{"id":22925,"date":"2014-07-10T09:11:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T09:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/new-whale-watching-deal-lures-holidaymakers-to-port-stephens-2\/"},"modified":"2014-07-10T09:11:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T09:11:00","slug":"new-whale-watching-deal-lures-holidaymakers-to-port-stephens-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/07\/new-whale-watching-deal-lures-holidaymakers-to-port-stephens-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New Whale-Watching Deal Lures Holidaymakers to Port Stephens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"unnamed (21)\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-491323\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-219-300x226.jpg\" data-wp-imgselect=\"1\" height=\"177\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-219-300x226.jpg\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; float: left; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 19px; outline: rgb(119, 119, 119) solid 1px; resize: none;\" width=\"235\" \/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">It\u2019s been a bumper whale-watching season already at Port Stephens, 2\u00bd hours north of Sydney, with thousands of humpbacks seen close to the coast and to help more animal lovers witness the spectacle, Oaks Hotels and Resorts has released a special whale-watching package for its property in Nelson Bay.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"line-height: 19px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The deal at Oaks Lure near the Nelson Bay marina in Port Stephens offers a spacious, split-level, one-bedroom apartment from $242 per night (minimum two night stay), including two whale-watching tickets with Moonshadow Cruises based at the nearby marina, a short walk from Oaks Lure. The deal is valid until September 19, 2014, and is subject to availability. Conditions apply.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Book online at&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.oakshotelsresorts.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oakshotelsresorts.com\/\">www.oakshotelsresorts.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">As one of Australia\u2019s premier whale-watching venues, Port Stephens draws large numbers of whale-seeking visitors each winter, with local cruise operators meeting the growing demand and each scoring close to a 100 per cent sighting rate on every departure during the area\u2019s extended whale-watching season from May to November.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Destination Port Stephens Chairman, Michael Aylmer, said more than 50,000 visitors travel to Port Stephens each year to spot the magnificent humpbacks, injecting $10 million into the local economy. Around 17,000 whales are expected to be seen off Port Stephens this year as they migrate for the winter along the \u2018Humpback Highway\u2019.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 19px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 19px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"unnamed (20)\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-491325\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-203-300x200.jpg\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-203-300x200.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p> <a data-hashtags=\"travel\" data-size=\"large\" data-via=\"rodeime\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\">Tweet<\/a> <iframe allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.traveltroll.info&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" style=\"border: none; height: 80px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a bumper whale-watching season already at Port Stephens, 2\u00bd hours north of Sydney, with thousands of humpbacks seen close to the coast and to help more animal lovers witness the spectacle, Oaks Hotels and Resorts has released a special whale-watching package for its property in Nelson Bay. 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