mattia_v
Contributor
Hi guys,
We will be in Exmouth and Coral Bay for a total of a week in late June, to wrap up our 2 month travels in New Zealand and bits of Australia. The whale sharks are an obvious draw, but we're getting confused as to what the best dive operator might be, and what sites are the 'must sees'; I'm not too impressed by the operator websites, and the minimal info I'm finding on what 2-dive packages at pretty stiff prices get you. Any tips or hints on what sites to ask for, what operators to use or avoid would be very welcome!
Navy Pier appears to be closed following hurricane damage, which was the only site I managed to find some info on. I also get the impression based on most websites that a lot of the 'dive' operators are only interested in selling snorkel tours for the whale shark tourists, which is frustrating when looking for info on diving (e.g. Ningaloo Blue Dive does not seem to offer any diving...) we were hoping to do a whale shark tour and probably 4 dives (2 per day), either from Exmouth or Coral Bay or both, and then spend some time snorkeling.
As a bit of background: we are both fairly inexperienced divers (about 50 dives). Since we live in Europe, Ningaloo isn't somewhere we can easily visit again, so we hope to make the most of it!
We will be in Exmouth and Coral Bay for a total of a week in late June, to wrap up our 2 month travels in New Zealand and bits of Australia. The whale sharks are an obvious draw, but we're getting confused as to what the best dive operator might be, and what sites are the 'must sees'; I'm not too impressed by the operator websites, and the minimal info I'm finding on what 2-dive packages at pretty stiff prices get you. Any tips or hints on what sites to ask for, what operators to use or avoid would be very welcome!
Navy Pier appears to be closed following hurricane damage, which was the only site I managed to find some info on. I also get the impression based on most websites that a lot of the 'dive' operators are only interested in selling snorkel tours for the whale shark tourists, which is frustrating when looking for info on diving (e.g. Ningaloo Blue Dive does not seem to offer any diving...) we were hoping to do a whale shark tour and probably 4 dives (2 per day), either from Exmouth or Coral Bay or both, and then spend some time snorkeling.
As a bit of background: we are both fairly inexperienced divers (about 50 dives). Since we live in Europe, Ningaloo isn't somewhere we can easily visit again, so we hope to make the most of it!