During their annual migration of up to 10,000 km, humpback whales attract thousands of visitors to towns along Australia’s east coast. You can see whales right along the coast but the place that has earned the moniker of Whale Watching Capital of the World is Hervey Bay on the...
Of all the things to do in Hervey Bay, the whale watching capital of the world, seeing the humpback whales in their natural habitat on the Humpback Highway is not to be missed. There are several whale watching tours to choose from but if you have a passion for ecotourism...
Some places are more well-known in faraway lands than they are at home. Maryborough in Queensland had a fleeting touch with fame when it featured briefly in the movie Saving Mr Banks (Maryborough was where the author of Mary Poppins grew up) but most Australians, are unaware of Maryborough's...
Last year we went whale watching at Hervey Bay with Freedom Whale Watch aboard Freedom III and literally had a whale of a time. We recently also had the opportunity to try whale watching tours in Alaska and Canada. Juneau with humpback whales and Victoria with a pod or...
Have you travelled half-way around the world at great expense to tick an amazing experience off our bucket list? Sometimes, that mind-blowing bucket list experience might be right on your doorstep. For those of us who live in Southeast Queensland, there's world-class whale watching in Hervey Bay, the Humpback...
Hervey Bay has a reputation for being a sleepy retirement zone with not much to offer anyone slightly younger, more active or adventurous aside from seasonal whale watching. It doesn’t get as much press as some other Queensland holiday resort destinations but I wanted to see for myself what Hervey...