South Australian Whale Centre — Attraction in Victor Harbor

We went to the whale Centre with a group on Tuesday. We had a guided tour. The tour guide was excellent and very informative, patient and willing to answer all of our questions. On the ground floor there is a large whale bone that was found on the Nullarbor Plains. It is behind glass but you can see the size of the whale head. Downstairs has an area that you can feel different whales that have been moulded onto the wall. There are also some bones (vertebrae) on display. There is also some videos in the downstairs area that can be watched. On the top floor we were able to hold a shark egg and learn about different whales that are found in the oceans around South Australia. We also held some balen which some whales have instead of teeth. It was great that the tour was very tactile so that people with low vision were able to participate and learn about the whales as well. There is a lift in the building or you can use stairs. Note the lift is small and only fitted four people at a time comfortably. The building is an old historic building and still has a crane in it that was used to unload goods from the trains in years gone by that were then sent out to ships off Victor Harbor. There is also soot on the walls and ceiling that is heritage listed. It is worth doing a tour of the whale Centre. Just outside the whale Centre is a park which includes a fountain with a whale tail. A great area...

For five dollars each what do you expect? But it killed 30 minutes of time unfortunately ruined by some exhibits where it was hard to read the information because of poor lighting and There’s nothing interactive or or organic about it could do with a bit of an update kids may like it though. Disappointed there wasn’t a lot of reference to whales around the local area in season. Was hoping for a display which gave information more about viewing the whales here during winter time with actual recent photos or videos to watch but there was nothing Except for a couple of sentences about viewing the walls at three different locations and...

We were greeted by a really lovely man as we entered who informed us about what there was to look at and had a nice chat with us!There is an upstairs section for kids, a general section for everyone to look at with lots of information on whaling, whales and marine life and a downstairs section too.As a Sea Shepherd Volunteer in the Hobart chapter, I particularly loved the Steve Irwin ship display located downstairs. I spotted a few friends and familiar faces in the photos, videos and stories there and got to see a few more bits and pieces to do with Sea Shepherd.Definitely, a place the whole family can visit and enjoy!...