The coral reef is in places less than 100 metres
offshore and supports at least 500 species of fish,
manta rays, turtles, endangered dugongs, and the
migratory whale shark. All receive protection as part of
the Ningaloo Reef Marine Park.
From mid-March to mid-May each year visitors from all
around the world converge on Ningaloo Reef for the
experience of a lifetime - diving with the awesome whale
shark, the world's biggest fish. These creatures reach
more than 12 metres long and weigh more than 11 tonnes.
Ningaloo Reef is the only easily accessible place in the
world where these giants appear in large numbers at
predictable times of the year. You don't even have to be
a scuba diver to swim with them as they swim close to
the surface.
The turquoise waters of the Shark Bay World Heritage
area are a haven for dolphins, manta rays, sea snakes,
and up to 10,000 dugongs. The Ningaloo Reef offers
world-class diving through to family snorkelling in
sheltered lagoons crammed with coral gardens. Ningaloo
Reef is also home to more than 180 species of coral
including cabbage corals, brain corals, lavender corals,
and delicate branching corals. Off Exmouth or Coral Bay
you can view the spectacular mass coral spawning which
is a three day event that begins a week or so after the
full moon during March and April.
ACCOMMODATION
Ningaloo Reef Accommodation choices are varied and
plentiful in the seaside towns of Exmouth and Coral Bay. [Ningaloo
Accommodation] |
