Whale watching in Australia

They are often readily viewed from the coast around Encounter Bay near Victor Harbor and up to a hundred at a time may be seen from the cliff tops at the head of the Great Australian Bight near Yalata.

[6] In South Australia whales are watched in the Great Australian Bight Marine Park areas and closer to Adelaide at Victor Harbor.

[7] During a good season it is estimated that approximately 400,000 people visit the region around Encounter Bay and spend some time whale watching.

At Cape Solander in the south of Botany Bay community volunteers participate in a long-term scientific study.

Sydney, Eden, Port Stephens, Narooma and Byron Bay in New South Wales are other popular hot spots for tours from May to November.

Migaloo (whose name means "white fella" in multiple Aboriginal languages)[14] was first spotted in 1991 in the waters off Byron Bay.