Noosa OceanRider’s Whale Watching and Dolphin Safaris
Discover Noosa OceanRider’s Whale Watching and Dolphin Safaris Are you ready to embark on an unforgettable adventure in Noosa? Get your sea legs ready for an exhilarating experience that combines the thrill of dolphin safaris with the awe of whale watching! Whether you’re a family looking for fun or a young adventurer seeking a weekend…
Discover Noosa’s Resident Dolphins: An Unforgettable Safari Experience
Meet Noosa’s Resident Dolphins Experience the thrill of a dolphin safari with Noosa Ocean Rider, where you’ll get up close to Noosa’s resident dolphins in their natural habitat. Our tours run all year round, ensuring that whether it’s during the whale watching season or afterward, you can enjoy an exciting dolphin adventure tour. Hi, I’m…
Whale Hello There: Your Guide to Spotting Whales and Dolphins in Noosa!
Your Guide to Spotting Whales and Dolphins in Noosa! Are you ready for an unforgettable whale watching adventure on the water? Noosa is not just a stunning coastal destination for weekends away, or major events like the Noosa Triathlon, the Noosa Alive, Film Festival and Surf Competitions (and so much more)… It’s also a prime…
Noosa’s resident Bottlenose Dolphins
Bottlenose dolphins are intelligent and charismatic creatures, and with their curved mouths give the appearance of a smile. They have been known to come to the aid of other animals, including humans, in distress. They live in warm waters around the globe and feed on bottom-dwelling fish, shrimp and squid. They can reach speeds of…
Dolphin & Whale Watching Guidelines
How close are you allowed to get to whales and dolphins? Important information everyone should know and what you can expect from your Noosa Ocean Adventure tour guide! The Queensland Government Department of Environment & Science has rules about how we view marine animals in their natural habitat to protect our wildlife and penalties apply…
Noosa Oceanrider Dolphin Safari
The whale watching season is now over and the popular Noosa Oceanrider Dolphin Safari is back on. A relaxing nature-focused tour, get up close to Noosa’s resident dolphins whilst enjoying epic views of Noosa’s National Park coastline, including natural cliff formations, hidden coves and sweeping beaches. Learn more about our playful bottlenose dolphins here. Book…
Georgina’s PhD studies on Sunshine Coast dolphins
Noosa Oceanrider is collaborating with University of the Sunshine Coast PhD student, Georgina Hume, to assist her in gathering data on dolphins in the Sunshine Coast region. Georgina’s PhD project aims to collect information on how connected the dolphin populations are between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay. Currently, dolphins on the Sunshine Coast have…
Dolphin Safaris are back! Fun facts about dolphins
Whale Watching season 2021 is over and Dolphin Safaris are back! Fun facts about dolphins There are currently 42 species of dolphins in the wild. The orca, also known as the killer whale, is the largest dolphin. Dolphins are marine mammals, and they must surface to breathe air and give birth. Dolphins eat fish, squid…
Baby dolphins on our recent Noosa dolphin safari
Guess what we saw on our last Noosa dolphin safari? All our favourite dolphins including Missy & Piecey have been spotted with babies recently! Dolphins are incredibly sexual and non-monogamous animals, and unlike other marine mammals will mate any time of the year and just for pleasure. During mating periods, male dolphins (bulls) can become…
Dolphin adopts whale calf
A Bottlenose dolphin in French Polynesia has been spotted mothering an orphaned melon-headed whale—an entirely different species and genus of dolphin. It is the first known case of a wild bottlenose mom adopting a calf of another species. Adoption among wild mammals is uncommon and only usually occurs between related members of the same species….