street processions and educational exhibitions.
Time: the best time to watch whales is between August and October each year.
Location: 300 km north of Brisbane, Queensland
Photo: Hovey Bay
Only large number of whale sharks infested the sea: Exmouth (Exmouth)
In April and July of each year, whale sharks come here to hunt for krill and plankton, and Ningglu Reef is the largest nesting reef in the world, (Ningaloo Reef) is the only sea area where whale sharks are infested every year in the Ningglu Reef, Exmouth, where they come to feed on krill and plankton in April-July, the world's largest nesting reef. It's a well-known diving resort with the Great Barrier Reef, where you can experience opportunities to swim with giant whale sharks.
Time: April-July each yea
Address: Ningaloo Reef WA, Australia
Photo: Exmouth
Tips：
- Western Australia's whale watching season is long, and the southern right whale and humpback whale can be seen mating here and giving birth in July-October at King George's Haikou, and in September-December humpback whales relocate in Perth and geographically played coastal waters.
The recommended point for observing the southern right whale: Floriere Peninsula
As many as 100 southern right whales migrate to (Fleurieu Peninsula) in South Australia in May each year in the western part of the peninsula, giving birth and teaching young whales the way to survive in the ocean. All you have to do is stand at the top of the 60-meter-high (Bunda Cliff) cliff to see the southern right whale female playing with her own baby whale.
Time: may-Octobe
Location: the Floriere Peninsula is located south of Adelaide City and can be reached within an hour by car.
Photo: Phil Peninsula
Rare Blue whale recommendation: Cape Nelson
In Victoria, Australia, there is a port city called Portland (Portland), and (Cape Nelson), Puntland's Cape Nelson, sees rare blue whales in May each year, the last month they hunt here. It takes luck to see the blue whale.
Time: may
Location: Portland, Cape, Victoria
Photo: Nelson, c.
The whales from the South Pole are already slowly heading north in the sea to see these lovely animals with huge bodies. Get ready now!
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