Land Based Whale Watching (June to November)
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YES we counted 320 Humpback Whales per day 12 July 2019:
This tour suits people that commute to Straddie for the day or people who are already on Straddie.
- We will pick you up from your Island accommodation or
- Your family/group will need to catch the 08.55 am Water Taxi from Cleveland to Dunwich
- The boat ride (at your own cost) takes you across Moreton Bay arriving in Dunwich at 09.20 am
- We will meet you as you step ashore (can’t miss me & vehicle)
- We then travel through Dunwich (looking for koalas) to Main Beach
- Here we stop and have a Cuppa and some “Aussie Damper” for morning tea (looking for whales and driving along with them)
- When we arrive at the North Gorge approx 9 km of beach driving there is FREE time to do the complete North Gorge walk
- This is the most Easterly Point in Queensland very popular for its beautiful blue scenic outlook
- Whilst looking for more majestic Humpback Whales you can also spot other life in the blue water
- Dolphins,turtles, manta rays and sharks can be seen from this vantage point as they swim along
- Lunch is provided at the “Captain Cook’s seat” just in front of a grassy hill with a great view. We will supply you a BBQ with sausages, garden salad and apricots, rice, beetroot, and a fruit drink.
- After lunch more Whale Watching until 2.00pm when we drive back to Dunwich for your return
- We catch the 2.25 pm water taxi back to Cleveland so you will be in Cleveland at approx 3.00 pm.
- You do have an option to stay at Point Lookout and return via bus at a later time if it suits you.
What to bring:
- Sunscreen of your choice
- Sunglasses and a hat
- Binoculars
- Telescope
- Camera
- Favourite water bottle
- A BIG SMILE!
Stefan from Germany wrote:
Thanks, Dave, and thank YOU for a great day. Quite apart from seeing so many beautiful places, your tour gave us a number of new experiences which may seem small but really meant a lot to us. Neither of us had gone by a 4x4 before (great fun) nor picked mussels (pippies?) on a beach, for instance, and ever since I heard about tee tree lakes almost twenty years ago, I had always wanted to have a swim in one.
On our way back to B'bane, we more or less decided that we will return to Straddie at the end of our time here and spend a day whale-watching -- or just looking out at the water -- at Point Lookout, so yes, please keep us updated.
Sincerely,
Stefan
Thanks, Dave, and thank YOU for a great day. Quite apart from seeing so many beautiful places, your tour gave us a number of new experiences which may seem small but really meant a lot to us. Neither of us had gone by a 4x4 before (great fun) nor picked mussels (pippies?) on a beach, for instance, and ever since I heard about tee tree lakes almost twenty years ago, I had always wanted to have a swim in one.
On our way back to B'bane, we more or less decided that we will return to Straddie at the end of our time here and spend a day whale-watching -- or just looking out at the water -- at Point Lookout, so yes, please keep us updated.
Sincerely,
Stefan
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0409 123 586
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Straddie location map. We are in between Brisbane & the Gold Coast and only 20 minutes by boat from Cleveland!
Playing dolphins
Humpback Whales heading North.
Humpback Whales heading South.