Eight Tours, One Swim on the Gold Coast
Gold Coast Whale Swim and Whale Watching Tours
The Gold Coast swim from Chinderah, four whale-watching cruises from Main Beach, Tweed Heads and Chinderah, two combination tickets, and a K'gari day from Hervey Bay with an optional whale swim. Prices, ratings and review counts are listed for each.
Fraser Island (K'gari): Remote Island and Whale Experience
Tasman Venture's 9-hour day from Hervey Bay crosses to the remote western side of K'gari with lunch, kayaks and snorkel gear, and an optional whale immersion when conditions allow.
Gold Coast Whale Experience
Kokomo Cruises' 2.5-hour cruise leaves Main Beach for the humpback migration route about 20 minutes offshore, with live commentary and a free return ticket if no whales are seen.
Gold Coast: Premium Whale Watching Cruise
Sea World Whale Watch sails from the Sea World cruise terminal at Main Beach for up to 2.5 hours, with a 100% whale sighting guarantee, underwater microphones and, when it is available, a live underwater video feed to your phone.
Gold Coast: Swim with Whales
Cooly Eco Adventures leaves Chinderah on the Tweed River, just over the New South Wales border, for a 4-hour trip, about 3 hours of it offshore, and puts confident swimmers with snorkelling experience in the water beside an in-water guide when the humpbacks allow it.
Gold Coast: Whale Watching
Cooly Eco Adventures' 2.5-hour whale watch leaves Chinderah on a low safari-style boat for at most 12 passengers, with whale sightings guaranteed or a free return trip.
Gold Coast: Whale Watching Cruise & Sea World Entry
A combination ticket: Sea World Whale Watch's cruise of up to 2.5 hours from Main Beach, plus one day's entry to Sea World Marine Park on the day of the cruise or the day after.
Gold Coast/Coolangatta: Whale Watching with Marine Biologist
Blue Seafaris takes at most 21 guests from Tweed Heads on a fast rigid inflatable for 2.5 hours, with a marine biologist and a hydrophone on board and a free later tour if no whales are sighted.
Whale Watching for 2 plus 30 Minute Jet Ski Safari
Jet Ski Safaris pairs two seats on a 2.5-hour whale watching cruise with one shared jet ski for a 15 km safari along South Stradbroke Island; no licence or experience needed.
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