SWIMMING & SNORKELLING
Coral Bay is an authorised vessel only area to allow for family friendly swimming and snorkelling. Snorkelling is fantastic just off the beach from Bill’s Bay and Paradise Beach. For the more adventurous, there are a number of commercial boat charters available from Coral Bay. Jump on board with one of the following tour operators who offer snorkelling tours from Coral Bay. Coral Breeze Coastal Cruises offers Reef Explorer tours which is a half day of sailing the crystal clear waters of the Ningaloo Reef. Snorkel Discovery is a full day of unlimited snorkelling and for those who enjoy magical sunsets; you can jump on board a Sunset Sail. Ningaloo Reef Dive and Snorkel offer full or half day snorkelling trips with manta rays and the local marine life of the Ningaloo Reef. Snorkel tours with whale sharks are also available between March-July. Ningaloo Marine Interactions offer the ‘The Best of Ningaloo’, this tour offers all the elements of the Manta Ray tour plus so much more. Coral Bay Eco Tours offers a Marine Eco tour; the tour offers swimming with Manta Rays and other seasonal marine life such as reef sharks, turtles, giant clams and octopus. Call the Carnarvon Visitor Centre to find out prices, availability and book.
DIVING IN CORAL BAY
Ningaloo Reef Dive is a licensed PADI outlet. You are able to go on a range of courses, whether you simply want to give SCUBA diving a try, or have decided to continue your diving education. The calm waters of Coral Bay on the Ningaloo Reef are the ideal location for your first attempt at SCUBA diving. Daily diving trips are also on offer, ranging from half or full days. The boat can accommodate scuba divers and snorkelers.
SWIM WITH MANTA RAYS
Coral Bay boasts a large population of Manta Rays and offer visitors the unique opportunity to swim with these graceful and gentle creatures all year round providing an unforgettable experience. Manta rays do not possess the protective stinging barb on their tails and as such are harmless to humans.
