Whale watching is an experience of a lifetime.
Winter whale watching is fast becoming a popular tourist attraction over in Queensland, Australia where hundreds of tourists watch in delight as they get up close and personal with mother whales and their calves.
Hervey Bay off the Queensland coast is the newest tourist attraction to cater for this demand and tourists are often in for a treat as mothers rise to the surface with their babies in order to show them off!
Platypus Bay is the holiday ground of the magnificent Humpback whale who congregate here every winter. They are used to seeing visitors and their boats so the chances of getting close to a mother and her calf is quite high. In fact the tour guides will report that they whales often love the chance to interact with the boat and its passengers.
It is here that the whales rest and take a break before their long migration back to the Antarctic and so it here that they are seen at their playful best.
Freedom III is one such boat that carries tourist to the famous whale watching spot. From this 58 foot catamaran, guests can enjoy 360 degree views out across the bay on three separate viewing levels. The boat can take around 49 guests but the owner, famous documentary producer Ben Cropp, prefers to take just 40 so that guests have space and room to wander around.
As whale watching can be hungry work, guests are also treated to some sumptuous home-cooked goodies and a mouth-wateringly tasty lunchtime buffet. Not that you’ll want to spend too much time eating as the whales surface and lunge all over the bay, often doing magnificent acrobatic leaps in the air.
Freedom III is now operating whale watching tours from late July to early November, visit their website at freedomwhalewatch for more information.
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