Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

BREACH OUT!!

Published on February 19, 2019 By Alison Cross

WHAT A DAY!!!!!! It was only 10 minutes after dropping off the continental shelf of Australia when we spotted our first pod! Nibbles and his pod of 15 other animals, including a young neonate (calf), were cruising just SW of the hotspot...

EYEBALLED BY ORCA

Published on February 17, 2019 By Alison Cross

WOW! Today was FULL of close encounters and cruising orca! I think today is the type of day where an image speaks 1000 words! We had three pods at the hotspot on our arrival, two of which came in close proximity of the vessel! The pods came to...

THE AFTERMATH!

Published on February 16, 2019 By Alison Cross

To drop over the shelf to the sight of 50 orca blows, hundreds of birds and a GIANT oil slick was exciting to say the least!!!!! As we approached the action we were GOBSMACKED at the sight of long-finned pilot whales, which were closely...

TEXTBOOK TOUR

Published on February 15, 2019 By Alison Cross

To sum up today…Perfect conditions equated to PERCECT orca! To have a tour where we found orca right off the bat and to be with them ALL day to the point that it was hard to leave them was truly breathtaking. We got to witness all facets of...

THE MATRIARCHY

Published on February 14, 2019 By Alison Cross

Our favourite granny Split Tip has been babysitting a TINY newborn calf from a female that is yet to be identified in our catalogue over the last few weeks! Today we got a very up close and personal encounter with the group of three (“granny”,...