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Enjoy a whalewatching excursion off the mooloolaba coast. Whale watching tours, victoria bc bc whale tours a. Plan your trip sunshine coast tourism official site. Whale one mooloolaba 2020 all you need to know before. Information and bookings for whale watching cruises from sunshine coast. Our whale watching tours located off the southern coast of victoria, british columbia consist of viewing transient orca pods, migrating humpback whales, grey whales and other marine animals that reside in our coastal waters. One of the best parts about bcs sunshine coast is the journey getting there. April through october are the ideal months to take a threehour trip to view the resident orcas in their beautiful native habitat.
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Depart from mooloolaba and then, over the course of 2. Whale watching cruise whale sighting guarantee mooloolaba special get on board this whale watching cruise from mooloolaba for close encounters with magnificent hump back whales as they migrate up and down the east coast of australia. The spirit of migaloo ii is australias newest and most advanced whale watching vessel operating in the gold coast. Sunshine coast whale watching is a wonderful experience on board the whale one or brisbane whale watching boats. Whale watching tours and marine eco tour adventures provided by west coast wildlife adventures. Whale of a time at pender harbour two scots abroad. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Brisbane whalewatching has been successfully operating tours from redcliffe for over 23 years. A premiere whale watching company based in victoria, british columbia, canada. Whale one whale watch from the sunshine coast whalefree. Category deep sea fishing charters 6 wildlife 8 kayak tours and rental 5 weather dependant 9 cruises whale watching 1 alcohol 1 sports 1 watersport 8 special occasion 10 group discounts and offers 1. About bc whale tours leave the crowds behind on our custom made vessels specifically designed for comfort, speed and safety that carry only 12 guests at a time. There are numerous operations offering whale watching and marine mammal tours, mostly from vancouver island but also in the queen charlotte islands, prince rupert, sunshine coast and vancouver. The area is aptly named because of its predominantly sunny weather but it is more than just the sunshine that attracts residents and visitors alike.
The whale watching season in sunshine coast is shorter than the gold coast one and usually doesnt really start up till midjune in time for school holidays and runs till midoctober just after those school holidays finish. Whale watching on the sunshine coast of south east queensland is a very educational experience. As the whales migrate up and back down the east coast of australia each winter, the gold coast is able to double dip as the whales head north and then again as they return south the whale watching season on the gold coast runs from june november. Our company utilizes stateoftheart, custom designed, locally built vessels that are leading in the industry for safety. Gold coast whale watching whale watch tour bookings. Bcs lower sunshine coast british columbia adventure network. Eye spy represents the ultimate in whale friendly design. Book online today and save on your sunshine coast whale watching adventure. There are two avenues of approach for a sunshine coast whale watching trip. Sunshine coast whale watching tours are great fun, and on return you can enjoy the beautiful sunshine coast beaches. Sunshine coast whale watching whale watching in bc. Locate any of 12,000 named locations on the bc and wa state coast. Though this is seasonal, you can go on whale watching tours at any time of the year to catch these amazing animals playing, swimming and.
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