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8 Best Gold Coast Whale Watching Tours

The trips worth booking.

The 8 gold coast whale watching tours travellers rate most highly, gathered in one place. What you are likely to see, when the season runs, who skippers the boat, and what a place on deck costs.

8 Best Gold Coast Whale Watching Tours

Whale Watching Tour with Spirit of Gold Coast - The Marine Biologist Part You’ll Actually Use
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Whale Watching Tour with Spirit of Gold Coast

1.Whale Watching Tour with Spirit of Gold Coast

Gold Coast humpback whale cruise with a marine biologist, 24m 360° catamaran, tea and photo booklet, plus a whale guarantee.

Most Popular★ 4.5

“While of course it is appreciated that seeing and getting close to Whales is dependent on the whales playing along. This with today's technology is still very old school. Just drive out and hope, reliant on us the guests as much the crew spotting them. So as the whales didn't play along it was disappointing,…”

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Gold Coast Whale Watching Cruise - The 2.5-hour flow: how the time gets used
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Gold Coast Whale Watching Cruise

2.Gold Coast Whale Watching Cruise

A fast, small-group whale watching cruise off Gold Coast’s Whale Highway with 360° views, onboard commentary, and whale sightings often guaranteed.

★ 5.0

“We liked the smaller boat, as you could see out either side & it didn’t feel like too many people onboard.”

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Whale Watching by Sea World Cruises - The 2.5-hour cruise plan: what happens offshore
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Whale Watching by Sea World Cruises

3.Whale Watching by Sea World Cruises

Whale watching on the Gold Coast from Main Beach. 2.5-hour cruise in humpback season with expert guides and a whale guarantee.

★ 5.0

“Be prepared to be freezin cold on the new boat in August. We did see whales, out in the distance. Be prepared for three quarters of the boat to be unwell, certainly made the trip way less enjoyable. Probably wouldn't go again.”

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Swim with Whales in Gold Coast - Meet at Mug & Beans, Then Head Out on Game Changer
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Swim with Whales in Gold Coast

4.Swim with Whales in Gold Coast

Swim with humpback whales off Southport on a small-group boat tour. Gear provided, floating rope in the water, max 12 people.

★ 4.5

“was such an amazing experience, don’t they if you they don’t come straight away! they do end up coming and it is such and amazing experience we even saw some dolphins! just be prepared if the waves are choppy !”

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Small Boat Whale Watching Tour in Gold Coast - The 3-hour outing: what happens after you meet at 95 Marine Parade
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Small Boat Whale Watching Tour in Gold Coast

5.Small Boat Whale Watching Tour in Gold Coast

Get eye-level humpback whales from a small Southport boat. Max 8 people, 3 hours, spray jackets included. From $73.90.

★ 5.0

“Awesome experience, the boat ride it’s self is actually really fun and it only gets better seeing whales jump and seeing them so close and swimming with whales was absolutely spectacular and one of the best experiences I have done”

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Whale Watching Gold Coast - Coolangatta Stop: Coastal Views While You Wait for the Right Moment
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Whale Watching Gold Coast

6.Whale Watching Gold Coast

Small-group whale watching on the Gold Coast from a low-water custom boat, with live naturalist commentary and coastal stops in 2.5 hours.

★ 5.0

“Super Trip ! Have been to several other whale watching experiences but this was by far the best. These guys really know their stuff and love what they do ! Highly recommended. Thanks !”

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Swim with Whales Gold Coast - Marine naturalists + a captain who’s driving the search
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Swim with Whales Gold Coast

7.Swim with Whales Gold Coast

Swim with humpback whales on the Gold Coast area with a small-group morning tour, marine naturalist guidance, and gear included.

★ 5.0

“Changing room on the street, wareing wet Wetsuit , almost lots a direction and not sure where whales going and spent almost all our time for searching .”

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