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

The mist drifts in off the bay, cool and briny, blurring the edges of dawn along Cannery Row. Sea lions bark in the distance, their calls rolling in with the ...

Gold Coast, Australia

Gold Coast, Australia

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AdventureBeachSurfingDesert

Morning spills over the Gold Coast in a soft, golden glow, turning skyscrapers along the shoreline into shifting mirrors of cloud and ocean. The air carries ...

Hermanus, South Africa

Hermanus, South Africa

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BoatingGaysMusicPilgrimage

Sunlight tumbles across gently rolling veld in Hermanus, bathing the small town in a dreamy golden haze under wide South African skies. Mornings here begin ...

Hervey Bay, Australia

Hervey Bay, Australia

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AdventureBeachSurfingSeafood

Morning breathes softly over Hervey Bay, tinging the endless stretch of esplanade in honeyed light as the gentle hush of the Coral Sea laps at golden sands. ...

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

Low sun glimmers off rows of corrugated rooftops as briny North Atlantic air mingles with the waft of baking bread and roasting coffee. Reykjavik moves quietly ...

Puerto Madryn, Argentina

Puerto Madryn, Argentina

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WildlifeRoad TripPhotographyFriends

There is a briny tang in the air as the Atlantic breeze curls along Puerto Madryn's waterfront; sunlight dances on the restless blue, gulls circle overhead, and...

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

Salt-laden wind tugs at your coat as you linger on the stony shore, the soft hush of pebbles shifting with each retreating tide. At dawn, the mountains are ...

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

The air in Warrnambool tastes salty and alive, tinged with the tang of the Southern Ocean that crashes against volcanic cliffs. Early mornings are softened by ...

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

First light spills over Cape Byron, chasing mist from the green hinterland as salty air drifts in on a gentle breeze. Mornings here are quiet but alive: parrots...

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

The salty tang of the Atlantic rides the wind here, tousling hair and rattling café awnings, tinged with the underlying fragrance of wild rosemary. Tarifa hums ...

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

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AdventureBeachSurfingHoneymoon

Sydney greets you with a salted breeze and that unmistakable hush before the city wakes—light stretching across sandstone terraces, ferries yawning into motion ...

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

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DivingAdventureBeachSurfing

Dawn spills over Table Mountain, burnishing the city with muted gold as ocean breezes ripple through the open streets. In the Company’s Garden, early joggers ...

Azores, Portugal

Azores, Portugal

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BusinessArchitectureMuseumsArt And Culture

Mist lifts off ancient volcanic slopes as dawn creeps over São Miguel, bathing patched-green pastures and hydrangea-trimmed lanes in a silver glow. The briny ...

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

Salt-laden breezes drift in from the Pacific, swirling through groves of Norfolk pines as sunlight flares off the river. In the earliest morning, you might hear...

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

The air in San Diego is tinged with salt and hibiscus, holding the kind of brightness that makes shadows sharp and colours hum. Morning brings gentle warmth as ...

Seattle, United States Of America

Seattle, United States Of America

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AdventureBeachLuxuryBoating

Mist clings to the edges of Elliott Bay as gulls circle, their cries echoing through air tinged with salt and the scent of roasting coffee. The city’s hills ...

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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

There is a hush to Fernando de Noronha that catches you unawares—a softness in the breeze, the distant hush of rolling breakers, the call of seabirds floating ...

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...

Peregian Beach, Canada

Peregian Beach, Canada

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Whale Watching

Peregian Beach is a small seaside town on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, at the southernmost point of the Noosa region. "Peregian" is an Aboriginal ...