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...
I am on a sand island. The biggest sand island in the world, to be exact. If this brings the image of a desert island to your mind with one lonely palm tree for shade and nothing else you will be surprised to learn Fraser Island, off the coast...
Since its World Heritage listing in 1992, Fraser Island has attracted hundreds of thousands of tourists and nature lovers. The waters between Fraser Island and Hervey Bay provides some of the best whale watching in the world. If you're not visiting during the humpback whale migration, here are some...
With friendly whales, and intriguing coves and bays, self-skippering a catamaran on the Great Sandy Straits is a lot of fun, even if you have no experience on the water. Even though I have had some water-borne experiences on catamarans, yachts and even a sleek Sydney-to-Hobart racing vessel, I don’t know...
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...
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...