Swim with Whales at Western Australia Travel Destinations
You can still enjoy the thrill of whale watching from a number Australian towns as this part of Australia's coast is the migratory path for thousands of whales each year and a haven for whale watchers. If you coordinate your Western Australia travel with whale migration there you can enjoy the breath taking spectacle of whale watching as well as land-based exploration.
At the end of April, humpback, southern right and even rarer blue whales travel north along this coastline towards warmer breeding grounds. They leave their food laden southern ocean behind but later in the year make their way back south to grow and develop there.
There are whale watching cruises and land based lookouts available from each of these Western Australia travel destinations; Albany, Exmouth, Hillarys, Denham, Broome, Geographe Bay and Kalabarri. The likelihood of sighting these magnificent creatures is high at the right time of the year, especially around noon.
If you visit Western Australia in June you can see humpbacks and southern rights around Augusta on the south coast.
Albany had a large whaling station right up until the early 1970’s but has turned this into an impressive interactive whale watching museum. The best time to see whales in nearby King George Sound is July through October. Albany is ‘Grand Central Station’ for humpback and southern right whales as they mate and calve around this area.
Dunsborough is just north of Margaret River and a popular destination for viewing some of the less prolific blue whales and thier calves in nearby Geographe Bay during September.
About mid-way up the very long Western Australia coast is Kalbarri. Kalbarri is a little north of Bussleton a well known wildflower area around spring, (September, October and November). At Kalbarri, especially from vantage points at Eagle George, Red Bluff and Natural Bridge you can see humpback whales swim north from June through November.
Probably the most spectacular of all whale watching experiences is at Ningaloo Marine Park about 100 miles south of Exmouth on the North West Cape. This destination is over half way up the WA coast about 800 miles from Perth. It’s worth flying there from Perth unless you have plenty of time and drive a 4-wheel drive.
On offer from late March through June each year is an opportunity to snorkel there with whale sharks. Yes this is possible! Snorkeling at the Ningaloo Marine Park is one of the best snorkeling experiences you’ll find anywhere on earth and although whale sharks grow up to 60 feet in length they are harmless!
If you enjoy water experiences with water creatures and include Ningaloo Marine Park as part of your Western Australia travel, consider stopping en route or as you return south to Perth at Monkey Mia. Monkey Mia is near Denham on the Peron Peninsula about 500 miles north of Perth. Every day, friendly bottlenose dolphins from a pod of around 330, swim to shore to interact with visitors from around the world at this unique part of Western Australia’s coastline.
The Kimberley Coast is way north in Western Australia and this is yet another of the Western Australia travel destinations that promises extraordinary whale watching experiences; this time humpbacks as they move off the coast of Broome to give birth to their young from June to November.
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Rowena French has traveled Australia extensively, exploring much of this vast and very diverse country. If you’d like to read more about our favorite Western Australia travel destinations, or our other Australian travels, read our website at www.AustraliaTravel4U.com
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