1300 WHALES
Gold Coast Whale Watching

The catamaran is easy to find as it is the largest boat on that arm of marina!


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About This Gold Coast Whale Watching Tour Operator

The 1300 Whales tour is operated by Tall Ship Australia who also run cruises to McLaren's landing on South Stradbroke Island.  

The boat used for the whale watching is a catamaran that they use for fast transfers to their South Stradbroke Island retreat - McLarens Landing.  
You can combine your whale watching tour with a half day at McLarens Landing on South Stradbroke Island.  This is a particularly great way to spend a sunny day!


Tall Ship Gold Coast have two tall ships - the Sir Henry Morgan and the Maranoa which they use for a leisurely cruise up the broadwater to South Stradbroke Island for full and half day island adventures

Review of this Gold Coast Whale Watching Tour

Some local English friends picked 1300 WHALES cruise because they weren't confident going on boats!  They are from the UK so I can understand that!  I was pretty unused to going on boats until I came to Australia!

They did their research on the different options for whale watching and picked this tour because it was the largest whale watching boat in the Marina!

Their whale watching trip was during the June/July school holidays - so it was pretty early in the season with whales only going north.

Needless to say, there were whales to see, they saw them and thoroughly enjoyed the cruise.  

Overall, it was a smooth and comfortable trip. That said, they were both glad they hadn't eaten a full breakfast before they left! And were equally thankful it was only a couple of hours on the water!

Having never seen anything like the majestic and enormous humpback whales and were totally blown away by the whole experience.  

Were they glad they had put their apprehension behind them to go on the boat?  Talking to them about the trip and seeing their faces light up when they talked about what they saw pretty much says it all!  It was definitely an experience they will cherish in their memories for the rest of their lives and they are certainly glad they did not miss it.

Their parting comment to me was that is was:


I cannot agree more!

1300 Whales - book a half day whale watching cruise or find out more information.


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Whale Watching Hints and Tips

In response to some questions I have received I have written a couple of articles giving hints and tips for a great whale watching experience.

• What to wear on a whale watching trip

• Whale Watching Cruise - Tips for a comfortable day

• Land Based Whale Watching Tips

If 1300 Whales is not what you are looking for, don't forget to check out the other tour operators in the Gold Coast to find something to suit your needs.
Where to stay on the Gold Coast?
Looking for information about where to stay on the Gold Coast during whale watching season?  Suburb by suburb you will find useful information about local attractions, facilities, accommodation and travel information.


What is there to do in the Gold Coast?
The Gold Coast has lots of other activities and attractions to enjoy during the Gold Coast whale watching season, not just watching whales - check out what else you can do while you are here!