Whale Sightings

Today’s smooth glassy conditions provided the perfect opportunity for our passengers to get a up close and personal on the Humpback Highway. And we certainly did this morning as Hinchinbrook Explorer ventured just past the heads we came across a pod of 6x Humpbacks in a massive heat run. With so much head lunging being…

We have woken to another picture perfect winters day in Port Stephens with blue sky, sunshine galore and light breezes making ideal conditions for off shore cruising the Humpback Whale Highway! There are whales in every direction today – we have traveled straight in line with the Yaccaba Headland to a depth of around 80…

The winter school holidays is the perfect opportunity to book the whole family on a whale watch cruise with Moonshadow TQC. Our vessels and crew are extremely family friendly = Safe and educational for all ages – a perfect adventure for the whole family. Winter attire of jackets, scarfs and beanies are a must as…

The glorious sunshine continues to beam upon us these School Holidays.  Its gearing up to be fabulous conditions throughout the week and our whale spotters are ready for more action. Today’s cruise stayed with a mother and calf,  who seamlessly blissful unaware of our presence, meandered their way north to their winter destination.  We could…

It is said a picture tells a thousand words – or in the case of a photo of whale fluke. The underside of a whales tail is unique in the same way a human finger print is. The beautiful black and white patterns, scars, indents help the identification of individual whales. Marine biologist and citizen…

This morning’s report from our crew onboard MV Osprey’s Whale Watching Cruise was “Whales everywhere!” We had quite a few pods that were coming in nice and close to our boat with some close displays of tail lobs, while so many more pods were in the distance having a breach-a-thon. When it came time to…

Today’s forecast of windy and choppy sea conditions didn’t deter us from going out to see whales on the Humpback Highway.  Our Cruise Director called in mid cruise to let us know there were whales EVERYWHERE.  There were breaches, head lunges and tail lobbing near and far.  We traveled along with a beautiful female for…

Conditions off shore for our whale watch cruise could not get any better today, with what can only be described as glassed out seas, nice and calm with just a gentle roll of swell, brilliant blue skies and warm winter sunshine! The whale highway is busy again this morning with numerous pods seen, one whale…

Experience the thrill of sighting a whale like you just can’t from the shore – why watch from a distance on the beach when Moonshadow TQC can get you up close and personal. We have been blessed with multiple pods of Humpback Whales right through out the day, with the numbers of whales increasing each…

The sun is out, the skies are blue and its school holidays.  Why not join Moonshadow-TQC Cruises on a once in a lifetime Whale Watch adventure these school holidays.  Its for all ages, young and old.  We can never get enough of seeing whales out on the Humpback highway and today is no exception to…

Have you ever seen and heard a Humpback Whale at play – our passengers aboard the Hinchinbrook Explorer have witnessed a large adult Humpback Whale rolling about on the surface of the water and hitting its very large pectoral fins on the surface of the water. The sound of a pec slap reverberates and can…

The winter school holidays at Port Stephens are the perfect reason to book the family on a whale watch cruise, rug up the kids with jackets, scarves and hat to keep warm and jump on one of the whale watch cruises to experience the thrill of seeing and hearing the mighty Humpback Whale just meters…