Whale watching on Western Australia’s Coral Coast

Whale watching season has begun along Australia’s Coral Coast with Exmouth tour operators reporting the 'humpback highway' along Ningaloo Reef is in full swing. Large numbers of humback whales are being sighted every day, as well as minke whales and orcas sighted recently.

The whale watching tours on Western Australia's Coral Coast run every year from June to November, when humpback whales migrate between their summer breeding grounds and their winter feeding grounds.

The Ningaloo Marine Park, on Western Australia’s Coral Coast, plays host to a range of whale species, and on a whale watching tour you may be lucky enough to spot minke, blue, humpback and even killer whales. Humpback whales visit the park twice annually, in the autumn when they head north and in spring on their return journey.

During spring, the waters of the Exmouth Gulf are an ideal location to see the humpback whales playing and nursing their new born calves.

Whales are also frequently sighted in Shark Bay Marine Park on charter boat cruises or sometimes from coastal cliffs.

Kalbarri offers some of the best vantage points along the coastal cliffs at Natural Bridge, Eagle Gorge and Red Bluff.

A great way to view these magnificent creatures during their annual migration along Western Australia’s Coral Coast is to join one of the whale watching tours from Kalbarri, Denham, Coral Bay and Exmouth – check out the list below.

Coral Bay tours              Exmouth tours

Coral Bay Adventures           King's Ningaloo Reef Tours
Ningaloo Experience             Ningaloo Whaleshark N Dive