Wildlife Coast Cruises

20/08/2024

Last season’s Wilsons Promontory Whale Cruises brought us these remarkable shots by IanR photography! 🐋
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19/08/2024

⛴️ Experience the untamed beauty of Cape Woolamai with our one-hour Cape Cruise. This week, cruises depart from San Remo jetty at 10:45 am on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. A great way to explore this rugged headland!

18/08/2024

📺 Make sure to tune into Postcards at 5:30pm on Channel 9 this evening as Shaynna Blaze shares her favourite spots to visit on Phillip Island.

17/08/2024

🌱 We had a great time at our second annual tree planting day organized by Bass Coast Landcare Network at the Bass River Garden! Together, we planted 750 plants in the new Conservation/Seed orchard and wetlands.

Thanks to donations through our Tree in Cart program, can collections, onboard donations, and matching funds, 333 indigenous plants were added to boost local biodiversity.

We’re excited to continue growing this program and give back to the community.

13/08/2024

Just over a week until our kick-off! During these trips, we often spot Humpback whales travelling with their calves. These young whales will stay close to their mothers for about a year after birth, learning the migration route as they make their way south. 🐋🐋

12/08/2024

06/08/2024

Our Phillip Island whale season has concluded, but you can still enjoy an adventure visiting thousands of playful seals on a Phillip Island Seal Cruise or exploring the scenic beauty of Cape Woolamai on a Cape Cruise. 🦭

📷 Photos by Andrew Young

04/08/2024

If you're an RACV member enter for your chance to win tickets on our Wilsons Prom Whale Cruise!

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03/08/2024

03/08/2024

📅 Mark your calendars! August 23rd our Wilsons Prom Whale Cruises kick off. Departing Port Welshpool spend 6 hours exploring the beautiful east coast and have a 90% chance of spotting whales.

Plus, enjoy morning tea and lunch onboard. Don’t miss this chance for a memorable encounter with these incredible creatures! 🌊🐳

You can also take advantage of our midweek discounts with 20% Off Adult and Child tickets about our Wilsons Prom Whale Cruises. See our website for details.

28/07/2024

With weather conditions set to improve during the week, we have opened additional times on our Dolphin & Whale Cruise and still have a few spots left on our winter Whale Cruises. This is the last week of whale boat tours at Phillip Island, so don't miss out.

Thanks, .photography for sharing these photos!

27/07/2024

🐋🐋 If you've been following our whale sightings, you might have noticed an exciting development yesterday.

Our crew and passengers on the Winter Whale Cruise had a unique experience with our first-ever sighting of a Pygmy Blue Whale off the Phillip Island coast. These whales are an Australian-specific subspecies of Blue Whales, slightly smaller and reaching around 24 meters in length.

In addition to this remarkable sighting, we observed breaching Humpback Whales and documented another calf.

There's only one week left of Phillip Island whale cruises, but you can continue on our whale-watching journey at Wilsons Prom with cruises departing Port Welshpool starting August 23rd.

26/07/2024

🐳 A sole breach on Wednesday's Dolphin & Whale Cruise. Thanks, IanR photography!

23/07/2024

Our Citizen scientists have been hard at work this season, recording over 80 whale flukes so far! 23 of these have been matched with flukes from other photographers and previous years on Happy Whale, spanning locations from Tasmania to Sydney, the Gold Coast, and even off Broome, WA.

Check them out on Happy Whale https://happywhale.com/user/28880

16/07/2024

Thanks to Caius Cheung for sharing these incredible breach from earlier this season!🐋 📷

We've already had over 200 humpback whale encounters this season, with many more to come.

But if you can't get on board at Phillip Island, don't worry as we will also be running our springtime whale watching season at Wilsons Promontory starting August 24th.

Island Whales

15/07/2024

🌱 We are overjoyed to be finalists in this year's Bass Coast Business Awards, recognizing our environmental and sustainability journey. Best of luck to all the amazing businesses involved!

12/07/2024

A memorable encounter today with a Humpback mother and calf mugging the boat at Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island! 🐋😁 Island Whales

09/07/2024

🌈🐋 Have you ever seen a rainbow made by a whale? A magical moment when sunlight catches a whale's blow. Here are a few from this season at Phillip Island.

08/07/2024

It's been a huge weekend of whale watching and festivities at Phillip Island.🐋🐋

Thanks, Barb for sharing these beautiful pics!

05/07/2024

Come see us at the Festival!

Island Whale Festival 2024 starts today!

🎉 Check out 'what's on' today, including activities, talks, virtual reality and live music happening at the Festival Hub, beginning with a welcome to country and smoking ceremony at 10am.

The Festival Hub located at Berninneit in Cowes is open 10am-4pm all weekend!

For today's full program, see www.islandwhales.com.au/friday

05/07/2024

There were some excellent entries in this year's colouring completion. Congratulations to Ivy, Marlo and Ivy who were the winners for their respective grades. Entries will also be displayed at the Island Whales.🤩

And a huge thanks to talented local artist Carly Mead, https://carlymeade.com for providing the illustration.

30/06/2024

The school holidays offer a great opportunity to experience these majestic mammals. We advise booking ahead as seats are filling up.
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There have been lots of whales around over the last week with multiple pods spotted each day we were on the water! Thanks, Enorha for these great shots. Island Whales

25/06/2024

It has been a flat-out whale season with fantastic numbers of whales passing by the island and continuing their migration north.

Here are some snapshots from one of our citizen scientists onboard, Andrew Young.

22/06/2024

More massive breaches! These are from yesterday's whale cruise at Phillip Island, an unforgettable experience! 🐳

Amazing photos thanks to Enorha. Island Whales

22/06/2024

Only a few weeks left until the Island Whales Festival!

17/06/2024

One of the highlights of this weekend was this excitable humpback spotted in the bay, who dazzled passengers with its acrobatic antics! 🐋

Also, a timely reminder to recreational vessels to maintain a safe distance of 200 meters while observing whales you can find more info on this at https://shorturl.at/i9Eas

Thanks to Barb and Peter for these amazing photos!
Island Whales

14/06/2024

🐋🐋 Wintertime at Phillip Island and that means it's time for Whales, seals, and dolphins! The whale season is officially in full swing, and it’s the perfect time to embark on a winter adventure with tours running daily.

Here are a few photos from Citizen Scientist Peter Fogarty of one of last week’s cruises.

10/06/2024

🐦 For bird enthusiasts. This week, we spotted an endangered Indian yellow-nosed albatross, marking its first recorded appearance on Bass Coast since 2019.

Additionally, we have recorded a sighting of the elusive Brown Skua, a species not documented in the local area since 1991. Thanks to citizen scientist Andrew Young these amazing shots.

18/05/2024

---- Sale has now ended ------
It's your last chance to take advantage of the 20% Gift Voucher Sale for Adult and Child Whale Cruises - Sale ends on May 20th

Jump on a cruise during June and July at Phillip Island a fantastic opportunity to view these amazing mammals.

Book your whale cruise gift vouchers online at:
https://www.wildlifecoastcruises.com.au/whale-sale-2024/

13/05/2024

Our first whale sighting of the season!! 🐋 😁 We were lucky enough to spot this lone humpback whale on today's Phillip Island Seal Cruise. There were few peduncle slaps and fins in the air as it continued on its journey past Phillip Island.

Our Whale cruises start back on June 4th and don't forget to take advantage of our 20% Off Adult and Child Whale Gift vouchers, sale ends May 20th.