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Great Australian Bight whale watching 5-day Small Group Tour
This bucket list tour from Adelaide allows you to discover this part of Australia's extraordinary scenery and wildlife while indulging in delicious local produce from 'Australia's Seafood Frontier' – The Eyre Peninsula. The Head of Bight is renowned as one of Australia's most spectacular whale watching sites. With the backdrop of the spectacular Bunda Cliffs, pristine beaches and accessible viewing platforms, the Head of Bight offers a unique opportunity to view up to 120 Southern Right Whales as they frolic in the waters of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park. Take to the ocean on a 2-hour Whale Watching and Wildlife Cruise off Point Fowler. Set among the stunning beauty of rugged cliffs and dunes, you'll have the opportunity to spot whales, dolphins, sea lions, NZ fur seals and Little Penguins. Enjoy an in-room seafood cooking masterclass in your beachside spa villa. Learn about the oyster industry during a harvest cruise in Smoky Bay, explore stunning national parks and discover an iconic outback roadhouse on the Nullarbor. Your highly experienced tour guide has called this part of the world home for 25 years, and he will share his knowledge and unrivalled passion for the region with you. This is a place that takes your breath away every single time you visit. Watching passengers experience this natural wonder for the first time, is one of the best things about doing we what do!
PLEASE NOTE: For the best chances of sighting whales, visit South Australia between June and September. May to October is the most popular time to go whale watching in South Australia. During these colder months, the southern right whales and humpback whales are the most commonly spotted species
Slow Tours offers a number of other small group tours in the Australia Pacific region
Adelaide
Arrive at your own convenience in Adelaide and receive an airport transfer from Adelaide Airport to your hotel. There is much to unearth in this boutique metropolis, where you’ll find laneways lined with bars and heritage architecture framed by contemporary street art. Enjoy your free day in Adelaide as you please, and get a restful night’s sleep before your whale watching tour begins tomorrow.
Adelaide to Ceduna
A transfer will whisk you away from your accommodation to the airport for your short flight to Ceduna, where your expert guide is armed with coffee, morning tea and a lifetime of local knowledge. Land-only-based passengers will join the tour at 9 am once the flight from Adelaide is in.
Your first taste of the Eyre Peninsula’s world-class seafood awaits. Winding down the coast to the sleepy seaside village of Smoky Bay, cast off to SA Premium Oysters’ working oyster lease, learning about the world-renowned industry from the boat crew. Disembark onto the ocean-framed viewing platform, and pluck and shuck premium Pacific oysters straight from the ocean. Surrounded by the glassy waters of Smoky Bay, a plump oyster in one hand and a local wine in the other, life doesn’t get much better. If oysters aren’t your thing, there’s plenty of other exceptional local produce to sample.
Come late afternoon, check into your accommodation. Having explored some 100 km today, kick back as the sun slips away beyond the horizon, and your guide prepares dinner using locally sourced produce.
Great Australian Bight and Nullarbor
Rise with the sun before we embark up the coast to take in two local icons. Spanning more than 100 km, the Bunda Cliffs are the longest uninterrupted sea cliffs in the world and frame the Great Australian Bight, the focal point of your whale watching tour. Perched clifftop, this stretch of ocean offers the best whale watching opportunities in Australia. Watch whales and their young frolic in the sapphire waters below, then visit the Head of Bight Whale Centre to learn about these incredible creatures over lunch. Breathe deep and take in the magic all around you. This is one of the greatest nature shows on earth. You also have the opportunity to spot whales from above and take in the vast outback of the Nullarbor Plain on a 45-minute scenic flight (optional activity) over the Great Australian Bight.
Delving deeper into the Nullarbor, we’ll stop at an iconic outback roadhouse and unearth coastal caves before arriving in Ceduna by sundown. After traversing 600 km, dinner awaits at the Ceduna Hotel. At day’s close, fall asleep to the sound of gently lapping waves outside your window.
Ceduna to Adelaide
Breakfast beachside as the sun rises over the ocean before setting out on today’s adventure – the epic conclusion to your whale watching tour of the Eyre Peninsula.
Away from the well-worn tourist track, Fowler’s Bay is a pristine coastal wilderness home to an abundant array of marine life. Here, see whales from water level on a two-hour cruise. Southern Right Whales sheltering with their young, Humpback Whales, dolphins, sea lions, and little penguins frequent these pristine waters. Back on land, whale spotting continues over lunch on the foreshore.
Finally, it’s time to return to Ceduna and catch your flight to Adelaide, with your airport transfer having you back to your accommodation around 6.30 pm. For passengers choosing the land-based option, your tour will end at around 3 pm today.
Today you’ll travel around 200 km.
Adelaide
You can store your luggage with the concierge if you would like to do some more sightseeing around Adelaide. Your airport transfer back to the airport is included and will be arranged for you based on your flight time.
The 3 Day Great Australian Bight whale watching tour was a great way to see this part of South Australia in a very personable lovely experience. During our tour we stayed at Shelly Beach, beach front villas with our own fantastic unobstructed beach view. Our first day consisted of a trip to Fowlers Bay where we took a whale watching boat tour where we got to see and learn about Southern Right whales, listen to hump back whales and swim with sea lions in their natural habitat. We ate wonderful Denial Bay fresh oysters and fresh caught sea urchins and fish. The second day was a road trip on the Nullarbor Plains to the Head of the Bight to see magnificent Bunda Cliffs and even more Southern Right whales. On the return journey back to the accommodation we went to the Murrawijinie secluded caves on the Nullarbor Plains and spotted wild life such as white dingo, Wedge Tailed Eagles, Emus and Kangaroos and photography of the sunset on the horizon. On our last day of the trip we visited a pristine secluded beach near Davenport Creek and went 4 Wheel driving to the highest sand dune for a 360 degree view of the landscape. The tour was very well organised and well planned, our host was very willing and able to shape the tour around our interests. He even used his local connections so that we were on the boat in Fowlers Bay during the best weather conditions of our trip. Thanks for a great trip...!
Tours marked with are special prices.
| Start | End | Max. No. Guests | Accommodation | Price p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21 2025 | Jul 25 2025 | 10 | Single rooms | AU$3,280 | ||
| Double rooms | AU$2,780 |
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We went for the whales, and they did not disappoint, but we saw and enjoyed so much more around Ceduna and the Head of the Bight. The trip out into the Nullabor was an unexpected highlight - the caves and blowhole just amazing. Our host was a genial and knowledgeable, willing and able to cater for our interests. We thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of our tour and highly recommend it.