Name: VIP Brisbane Whale Watching Cruise
Price: 225.00 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (14 reviews)

Highlights

Exclusive Mid Deck Cabin seating - Located directly behind the Captain's Wheelhouse
Enjoy priority boarding and a complimentary beverage
Beautiful fresh picnic lunchbox
Own VIP Hostess

Come on board the magnificent 'Eye-Spy' for an encounter with some of the most enchanting marine mammals between June - November. Of all the great whales, the humpback is the most surface active, so you're in for a treat! With lunch and exclusive seating included, this is a perfect day out.

What's included?

5 hour whale watching adventure
Exclusive Mid Deck Cabin seating location behind the Captain's Wheelhouse
Priority boarding
Complimentary beverage upon boarding
Priority serving of lunch

Start the day off right with priority boarding, a complimentary beverage and the best seats on the boat with this VIP package! You'll have the perfect vantage point to watch the humpback whales as they swim, frolic and splash around the boat.

As if these whale sightings weren't enough, you will also enjoy a delicious meal lunch on board, with priority serving thanks to your VIP status! After approximately 5 hours on the water, your cruise will return to Redcliffe and you will be driven back to your Brisbane hotel with memories to last a lifetime.

Please note this experience operates between June - November only.

Important information

Session Length

Please note this tour is seasonal and operated between June - November only
Boarding commences at 9.00am for a 10.00am departure and returns at approximately 2.00pm - 2.30pm

Guidelines

Please advise if you have any dietary requirements at the time of booking

Cancellation

Change your booking up to 48 hours before the start time of your experience
Changes are not permitted within 48 hours of your experience
Late arrivals or no shows may result in you forfeiting your experience

Weather

This experience will still go ahead in the event of rain or inclement weather. If the experience provider has to cancel the tour due to bad weather, you will be rescheduled by the experience provider directly.

Dress Code

Dress warmly and wear flat shoes. If you wish to spend time on the outside decks of our vessel, you may like to wear a light waterproof wind-jacket.

Location

This tour takes place in Brisbane's Moreton Bay - Boarding commences from the Redcliffe Jetty in Redcliffe.

Reviews

4.6

14 reviews

5 stars 11

4 stars 2

3 stars 0

2 stars 0

1 star 1

Amazing Bucket List Experience.

Mia Andrews 20 September 2026

I always wanted to do whale watching. My family bought me VIP vouchers some years ago but something always stood in the way. Not this time and boy so happy it finally happened. 😊 Omg, seeing the Mother whale with her baby frolicking in the ocean, so sensational. And they were so close to the boat too. Best day and 'Bucket List Experience' with the wonderful crew on board the 'Eye Spy'. Weather was absolutely perfect. Captain Kerry knows her stuff about the marine life and the gf lunch was great too. I'm a Coeliac so gf food is paramount for me. My hubby loved everything about the day also. Our VIP hostess Loz was so friendly, helpful and she took such good care of us. Highly recommend doing this. 5* is well deserved. 😋

Customer Experience

Hi Mia, thanks for sharing your feedback. It's great to hear this bucket list whale watching experience was so memorable.

29 September 2026

I can recommend this whale watching trip

Jane 11 November 2023

The whole experience was first class. ViP ticket had the best seats. Refreshments available. Lunch was awesome. Staff were great, friendly and very informative. I'd have no hesitation in recommending or indeed going again

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Debbie 4 September 2023

Staff were excellent and the whole whale watching experience was amazing

Bad communication

Kerrie 23 July 2023

Travelled 3 hrs to wait yo board boat at 9am. At 930am announcement made by crew member that there was engine failure and would not be going out. They knew the boat wasn't ok to sail the day before as apparently the captain had been working on the engine. Should have contacted people the day before. 6 hrs travel for nothing.

Cassie

Hey Kerrie, thanks for your feedback. Great customer experience is incredibly important to us so we're deeply sorry to hear your experience has fallen short of expectation. We'd love to get a better understanding of what went wrong so we can improve. Could you please email me at info@redballoon.com.au, I'd be happy to help and pass this on to the Experience Provider.- Cassie

24 July 2023

Awesome, Amazing, Would do again

Peter 6 October 2022

Outstanding day not only did we get to see the whales and their babies, they interacted with the boat swimming in close rolling over so we could see it’s under belly and it had to be seen to believe one of the whales wave several times. Words do not do justice to the amazing feelings and emotions seeing the whales in their own environment. We were lucky to see dolphins and a shark. The food provided was excellent there was a full bar available. ******

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Sheryl 3 October 2022

Every year have gone and had great experience but this year was very flat. Not many whales and weather wasn't good either. Been spoilt other years but will keep going anyway. No photos because sea bit rough. Next time.

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Rhonda 10 August 2022

Great day out. Saw lots of whales. Crew very helpful and knowledgeable. A really enjoyable day. I Would recommend this cruise.

Unforgettable whale watching experience

Jenny 20 June 2022

We had an amazing time so many whales and the staff were wonderful. Worth upgrading to VIP. We will definitely be back again.

Fabulous day whale watching

Fiona 9 October 2020

My husband and I were lucky enough to be given a Red Balloon voucher from our beautiful Belgium visitors and we had the most wonderful experience on the water watching the majestic whales while enjoying the hospitality of the VIP Brisbane Whale Watching crew. Would definitely recommend it!

Great day on the Bay with lots of whales

Chris 11 August 2020

Its definitely a great time to go whale watching as there are less people on the boat due to the covid restrictions. Booking the VIP lounge was well worth it. Shelley in the VIP lounge was fantastic and made our day special. We were looked after very well. There were so many different pods of whales and we saw a lot of whale activity. Some amazing breaches further out and some very curious whales a lot closer to the boat.