{"id":3273,"date":"2008-05-30T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/?p=3273"},"modified":"2008-05-30T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-30T04:00:00","slug":"whale-watching-with-sunsail-in-the-whitsundays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2008\/05\/whale-watching-with-sunsail-in-the-whitsundays\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale Watching with Sunsail in the Whitsundays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SD970YMPWGI\/AAAAAAAADWY\/XJjxp0r7PMA\/s1600-h\/image004-717683.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SD970YMPWGI\/AAAAAAAADWY\/XJjxp0r7PMA\/s320\/image004-717683.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206015834040784994\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Escape to the Whitsundays for some whale watching this winter and stay longer for free, thanks to Sunsail.<\/p>\n<p>Watching these giant mammals frolicking in the warm Whitsunday waters is a magical moment no one ever forgets.<\/p>\n<p>And now Sunsail Yacht Charters is offering holidaymakers additional nights sailing for free during July to take advantage of this amazing experience.<\/p>\n<p>When you book seven nights with Sunsail Yacht Charters \u2013 the world&#8217;s leading sailing holiday company \u2013 you only pay for five nights. And when you book 10 nights you only pay for seven.<\/p>\n<p>If you have two weeks to spare sailing around the gorgeous Whitsunday Islands then you will only pay for 10 nights.<\/p>\n<p>Weather in the tropical Whitsundays, off the coast of north Queensland, is considerably warmer during winter than in the more southern states, with average maximum daily temperatures of \u00a023\u2070c &#8211; 24\u2070 c.<\/p>\n<p>The humpback whales head north every year during winter to breed and give birth to their calves in the warmer Whitsunday waters.<\/p>\n<p>Sunsail&#8217;s marketing manager Kim Lehmann said the special winter deal was aimed at showing holidaymakers just how gorgeous the Whitsundays are at this time of year. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether you can sail or not, Sunsail has a boat and package to suit everyone who wants a little Queensland sunshine this winter,&#8221; said Ms Lehmann. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whales are an added bonus at this time of year and many guests report sighting these amazing creatures as they frolic in the warm waters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There are strict regulations governing how close boats can get to these magnificent creatures, which can sometimes play for up to half-an-hour if left to themselves. <\/p>\n<p>The Whitsunday Islands are shielded by the Great Barrier Reef, resulting in calm, protected waters for the whales, which generally appear from mid July to the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>The Whitsundays are a group of 74 islands off the east coast of north Queensland renowned for their excellent sailing, pristine waters, abundant marine life and stunning island scenery.<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunsail.com.au\">www.sunsail.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Escape to the Whitsundays for some whale watching this winter and stay longer for free, thanks to Sunsail. Watching these giant mammals frolicking in the warm Whitsunday waters is a magical moment no one ever forgets. And now Sunsail Yacht Charters is offering holidaymakers additional nights sailing for free during July to take advantage of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}