Blue Dolphin

Join Hervey Bay’s only sail whale watching vessel. We are also the smallest in the fleet at just 10.5m in length. Most of the whales we see are 10 to 13 metres in length and 30 tonnes or more, that’s over 5 times our weight. So when you see a whale from Blue Dolphin you really see a whale!

From 24th July to November Hervey Bay and Fraser Island in Queensland is thriving with the most magnificent and beautiful humpback whales. Every year the whales return to Hervey Bays calm and crystal clear waters where they teach their newly born calf’s to feed and communicate before swimming on south back to their feeding ground in Antarctica. Along with the mother whales and calfs, Hervey Bay and Fraser Island also see the return of the “teenagers”. The teenagers return to learn the migratory route as well as be cheeky and have fun as all teenagers do.

Occasionally we see the “heat runs” where the males chase a female at an extraordinary speed changing direction sometimes on a 0 degree axis so that they can mate with their chosen female. This is very exciting to watch and experience first hand.

Your skipper Peter has over 20 years experience with marine mammals, 14 years of which were spent as marine mammal trainer at Seaworld. During those years Peter was involved with saving many stranded marine mammals. You can rest assured that your day will be as informative as you like thanks to Peters experience and he welcomes all your questions so make sure you ask.

The cruise is a full day with morning and afternoon tea and lunch provided. The vessel is also fully licensed serving wine, beer and pre-mixed spirits.