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Ocak ayında Balina sezonu
- Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MeksikaWhale season · 15 Ara – 15 NisGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.93
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Oca – 31 AraA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.93
- La Paz, Baja California Sur 🇲🇽 MeksikaGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 Oca – 30 NisGray whales calve in the Pacific lagoons on the other side of the peninsula, under three hours by road, and the season there runs from January to the end of April.93
- Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Yeni ZelandaSperm whales, all year · 1 Oca – 31 AraThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.92
- Mazatlán 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 5 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.90
- Kauai 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.89
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback whale season · 10 Ara – 25 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks come into Banderas Bay to calve and are visible from the headland at Punta Sayulita on a calm morning, never mind the boats.86
- Maui Adası 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.85
- Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback season · 8 Ara – 23 MarThe permitted watching season in Banderas Bay runs 8 December to 23 March, a few hundred humpbacks calving in the deepest bay in the country.85
- Honolulu 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Kas – 15 May (genelde)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.83
- San Diego 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.83
- Kailua 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 1 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks come down from Alaska to breed and calve in the warm water off the leeward coast, with the peak numbers in February and March.83
- The Bottom SabaHumpback whale season · 1 Oca – 30 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.83
- Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpbacks offshore · 1 Ara – 31 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.82
- Lahaina, Hawaii 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.82
- Laguna Beach, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.82
- Stanley, Falkland Adaları Falkland AdalarıSei whale season · 15 Oca – 15 May (genelde)Endangered sei whales feed close inshore in Berkeley Sound and off Cape Pembroke, near Stanley, from late summer into autumn; sightings fall away in May.82
- Rincón 🇵🇷 Porto RikoHumpback whale season · 1 Oca – 31 MarHumpbacks pass through the Mona Passage from January to March and are watched from land at the Punta Higuera lighthouse park as often as from a boat.81
- Samana 🇩🇴 Dominik CumhuriyetiHumpback whales in the bay · 15 Oca – 30 MarThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.81
- Los Angeles 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 30 Nis (genelde)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.80
- Santa María Huatulco 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback whale season · 1 Ara – 31 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.80
- St. Augustine, Florida 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriRight whale calving season · 1 Ara – 15 Mar (genelde)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.80
- Punta Cana 🇩🇴 Dominik CumhuriyetiHumpback whales in Samana Bay · 15 Oca – 31 MarThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve in Samana Bay, and the environment ministry opens and closes the watching season by decree each year.79
- Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback season · 15 Ara – 20 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks come into the bay and the water off Playa Larga through the winter, close enough that the pangueros run short trips out of the pier before the fishing boats leave.79
- Providenciales Turks ve Caicos AdalarıHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 Oca – 15 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.79
…ve Ocak ayında 17 tane daha.
Şubat ayında Balina sezonu
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Oca – 31 AraA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.94
- Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MeksikaWhale season · 15 Ara – 15 NisGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.92
- Mazatlán 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 5 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.91
- La Paz, Baja California Sur 🇲🇽 MeksikaGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 Oca – 30 NisGray whales calve in the Pacific lagoons on the other side of the peninsula, under three hours by road, and the season there runs from January to the end of April.91
- Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Yeni ZelandaSperm whales, all year · 1 Oca – 31 AraThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.90
- Kauai 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.88
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback whale season · 10 Ara – 25 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks come into Banderas Bay to calve and are visible from the headland at Punta Sayulita on a calm morning, never mind the boats.88
- St. Augustine, Florida 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriRight whale calving season · 1 Ara – 15 Mar (genelde)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.87
- San Diego 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.86
- Honolulu 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Kas – 15 May (genelde)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.85
- Kailua 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 1 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks come down from Alaska to breed and calve in the warm water off the leeward coast, with the peak numbers in February and March.84
- Laguna Beach, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.84
- The Bottom SabaHumpback whale season · 1 Oca – 30 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.84
- Los Angeles 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 30 Nis (genelde)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.83
- Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback season · 8 Ara – 23 MarThe permitted watching season in Banderas Bay runs 8 December to 23 March, a few hundred humpbacks calving in the deepest bay in the country.83
- Santa María Huatulco 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback whale season · 1 Ara – 31 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.83
- Lahaina, Hawaii 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.83
- Maui Adası 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriWorld Whale Day · 8–22 Şub (genelde)A parade down South Kihei Road and a day of ocean programming in mid-February, at the peak of the whale count.82
- Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback season · 15 Ara – 20 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks come into the bay and the water off Playa Larga through the winter, close enough that the pangueros run short trips out of the pier before the fishing boats leave.81
- Rincón 🇵🇷 Porto RikoHumpback whale season · 1 Oca – 31 MarHumpbacks pass through the Mona Passage from January to March and are watched from land at the Punta Higuera lighthouse park as often as from a boat.81
- Samana 🇩🇴 Dominik CumhuriyetiHumpback whales in the bay · 15 Oca – 30 MarThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.81
- Stanley, Falkland Adaları Falkland AdalarıSei whale season · 15 Oca – 15 May (genelde)Endangered sei whales feed close inshore in Berkeley Sound and off Cape Pembroke, near Stanley, from late summer into autumn; sightings fall away in May.81
- Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpbacks offshore · 1 Ara – 31 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.80
- Santa Barbara, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Grays pass down the channel to Baja through the winter and back north with calves from late February, close enough in that the boats out of the harbour are a half-day trip.80
- San Felipe de Puerto Plata 🇩🇴 Dominik CumhuriyetiHumpbacks on the Silver Bank · 15 Oca – 31 Mar (genelde)Thousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve on the banks off this coast in late winter.80
…ve Şubat ayında 18 tane daha.
Mart ayında Balina sezonu
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Oca – 31 AraA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.95
- Mazatlán 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 5 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.93
- St. Augustine, Florida 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriRight whale calving season · 1 Ara – 15 Mar (genelde)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.92
- Praia 🇨🇻 Yeşil Burun AdalarıHumpback whale season · 1 Mar – 31 May (genelde)Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.90
- Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MeksikaWhale season · 15 Ara – 15 NisGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.90
- San Diego 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.89
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback whale season · 10 Ara – 25 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks come into Banderas Bay to calve and are visible from the headland at Punta Sayulita on a calm morning, never mind the boats.89
- Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback season · 8 Ara – 23 MarThe permitted watching season in Banderas Bay runs 8 December to 23 March, a few hundred humpbacks calving in the deepest bay in the country.88
- Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Yeni ZelandaSperm whales, all year · 1 Oca – 31 AraThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.88
- Los Angeles 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 30 Nis (genelde)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.87
- Kauai 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.87
- La Paz, Baja California Sur 🇲🇽 MeksikaGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 Oca – 30 NisGray whales calve in the Pacific lagoons on the other side of the peninsula, under three hours by road, and the season there runs from January to the end of April.86
- Laguna Beach, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.86
- The Bottom SabaHumpback whale season · 1 Oca – 30 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.86
- Lahaina, Hawaii 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.84
- Honolulu 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Kas – 15 May (genelde)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.83
- Santa Barbara, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Grays pass down the channel to Baja through the winter and back north with calves from late February, close enough in that the boats out of the harbour are a half-day trip.83
- Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback season · 15 Ara – 20 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks come into the bay and the water off Playa Larga through the winter, close enough that the pangueros run short trips out of the pier before the fishing boats leave.83
- Maui Adası 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.82
- Kailua 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 1 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks come down from Alaska to breed and calve in the warm water off the leeward coast, with the peak numbers in February and March.82
- Okinawa 🇯🇵 JaponyaHumpback whales off Zamami · 1 Oca – 31 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks calve in the shallow water round the Kerama islands from the new year, and the boats out of Naha and Zamami run daily through the season.81
- Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortekizWhale and dolphin season · 15 Mar – 15 Eki (genelde)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.81
- Providenciales Turks ve Caicos AdalarıHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 Oca – 15 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.81
- Samana 🇩🇴 Dominik CumhuriyetiHumpback whales in the bay · 15 Oca – 30 MarThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.80
- Punta Cana 🇩🇴 Dominik CumhuriyetiHumpback whales in Samana Bay · 15 Oca – 31 MarThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve in Samana Bay, and the environment ministry opens and closes the watching season by decree each year.79
…ve Mart ayında 23 tane daha.
Nisan ayında Balina sezonu
- Los Angeles 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 30 Nis (genelde)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.96
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Oca – 31 AraA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.96
- San Diego 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.94
- Santa Barbara, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Grays pass down the channel to Baja through the winter and back north with calves from late February, close enough in that the boats out of the harbour are a half-day trip.93
- Funchal 🇵🇹 PortekizWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.92
- Lagos, Algarve 🇵🇹 PortekizDolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.91
- Laguna Beach, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.91
- Cebelitarık CebelitarıkDolphins in the bay · 1 Nis – 30 Eyl (genelde)Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.90
- Kauai 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.89
- Tarifa 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhale and dolphin season · 1 Nis – 15 Eki (genelde)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.89
- Praia 🇨🇻 Yeşil Burun AdalarıHumpback whale season · 1 Mar – 31 May (genelde)Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.87
- Big Sur 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 1 May (genelde)The southbound migration passes close inshore from mid-December, and the northbound mothers and calves hug the coast even closer from March.87
- Monterey 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 10 May (genelde)Grays head south past the bay from Christmas and back north with calves from mid-February to May, hugging the shore because the submarine canyon brings deep water close in.86
- Mazatlán 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 5 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.86
- San Francisco 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 May (genelde)The southbound run passes outside the Golden Gate around the turn of the year and comes back with calves in spring; the headlands work as well as a boat.85
- Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MeksikaWhale season · 15 Ara – 15 NisGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.85
- Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortekizWhale and dolphin season · 15 Mar – 15 Eki (genelde)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.84
- Santa Cruz, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Grays pass the bay heading south in midwinter and back north with calves into April, often within sight of the cliffs.84
- Honolulu 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Kas – 15 May (genelde)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.82
- Maui Adası 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.82
- La Paz, Baja California Sur 🇲🇽 MeksikaGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 Oca – 30 NisGray whales calve in the Pacific lagoons on the other side of the peninsula, under three hours by road, and the season there runs from January to the end of April.82
- The Bottom SabaHumpback whale season · 1 Oca – 30 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.82
- Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Yeni ZelandaSperm whales, all year · 1 Oca – 31 AraThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.80
- Lahaina, Hawaii 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.80
- Providenciales Turks ve Caicos AdalarıHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 Oca – 15 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.78
…ve Nisan ayında 17 tane daha.
Mayıs ayında Balina sezonu
- Lagos, Algarve 🇵🇹 PortekizDolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.95
- Santa Barbara, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriBlue and humpback season · 15 May – 15 Eyl (genelde)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.95
- Funchal 🇵🇹 PortekizWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.94
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Oca – 31 AraA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.94
- Tarifa 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhale and dolphin season · 1 Nis – 15 Eki (genelde)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.93
- Cebelitarık CebelitarıkDolphins in the bay · 1 Nis – 30 Eyl (genelde)Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.93
- Big Sur 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 1 May (genelde)The southbound migration passes close inshore from mid-December, and the northbound mothers and calves hug the coast even closer from March.92
- Kauai 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.90
- San Francisco 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 May (genelde)The southbound run passes outside the Golden Gate around the turn of the year and comes back with calves in spring; the headlands work as well as a boat.88
- Monterey 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 10 May (genelde)Grays head south past the bay from Christmas and back north with calves from mid-February to May, hugging the shore because the submarine canyon brings deep water close in.88
- Boston 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 Nis – 20 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks and finbacks feed on the bank an hour out of the harbour from mid-April to late October, and the boats stop for the winter.86
- Maui Adası 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.86
- Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortekizWhale and dolphin season · 15 Mar – 15 Eki (genelde)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.86
- Praia 🇨🇻 Yeşil Burun AdalarıHumpback whale season · 1 Mar – 31 May (genelde)Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.85
- Wollongong 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 May – 15 Kas (genelde)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.84
- Victoria, Britanya Kolumbiyası 🇨🇦 KanadaWhale watching season · 1 May – 15 Eki (genelde)Resident and transient orcas work the Salish Sea through the summer and humpbacks have come back in numbers, all of it a boat ride from the inner harbour.84
- Lahaina, Hawaii 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.83
- Honolulu 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Kas – 15 May (genelde)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.81
- Inverness 🇬🇧 Birleşik KrallıkDolphins at Chanonry Point · 1 May – 30 Eyl (genelde)The Moray Firth bottlenose pod feeds on the rising tide at the point across the water, half an hour from town.80
- Kanguru Adası 🇦🇺 AvustralyaSouthern right whales · 15 May – 30 Eyl (genelde)Southern rights move along the north coast and into the bays through winter, with mothers and calves close in.80
- Tofino 🇨🇦 KanadaGrey whale migration · 20 Şub – 15 May (genelde)Around twenty thousand grey whales pass on the northbound run to the Arctic each spring, and a few dozen stay to feed off the beaches all summer.78
- Akureyri 🇮🇸 İzlandaWhales in Eyjafjordur · 1 May – 30 Eyl (genelde)Humpbacks work the length of the fjord through the summer and the boats leave from the town quay rather than a separate harbour.76
- Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Yeni ZelandaSperm whales, all year · 1 Oca – 31 AraThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.74
- Húsavík 🇮🇸 İzlandaWhale watching season · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)Skjalfandi bay is the reason the town exists on the tourist map: humpbacks feeding from April to October, sightings on the great majority of summer sailings, and the odd blue whale in June.74
- Reykjavík 🇮🇸 İzlandaWhale watching season · 1 Nis – 15 Eki (genelde)Minke and humpback come into Faxafloi through the summer and the boats run several times a day from the old harbour.72
…ve Mayıs ayında 7 tane daha.
Haziran ayında Balina sezonu
- Santa Barbara, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriBlue and humpback season · 15 May – 15 Eyl (genelde)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.98
- Funchal 🇵🇹 PortekizWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.94
- Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibyaWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.94
- Lagos, Algarve 🇵🇹 PortekizDolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.93
- Durban 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiHumpback migration · 1 Haz – 30 KasThe continental shelf runs close in here, so the humpbacks heading north to calve pass within sight of the bluff from June, and come back south with the calves from September.93
- Tarifa 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhale and dolphin season · 1 Nis – 15 Eki (genelde)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.93
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Oca – 31 AraA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.91
- Cebelitarık CebelitarıkDolphins in the bay · 1 Nis – 30 Eyl (genelde)Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.91
- Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortekizWhale and dolphin season · 15 Mar – 15 Eki (genelde)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.90
- Boston 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 Nis – 20 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks and finbacks feed on the bank an hour out of the harbour from mid-April to late October, and the boats stop for the winter.89
- Broome, Batı Avustralya 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks off the Kimberley · 15 Haz – 15 Eyl (genelde)One of the largest humpback populations anywhere calves in Kimberley water and passes Broome from late June.89
- Victoria, Britanya Kolumbiyası 🇨🇦 KanadaWhale watching season · 1 May – 15 Eki (genelde)Resident and transient orcas work the Salish Sea through the summer and humpbacks have come back in numbers, all of it a boat ride from the inner harbour.89
- Gqeberha 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.88
- Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagaskarHumpback whale season · 15 Haz – 15 Eyl (genelde)Humpbacks pass close to Anakao and Ifaty on their migration from Antarctic waters, roughly mid-June to September, with boat trips out of both villages finding them most days at the season's peak in July and August.88
- Jamestown, Saint Helena Saint HelenaHumpback whales · 15 Haz – 15 Ara (genelde)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
- Brisbane 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 Haz – 5 Kas (genelde)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.87
- Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.87
- Gold Coast 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpback migration · 1 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.86
- Saint-Denis, Réunion 🇷🇪 RéunionHumpbacks off the coast · 15 Haz – 31 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks come up from the Antarctic to calve off Réunion in the austral winter and are watched from the coast road as often as from a boat.86
- Armação dos Búzios 🇧🇷 BrezilyaHumpback whales off Arraial · 15 Haz – 15 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks pass the Cabo Frio coast on their way north to breed.86
- Knysna 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right whales · 15 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.86
- Morondava 🇲🇬 MadagaskarHumpback whales at Belo sur Mer · 15 Haz – 15 Eyl (genelde)Humpbacks pass close to shore at Belo sur Mer, a boat trip down the coast from Morondava, from around mid-June to September.86
- Cairns 🇦🇺 AvustralyaDwarf minke whales · 1 Haz – 31 Tem (genelde)Dwarf minkes turn up on the Ribbon Reefs north of here for June and July, the only place in the world permitted to snorkel with them.85
- Noosa 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks off the headland · 15 Haz – 5 Kas (genelde)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.85
- Inverness 🇬🇧 Birleşik KrallıkDolphins at Chanonry Point · 1 May – 30 Eyl (genelde)The Moray Firth bottlenose pod feeds on the rising tide at the point across the water, half an hour from town.84
…ve Haziran ayında 28 tane daha.
Temmuz ayında Balina sezonu
- Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibyaWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.95
- Victoria, Britanya Kolumbiyası 🇨🇦 KanadaWhale watching season · 1 May – 15 Eki (genelde)Resident and transient orcas work the Salish Sea through the summer and humpbacks have come back in numbers, all of it a boat ride from the inner harbour.95
- Santa Barbara, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriBlue and humpback season · 15 May – 15 Eyl (genelde)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.94
- Big Sur 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 Tem – 15 Eki (genelde)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.94
- Maputo 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whales · 1 Tem – 15 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks move up the southern Mozambican coast through the winter and are watched from the boats and the dunes at Ponta do Ouro, a few hours south of the city.93
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whale migration · 1 Tem – 15 Kas (genelde)Migrating humpback whales pass the Bazaruto Archipelago Marine National Park between July and November, and boats out of Vilankulo find them most days through the middle of that window.93
- Funchal 🇵🇹 PortekizWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.92
- Broome, Batı Avustralya 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks off the Kimberley · 15 Haz – 15 Eyl (genelde)One of the largest humpback populations anywhere calves in Kimberley water and passes Broome from late June.92
- Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortekizWhale and dolphin season · 15 Mar – 15 Eki (genelde)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.91
- Durban 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiHumpback migration · 1 Haz – 30 KasThe continental shelf runs close in here, so the humpbacks heading north to calve pass within sight of the bluff from June, and come back south with the calves from September.91
- Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagaskarHumpback whale season · 15 Haz – 15 Eyl (genelde)Humpbacks pass close to Anakao and Ifaty on their migration from Antarctic waters, roughly mid-June to September, with boat trips out of both villages finding them most days at the season's peak in July and August.91
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whale season · 1 Tem – 15 Kas (genelde)Humpback whales pass this stretch of the Inhambane coast on their winter migration, and boats out of Tofo add whale watching to the manta and reef trips from July through to November.90
- St. John's, Newfoundland ve Labrador 🇨🇦 KanadaHumpbacks and the capelin roll · 1 Haz – 31 Ağu (genelde)Humpbacks follow the capelin inshore in June and stay through the summer.90
- Saint-Denis, Réunion 🇷🇪 RéunionHumpbacks off the coast · 15 Haz – 31 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks come up from the Antarctic to calve off Réunion in the austral winter and are watched from the coast road as often as from a boat.89
- Armação dos Búzios 🇧🇷 BrezilyaHumpback whales off Arraial · 15 Haz – 15 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks pass the Cabo Frio coast on their way north to breed.89
- Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks in the bay · 5 Tem – 25 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.89
- Morondava 🇲🇬 MadagaskarHumpback whales at Belo sur Mer · 15 Haz – 15 Eyl (genelde)Humpbacks pass close to shore at Belo sur Mer, a boat trip down the coast from Morondava, from around mid-June to September.89
- Florianópolis 🇧🇷 BrezilyaSouthern right whales · 1 Tem – 15 Kas (genelde)Right whales calve along the coast just south of the island, with the best odds in September and October off Garopaba and Imbituba.88
- Brisbane 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 Haz – 5 Kas (genelde)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.88
- Gold Coast 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpback migration · 1 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.88
- Lagos, Algarve 🇵🇹 PortekizDolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.88
- Vitória, Espírito Santo 🇧🇷 BrezilyaHumpback whales offshore · 1 Tem – 15 Kas (genelde)Humpbacks pass the Espírito Santo coast on the way to and from the Abrolhos calving banks through the southern winter, and the boats out of the bay go looking for them in those months.88
- Gqeberha 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.88
- Jamestown, Saint Helena Saint HelenaHumpback whales · 15 Haz – 15 Ara (genelde)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
- Nouméa 🇳🇨 Yeni KaledonyaHumpbacks in the southern lagoon · 1 Tem – 30 Eyl (genelde)Humpbacks calve inside the reef in the sheltered water south of Nouméa, an hour or two out by boat from Prony.87
…ve Temmuz ayında 66 tane daha.
Ağustos ayında Balina sezonu
- Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibyaWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.95
- Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks in the bay · 5 Tem – 25 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.94
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AvustralyaSwim season with humpbacks · 1 Ağu – 31 Eki (genelde)Ningaloo is one of the few coasts licensed for in-water humpback encounters, run from August to October by the same operators as the whale sharks and on the whales' terms, not yours.94
- Victoria, Britanya Kolumbiyası 🇨🇦 KanadaWhale watching season · 1 May – 15 Eki (genelde)Resident and transient orcas work the Salish Sea through the summer and humpbacks have come back in numbers, all of it a boat ride from the inner harbour.94
- Brisbane 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 Haz – 5 Kas (genelde)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.93
- Airlie Beach 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks in the Whitsundays · 1 Tem – 15 Eyl (genelde)Humpbacks come into the sheltered water between the islands to calve through the winter, and the sailing day trips tend to find them without going looking.93
- Gold Coast 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpback migration · 1 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.92
- Durban 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiHumpback migration · 1 Haz – 30 KasThe continental shelf runs close in here, so the humpbacks heading north to calve pass within sight of the bluff from June, and come back south with the calves from September.92
- Noosa 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks off the headland · 15 Haz – 5 Kas (genelde)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.92
- Santa Barbara, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriBlue and humpback season · 15 May – 15 Eyl (genelde)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.92
- Big Sur 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 Tem – 15 Eki (genelde)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.92
- Saint-Denis, Réunion 🇷🇪 RéunionHumpbacks off the coast · 15 Haz – 31 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks come up from the Antarctic to calve off Réunion in the austral winter and are watched from the coast road as often as from a boat.91
- Maputo 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whales · 1 Tem – 15 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks move up the southern Mozambican coast through the winter and are watched from the boats and the dunes at Ponta do Ouro, a few hours south of the city.90
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whale season · 1 Tem – 15 Kas (genelde)Humpback whales pass this stretch of the Inhambane coast on their winter migration, and boats out of Tofo add whale watching to the manta and reef trips from July through to November.90
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whale migration · 1 Tem – 15 Kas (genelde)Migrating humpback whales pass the Bazaruto Archipelago Marine National Park between July and November, and boats out of Vilankulo find them most days through the middle of that window.90
- Grand Baie 🇲🇺 MorityusHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 Tem – 31 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks pass along the west coast through the winter, and the boats that go out to them leave from Black River, an hour and a half down the coast rather than from Grand Baie itself.90
- Le Morne Brabant 🇲🇺 MorityusWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Tem – 31 Eki (genelde)Boats out of Le Morne and nearby Black River find humpback whales moving through from July to October, alongside pods of resident sperm whales and spinner dolphins that work this coast year-round.90
- Funchal 🇵🇹 PortekizWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.89
- Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpback migration past the cape · 1 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Cape Byron sticks out into the migration route, so the lighthouse walk is one of the more reliable land-based watches in the country.89
- Gqeberha 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.89
- Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagaskarHumpback whale season · 15 Haz – 15 Eyl (genelde)Humpbacks pass close to Anakao and Ifaty on their migration from Antarctic waters, roughly mid-June to September, with boat trips out of both villages finding them most days at the season's peak in July and August.89
- Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.88
- St. John's, Newfoundland ve Labrador 🇨🇦 KanadaHumpbacks and the capelin roll · 1 Haz – 31 Ağu (genelde)Humpbacks follow the capelin inshore in June and stay through the summer.88
- Jamestown, Saint Helena Saint HelenaHumpback whales · 15 Haz – 15 Ara (genelde)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
- Lagos, Algarve 🇵🇹 PortekizDolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.87
…ve Ağustos ayında 65 tane daha.
Eylül ayında Balina sezonu
- Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibyaWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.96
- Brisbane 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 Haz – 5 Kas (genelde)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.95
- Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks in the bay · 5 Tem – 25 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.95
- Gold Coast 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpback migration · 1 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.94
- Noosa 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks off the headland · 15 Haz – 5 Kas (genelde)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.93
- Santa Barbara, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriBlue and humpback season · 15 May – 15 Eyl (genelde)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.93
- Nouméa 🇳🇨 Yeni KaledonyaHumpbacks in the southern lagoon · 1 Tem – 30 Eyl (genelde)Humpbacks calve inside the reef in the sheltered water south of Nouméa, an hour or two out by boat from Prony.91
- Big Sur 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 Tem – 15 Eki (genelde)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.91
- Gqeberha 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.91
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AvustralyaSwim season with humpbacks · 1 Ağu – 31 Eki (genelde)Ningaloo is one of the few coasts licensed for in-water humpback encounters, run from August to October by the same operators as the whale sharks and on the whales' terms, not yours.91
- Funchal 🇵🇹 PortekizWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.90
- Boston 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 Nis – 20 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks and finbacks feed on the bank an hour out of the harbour from mid-April to late October, and the boats stop for the winter.90
- Saint-Denis, Réunion 🇷🇪 RéunionHumpbacks off the coast · 15 Haz – 31 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks come up from the Antarctic to calve off Réunion in the austral winter and are watched from the coast road as often as from a boat.90
- Lagos, Algarve 🇵🇹 PortekizDolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.90
- Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpback migration past the cape · 1 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Cape Byron sticks out into the migration route, so the lighthouse walk is one of the more reliable land-based watches in the country.90
- Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.90
- Airlie Beach 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks in the Whitsundays · 1 Tem – 15 Eyl (genelde)Humpbacks come into the sheltered water between the islands to calve through the winter, and the sailing day trips tend to find them without going looking.89
- Grand Baie 🇲🇺 MorityusHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 Tem – 31 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks pass along the west coast through the winter, and the boats that go out to them leave from Black River, an hour and a half down the coast rather than from Grand Baie itself.89
- Le Morne Brabant 🇲🇺 MorityusWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Tem – 31 Eki (genelde)Boats out of Le Morne and nearby Black River find humpback whales moving through from July to October, alongside pods of resident sperm whales and spinner dolphins that work this coast year-round.89
- Kap Şehri 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right whales · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)The whales come inshore along False Bay and Walker Bay to calve, roughly June to November, and September and October are when you can watch them from a cliff path without a boat.88
- Perth, Batı Avustralya 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks off the coast · 1 Eyl – 5 Ara (genelde)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.88
- Wollongong 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 May – 15 Kas (genelde)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.88
- Tarifa 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhale and dolphin season · 1 Nis – 15 Eki (genelde)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.88
- Hermanus 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right whales · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.88
- Knysna 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right whales · 15 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.88
…ve Eylül ayında 64 tane daha.
Ekim ayında Balina sezonu
- Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibyaWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.97
- Kap Şehri 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right whales · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)The whales come inshore along False Bay and Walker Bay to calve, roughly June to November, and September and October are when you can watch them from a cliff path without a boat.94
- Perth, Batı Avustralya 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks off the coast · 1 Eyl – 5 Ara (genelde)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.94
- Hermanus 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right whales · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.94
- Adelaide 🇦🇺 AvustralyaSouthern right whales · 1 Haz – 15 Eki (genelde)Southern rights calve in Encounter Bay off Victor Harbor, an hour south.93
- Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArjantinSouthern right whales · 1 Haz – 15 Ara (genelde)The right whales come into Golfo Nuevo to calve and stay half the year; boats go from Puerto Piramides an hour up the road, and in a good spring you can watch them from the town beach.92
- Gqeberha 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.92
- Knysna 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right whales · 15 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.92
- Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.92
- Plettenberg Bay 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiWhale season · 1 Tem – 15 Ara (genelde)The official whale season runs July to December, with southern right whales through the middle of it and migrating humpbacks arriving with their calves from early November.91
- Lagos, Algarve 🇵🇹 PortekizDolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.90
- Big Sur 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 Tem – 15 Eki (genelde)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.90
- Wollongong 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 May – 15 Kas (genelde)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.90
- Funchal 🇵🇹 PortekizWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Nis – 31 Eki (genelde)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.89
- Jamestown, Saint Helena Saint HelenaHumpback whales · 15 Haz – 15 Ara (genelde)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
- Norfolk Adası Norfolk AdasıHumpbacks pass the island · 15 Haz – 15 Eki (genelde)The island sits alone in the middle of the migration route, so humpbacks are watched from the clifftops rather than from a boat.89
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AvustralyaSwim season with humpbacks · 1 Ağu – 31 Eki (genelde)Ningaloo is one of the few coasts licensed for in-water humpback encounters, run from August to October by the same operators as the whale sharks and on the whales' terms, not yours.87
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Oca – 31 AraA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.86
- Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpback migration past the cape · 1 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Cape Byron sticks out into the migration route, so the lighthouse walk is one of the more reliable land-based watches in the country.86
- Tarifa 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhale and dolphin season · 1 Nis – 15 Eki (genelde)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.86
- Punta del Este 🇺🇾 UruguayRight whales off the coast · 15 Tem – 31 Eki (genelde)Southern right whales pass this coast on their way along the River Plate through late winter and spring, and they can be watched from the headlands between here and Jose Ignacio without a boat.85
- Máncora 🇵🇪 PeruHumpback whales · 1 Tem – 15 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks come up from the south to calve in the warm water off this corner of Peru, and boats out of Los Órganos twenty minutes down the coast run daily through the season.85
- Grand Baie 🇲🇺 MorityusHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 Tem – 31 Eki (genelde)Humpbacks pass along the west coast through the winter, and the boats that go out to them leave from Black River, an hour and a half down the coast rather than from Grand Baie itself.84
- Punta del Diablo 🇺🇾 UruguaySouthern right whales · 1 Tem – 31 EkiThe Rocha coast sits on the right whales' route from July to October, and the rocky points here are one of the places you can pick them up from the shore without a boat.84
- Le Morne Brabant 🇲🇺 MorityusWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Tem – 31 Eki (genelde)Boats out of Le Morne and nearby Black River find humpback whales moving through from July to October, alongside pods of resident sperm whales and spinner dolphins that work this coast year-round.84
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- Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibyaWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.97
- Hermanus 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right whales · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.96
- Kap Şehri 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right whales · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)The whales come inshore along False Bay and Walker Bay to calve, roughly June to November, and September and October are when you can watch them from a cliff path without a boat.95
- Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArjantinSouthern right whales · 1 Haz – 15 Ara (genelde)The right whales come into Golfo Nuevo to calve and stay half the year; boats go from Puerto Piramides an hour up the road, and in a good spring you can watch them from the town beach.94
- Gqeberha 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 Haz – 30 Kas (genelde)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.94
- Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.94
- Perth, Batı Avustralya 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks off the coast · 1 Eyl – 5 Ara (genelde)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.92
- Knysna 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiSouthern right whales · 15 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.92
- Plettenberg Bay 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiWhale season · 1 Tem – 15 Ara (genelde)The official whale season runs July to December, with southern right whales through the middle of it and migrating humpbacks arriving with their calves from early November.92
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Oca – 31 AraA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.90
- Margaret River 🇦🇺 AvustralyaWhale season, coast to coast · 1 Haz – 10 Ara (genelde)Humpbacks and southern rights shelter off Augusta in the middle of winter, then work north to Geographe Bay through spring, so the boat leaves from a different town depending on the month.90
- Jamestown, Saint Helena Saint HelenaHumpback whales · 15 Haz – 15 Ara (genelde)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
- Wollongong 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 May – 15 Kas (genelde)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.88
- Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Yeni ZelandaSperm whales, all year · 1 Oca – 31 AraThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.85
- Durban 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiHumpback migration · 1 Haz – 30 KasThe continental shelf runs close in here, so the humpbacks heading north to calve pass within sight of the bluff from June, and come back south with the calves from September.81
- Honolulu 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Kas – 15 May (genelde)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.80
- Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpback migration past the cape · 1 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Cape Byron sticks out into the migration route, so the lighthouse walk is one of the more reliable land-based watches in the country.80
- Brisbane 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 Haz – 5 Kas (genelde)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.78
- Gold Coast 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpback migration · 1 Haz – 15 Kas (genelde)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.78
- Noosa 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks off the headland · 15 Haz – 5 Kas (genelde)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.78
- Florianópolis 🇧🇷 BrezilyaSouthern right whales · 1 Tem – 15 Kas (genelde)Right whales calve along the coast just south of the island, with the best odds in September and October off Garopaba and Imbituba.76
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whale migration · 1 Tem – 15 Kas (genelde)Migrating humpback whales pass the Bazaruto Archipelago Marine National Park between July and November, and boats out of Vilankulo find them most days through the middle of that window.75
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whale season · 1 Tem – 15 Kas (genelde)Humpback whales pass this stretch of the Inhambane coast on their winter migration, and boats out of Tofo add whale watching to the manta and reef trips from July through to November.74
- Bora Bora 🇵🇫 Fransız PolinezyasıHumpback season · 20 Tem – 20 Kas (genelde)Humpbacks come up from Antarctica to calve in the lee of the islands and stay outside the reef until November.71
- Morro de São Paulo 🇧🇷 BrezilyaHumpback whale season · 15 Tem – 5 Kas (genelde)Humpbacks come up the Bahia coast to calve, and boats from the island go out looking for them a few mornings a week.71
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Aralık ayında Balina sezonu
- Margaret River 🇦🇺 AvustralyaWhale season, coast to coast · 1 Haz – 10 Ara (genelde)Humpbacks and southern rights shelter off Augusta in the middle of winter, then work north to Geographe Bay through spring, so the boat leaves from a different town depending on the month.96
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 İspanyaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 Oca – 31 AraA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.92
- Plettenberg Bay 🇿🇦 Güney Afrika CumhuriyetiWhale season · 1 Tem – 15 Ara (genelde)The official whale season runs July to December, with southern right whales through the middle of it and migrating humpbacks arriving with their calves from early November.92
- Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArjantinSouthern right whales · 1 Haz – 15 Ara (genelde)The right whales come into Golfo Nuevo to calve and stay half the year; boats go from Puerto Piramides an hour up the road, and in a good spring you can watch them from the town beach.90
- Jamestown, Saint Helena Saint HelenaHumpback whales · 15 Haz – 15 Ara (genelde)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
- Perth, Batı Avustralya 🇦🇺 AvustralyaHumpbacks off the coast · 1 Eyl – 5 Ara (genelde)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.87
- Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MeksikaWhale season · 15 Ara – 15 NisGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.87
- Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Yeni ZelandaSperm whales, all year · 1 Oca – 31 AraThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.86
- Kauai 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.85
- Mazatlán 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 5 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.84
- San Diego 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.83
- St. Augustine, Florida 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriRight whale calving season · 1 Ara – 15 Mar (genelde)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.83
- Laguna Beach, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.83
- Los Angeles 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 30 Nis (genelde)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.81
- Maui Adası 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.81
- Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpbacks offshore · 1 Ara – 31 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.81
- Santa María Huatulco 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback whale season · 1 Ara – 31 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.81
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback whale season · 10 Ara – 25 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks come into Banderas Bay to calve and are visible from the headland at Punta Sayulita on a calm morning, never mind the boats.80
- Lahaina, Hawaii 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Ara – 15 MayThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.79
- Honolulu 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 15 Kas – 15 May (genelde)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.78
- Kailua 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriHumpback whale season · 1 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Humpbacks come down from Alaska to breed and calve in the warm water off the leeward coast, with the peak numbers in February and March.78
- Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback season · 8 Ara – 23 MarThe permitted watching season in Banderas Bay runs 8 December to 23 March, a few hundred humpbacks calving in the deepest bay in the country.77
- Santa Barbara, Kaliforniya 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 15 Nis (genelde)Grays pass down the channel to Baja through the winter and back north with calves from late February, close enough in that the boats out of the harbour are a half-day trip.77
- Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 MeksikaHumpback season · 15 Ara – 20 Mar (genelde)Humpbacks come into the bay and the water off Playa Larga through the winter, close enough that the pangueros run short trips out of the pier before the fishing boats leave.74
- Monterey 🇺🇸 Amerika Birleşik DevletleriGray whale migration · 15 Ara – 10 May (genelde)Grays head south past the bay from Christmas and back north with calves from mid-February to May, hugging the shore because the submarine canyon brings deep water close in.73
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