“Ningaloo is where a cool ocean current from the south meets a warmer current from the north, which means it is able to support a unique mix of tropical and sub-tropical species.”. Book a day’s tour with a local adventure organisation and you can slide down waterfalls, abseil off more intimidating drops, hike through gorges and then float downstream on inner tubes, all under the watchful eye of an expert guide. Flight time is 26 hrs from Heathrow. Individuals average over nine metres (30’) in length and weigh up to nine tonne (20,000lb), the largest recorded individual was 12.65 metres (41.5’). When the heat gets too much, or when you’ve finally identified each of the almost 500 fish species that inhabit Ningaloo Reef, Karijini National Park offers the perfect wildlife detour. In what is believed to be a world first, whale sharks were spotted mating in waters off Ningaloo Reef off the Exmouth coast. There is an airport shuttle that meets each scheduled flight to cover the 37km into Exmouth and will drop you at any location (0061 8 9949 4623; £15/$25). Good sun protection is essential, especially for the kids, and should include sunglasses, hats, high protection sun cream and a UV protection top or wetsuit to swim in. “This reef is pretty much pristine, thanks to the lack of local development,” explained our guide Alek Nowak. Every destination seemed to throw up a new experience or a species we’d only ever read about. Ningaloo Reef is a mighty long way from anything — a distant 1,200km north of Perth, to be precise — but a stream of tourists make the trek to tick snorkelling with whale sharks off their bucket list. For all whale shark adventure tour bookings to get in early click here to Book Now. He yelps through his snorkel, jabbing his finger towards a blue-spotted fantail stingray that’s winging its way across the sand below him and sets off in pursuit, flippers manically churning the water. The latest offers and discount codes from popular brands on Telegraph Voucher Codes. The whale shark is the world’s biggest fish and congregates along the Ningaloo Reef. (0061 8 9949 1478; ningaloolighthouse.com; £17/$29 for unpowered site). We’d been planning to head to the Great Barrier Reef, until a chance conversation with an ex-colleague in Melbourne. Zebra-striped clown fish weave through the electric-blue staghorn coral, and a racoon butterfly fish hovers motionless, seemingly oblivious to the snorkellers gawping from above. Qantas (0845 774 7767; qantas.com.au) offer flights to Learmonth Airport via Perth starting at £850 return. 12 hours (1140km/710m) via National Route 1. Ningaloo Reef is one of the world’s biggest fringing coral reefs and is around 300 kilometres (185 miles) long. He loved Ningaloo “because it’s so accessible.” In contrast to the Great Barrier Reef, where you need a tour operator and a couple of hours to get to it, he explained, Ningaloo is a fringing reef with the best sites few hundred meters offshore. I turned to see two sets of eye balls bulging inside junior-sized masks. Some of our most exciting wildlife finds came in the most remote spots. Here we watched humpback whales leaping out of the sea to our astonished gasps, sending plumes of water high into the air. The sharks have been listed as 'endangered' by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and can grow up to 18 metres and weigh dozens of tonnes. They are the largest non-mammalian vertebrates and only some species of whale are bigger. Travel Guides app Download the free Telegraph Travel app, featuring expert guides to destinations including Paris, Rome, New York, Venice and Amsterdam, Follow Telegraph Travel on Twitter Follow Telegraph Travel on Facebook Follow Telegraph Travel on Pinterest Follow Telegraph Travel on FourSquare. Some 35,000 whales are thought to migrate past Ningaloo between June and November, mothers and calves enjoying the relative safety of the shallows and feeding up for the long journey south. Credit:Ningaloo Aviation/Tiffany Klein. With solar panels and its own water supply, our campervan made us enviably independent. (0061 89 949 1764; kingsningalooreeftours.com.au; £224/$385 for adult). Good mixture of powered and unpowered sites as well as hill top cabins with potential views of humpback whales out to sea. Fantastic for breakfast with a mix of super healthy juices, muesli and more exotic food. Far more touristy than the national parks, the first dolphin feeding time of the day is at 7.45am. They are large, long-living, slow-moving pelagic fish and inhabit the world’s warmer tropical and sub-temperate open seas. And on our final evening, a small group of campers gathered on the beach, with wallabies looking on and sea eagles flying over head, to whale watch as the sun set. EXMOUTH (AUSTRALIA)- A 60-year old woman was attacked by a shark at Turquoise Bay about 60km south of Exmouth, Western Australia. Do hang around for a while, as you may well get to see them return when the crowds have thinned out. A whale shark experience is an absolute must for any underwater adventurer. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. The Ningaloo Whale Shark n Dive Team. This part of Coral Bay is a known nursery for both black and white tipped reef sharks, but it’s another member of the shark family that is Ningaloo’s greatest draw. (0061 8 9949 2377; exmouthresort.com; £22/$38 for an unpowered site). 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Ningaloo is the world’s largest fringing reef, stretching for almost 300km along an undeveloped piece of its northwest coastline. A great option with regular live music and its celebrated gumbo and Creole-influenced seafood menu. At up to 20 tons, whale sharks are the biggest fish in the ocean and from March to July they feed in Ningaloo’s krill-rich waters. (61 8 9949 2255; ningalootreasures.com.au; £85/$145 for family of four). The two twirled around one another for a few minutes before they both dived into the depths of the ocean, the male shark later coming back up to swim near the surface. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Here you’ll find wedge-tail eagles, rock wallabies, goannas, dragon lizards, kangaroo, and a multitude of plant species, as you explore the gorges and remote wild swimming spots. Stepping into the crystal blue waters of Coral Bay, marine life comes in a barrage of colour and diversity. So we booked a campervan and flew via Perth, to the small airport outside Exmouth, where fighter jets share the runway with a handful of scheduled flights. Only one of the local dive shops gets the licence to offer dive tours each year and this currently sits with Ningaloo Whaleshark-N-Dive (ningaloowhalesharkndive.com.au). Yes, there’s that Freycinet view. The best time to see Whale Sharks at Exmouth in 2020 on the Ningaloo reef is from March to August this year. And those stylishly laid-back, ultra private suites. Exmouth Camper Hire offer campervans with solar panels, a full-equipped kitchen and basic shower, as well as all your snorkelling equipment (0061 8 9949 4050; exmouthcamperhire.com.au; £1682/$2880 for two weeks). After two years of living in Australia, happily avoiding anything Jaws-like, we were suddenly meters from a black tipped reef shark. Swimming alongside these giants is an amazing experience, but seeing turtles hatching on nearby beaches, humpback whales migrating, manta rays or coral spawning offers plenty of reasons to visit through the year. Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, are the largest fish in the oceans. Large silver snapper patrol the shoreline looking for an easy meal, while green and purple parrot fish circle the first bulbous mound of coral we come to. (3A Kennedy Street; 0061 8 9949 1400; ningaloohealth.com.au), Eating out in Coral Bay is pricey, but this good value and serves excellent pizza and ice cream (Robinson Street; 0061 8 9942 5882), You need to book campsites in Karijini and Cape Range National Park in advance, through the Department of Parks and Wildlife website www.dec.wa.gov.au/campgrounds, Tourism Western Australia: www.westernaustralia.com, Visas: British citizens require a visa for travel to Australia. West Oz Active Adventure Tours offer a great ways to explore the gorges of Karijini (0061 43 8913 713; westozactive.com.au; £143/$235 for day tour). Our first experience of the reef was with Ningaloo Ecology Cruises. Diving under the water we found ourselves in a world of electric-blue damselfish, turtles, puffer fish, enormous clams and sleek angel fish. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. It’s a full day’s drive from Exmouth to Monkey Mia but the reward is the opportunity to watch wild dolphins feeding in the shallow waters. When we say the whale sharks leave the Ningaloo, its not all the whale sharks leave the Ningaloo – just most of them. Great White Sharks, Burrunan Dolphins, Montegue Island Seals, Dragon Rock Sharks, Mantra Ray Bommie, Dwarf Minke Whales, Cod Hole, North Horn Shark Feed and Raine Island Turtles. Credit:Ningaloo Aviation/Tiffany Klein. So one day we were sharing a secluded bay with a pod of dolphin and the next we were the only swimmers to see a group of manta rays cruising through the turquoise waters. Amorous whale sharks spotted in intimate encounter at Ningaloo Reef. A Ningaloo Reef pilot has captured one of the rarest sights off the Exmouth coast, photographing two whale sharks in an intimate moment near the surface of the ocean.
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