An Experience of A Lifetime: Whale Watching on Fraser Island
As a mum, you work hard all day for the ones you love, setting yourself last and hardly taking a hard earned break, a break that is essential both for your mental and physical health. It’s normal for a mother to get burned out, and there are times which makes you want to flee and escape for a while.
After an extended period of stress, you might need something to look forward, and a trip to Fraser Island might be the answer to get away from your daily routine. You can bring your children with you since they will surely get entertained with a lot of activities most especially whale watching in Hervey Bay.
Read on to know more about the fun activities that you and your kids can enjoy while taking Fraser Island tours.
Close Encounter with the Gentle Giants
Travelling to Fraser Island not only guarantees that you can explore some of the best wonders of nature on the world’s largest sand island. The place also offers guests a chance to witness migratory humpback whales that take a detour just to rest, play and socialise in the clear and calm waters of Hervey Bay.
The little ones will be jumping for glee as the humpbacks jump out of the water and play in the ocean very close to the boat. The astonishing intimacy of these gentle giants will surely take your breath away, leaving you with remarkable photos and even better memories with your kids.
According to Australian Geographic, these giant sea creatures start to arrive in Hervey Bay from the middle of July, where they stay until the end of November, before heading again to the south. Fraser Island protects the waters of Hervey Bay that’s why it became a favoured area for humpback whales to rest before continuing their migration.
Fraser Island Bonding with Kids
If you’re not busy locking eyes with the gentle giants in Hervey Bay, there are still a lot more places to visit on Fraser Island. Visiting the coast is not all about breaching and fin-slapping because you and the kids can also enjoy plenty of on-land activities.
Here are some of the places and top things to do with your children.
Get Wet in Wetside Water Park – Hervey Bay’s Wetside Water Park is an eco-friendly water education park that opened in 2009 to educate individuals about water sustainability in a fun environment. Your kids will jump for joy when they catch sight of the water park, and your wallet will also do cartwheels since it’s for FREE!
Go Fishing in Urangan Pier – Take your little ones fishing on one of the small jetties along the end of Urangan Pier, where fishers catch Whiting and Garfish, even some of the big fish like Blue Fin Tuna and Trevally. Even if you don’t catch anything, your children will certainly get entertained peering into the water and seeing what others catch.
Meet Mary Poppins – It won’t take a spoonful of sugar to get your little ones excited to do this! You can take the kids in Maryborough, heritage listed bank building where P.L. Travers, the author of Mary Poppins was born in 1899.
You can also visit Town Hall Green to take a photo with the life-sized statue of the original Supernanny and have the children carry a notebook and crayon to make rubbings of the five characters from Mary Poppins books etched on the brick plinths.
Discover Fraser Coast – If you got limited time to see everything on the Fraser Coast, you can still visit Fraser Coast Discovery Sphere and immerse your kids in the diversity of the region. It’s easy to weave a little education into your trip with a stunning, full-sized replica of a humpback whale skeleton and kid’s activities such as marine life storytelling and arts and crafts.
Takeaway
Mums are exceptional at so many things and what they do every day is not an easy task. That’s why it’s important to escape for a while and take time to travel with your kids. Taking a tour around Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia might be the perfect place to relax and enjoy. Being able to witness the magnificent humpback whales in Hervey Bay, getting wet in Wetside Water Park, and go fishing in Urangan Pier are just a few of the plenty places and activities on Fraser Island that will certainly give you an experience of a lifetime.
Author Bio
Shiela Apura is a freelance ghostwriter and a proud Millennial, single mum. She writes about travel, lifestyle, fashion and parenting. Shiela’s interest mostly focuses on traveling, that’s why she takes inspiration from her recent Fraser Island tours to write new articles. Despite her busy schedule, she still makes sure to keep an eye on her only daughter.
