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Whaledive.Net
is the Whale diving operations arm of Dive Forster at Fisherman's Wharf.
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Since the early 1970's Dive Forster at Fisherman's Wharf has offered a wide range of marine services, growing to specialise in SCUBA dive trips & training, and swimming with Whales & Dolphins, just to name a few. Established and operated by the same owner all this time, we are proud to be one of the most respected and awarded Dive Centres on the east coast of Australia. |
| Conducting seasonal
Whale watching and year-round Dolphin swim tours offshore from Forster,
NSW for many years, our knowledge of and respect for the cetaceans as
well as many other marine animal friends is vast and developing all the
time.
We are one of the few operators in Australia able to put people in the water with Dolphins and with an 85% - 90% success rate in having people enjoy this, "one of life's great experiences". |
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| Our head office and operations
centre is located in Forster, NSW Australia - in the beautiful Great Lakes
region on the mid-north coast of NSW (about 3.5 hours drive north of Sydney).
And as much as our local area has to offer, we find ourselves occasionally
looking abroad for further adventure..
One of the few underwater experiences we have found to compare to this is diving with the Humpback Whales in Tonga, finding us yearning to return each year.. We take tours to both SCUBA dive the coral reefs and free dive with the migrating Humpback Whales, primarily to the Vava'u region during September - October. We travel to Tonga during the southern hemisphere Springtime - a great time to go as most of the calves have been born several weeks earlier and are becoming playful and inquisitive in their own right. The mother Humpbacks, too, seem more relaxed and willing to "show off" their little ones, often allowing swimmers to approach to within only a few metres away! |
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"To have a 15 metre, 40 tonne Humpback Whale swim up to you with her calf balanced on her nose, proudly showing our group of snorkellers her precious baby defies belief, let alone description." We have also lead and been active in many marine Conservation campaigns throughout our history, in the local, national and international arenas. The education of our clients about not only the creatures themselves, but their habitats, threats, research and respect are core features of all of our services. Dive Forster at Fisherman's Wharf has been conducting SCUBA dive and adventure tours all over the planet since the late 1970's. Our staff include vastly experienced tour guides, SCUBA diving instructors, SCUBA divemasters, expert free divers and commercial vessel masters to ensure outstanding levels of safety and enjoyment in all trips. |
| Some of our previous international
tour highlights include organising the first Australian groups of divers
to ever visit the following areas:
· Sipidan Island in the Celebes Sea, incl. the
Orangautang Sanctuary on Borneo |
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tours we have conducted include:
· Truk (Chuuk) Lagoon, Micronesia |
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Tour Leaders.. |
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Ron Hunter: Manager and
owner of Dive Forster at Fisherman's Wharf for over 28 years, regularly
joins and leads tours to some of the best adventures on the planet. Also
vastly experienced diver and commercial vessel master. |
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David Hinshelwood: Chief PADI SCUBA instructor,
tour leader and commercial vessel master, pictured here with the ever-friendly
Spinner (the boat dog).
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"All
things considered, Vava'u in the Kingdom of Tonga is the best diving
and adventure location in the Asia and Pacific region."
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