Whale Watching Byron Bay
Whale Watching Byron Bay
Whale Watching Byron Bay
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Come and join us and experience one of the worlds most incredible animal migrations. Whale Watching Byron Bay will take you right up to the humpback whales with the amazing Byron Bay landscape as a backdrop. Humpback whales, dolphins, turtles and a variety of amazing sea birds await you on a tour with Whale Watching Byron Bay, Byron Bay's original and most unique whale watching experience.
Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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dwebster1508
1 contribution
Oct. 2022
Amazing tour, relaxed guide with a great sense of humour, whales a plenty. Excellent visit from some friendly VIPs thrown in as well
Written 8 October 2022
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Amanda F
Trangie, Australia1 contribution
Aug. 2021 • Family
My daughters and I had a brilliant morning with the crew from Whale Watching Byron Bay. The whales were all around us and we were lucky to have Naomi (the whale whisperer) singing them in and taking stunning photos of our adventure. Absolutely recommend paying the small extra amount to get the photos ! You can then sit back and enjoy the ride. Our favourite thing was that these tours leave from the beach at The Pass in Byron - you don’t have to travel out of town - and it’s a bit thrilling going through the waves to get out to the whale ‘playpen’. Our ‘captain’ of the boat was a Byron local having grown up right in the heart of Byron Bay, and a soft and gentle guy who obviously loves the whales and the region. Recommend without hesitation.
Written 16 August 2021
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Hi Amanda,
Thanks for your great review of our whale watching tour, it is wonderful that you spotted so many whales. We are very lucky to have such knowledgeable and passionate staff. We hope to see you again.
Thanks, BBWW
Written 30 November 2021
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nlaw1969
Lismore, Australia2 contributions
Jul. 2021 • Family
Great guides who grew up in the area. Friendly staff. Great value, we were all made to feel welcome and really appreciated as we wanted the kids to feel special being in out of home care. They said best day of their lives and we thank you.
Written 23 July 2021
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Hi,
Thank you for your review of our whale watching tour, it is wonderful to hear that you all enjoyed the trip and that the children had the best day, it is a wonderful experience to see the whales is their natural habitat.
Thanks, BBWW.
Written 27 July 2021
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Margot S
Yass81 contributions
Jul. 2021
We thoroughly enjoyed our time aboard the red zodiac with our very informative captain. We saw numerous whales breaching and were able to learn so much and appreciate these wonderful creatures. It was a definite highlight of our stay in Byron and would recommend it to anyone who'd like to see these beautiful mammals closer than from the land.
Written 23 July 2021
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Hi Margot,
Thank you for your review of our whale watching tour, great to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us and that you got to see breaching, the whales are just fantastic to sight.
We hope to see you again.
Thanks, BBWW.
Written 27 July 2021
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Drewin B
Knockrow, Australia2 contributions
Jun. 2021
Loved the experience, the skipper was very knowelegeable and mindful of the environment. Would have been made even better had the whales cooperated a bit more as they proved a little on the shy side. Overall would recommend doing this
Written 28 June 2021
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Hi Drew,
Thank you for your review of our whale watching tour, great to hear that you enjoyed your experience with us, hopefully you can come out with us again and the whales won't be as shy :).
Thanks, BBWW
Written 30 June 2021
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Always Travelling
Sydney, Australia30 contributions
Jun. 2021
Business was unorganised and tour ran late. Vessel is second rate and very basic. Tour relied on guests to spot whales and no other means i.e. drones or sonar were not used. Would not waste your money
Written 28 June 2021
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Hi,
Thank you for your review of our whale watching tour, we are sorry to hear that you had a negative experience and our apologies that the tour ran late. Unfortunately drones are not permitted within the Cape Byron Marine Park and we are therefore unable to use these as part of our tours. In regards to our vessels, although they may seem basic they suit our tours which are designed and marketed as a safari style whale watching tour, the bonus of this is that we have 360 degree views on the vessel of the whales and are able to launch our vessels from The Pass allowing us the quickest access to the whale migration.
We again apologise that you had a negative experience and hope that you will come back again in the future.
Thanks, BBWW
Written 30 June 2021
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Louise B
Sydney, Australia5 contributions
Jun. 2021 • Family
Really enjoyed the whale watching in Byron Bay last week. Early in the season so we had a bit of a waiting to finally catch up with some pods of yearlings but worth the wait. Advise taking sea sickness tablets before you head put for a nausea free trip.
Written 25 June 2021
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Hi Louise,
Thank you for your review of our whale watching tour, we are glad that you got to experience the whales, they are amazing to see. We hope to see you again soon!
Thanks, BBWW
Written 30 June 2021
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niallcj
Mona Vale, Australia1 contribution
Oct. 2020 • Family
Nice folk, amazing weather and a good trip with some sightings. Frustrating to be bobbing about for fairly long periods of time, scanning ocean surface for signs of life. Suggest it's time to harness some tech with a drone sending a camera feed to boat to help locate whales, and for guests to look at. Also an underwater camera providing a live feed, so even if there's nothing on the surface, the guests can still see what's going on. Overall an enjoyable but expensive outing with a 'nearly but not quite' overall feeling. Having said all of that, whales are the BEST ;-))
Written 7 October 2020
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Hi,
Thank you for your review of our whale watching tour, we will defiantly take all your comments on board for the future. We do hope to see you again.
Thank you, BBWW Management
Written 2 November 2020
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Gwenda P
Wagga Wagga, Australia79 contributions
Sep. 2020 • Family
This is a must do these guys were amazing only seen a few whales but put on a excellent display for us and they were amazing creatures and could of watched them all day we even seen a sea turtle
Written 26 September 2020
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Hi Gwenda,
Thank you for your review, the humpback whales certainly are fantastic animals to see, awesome that you saw a turtle too. Thank you for sharing your experience.
BBWW Management
Written 2 November 2020
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Touringaussies14
Santa Barbara, CA3 contributions
Aug. 2020
We had a delightful morning on the water, following six or more whales. We'd recommend this company for its location, as we could leave from the centre of town and the boat left from the main beach. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable.
Written 6 September 2020
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Hi,
Thank you for your review, we are very lucky in our location, which allows us more time to see whales! We hope to see you again next season.
Thanks, BBWW Management
Written 2 November 2020
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LauraMerry
2 contributions
Is March a good time to go whale watching at Byron bay?
Byronlove64
235 contributions
No it would be better if you went during late June through August that’s when whales migrate up and down the coast .
Cooktochef
10 contributions
Hi my mum gets quite sea sick so I am wondering if the boat gets really rocky or if it will be okay for her. Thanks :)
Bernadette L
Geelong, Victoria, Australia82 contributions
Not good for people inclined to get sea sick.
The trip lasts 3 hours!!🤢
