Whale Watching Safari

Whale Watching Safari
From AUD $89.00
  • Duration: 3 Hours (approx.)
  • Location: Narooma, NSW
  • Product code: WHALESAFARI

Join our Whale Watching Safari!

 

Humpback whales are the stars of our tour during their annual southern migration back to Antarctica. Our 2.5 hour tour offers you the opportunity to view and experience this phenomenon up close! You can actually hear them breathe! 

You may also encounter seals, flying fish, pelagic bird species, giant rays, pods of dolphins which at times are hunting and feeding on bait balls!

Bigger isn’t always better! Avoid the crowds with us! 


ENJOY our excellent service and attention to detail. Avoid the crowds of the larger boats. We ensure smaller groups with a great view from every seat with ocean level encounters. Closer to the water means closer to the whales. Maximum 16 passengers.

LEARN about whales from our passionate crew while enjoying a cup of rooibos tea and a light snack. Did you know humpbacks are renowned for their beautiful underwater singing?


EXPLORE  Batemans Marine park and Naroomas stunning coastline.


Why Us?    

  • Can you believe we are the only Narooma operator that don’t offer fishing tours! This is important to us and hopefully you too.
  • Single use plastic free!

  • Encouraging ethical interactions with all wildlife we encounter.


What to Bring?


  • Be Prepared - Have a light breakfast/meal before your trip and visit your chemist/health food store to ask their advice if you are worried about sea-sickness. Sea sickness can be experienced even in slight seas and will ruin your awesome day.  We highly recommend heading to the chemist to get some over the counter tablets prior to your trip with us. 
  • Bring - Warm jacket, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen.
  • Camera!
  • Please arrive 15 minutes before departure


We have a huge passion for the ocean, marine life and the ecosystem that supports us.

Tailored to all those with a sense of adventure and a love for the marine environment.

See you soon!

Francois & Clover 


HUMPBACK MOVES


Tail Slap: When you see a whale raise its tail fluke out of the water get ready for several slaps! 

Hint: put your camera on video! 

Spy Hop: Look for a big head rising out of the water checking out what is happening in the terrestrial world!

Breach: Humpbacks use their tail to launch themselves out of the water, their huge pectoral fins outstretched like wings landing with a huge splash!


Whale entanglements

Whale numbers are making a gradual recovery which is fantastic! However as more whales migrate up and back down the NSW coast each year, we are seeing more and more entanglements in nets and other marine debris.

Unfortunately this problem is not unique to NSW or even Australia. Reports from the US show that 10-20% of Humpback Whales suffer entanglement injuries each year! Whale disentanglement is a difficult and dangerous job!

In NSW, whale rescue falls under the scope of National Parks rangers as well as not-for-profit partner organisations like ORRCA. 

ORRCA (Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia)

Underwater Safaris crew are members of ORRCA who's primary focus is the rescue, preservation, conservation and welfare of Whales, Dolphins, Seals and Dugongs in Australian waters.

If you’re keen to get involved, ORRCA provides Marine Mammal Rescue Training Workshops which, once complete, qualifies you to become a member of the ORRCA Rescue Team! 

For more information about the Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA) or to sign-up for a training workshop please visit www.orrca.org.au.

If you see a stranded whale, entangled or sick whale or seal in distress please report it as soon as possible to the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service State Duty officer on 02 9895 7128 or ORRCA whale and dolphin rescue on 02 9415 3333 (24 hours hotline).


Sea Shepherd

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is an international, non-profit marine conservation organization that campaigns to defend, conserve and protect the world’s oceans.

From the gentle giants of the sea to its smallest creatures, Sea Shepherd’s mission is to protect all marine life species living in our oceans. Their campaigns have defended whales, dolphins, seals, sharks, penguins, turtles, fish, krill and aquatic birds from poaching, unsustainable fishing, habitat destruction, and exploitive captivity. Sea Shepherd uses direct-action tactics to investigate, document, and take action on the high seas. 


From Narooma to Bermagui there are many land based lookouts perfect for spotting pods of whales and calves. Try Dalmeny Headland, Carter's Beach headland, Narooma Bar lookout, Narooma Bar Rock Wall, Bermagui Blue Pools, Dickson Point Bermagui and Bermagui Point.