Whales and Seascapes 2025

 Taking place over the October Long Weekend  2025 we invite you on an adventure of epic proportions as we immerse ourselves into the world of mischievous and cheeky Humpbacks whales supported by multiple iconic Seascape shoots.

$1,850 per person with a $500 deposit to secure a place. Pay your deposit through Sony Scene and the balance 90 days prior to the adventure.

Non-photography partners welcome at $950 per person which includes 1 whale cruise.

Download the full Itinerary and terms and conditions when you visit our webpage - Wanderlust Imagery

Whales and Seascapes Itinerary  ( updated 2025 itinerary coming soon )

  During the months of Sept- Nov there is a  100% Whale Sighting Guarantee on our tour boat as Humpback mothers bring their energetic and playful calves back down Australia’s East Coast heading for Antarctica.

Having been born in the warmer tropical waters of Hervey Bay or Tonga  by the time they reach Bermagui on their Southern Migration the mischievous calves are old enough to leave their mothers and be curious about the world around them.

At this time of year you see a lot of  'naughty children having fun' behaviour as the babies are taught pec slapping and tail slamming and breaching behaviour by their adults. They are extremely curious and love to come close to the boats for a 'mugging' often needing to be called away by their more chilled mothers - this is where you would need a mid wide angle lens or your iphone - IF you are able to concentrate in the magic of these moments. :-) . 

Many other sea creatures are seen on the whale cruises, including Minke, Bryde’s and Blue Whales, Common and Bottlenose Dolphins, Orca, Australian Fur Seals, penguins, flying fish, sunfish, turtles and many species of sea birds - we never know what we're going to get each day - except for those Cheeky Humpbacks

Our tour company has been operating for over 20 years as a family run business and their passion shows. We may even be accompanied by Roger the Kelpie who loves alerting us to whales as much as the whales love to come and investigate him! Tours operate out of Bermagui unless the tour company needs to alter locations at last minute and we will then depart from Merimbula a short drive away.

Staying centrally located on the headland at Bermagui your comfortable (share or single ) accomodation has ocean views , a 5 minute walk to great coffee and 10 min walk to the Bermagui marina.

We will be co-ordinating the shoots with plenty of recovery time and will either fill your day or give you some space to just savour this incredibly beautiful location. Your non photography partner is welcome to come for a reduced price which includes 1 whale trip as long as you share a room.

If you have a drone we recommend you bring it as the headland  is 100 steps from your door and  is excellent for on land whale and seal and dolphin watching. It is possible to bring a chair and your morning coffee and just sit and  watch pods of dolphins  and hunting sea eagles cruise by before we even head out to start our day.

Beginners or Experts - We will be concentrating on helping you build the skills neccesary for taking excellent wildlife and landscape shots and discussion will be around how to maximise your abilities to produce photos you are proud of.  This is an Iphone friendly workshop if thats all you prefer to use, we dont discriminate!

Robin's partner Timothy is a multi award winning landscape photographer and retired architect so has a natural eye for colours, shapes, textures as a base for composition . In post production, he excels at the academic aspects of editing. Come join us during post processing time to deconstruct and discuss the photos you have taken. We guarantee you come home from this long weekend with many 'Aha' moments.

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Highlights •

A minimum of 3 whale watching cruises . There may be opportunity to book yourself onto extra consecutive cruises if you wish.

Landscape shoots at 

• Camel Rock

• Horse Head Rock 

• Playful humpback whales

• Sunrise and Sunset Seascapes

• Evening Astrophotography

• Camera settings for wildlife. Shutter speeds, exposure compensation, ISO, 
• Camera settings for landscapes including composition and use of light.
• Astrophotography if the skies are clear

• Refer to the downloaded itinerary on our website for  details.