Hervey Bay Australia

Hervey Bay Australia Travel Information  

Hervey Bay is not a very touristy town except that it is the main gateway to Fraser Island. But there are a few things to see and do in town. It has got the 10km long Esplanade with a great walking/bicycle path along the whole beach (walk it if you have time - it's great!). The Esplanade is also the liveliest street with travellers, and this is where you find many restaurants, shops, internet cafes, accomodation and other things for travellers.

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The Famous Landmark of Hervey Bay Australia
In the easternmost end of the esplanade is Hervey Bay's most famous landmark - the Urangan Pier. It is one of the longest piers in Australia (longer than 1km), and has got a great deal of history. There are even a few events devoted to the pier, such as the Pier Festival and the Pier to Pub swim.


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Things to Do in Hervey Bay Australia
Other things to see and do in town are Hervey bay Natureworld (the usual arrangement of Australian native and introduced fauna), Neptune's Reef World (a pretty average aquarium by Australian standards), Hervey Bay Historical Museum, and the the Vic Hislop's Great White Shark Expo, (which I would NOT visit if I was you. This guy is NOT working on protecting the Great White Shark. He advertises his shark show as "the only show of its kind in the world" - and he is right, because his "educational" show teaches people that Great White sharks should be killed because they "kill cute creatures". This is natural in its ecosystem. Not many of these cute creatures are endangered species, but the Great White Shark is. He is spreading a totally wrong message - no-one should ever go killing sharks, let alone endangered species).


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Hervey Bay Whale watch
But the main thing Hervey Bay is famous for (apart from Fraser Island), is, of course, whale watching. The season is between August and late October, and there are numerous companies that take you out to half day or full day whale watching tours. They include Hervey Bay Whale Watch, Blue Dolphin Tours, Spirit of Hervey Bay, Whalesong, Shayla Cruises, Freedom and Mikat. Outside the season, the companies typically do dolphin watching tours.


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Hervey Bay Accommodation


Places to stay include Shelly Bay Resort, Bay View, Bay B&B, Hervey Bay Backpackers, Kookaburra Backpackers, Woolshed Backpackers, Friendly Hostel, Beaches Backpackers, and Australiana Tourist Park.


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Here's a Hervey Bay map, where I have tagged the places that I mentioned on this web page. You can click on the tags to see what places they are, and double-click anywhere on the map to zoom it in and see the places closer. Drag the map to move around, and if you want to see the satellite image with Google Earth, click on "Sat" in the top right hand corner.



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