Byron Bay whale watching is one of the three major pleasures here at land's end on the eastern tip of the Australian continent. The other two are surfing and an immersion into the alternative lifestyle, but let's leave hippies and beach bums out of this. Focus instead on the humpbacks that come here to feed and breed after a long and arduous journey from the frigid depths of the Antarctic.
Byron Bay is technically within NSW, but it is farther from Sydney and closer to Brisbane which is only 165 km. Visitors coming here will find a holiday-loving beach resort with a sub-tropical climate. Not so long ago, this was a whaling station that waylaid and harpooned the gentle giants. But nowadays it is only the tourists armed with a zoom lens and sun-block who waylay the humpbacks.
In addition to the humpback whales, visitors coming here in-between June and November can expect with up-close encounters with other migratory creatures like sea turtles, bottle-nose dolphins and many different bird species. The humpbacks seen here head past the coast on their way to the Great Barrier Reef for feeding from June thru August, and again on their way back to Antarctica with new born calves from Aug-Nov.
Tour boats are launched daily from Cape Byron. The whales pass by tantalizingly close to shore here, on their way to or from the Great Barrier Reef. There will be many tours scheduled throughout the day, and each tour lasts between 2 to 3 hours.
It includes the amazing up-close experience of watching the humpbacks surface, blow water and go back down with a mighty tail slap and splash. Passengers on these tours will also be able to listen to whale songs on a hydrophone. They will be able to see the whales below the surface with the help of underwater cameras.
There will be trained guides onboard to help passengers and what the whales are doing. Some tours may additionally take passengers for a look-see of the Julian Rocks Marine Reserve. Most tours will provide some snacks and drinks, along with other essentials like life-jackets and sun-block.
All that a passenger needs is a hat, and perhaps a camera or binoculars. Byron Bay whale watching is an addictive experience, especially for those who come into close contact with the gentle creatures for the first time. The experience and the whale songs shake the soul, and it makes visitors visit again the next year and every year after that - just like the whales.
Byron Bay is technically within NSW, but it is farther from Sydney and closer to Brisbane which is only 165 km. Visitors coming here will find a holiday-loving beach resort with a sub-tropical climate. Not so long ago, this was a whaling station that waylaid and harpooned the gentle giants. But nowadays it is only the tourists armed with a zoom lens and sun-block who waylay the humpbacks.
In addition to the humpback whales, visitors coming here in-between June and November can expect with up-close encounters with other migratory creatures like sea turtles, bottle-nose dolphins and many different bird species. The humpbacks seen here head past the coast on their way to the Great Barrier Reef for feeding from June thru August, and again on their way back to Antarctica with new born calves from Aug-Nov.
Tour boats are launched daily from Cape Byron. The whales pass by tantalizingly close to shore here, on their way to or from the Great Barrier Reef. There will be many tours scheduled throughout the day, and each tour lasts between 2 to 3 hours.
It includes the amazing up-close experience of watching the humpbacks surface, blow water and go back down with a mighty tail slap and splash. Passengers on these tours will also be able to listen to whale songs on a hydrophone. They will be able to see the whales below the surface with the help of underwater cameras.
There will be trained guides onboard to help passengers and what the whales are doing. Some tours may additionally take passengers for a look-see of the Julian Rocks Marine Reserve. Most tours will provide some snacks and drinks, along with other essentials like life-jackets and sun-block.
All that a passenger needs is a hat, and perhaps a camera or binoculars. Byron Bay whale watching is an addictive experience, especially for those who come into close contact with the gentle creatures for the first time. The experience and the whale songs shake the soul, and it makes visitors visit again the next year and every year after that - just like the whales.
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