STAY AT THE BAY

The humpback whale migration from Antarctica to the tropics is a round trip of about 10,000km, so when the whales are heading back down south they’ll often stop in at Hervey Bay, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, to rest for a few days. The calm bays off Fraser Island are ideal for mums and their calves to recuperate, and the best time to see them here is early September. For an unforgettable cruise on an award-winning catamaran, you can’t go past Blue Dolphin Tours.