Whale Sightings

The air is extremely chilly today with the wind strong so wearing plenty of warm winter clothing including a beanie is a must!  Our vessel the Hinchinbrook Explorer is made for offshore cruising and can handle these sea conditions.  Two Humpback Whales were sighted before passing Fingal Lighthouse where calmer water was available. One very…

We had good calm conditions offshore today and once we were out just off the lighthouse, we were able to locate two pods of humpback whales showing off with lots of surface activity. They performed some single and double breaches right next to the boat, as close as 100m from the boat! And in the…

Perfect conditions offshore on board our MV Spirit Whale Watch Cruise today. Straight away our crew were able to locate a pod of 5 whales who weren’t shy in the slightest! They were pulling out all the stops with breaches, tail slaps, head lunges and giving our passengers a wonderful viewing. At Cabbage Tree Island…

Pods of whales in every direction! We have continued our streak of whale sightings aboard the Hinchinbrook Explorer during our 10am whale watch cruise, the crew have reported being able see the blows of whales as they come to the surface and exhale creating the puff of ‘smoke’ within all directions of the vessel. All…

The Fingal Island Lighthouse has guided our crew to the whales during our morning Whale Watch Cruise aboard the Hinchinbrook Explorer. We have been delighted with to find numerous Humpback Whales as the vessel has reached the island. The cheeky off shore Common Dolphins have snuck into try and steel the limelight for our featured…

The days are a little chilly but nothing like a hot cuppa to warm you up while out whale watching.  Our bar is fully stocked with hot & cold beverages and hot & cold food to warm the soul.  Today’s cruises were entertained with the Humpback Whales half breaching, rolling on the surface and putting…

This morning on our 10am Whale Watching cruise we found two whales just off Fingal Lighthouse, they ended up spending a good 50mins with us. They came in nice and close to us and were quite inquisitive. Lots of good surface time with head lunging, tail slaps, breaching, body rolls and doing all the things!…

It was certainly a cold day out on the water today, but conditions were calm offshore for our Whale Watching cruise aboard the Hinchinbrook Explorer. We spotted a few pods of Whales just off Fingal Island today and it wasn’t far off that they would soon join us along with some more of their friends….

A magical winters day in Port Stephens, the westerly winds have disappeared giving us calm and flat sea conditions for our whale watch cruises today. We have ventured off in the direction of Fingal Island, and can see a number of pods in the vicinity. Each pods looked to consist of two or three Humpback…

This morning’s cruise aboard the Hinchinbrook Explorer, the passengers didn’t know which way to look as whales were everywhere.  Two whales came close to the vessel with breaches, pec slapping, head lunges and tail lobbing.  On the return trip via Cabbage Tree Island seals were to be seen swimming and sleeping on the rocks.  As…

We are still finding multiple pods of whales once we reach the point of Fingal Island, we are lucky to have so many that we can choose which pod to stick with. The morning cruise aboard the Hinchinbrook Explorer has found a pod of at least seven Humpback Whales. The whales appeared to be a…

Five pods of whales today on our morning whale Watch cruise with one pod being very active! Showing off with a series of breaching, head lunging twice, tail slaps and pectoral fin slaps, and two whales being quite inquisitive coming in nice and close to our boat our crew and passengers were delighted and eager…