It is not just the tourists that love the Sydney bay area but also the whales and dolphins who visit the place in large number during their annual migration. Some even call it their home and stay the year long.
Imagine yourself just a little distance away from a giant Pacific Humpback whale in the wild or surfing along playful dolphins. This sure seems like a treat for all the nature lovers.
With its cobalt blue water Sydney is the top destination for whale and dolphin watching.
Watching these breathtaking whales and dolphins and listening to them is an awe-inspiring adventure in itself for any animal or nature enthusiast. Whale watching tours are conducted daily from the Sydney Bay during the season. The ultimate experience of watching a Humpback frolic in the vast ocean is a dream for all nature lovers and Sydney is a place to be to be a part of it.
Approximately 3,500 humpback whales and Southern Right Whales migrate north to warm waters of the Great Barrier Reef from late May to July and then return to the Antarctic by late November. They are easily sighted on the shoreline along with the playful dolphins.
Whales and dolphins are members of the same biological family, and the two groups of animals are often seen with each other. The best places to sight them are Sydney’s Manly beaches. Some species of Dolphins hang around the same place for a considerable period of time and one can see them all the year round while the whales are perpetually on the move.
To mark the passing of the migratory whales, the whale watching community organizes the Sydney Whale Festival, a yearly event held in Darling Harbor. During spring and winter whale watching is a popular pastime with many of the tourists and the locals.
Common and graceful bottle nose dolphins are often friendly and come close to the shore while false killer whales and sperm whales and the minke whale can be sighted in deeper waters.
Though whale and dolphin watching is done in many other parts of Australia, the Sydney Harbor offers the most spectacular sights. One can watch small pods of these majestic creatures in their natural habitat breaching, spy hopping, pectoral and tail slapping from a close distance.
A whale and dolphin watching expedition helps you truly understand the human connection with these mammals. Along with these awesome creators one can watch the Dolphins that are often seen off many spectacular Sydney beaches, they love frolicking in the waves along with the surfers. There are many tour operators that offer day boat trips to places where you get to see the dolphins from a close distance.
Many operators offer whale and dolphin watching tours operating from Darling Harbor and Circular Quay. One can also do whale watching by sail boats. Whale Watching by Sail yachts depart from Darling
So if you are looking for an experience of a lifetime with these oceanic wonders, visit the Sydney beaches.
