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( 08-9942 5824; www.ningalooreefdive.com ) This PADI and eco-certified dive crew offers snor-
kelling with whale sharks ($390, late March to July) and manta rays ($150, all year), half-
day reef dives ($170) and a full range of dive courses (from $380).

SNORKELLING

Ningaloo Marine Interactions
( 08-9948 5190; www.mantaraycoralbay.com.au ; 2hr/half-/full day $75/170/210; Jun-Oct, manta rays all year)
S Informative and sustainably run tours to the outer reef include whale watching, manta-
ray interaction and wildlife spotting with snorkelling.

T Tours
Popular tours from Coral Bay include swimming with whale sharks, spotting marine life
(whales, dolphins, dugongs, turtles and manta rays), coral viewing from glass-bottom
boats, and quad-bike trips. Tour operators have offices in the shopping centre and caravan
parks; the following is only a small selection.

Coral Bay Ecotours
( 08-9942 5885; www.coralbayecotours.com.au ; 1/2/3hr $39/54/75, all day $140) S Eco-certified and
carbon-neutral tours include glass-bottom boat cruises with snorkelling, and all-day
wildlife-spotting trips with manta-ray interaction. Scenic flights are also available.

BOAT TOUR

Coral Coast Tours
( 0427 180 568; www.coralcoasttours.com.au ; half-day 4WD adult/child $135/78, snorkelling 2/3hr $55/75) Ex-
plore the wildlife along the rugged 4WD coastal tracks of Warroora Station, or try your
hand at Blo Karting (sand yachting) on nearby salt lakes ($50 per hour). It also runs reef
tours and offers airport transfers ($80), continuing on to Exmouth ($100).

DRIVING TOUR

Sail Ningaloo
( 1800 197 194; www.sailningaloo.com.au ; 3-day tours from $1700; Mar-Dec) The fully cashed-up can
select from a number of multi-day reef-sailing cruises aboard the catamaran Shore Thing .

SAILING