The Hawaiian Islands are one of the world's most important whale habitats, hosting thousands of humpbacks (Megaptera novaeangliae) each winter. The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary encompasses 1,400 square miles (3,600 km2) in the islands' waters. It was designated by United States Congress on November 4, 1992 as a National Marine Sanctuary to...

The humpback whales of Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands and Silver Bank are North Atlantic humpback whales, and are some of the same individuals one might encounter on a whale watching cruise off of Massachusetts' Stellwagan Bank, the coast of Maine, and further north into the waters of Iceland and Greenland, Newfoundland and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Salt Cay, Tu...

Migrating humpback whales favour the waters around the Whitsunday Islands as a calving ground between May and September each year.

Imagine waking one morning to the sound of a humpback whale's blow as it swims past your ocean side tent. Later that same day watch in awe as a pod of killer whales, also known as orcas, swim past your kayak as a bald eagles swoops down to catch a salmon. There is no better place in the world to kayak with both killer whales and humpback whales than Johnstone Strait ...

From Juneau go to the Inside Passage to the Channel Islands State Marine Park, the heart of humpback whale feeding in Southeast Alaska. Jump into kayaks to explore from a new perspective.

Logans Beach Whale Watching Platform is lcoated in Warrnambool, Australia.

Maui Whale Festivalhas been held since 1980 and offers a series of inspiring events held during Maui's peak humpback whale season. Each occasion is designed to celebrate and inspire environmental stewardship alongside a strong community of Maui residents and visitors. Maui Whale Festival is offered in February, during peak humpback whale season, in Wailuku Town, Kīhe...

Playa La Poza near Todos Santos in Baja California Sur, Mexico is a great place to see a sunset, watch whales off the beach, surf fishing or bird watching in the neaby freshwater lagoon. La Poza is not a swimming beach. There is a great restaurant at the nearby hotel, Posada La Poza. In late December through March gray whales, humpback whales (and others) swim along t...

Skjálfandi, (also known as Skjálfandaflói), geologically more a bay than a fjord, is located in northern Iceland. The Icelandic word "Skjálfandi" literally translates as "trembling" which might refer to earthquakes in the area. The bay is known for its many different whale, dolphins and bird species. The minke whale is the most common whale...

Hermanus is a town on the southern coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is famous as a place from which to watch Southern Right whales, during the southern winter and spring and is a popular retirement town. It has in recent years grown younger as there are 10+ schools and loads of new comers in the area. The whales can be seen from the cliffs in the...

Spot southern right whales during winter and spring in Nullarbor National Park.

Dominica is known as the "Whale Watching Capital of the Caribbean". Most notably a group of sperm whales live in this area year round. Other whales include killer whales, false killer whales, pygmy sperm whales, dwarf sperm whales, humpback whales and Bryde's whales. The island recently established the world's first sperm whale reserve, a protected marine area designe...

Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (officially the Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary) is an 842-square-mile (638-square-nautical-mile) federally protected marine sanctuary located at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay, between Cape Cod and Cape Ann. It is known as an excellent whale watching site, and is home to many other species of marine ...

Telegraph Cove is a community of about 20 inhabitants, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi) northwest of Campbell River. It is a former fishing and cannery village that has become a launch point for eco-tourism. It shares the inlet with Beaver Cove which is 3 km (2 mi) up the inlet. The community grew out of a ...

The Whale Project is a bronze statue of a breaching humpback whale in Juneau, Alaska.