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- Coral Bay is 230 km North of Carnarvon via North West Coastal
Hwy and Minilya Rd.
- Exmouth is a further 150 km.
- The sealed road continues around the cape to Cape Range NP
(30 km from Exmouth).
- 4WD coastal track from Yardie Creek to Ningaloo and Coral Bay.
- Boat ramps at Bundegi and Tantabiddi creek.
- Direct flights from Perth to Learmonth (about 30 km south of
Exmouth, bus shuttle to Exmouth)
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- Basic camping sites in park.
- Accommodation, caravan and camping facilities at Exmouth and
Coral Bay.
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- Because summer is very dry and hot the best time to visit
Cape Range is in winter from May through September.
- Caution : Hurricans come up possibly in summer.
- Best time ...
- ... August - October for whale watching
- ... July - November for Manta Rays
- ... March - May for Whale Sharks
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- Wear thick-sealed shoes when reef walking. Never dive alone.
- Take drinking water, there is no drinking water in the park
- Advise ranger of Your bushwalking plans
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- Ningaloo Marine Park encompass a 260 km
barrier of coral reefs. With an offshore span averaging
20 km the park curves around from Exmouth Gulf and runs
south just past the Tropic of Capricorn. The marvellous
reef is close to shore and with an enormous diversity of
marine lifeforms.
- The plankton drifts attract Whale Sharks, Humpback Whales
and Manta Rays. They can be seen here at various times of
the year.
- Itīs a divers paradise. Around Mandu Mandu the reefs are
a mere stone's throw from shore. Tourquoise bay is a very
good leeside snorkelling place, You can enter the inner
reef directly from shore. The outer edges of the reefs are
less than 10 km from the coast.
- Non-divers can see the reef from glass-bottomed boats, take
reef walks at low tide or enjoy swimming.
- Cape Range NP - The former private range was
declared as a National Park in 1964. The fissured limestone
massif changes to dry coastal plains and dunes.
- After heavy rains Mandu Mandu and Yardie Creek are good places
for bird-watching. Also adviseable is the Mangrove Sanctuary
with a wonderful lagoon.
- Some short trecks take bushwalker to the rigde - Lookouts to
the eastern canyons and the Exmouth Gulf.
- Main attractions along the coast are angler camps.
- Two 4WD tracks, Charles Knife Rd and Shothole Canyon Rd, lead
from the Exmouth - Learmonth - road in the park to Thomas
Carter Lookout and Lightfoot walking track.
Legend
- 1 Lighthouse with camp ground nearby the
park entrance
- 2 Bundegi Marine sanctuary zone, boat ramp
and start for guided boat tours.
- 3 Milyering Visitor Centre with tourist
informations and maps, ranger station
- 4 Mangrove Sanctuary Zone with a swallow
lagoon - Good bird-watching opportunities.
- 5 Tourquoise Bay sandy beach close to the reef
- 6 Mandu Mandu Beach and Creek
- 7 Yardie Creek, here the 4WD track to Ningaloo
and Coral Bay starts.
- 8 Learmonth Royal Airforce Base and civil
airport, transfer bus to Exmouth, little settlement.
- 9 Stomatolithes, unique blocks of limestone,
builded and formed by germs in millions of years in shallow
ocean bays and seashell beach, the whole beach
is originated from shells and little crustaceans.
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