Scuba diving as a highlight on the west coast

After one week travelling the west coast we reached the lovely region Coral bay. (1250km from Perth)

Stunning, turquoise and crystal clear water with snorkeling spots just on the beach.

The Ningaloo Reef is an over 250km long Coral Reef on the west coast of Australia and an UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Reef is unusually close to the coast. Only 100 meters or a 15 minutes boat trip and you'll see the various life under water.

Map of Ningaloo Reef part of the Marine Park

The Reef is part of the "Ningaloo Marine Park" and home to around 220 species of Coral.  
In addition to a number of more than 500 species of tropical fish in the nation park including various types of sharks live in this Reef.
Animals you might spot:
- turtles
- stingrays
- Manta rays
- dugongs
- Reef sharks
- tiger sharks 
- hamerheads
- lion sharks 
- humpback whales (June to November)
- whale sharks (May to July) 

Ningaloo is the only Region around the world where a lot of whale sharks come together along the coast at the specific time.
Special regulations make sure that the species are safe.

After two days of snorkeling we booked our scuba dive.
We had to wait a few days so we went up to Exmouth to Turquoise Bay for another snorkeling experience and scenery.

On the way to Exmouth

We also saw some turtles playing with the waves in the Cape Range National Park.


Our scuba diving experience:

My Team 

Two times 40 minutes diving up to 9,80m deep

.

Sharks 

Several Fish

A lot if corals

Our snorkeling experiences:

Us waiting to get picked up by the boat

Manta ray

Very lucky: a big whale shark