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Whale Sightings

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2 days ago

What morning we just had on Discovery.

We left Sydney heads and began our journey up north towards Long-Reef. We spotted a pod of humpback whales a few kilometres off Manly. We headed that direction, stopped a fair distance away from the pod, then we saw them change direction and head straight for us. we counted 3 humpbacks, a mother, calf and another full-grown humpback - then began the "mugging" which then was followed by the calf breaching and putting on a show! 🐋🚀
This went for the rest of the cruise and it sure was hard to leave when it was time to head back!

Weather conditions are looking too rough for tomorrow, so unfortunately, our Sunday whale watching cruises are cancelled.

We still have the sale going so make sure to book online with the code: "SPRINGSALE" and receive up to 25% off our 3hr Discovery Cruises until the 30th September!
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4 days ago

We're back out there today onboard our Discovery cruise on the humpback highway. 🐬

We found 2-3 pods of humpback whales heading north this morning and what we saw was it definitely isn't just a highway for humpbacks but for some Bottlenose Dolphins as well. We were finding it difficult to take our eyes off the Dolphins as they were cruising with our vessel and breaching all around us. A welcomed distraction from our humpback friends! 🐋

We're still having a sale, folks!
Book online with the code: "SPRINGSALE" and receive up to 25% off our 3hr Discovery Cruises until the 30th September!
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1 week ago

Today was a contrast with the weather! Soft seas in the morning and heavy winds in the afternoon - soft seas or heavy winds is never a problem for the humpbacks, they were going wild all day! 🚀🐋

We cruised straight out of the heads and onto the Tasman sea and spotted an active pod of humpback whales breaching East, so we headed out there and then we found ourselves surrounded by humpbacks! We counted 4-5 pods of whales breaching every direction! We could even feel the water from the splash of the whales on our skin 😁

As we mentioned before, we have a sale on at the moment - book online with the code:
"SPRINGSALE" and receive up to 25% off our 3hr Discovery Cruises until the 30th September! 🐋🐋🐋

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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Hey I’m coming back to Sydney for a bit mid Oct

Kayley our friends from today?! Connor is now obsessed with every species. 🐋

Vuli Maraiwai look Vuli!!🥹😍🥹

1 week ago

It was comfortable ride on our 3-hour discovery cruise this morning with soft seas paired with a pod 2 whales breaching just a few kilometres off Manly.

With the waters so still and calm it made pretty amazing sounds of the whales crashing down on the undisturbed surface of the water with each breach, which made some very large slapping sounds!

We currently have a sale, so if you wish to hop on and enjoy this nice weather on the seas with us book online with the code:
"SPRINGSALE" and receive up to 25% off our 3hr Discovery Cruises until the 30th September! 🐋🐋🐋
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1 week ago

With the weather warming up, we're seeing more humpback whales on their southern migration back down to the Antarctic.
This morning, we spotted lots of humpbacks heading south, with the added little penguin spotted near North-head, then this afternoon we saw a few pods still making their way north 🐋

If you wish to come onboard with us soon, we currently have a sale!
Book online with the code: "SPRINGSALE" and receive up to 25% off our 3hr Discovery Cruises until the 30th September!
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Perfect cruising conditions out on the Tasman today. Several pods hugging the coastline and gently making their way South.

We will be out again all weekend and have savings to be made on our tickets with the Promocode: SPRINGSALE

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2 weeks ago

Perfect cruising conditions out on the Tasman today. Several pods hugging the coastline and gently making their way South.

We will be out again all weekend and have savings to be made on our tickets with the Promocode: SPRINGSALE

Book online with the code and receive up to 25% off our 3hr Discovery Cruises until the 30th September!
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Ooh already on the way to the summer holidays. Do whales have holidays?

2 weeks ago

We've been Mugged! Again!

We need to ask these whales to stop holding us hostage like this, but to be honest it's the experience of a lifetime!

Our afternoon cruise was joined by two very friendly humpbacks as we left the harbour and they came right up to the boat. We could see them gracefully turning and diving just below the surface before they would pop up next to us with a loud trumpet and a big blow.

We have space on our boats tomorrow including the chance to save up to 25% when you book online for our 3 Hour Discovery Cruise with the promocode SPRINGSALE valid on cruises until 30th September.
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Atmos shoal bay

2 weeks ago

Hello whales!

Our Humpbacks are feeling friendly today! We left the harbour this morning and were treated to a big breach right away! Followed by the lively whales coming to say a curious hello to the boat. We had two whales swimming within a few meters of us and giving us some nice big spy hops.

We still have space on our afternoon cruises and we would love to have you with us!
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How epic was the killer whales ?

2 weeks ago

We keep getting very lucky, and we love it!

Due to the extreme wind picking up this afternoon we have only been able to run the morning cruise, but we are very glad we did!

We headed North towards Long Reef and were met by a pod of 3 incredibly inquisitive whales. We think they may have been adult males, giving us large trumpet calls and buzzing past the boat over and over again! They each gave us a big spy hop to check out the boat and rolled around while swimming underneath us. Truly incredible scenes on the Humpback Highway yet again! 🐋
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