Hervey Bay, a rapidly expanding city, situated in sub tropical Queensland, is one of Australia's favorite holiday destinations. With a marvelous climate and wonderful calm water beaches ideal for swimming all year round , it is a well known aquatic playground. Whatever your needs may be: water sports tours of adjacent world heritage Fraser Island, fishing trips, coral viewing trips, diving, scenic flights, whale watching (August to October), or just relaxing, Hervey Bay is ideally situated to provide these services.

In recent years, the region has become famous as the playground of the majestic Humpback Whales on their return to the Antarctic. From August to October, the whales frolic in the warm sheltered waters of the bay, putting on a spectacular display for their admirers. Celebrating the return of the Humpback Whales each year, Hervey Bay stages a Whale Festival for two weeks in August. An aquatic carnival, including an illuminated procession of floats, is the highlight of this

But there is much more to Hervey Bay, with its many attractions centring around its safe and sheltered waters and golden beaches. Boating and fishing enthusiasts will find estuary, beach, jetty or reef fishing, and a variety of water sports including diving, water and jet skiing, wind surfing and snorkelling. Fishing from one of Hervey Hay's landmarks, the
Urangan Pier, is a popular pastime, and glass bottom boats providing great viewing of the coral reefs.