Planula Bed and Breakfast Retreat, Byron Bay

The 2010 whale watching season has started. The first humpback whales have been spatted in the bay and we are looking forward to see the gentle giants pass our Byron Bay headland again for the next 5 months. Make sure you spend some time at the lighthouse looking out into the blue or join [...]

Check out our whale watching / accommodation packages for some great deals during the winter months, when the humpback whales can be seen on their migration up and down the East coast of Australia. Byron bay is one of the best land based whale watching destinations in Australia and boat tours are available every [...]

Making power from the sun is intensely gratifying and at Planula we have just installed a series of brand new solar panels. This will help reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment. Of course, the hot water used at Planula has been heated by the sun for quite some time now, but [...]

At approximately 2:30 pm on Monday 28th September Migaloo the white whale payed a quick visit to Byron Bay. Migaloo is the world’s only completely white humpback whale which researchers are almost certain is an albino. The 20 year old male whale was spotted at the end of the last tour of the day in [...]