Whale Watching Sydney

Whale Watching Sydney The best whale watching cruises in Sydney with over 30 years of experience. Hop on board Sydney's bes It's an unforgettable experience!

At Whale Watching Sydney we have been watching Humpback Whales off our beautiful coastline since 1993, so we know the great feeling that people get
seeing these whales up close and personal. Our experienced crew is looking forward to welcome you aboard Sydneys best custom built, fast and spacious
vessels to give you the best day possible out at sea. From mid May to early December tens of thousands

of Humpback Whales migrate along the coast off Sydney each year. Your cruise begins with all of Sydney Harbours famous sights such as the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge,
Watsons Bay and many more as we make our way towards the entrance of Sydney Harbour. Then we head to the blue waters of the pacific ocean where we witness these magnificent mammals migrate past
Sydney's famous beaches and rugged cliff lines in the biggest mass migration in the world.

That’s all for 2024 folks!Whale season has come to an end, and what an incredible season it’s been. We want to thank eve...
19/11/2024

That’s all for 2024 folks!

Whale season has come to an end, and what an incredible season it’s been. We want to thank every single person who joined us out on the Humpback Highway this year. We had some truly once in a lifetime moments with the whales! It brings us so much joy to be able to run these cruises and share the experiences with you.

A massive thank you also goes out to all of our dedicated crews. From the teams in the ticket offices, to the truly talented skippers and dedicated deck hands that make it possible to observe the whales and give you the best experience on the water.

To all of our regular customers, the photographers, and nature lovers, we appreciate all the passion you bring on board!

Let’s have a fantastic summer, and we’ll see you next season for the return of our beautiful Humpbacks! For now, and over the next few posts we’ll leave you with some of our favourite images from 2024! 🐋

Even though our whale season is coming to close this weekend - that doesn't mean that they're not out there, we're still...
15/11/2024

Even though our whale season is coming to close this weekend - that doesn't mean that they're not out there, we're still seeing activity!

We saw a few pods of humpback whales throughout the day and a massive pod of Common dolphins we assumed to be 30-40 in the one pod and then later we were greeted with a pod of Bottlenose dolphins, and we managed to glimpse a mother and calf bottlenose dolphin in amongst the splashing chaos! 🐬

We were still seeing more humpback activity out there as we said goodbye and headed back into the harbor - like we said, it's not quite over yet!

We're still seeing some exhilarating sights from our blubbery friends out there! 🚀As we left the heads, we were tracking...
09/11/2024

We're still seeing some exhilarating sights from our blubbery friends out there! 🚀

As we left the heads, we were tracking 2 humpback whales then decided to look back North and we're sure glad we did. We saw a mother can calf breaching just up at North Head and decided to go have a look and on our way over there we were joined by a pod of Common Dolphins riding the waves with us! 🐬🐋

That was epic!We lost count of the breaches from this little calf, and again the show really came to a crescendo when mu...
07/11/2024

That was epic!

We lost count of the breaches from this little calf, and again the show really came to a crescendo when mum decided to get involved! We even had a massive double head lunge right beside the boat! What a show!!!

A beautiful time this morning, cruising along the coast with a mum and calf. it was a day for pectoral fins, with mum an...
07/11/2024

A beautiful time this morning, cruising along the coast with a mum and calf. it was a day for pectoral fins, with mum and calf giving us a big display near the cliffs, before we were joined by a pod of two more friendly humpbacks. They put on a show, slapping their fins on the water and almost sailing along, upside down!

Unbelievable! Its supposed to be getting quiet out there but that show this evening was incredible. A very playful calf ...
06/11/2024

Unbelievable! Its supposed to be getting quiet out there but that show this evening was incredible. A very playful calf gave us breach after breach, before mum joined in with a massive breach. We then saw the whales dive deep, before popping up right next to our boat for a very close encounter!

We only have until the 17th November before this season comes to an end, so join us soon for an adventure!

Its still not over yet! We might be coming to the last two weeks of the season, but the whales gave us a last minute sho...
05/11/2024

Its still not over yet! We might be coming to the last two weeks of the season, but the whales gave us a last minute show this evening. We have cruises running until 17th November and it'll be the last chance to see our beautiful blubbery friends until next season!

Throw you tail in the air, and wave it like you just don't care!Fantastic cruise this morning, tracking several pods hea...
03/11/2024

Throw you tail in the air, and wave it like you just don't care!

Fantastic cruise this morning, tracking several pods heading South just outside of the Harbour entrance. One whale decided to get very lively for us and gave some huge tail slaps!

That was wild! Our adventure cruise had an amazing time on the water this morning, with some calves putting on a show as...
31/10/2024

That was wild! Our adventure cruise had an amazing time on the water this morning, with some calves putting on a show as soon as we left the harbour. We even had a huge breach from the mum right by the boat, truly incredible!

Another stunner of an afternoon! We headed North to Manly on our final trip of the day, and found a calf that would not ...
30/10/2024

Another stunner of an afternoon! We headed North to Manly on our final trip of the day, and found a calf that would not stop practicing its head lunges and breaches! Absolutely incredible sights!

Party time this afternoon!After a day of very calm whales, we found a pod of 3 just off Manly beach. They had a small an...
29/10/2024

Party time this afternoon!

After a day of very calm whales, we found a pod of 3 just off Manly beach. They had a small and very playful calf with them that put on the show of the day, with multiple breaches and more tail slaps than we could count.

Whales everywhere this afternoon! Our last trip of the day ended with a bang, watching two sets of mum and calf breachin...
28/10/2024

Whales everywhere this afternoon! Our last trip of the day ended with a bang, watching two sets of mum and calf breaching their way along the Northern Beaches! The Mother were tail slapping and fin lobbing and it was incredible to see the small whales practicing the moves at the same time!

The whales are jumping for joy this afternoon! We had a calf put on a great show, including getting fully airborne just ...
28/10/2024

The whales are jumping for joy this afternoon! We had a calf put on a great show, including getting fully airborne just a short distance from the always stunning views of Manly beach!

Some absolutely stunning shots shared by a good friend of ours , taken on our 2-hour Express cruise yesterday. The swell...
27/10/2024

Some absolutely stunning shots shared by a good friend of ours , taken on our 2-hour Express cruise yesterday.

The swell was a bit washy yesterday, but that didn't slow these humpbacks down!

What a stunning start to a Sunday! Whales in every direction while cruising along Bondi, with a couple of big tail throw...
27/10/2024

What a stunning start to a Sunday! Whales in every direction while cruising along Bondi, with a couple of big tail throws and some breaching spotted in the distance. We had 3 pods, including a calf, all making the journey South.

Here are some photos from Friday 25th, captured throughout the day on our Express cruise from one of our talented regula...
26/10/2024

Here are some photos from Friday 25th, captured throughout the day on our Express cruise from one of our talented regulars

We're loving all the activity we're seeing from the little blubbery calves out there on the Tasman Sea!

The swell has definitely picked up this afternoon, with some wild waves and wild whales! We were joined at Long Reef wit...
24/10/2024

The swell has definitely picked up this afternoon, with some wild waves and wild whales! We were joined at Long Reef with an inquisitive mum and calf, before we spotted two adult whales putting on a double act with lots of lunges and breaches heading south.

Yet another beautiful time on the humpback highway today. While the season is going to start slowing down soon, the whal...
23/10/2024

Yet another beautiful time on the humpback highway today. While the season is going to start slowing down soon, the whales are definitely still putting on the show for us. We had lots of fin lobbing, head lunging and playful behaviors. We even had excitement with a pod of bottlenose dolphins on our afternoon cruise!

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An incredible encounter yesterday! We had two beautiful whales spend a very long time checking out the boats from both our Discovery and Express cruises on Sunday afternoon. We scrambled to get the GoPro in the water and the whales seemed to take an interest! How stunning is this?! #whalewatchingsydney #whalewatching #humpbackwhale #gopro #fantaseacruising

Incredible action with a pod of Orca today! We can’t believe how lucky we were. They haven’t been seen since 2018 in Botany Bay and we got to witness them just a few miles from Curl Curl beach. 29th August 2024.

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At Whale Watching Sydney we have been watching Humpback Whales off our beautiful coastline since 1993, so we know the great feeling that people get seeing these whales up close and personal. Our experienced crew is looking forward to welcome you aboard Sydneys best custom built, fast and spacious vessels to give you the best day possible out at sea. It's an unforgettable experience! From mid May to early December tens of thousands of Humpback Whales migrate along the coast off Sydney each year. Your cruise begins with all of Sydney Harbours famous sights such as the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, Watsons Bay and many more as we make our way towards the entrance of Sydney Harbour. Then we head to the blue waters of the pacific ocean where we witness these magnificent mammals migrate past Sydney's famous beaches and rugged cliff lines in the biggest mass migration in the world.