{"organism":"Page","children":[{"organism":"Container.Raw","children":[{"organism":"Metadata","model":{"title":"The seven best spots to whale-watch this season","text":"\u003Cp\u003EEach autumn, whales start their annual journey north from Antarctica to warmer Australian waters. 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They head back in the other direction in November and December, meaning that you often have two chances to glimpse these gentle giants throughout the 2022 season. Here’s where you can spot them – and the enjoy the road trip to get there.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_347006034","model":{"title":"Great Oyster Bay, TAS","text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGetting there: 100 – 150 kilometres north-east of Hobart\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhen: May – July, September – December\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"StandaloneAsset","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/standalone_asset","model":{"image":{"src":"https://www.shell.com.au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/_jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/standalone_asset.shellimg.jpeg/1697126315517/oyster-bay.jpeg","alt":"Oyester Bay","width":3801,"height":2139}}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_913365804","model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003ETasmania is home to some of the cleanest water in the world. It’s a natural playground for humpbacks and southern right whales as they make their annual Australian ascent from Antarctica. Many linger in sheltered Great Oyster Bay on the state’s east coast to give birth, which means you can glimpse mammas with their calves from all manner of land lookouts. As an added bonus, your backdrop is the dusty pink Hazards mountains that colour the Freycinet Peninsula. As if you needed another reason to visit.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_121368696","model":{"title":"Exmouth, WA","text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGetting there: 1,200 kilometres north of Perth\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhen: June – October\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"StandaloneAsset","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/standalone_asset_2122287978","model":{"image":{"src":"https://www.shell.com.au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/_jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/standalone_asset_2122287978.shellimg.jpeg/1697126421941/exmouth.jpeg","alt":"Exmouth","width":3810,"height":2145}}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_43228860","model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EThe World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Coast may be best known for its giant whale sharks – which are not actually whales, but rather the world’s largest species of fish – but the waters off the Exmouth coast also attract the highest density of humpback whales in the Southern Hemisphere during their annual 11,000 kilometre migration. We can understand why they want to hang out here. Strap on a mask and snorkel, and flipper over the brilliant reef with ethical operators like \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://liveningaloo.com.au/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELive Ningaloo\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E, which offers the chance to swim with humpbacks during their seasonal sojourn.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_1523027248","model":{"title":"Jervis Bay, NSW","text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGetting there: 200 kilometres south of Sydney\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhen: May – November\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"StandaloneAsset","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/standalone_asset_790690392","model":{"image":{"src":"https://www.shell.com.au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/_jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/standalone_asset_790690392.shellimg.jpeg/1697126513079/jervis-bay.jpeg","alt":"Jervis Bay","width":3819,"height":2148}}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_2132428924","model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EYou don’t have to leave central Sydney to spot whales breaching and blowing – they’re a common sight along the Bondi to Maroubra coastal walk, and also draw crowds to The Gap ocean cliffs on the South Head peninsula. To maximise your chances of seeing a pod in the wild, however, motor south toward the warm waters of Jervis Bay Marine Park. This protected playground is like paradise for mature whales and their newborn calves. And because it’s right in the middle of the east coast’s whale migration path, the giants tend to hang out here for longer than other pockets of Australia. Spot them from shore, or join a cruise.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_1877504706","model":{"title":"Victor Harbor, SA","text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGetting there: 80 kilometres south of Adelaide\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhen: June – September\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"StandaloneAsset","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/standalone_asset_1355929479","model":{"image":{"src":"https://www.shell.com.au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/_jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/standalone_asset_1355929479.shellimg.jpeg/1697126600213/victor-harbour.jpeg","alt":"Victor Harbor","width":3789,"height":2133}}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/seven-best-spots-to-whale-watch-this-season/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_894427806","model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EWhales are not the only marine creatures that favour the gin-clear waters off the coast of South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula. Whether on land (try The Bluff and Encounter Bay lookouts) or aboard a boat, you’ll also likely spot seals, sea lions and dolphins, keeping southern rights company on their annual visit through the warm waters of Encounter Bay. 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