Boat Tours Urangan

What's new for 2026? We have made a decision to reduce the number of guests per trip for 2026! We are reducing the guests numbers from 24 guests in 2025 to 12 guests in 2026.

Yes, that is right... just 12 guests on the boat! We are making the tour more exclusive with a focus to provide an even greater guest experience with the swimming with a humpback.

Also, we will now be departing the marina at 7.30am each morning returning at around 12.30pm.

Hervey Bay Dive Centre operates the regions most exclusive and dedicated swim with the whale experience when the humpbacks whales visit Hervey Bay between July and September. Our professional Crew and PADI Dive Team give 100% to ensure you get the experience of a lifetime and an awesome adventure on the water.

This exclusive experience is an incredibly special opportunity to watch & swim with one of nature's most majestic mammals, the Humpback whale, a curious, gentle and trusting creature. Even if we cannot swim for one reason or another our tour offers a unique and personal whale watch encounter in the best humpback whale watching destination in the world, Hervey Bay!

We purposely operate the tour utilising a small vessel with limited (12) guest numbers making for a personal and fun day on the water.

On the whales terms
We champion a strict Code of Practice when interacting with the whales. The key component to this agreement, and a core philosophy of ours, is “on the whales terms”. In short this means we only interact with whales that are happy for us to do so.

Guaranteed sightings
We guarantee whale sightings (seeing a whale from the vessel) between 20th July and 15th October. In the very unlikely event that the skipper cannot locate a whale during this period you will be offered a free return ticket.

We cannot guarantee the swimming with the whales tour as on occasions the weather, sea state and whales behavior will prohibit the opportunity. 

Children
Children under 8 years are not permitted to swim with the whales and a parental guardian must remain with them on the vessel. If 2 guardians are present they can interchange between the vessel and swimming when conditions permit. The tour is not suitable for children under 4 years.

Our vessel:  M.V. Coral Gypsy

• Type:  Power-cat (catamaran)
• Capacity:  Coral Gypsy @ 12 guests and 2 crew
• Facilities:  Cabin, full-size toilet
• Viewing:  Water-level viewing decks
• Length:   10 metres 
• Speed:  25 knots 
• Wheelchair/Pram access:  No

What's new for 2026? We have made a decision to reduce the number of guests per trip for 2026! We are reducing the guests numbers from 24 guests in 2025 to 12 guests in 2026.
Yes, that is right... just 12 guests on the boat! We are making the tour more exclusive with a focus to provide an even greater guest experience with the swimming with a humpback.
Also, we will now be departing the marina at 7.30am each morning returning at around 12.30pm.
Hervey Bay Dive Centre operates the regions most exclusive and dedicated swim with the whale experience when the humpbacks whales visit Hervey Bay between July and September. Our professional Crew and PADI Dive Team give 100% to ensure you get the experience of a lifetime and an awesome adventure on the water.
This exclusive experience is an incredibly special opportunity to watch & swim with one of nature's most majestic mammals, the Humpback whale, a curious, gentle and trusting creature. Even if we cannot swim for one reason or another our tour offers a unique and personal whale watch encounter in the best humpback whale watching destination in the world, Hervey Bay!
We purposely operate the tour utilising a small vessel with limited (12) guest numbers making for a personal and fun day on the water.
On the whales terms
We champion a strict Code of Practice when interacting with the whales. The key component to this agreement, and a core philosophy of ours, is “on the whales terms”. In short this means we only interact with whales that are happy for us to do so.
Guaranteed sightings
We guarantee whale sightings (seeing a whale from the vessel) between 20th July and 15th October. In the very unlikely event that the skipper cannot locate a whale during this period you will be offered a free return ticket.
We cannot guarantee the swimming with the whales tour as on occasions the weather, sea state and whales behavior will prohibit the opportunity.
Children
Children under 8 years are not permitted to swim with the whales and a parental guardian must remain with them on the vessel. If 2 guardians are present they can interchange between the vessel and swimming when conditions permit. The tour is not suitable for children under 4 years.
Our vessel: M.V. Coral Gypsy
Type: Power-cat (catamaran) Capacity: Coral Gypsy @ 12 guests and 2 crew Facilities: Cabin, full-size toilet Viewing: Water-level viewing decks Length: 10 metres Speed: 25 knots Wheelchair/Pram access: No