Your best chance of spotting whales is around phillip island, portland and warrnambool. Each year from june to october south west victoria welcomes migrating whales. View the spectacular surf beach, you might even see the local surfers in action. Whale watching, nature and wildlife, victoria, australia. For many whales, this journey includes a visit to bass strait, which spans the length of the great ocean road between victoria and tasmania. From torquay, the gateway to the great ocean road and victorias surfing capital, head. Whale express, tour, great ocean road, victoria, australia.
Time your trip to the great ocean road region between june and october for whale watching at logans beach, victorias southern right whale nursery. If youve ever driven along the great ocean road youll realise why its a great spot for whale watching. Athletics club, warrnambool, gerat ocean road, victoria. Dont forget to check out our top 7 whale watching tips at the end of this itinerary. Short doco about the dead blue whale that washed up at cathederal rock on the great ocean road in 1992. Whale season on the great ocean road go west tours. Winter whale trail in warrnambool visit warrnambool. Download the marengo reefs marine sanctuary brochure. You can also download our whale trail flyer to take with you. Victorias surf coast, southwest of melbourne, is best known for its worldclass surf breaks including bells beach and for the tall, stark cliffs that run along the great ocean road. The 10 best things to do in great ocean road 2020 with. While the weather is certainly much cooler during melbournes winter months, this period is still a fantastic time to visit the great ocean road. Get up close to the 12 apostles along victoria s iconic great ocean road, and use the 360 degree video to imagine youre flying overhead and exploring in a helicopter. Events listed on atdw are promoted through visit great ocean road, visit victoria and hundreds of other websites.
Soak up the great ocean roads warrnambool winter whale trail. Adventure on lake elizabeth in the great otway national park. Not only is the great ocean road much quieter and the crowds at the famous locations much smaller, but the ocean swells are also much more powerful and spectacular. Including kookaburras, seals, whales, kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, koalas and more. Registering your event on atdw takes 10 minutes, download a how to guide here. To connect with great ocean road whales, log in or create an account. This is when southern right, blue, humpback whales and sometimes even orcas play and bring up their young in the tranquil waters along the great ocean road as they migrate from the cold waters of antartica to queensland. Whale watching, nature and wildlife, great ocean road, victoria. Seeing these whales in their natural habitat is an experience no kid will forget and winter is just the time to do it in victoria. The vibrant symphony of the rainforest adds to the powerful drama of the ocean meetscliff theatrics, while whales arrive to bask in the warmer waters of the southern ocean. More than 60 percent of the worlds whale population can be found in.
Time your trip to the great ocean road region between june and october for whale watching at logans beach, victorias. Keep track of sightings here and get some whale watching tips. Blue whale washes up on beach lorne great ocean road 1992. Travel along victoria s spectacular southern coastline and watch humpback whales, southern right whales, blue whales and orcas as they make their annual pilgrimage from the feeding grounds of antarctica to give birth and raise their calves in australias warmer waters. Warrnambool, destinations, great ocean road, victoria. Female southern right whales return to the nursery for weeks to calve and allow the young to feed, gathering strength for their journey back to the subantarctic waters.
Clues to an ancient whale mystery, in the cliffs of the victorian surf. Whale watching, nature and wildlife, great ocean road. Multiple whale species make their way to the shores of the great ocean road each year to put on a show performed by nature. Mother and baby whale waving at logans beach whale nursery warrnambool whilst very early in the season it does appear to be a southern right whale this video comes in from joshua iezzi and was taken at logans beach whale viewing platform warrnambool. Its skeleton is now on display in the melbourne museum. Surf the west coast of victoria at beaches in the great ocean road region from the famed breaks of bells beach to the wild waves beyond discovery bay.
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