Q. How long before we see our first Whales?
A. On the faster vessels like Quick Cat II you may start to see the tell tale "blow" or large explosions of water if the whales are breaching from around thirty minutes after leaving the harbour.
Q. What type of Whales will we see?
A. Mainly Humpback Whales are sighted during this time of year. Minke and Pilot Whales are often seen but not in large numbers.
Q. What will the Whales do?
A. Because the humpbacks are in their own environment and can weigh up to forty tonne, they can do anything they want. Some days they may be jumping out of the water or "mugging" the boat, the next day they may be just lazing about enjoying the warm Hervey Bay waters.
Q. How many Whales will we see?
A. The east coast population is believed to be around 4500 humpbacks.
Each whale stays in the bay from 1 day to 3 weeks. A mother and calf was sighted last year 6 weeks after they were first photographed in the bay by the Trish Franklin of the Oceania Project.
Q. How close will we get?
A. All vessels (except for research vessels) can approach to within 100 metres of a whale then it is up to the whales. If they do decide to come to the boat, being on a low passenger number, close to the water vessel, you will have a distinct advantage as you will have the Front Row Seat for an Experience of a Liftime.
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