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You have found the best whale watching on the Gold Coast here with Getaway Sailing on the Gold Coast. We specialise in private sailing charters with the humpbacks. The maximum number of guests per charter is 8 and we only do private charters, so no mixed group bookings, only your family and friends on board. The cost is $125 per person which is only $25 more than the other big whale watching boats. But here you have your very own skippered private yacht sailing with the humpbacks. I

Close to the end of June 2015 and we have soooooooo many whales traveling north on their annual migration. Humpback whales are cruising past the Gold Coast on their journey to the warmer waters of Queensland for the breeding and birthing grounds of the Great Barrier Reef. Some of these whales will travel as far as Fiji and Tonga for their annual pilgrimage to find a mate. This image was taken in the crystal clear waters of Tonga.

On the Gold Coast we are treated to humpback whales from the end

Gold Coast Qld (June 2015) The Whales Are Here.

The 2015 season has begun, and sightings down south confirm its promise of being the best ever. The humpback highway is going to be busy. This week we have had many sightings, we were in search of Migaloo the white whale on Monday (22/06/15) this week and more than 35 whales were sighted in that day alone.

The best way to see the whales is from your private, silent and comfortable yacht. The whales seem to prefer our boat to the noisier motor

Mid whale watching season 2014 Getaway Sailing and the New Zealand Herald spent some time together with the Humpback whales on the ocean in front of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. Anne Gibson was our guest and the Humpbacks did not disappoint. We were treated to a spectacular show of breaching, pectoral slapping with a mother and calf. The following story is written by Anne of her time spent on “Eau De Vie” with the whales.

In the fourth story in a series on Queensland, Anne Gibson keeps her eyes

Click this image to view the Seven News story

Getaway Sailing on the Gold Coast was featured whale watching on Seven News. We were fortunate to have a whale watching experience of a life time and captured it on video. The guests on board Eau De Vie and myself will remember this encounter for years to come. I would class it as one of my top 10 experiences with the whales over the five years I have been conducting whale watching tours on the Gold Coast. We are into