Popular destinations for whale watching

Here's a list of Popular destinations for whale watching recommended by our experts:

Monterey, United States Of America

Monterey, United States Of America

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DivingAdventureSurfingBeach

Monterey is a city on California's rugged central coast. Its Cannery Row, one-time center of the sardine-packing industry, was immortalized by novelist John ...

Gold Coast, Australia

Gold Coast, Australia

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AdventureBeachSurfingDesert

The Gold Coast is a metropolitan region south of Brisbane on Australia's east coast, famed for its long sandy beaches, surfing and elaborate system of inland ...

Hermanus, South Africa

Hermanus, South Africa

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BoatingGaysMusicPilgrimage

Hermanus is a seaside town southeast of Cape Town, in South Africa's Western Cape Province. It's known as a whale-watching destination. Beaches include Voëlklip...

Hervey Bay, Australia

Hervey Bay, Australia

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AdventureBeachSurfingSeafood

Hervey Bay is a city in Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately 290 kilometres (180 mi) or 4 hours north of the state capital, Brisbane, and ...

Victoria, Canada

Victoria, Canada

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DivingBeachSurfingSafari

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a ...

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik, Iceland

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SeafoodSpaGolfingNightlife

Reykjavik, on the coast of Iceland, is the country's capital and largest city. It's home to the National and Saga museums, tracing Iceland's Viking history. The...

Puerto Madryn, Argentina

Puerto Madryn, Argentina

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WildlifeRoad TripPhotographyFriends

Puerto Madryn is an Argentine city on the coast of northern Patagonia. Its sandy beaches and restaurant-lined promenade face Golfo Nuevo bay, where southern ...

Merimbula, Australia

Merimbula, Australia

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SeafoodSurfingBeachWildlife

Merimbula is a beachside town on the far South Coast of the Australian state of New South Wales. Merimbula is a predominantly a tourist town, with a majority ...

Kaikoura, New Zealand

Kaikoura, New Zealand

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DivingAdventureBeachSeafood

Kaikoura is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1,180 km north of Christchurch.

Tofino, Canada

Tofino, Canada

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BeachSurfingKite SurfingRoad Trip

The settlement of Tofino first acquired the name in 1909 with the opening of the Tofino Post Office, named in association with Tofino Inlet nearby. Tofino Inlet...

Warrnambool, Australia

Warrnambool, Australia

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AdventureBeachSurfingArchitecture

Warrnambool is a regional centre and former port city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. The City of Warrnambool local government area has a ...

Eden, Australia

Eden, Australia

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SeafoodNightlifePhotographyWhale Watching

Eden is a town on the far South Coast of the Australian state of New South Wales, approximately 230 nautical miles south of Sydney, and situated on Twofold Bay...

Provincetown, United States Of America

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SeafoodCyclingWhale Watching

Provincetown [1] is at the very tip of the peninsular Cape Cod region of Massachusetts, USA. Perhaps due to being at the remote end of the Cape and because of ...

Byron Bay, Australia

Byron Bay, Australia

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AdventureSurfingBeachHoneymoon

Byron Bay is a coastal town in the southeastern Australian state of New South Wales. It's a popular holiday destination, known for its beaches, surfing and ...

Nelson Bay, Australia

Nelson Bay, Australia

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BeachSeafoodPilgrimageFamily

Nelson Bay is a small town in Port Stephens in New South Wales, Australia.

Tarifa, Spain

Tarifa, Spain

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SurfingWildlifeKite SurfingWhale Watching

Tarifa is a small town in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, on the southernmost coast of Spain. The town is located on the Costa de la Luz and across the ...

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

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AdventureBeachSurfingHoneymoon

Sydney, capital of New South Wales and one of Australia's largest cities, is best known for its harbourfront Sydney Opera House, with a distinctive sail-like ...

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

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DivingAdventureBeachSurfing

Cape Town is a port city on South Africa's southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. Slowly rotating cable cars climb to the mountain...

Azores, Portugal

Azores, Portugal

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BusinessArchitectureMuseumsArt And Culture

The Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal, are an archipelago in the mid-Atlantic. The islands are characterized by dramatic landscapes, fishing villages, ...

Albany, Australia

Albany, Australia

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KidsSeafoodBeachCycling

Albany is a port city on south coast of Western Australia, 400 km south of Perth, the state capital. It is situated on Princess Royal Harbour, a natural inlet ...

Port Macquarie, Australia

Port Macquarie, Australia

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AdventureBeachSurfingBoating

Port Macquarie is a town, situated within the local government area of Port Macquarie-Hastings Shire. It is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, ...

Simon's Town, South Africa

Simon's Town, South Africa

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Road TripPhotographyHistoryParks

Simon's Town (often incorrectly spelt as "Simonstown") is located at the east side (False Bay side) of the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town, South Africa and is ...

San Diego, United States Of America

San Diego, United States Of America

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DivingAdventureSurfingBeach

San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of California known for its beaches, parks and warm climate. Immense Balboa Park is the site of the renowned San ...

Seattle, United States Of America

Seattle, United States Of America

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AdventureBeachLuxuryBoating

Seattle, a city on Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest, is surrounded by water, mountains and evergreen forests, and contains thousands of acres of parkland. ...

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La Malbaie, Canada

La Malbaie, Canada

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Whale Watching

La Malbaie is a municipality in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada, situated on the north shore of the Saint ...

Baie-st-paul, Canada

Baie-st-paul, Canada

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Whale Watching

Baie-Saint-Paul is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada, on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Baie-Saint-Paul is the seat of Charlevoix ...

Fernando De Noronha, Brazil

Fernando De Noronha, Brazil

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SurfingBeachTrekkingWhale Watching

Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago of 21 islands and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, 354 km (220 mi) offshore from the Brazilian coast. The main island has an ...

Angra Do Heroismo, Portugal

Angra Do Heroismo, Portugal

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Whale Watching

Angra do Heroísmo, or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores.

St. Andrews, Canada

St. Andrews, Canada

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Whale Watching

Saint Andrews is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. It is sometimes referred to in tourism marketing by its unofficial nickname "St. Andrews-by...

Adeje, Spain

Adeje, Spain

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Whale Watching

Adeje is a city and municipality in the southwestern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de ...