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Hervey Bay Whale Swim and Watch | 6 hours

186 Reviews | Hervey Bay
From $116.58 per person Lowest Price Guarantee
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Hervey Bay Whale Swim and Watch
2 Adults x $143.68
$287.36
Approx Total
$287.36

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Lunch
  • Snorkeling gear and wetsuits are provided
  • Up-close whale encounter
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Swim with whales (when conditions permit)
  • Guaranteed whale sightings

Overview

- Come and experience an up-close, personal whale encounter with strictly limited numbers. Includes whale swim encounter when possible. - We champion a strict Code of Practice when interacting with the whales. The key component to this agreement, and a core philosophy of ours, is “on the whales terms”. In short this means we only interact with whales that are happy for us to do so. - We guarantee whale sightings (seeing a whale from the vessel) between 1st August and 14th October. In the unlikely event that the skipper cannot locate a whale during this period you will be offered a full refund or free return ticket

Meeting points

Enter the marina via the gate next to the fuel station.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Check-in and board the vessel, tour the Great Sandy Strait Marine Park along side of Fraser Island. Whale watch and Swim the day away, catering and equipment provided.

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Children under 8 years are not permitted to swim with the whales and a parental guardian must remain with them on the vessel. If 2 guardians are present they can interchange between the vessel and swimming when conditions permit. The tour is not suitable for children under 4 years.

Free Cancellation

October 25100% refund
October 26No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Reviews

4.9

186 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
  • 5 stars
    173
  • 4 stars
    11
  • 3 stars
    1
  • 2 stars
    0
  • 1 star
    1

Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 173 reviews with 5 stars

Will be booking again!

Published on Jan, 2025

Had a great day out on the water. Saw lots of whales including some calves (who were pretty keen to put on a show for us). The staff were super knowledgeable and more than happy to answer any questions we had. The smaller tour size also meant we all got to know each other a little better. I like that this tour respected the whales space, particularly with calves around. I’ll be booking again in whale season :)

Ridiculously amazing experience

Published on Sep, 2024

Ridiculously amazing experience, these creatures are so massive, powerful and gentle. Hervey Bay Dive Centre couldn’t have been more accommodating and professional. We had to make a last minute change to our booking and they worked it all out for us with no fuss. Will be recommending this experience to everyone I know.

Awesome Experience

Published on Sep, 2024

Absolutely loved this experience. We’ve also done a whale watching trip in Brisbane on a much bigger boat, and this was so much better. Got to do some snorkelling to which was so cool. The food was great.

Highly recommend

Published on Sep, 2024

Could not recommend this tour enough! Mobi, Ines and Ed were fantastic :) We saw lots of whales, got in the water with a couple. Even though it is not guaranteed, the crew try their best!

Bucket List Experience.

Published on Aug, 2024

Our daughter booked the whale swim experience as a bucket list adventure and the day exceeded our expectations. The team were very efficient in having us fill out the paperwork and get fitted into our wetsuits. There is a limit of 24 people on the boat which gave everyone a good amount of room to move about and not feel cramped. Eddy, the captain and owner kept us informed once we set off and the 2 crew members did a great job of looking after everyone and kept the food coming. We saw a lot of dolphins and plenty of whales and half the people on board, while snorkeling, saw whales swimming under them or very near to them. Eddy stopped multiple times to give everyone several opportunities to snorkel. We did have excellent weather but it was a day our family will never forget and would highly recommend the experience.

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