Click to listen to our podcast with 'Travel Experiences Reimagined' to learn more about Majestic Whale Encounters and the Whale Swimming tours we offer ..read more

Facts you may not have known about Orcas 1. Size matters Orcas, aka Killer Whales, are the largest of all the dolphin family, not the whale family as the name suggests.  They can weigh up to six tonnes and grow to be around the length of a bus at 7-10m long. Orcas have 40 to 50 teeth that are approx 7.6cm long.   There are many different species of Orcas including Offshore, Transient and Resident and they all vary in size depending on the which prey they eat. 2. It’s all in the name The name killer whale comes from their original name 'whale killers' gi ..read more

Plastic, Noise, Climate and Over Fishing 1. Plastic Ocean Globally over 100,000 whales, dolphins, seals, porpoises and Sirenia die annually as a result of plastic in our oceans.  Whales and dolphins can easily ingest plastic.  This can be directly through mistaken identity for prey or through the prey that they eat who have ingested the plastic previously.  A sperm whale was stranded in Indonesia and its necropsy revealed that it had ingested over 13 pounds of plastic, including bags and thongs. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/11/dead-sperm-whale-filled-w ..read more

An interview with 'Ocean Warrior' Mads Odgaard Today we will be interviewing the very charismatic, adventurous and ambitious Co Founder of King Fish- Mads Odgaard.  Mads owns and operates the largest and most established dive/free dive /travel company in all of Scandinavia.  Having lived all over the world and experienced many cultures such as New Zealand, India and Africa, Mads now resides in Denmark with his wife and two gorgeous little girls.  His passion for dive and travel have taken him all over the world and with a big love for all large aquatic animals and underwater p ..read more

What is it about the blue whale that we find so very intriguing? What is it about the blue whale that we find so very intriguing?  Is it the fact that they are the largest animals ever known to have lived on earth?  Even bigger than megalodon who scientists say grew to 60 feet long.  Blue whales can grow up to 100 feet long – the length of a boeing 747!   It could be that blue whales can weigh over 200 tonnes (which would equate to 30 elephants).  Or could it be the fact that a blue whale’s tongue weighs 8000 pounds or the weight of two medium sized cars?  ..read more

Founded in 2013 by two sisters Carmen and Sarah... Majestic Whale Encounters was founded in 2013 by two sisters Carmen and Sarah who have always had a passion for travel, the environment, the ocean and particularly the large marine life that lives within it. They turned that passion into their livelihood and are now Australia’s largest Whale Swimming Company. Taking guests to beautiful destinations around the world such as Tonga, Tahiti, Norway and The Bahamas for life changing experiences of swimming with humpback whales, dolphins and orcas. Swimming with whales can be a life changing exper ..read more

Meet our friends at Terrigal Ocean Tours Meet our friends at Terrigal Ocean Tours, a highly regarded Whale Watching company operating on the NSW Central Coast.  They provide a range of small group adventures in a high performance ecotour vessel.  The boat is purpose built for whale watching, very capable on the ocean and not intimidating to the whales.  This gives you the best opportunity for an amazing wildlife encounter, with a qualified Marine Biologist on board to provide facts and information.  They are passionate about conservation; education and helping you connect ..read more

A moving, meaningful soulful experience that will last in your memory forever. Ever since I can remember, I have always dreamt of being able to be in the water with whales. Any whale, dolphin, seal, dugong, manatee…. I wasn’t fussy. Just so long as I could swim with them and share their underwater world in my dreams, in fact still till this day it is a recurring dream that I have on a regular basis. In my senior years of high school when the world wide web was created, it gave me a way of finding out if swimming with whales was actually something that was offered for people like me to do, s ..read more

An interview with 'Ocean Warrior' Jemima Robinson This months interview is with 'Ocean Warrior' Jemima Robinson...  What inspired you to do what you do? As a kid growing up in North Queensland on the Great Barrier Reef I was under the impression that there was bustling marine life and huge colourful coral under the ocean’s surface everywhere around the world.   It wasn’t until I started travelling that I truly realised that what we have in Australia is so special.  Knowing this and then hearing that the Great Barrier Reef was at threat made me feel so sad and also power ..read more

Sedna, Undines and Atargatis If you’re anything like me and find the many myths and legends of mermaids to be most intriguing, then you may be interested in reading on to learn more about the three most famous Mermaids recorded in history.  You may choose to believe the legends told (and let’s face it who doesn’t love something magical to believe in) or you may simply enjoy reading the stories told about these mythical half human half fish creatures of the sea. Often known as “Merfolk” The earliest representations and descriptions of these now well known creatures can be traced back a ..read more