Exmouth to Perth

[mrrworld]

We will be diving in Ningaloo in mid-May and then driving to Perth from Exmouth. We have about 4 or 5 days to make some stops along the way, see some sites. Any recommendations for diving on the way to Perth or is it all in Ningaloo? Thanks,

 

[Wingy]

We will be diving in Ningaloo in mid-May and then driving to Perth from Exmouth. We have about 4 or 5 days to make some stops along the way, see some sites. Any recommendations for diving on the way to Perth or is it all in Ningaloo? Thanks,

Dive sites in Western Australia

This may help out - obviously Coral Bay and I kinda like Shark bay.

 

[mrrworld]

Thanks, Wingy. Website was good. Is Ningaloo Reef so big that the diving there from Exmouth is different than the diving from Coral Bay?

 

[Wingy]

Thanks, Wingy. Website was good. Is Ningaloo Reef so big that the diving there from Exmouth is different than the diving from Coral Bay?

You know..that's a really good question I'd never thought about. To me the entire peninsula from coral bay up is the reef - Coral Bay is just "the town" plonked their for fishermen and navy guys. There's nothing I've noticed more corally or gardenish than say Janes bay or Maud's...I've just always by default dived where my dad did in the 70s ... I'd avoid coral bay for purchasing anything as it's kinda ridiculously expensive. Most of the glass bottom boat/snorkel and shudder quad bike type tours run out of coral bay. There's an Oyster spit near Doddies Bay...have a poke around there. I really dislike shore diving but I'd shore dive there any day...shore diving with a whale shark is kinda cool.

But yes...it's big...worlds second I think largest fringing reef plus it's a dual reef system so you have lots of reef at your disposal.

 

[buddhasummer]

Dive sites in Western Australia

This may help out - obviously Coral Bay and I kinda like Shark bay.

Link no longer works, age? Any chance you could re insert link, much appreciated.

Simon