A full day on the Ningaloo Reef out of Coral Bay, with a spotter plane overhead to find manta rays so you can slip in and snorkel beside them. Along the way you snorkel coral gardens with reef sharks and turtles, and lunch is served on board.
Days
- About 6 to 7 hours
Age
- All ages with a parent or guardian; swimmers need basic swimming ability
Group size
- Shared boat tour
Start / finish
- Coral Bay / Coral Bay, between 2pm and 3pm
Return
- See itinerary for details
Transport
- Eco tour boat Kurni-Ku, with a short bus to the jetty
Meals
- Morning tea, lunch and afternoon snacks
Route
Included experiences
- Bills Bay — reef snorkel over coral gardens
- Turtle stop — watch turtles feed and surface
- Bateman's Bay — snorkel with manta rays found by spotter plane
- Afternoon snorkel — one more reef stop on the way home
- Ningaloo Reef — look out for dolphins, dugongs and seasonal humpback whales
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Reviews
5.0
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Travellers consistently praise the knowledgeable and attentive crew members, who prioritise safety and make considerable effort to locate manta rays using spotting methods, resulting in close encounters with multiple manta rays alongside other marine life including turtles, reef sharks and occasionally dolphins or dugongs. The reef snorkelling, with its clear water and abundant coral and fish, stands out most frequently as a highlight, with many noting encounters with mantas at cleaning stations or reef areas and appreciating the crew's willingness to conduct multiple swimming sessions with the rays. The most common caveat concerns seasickness, with several travellers recommending that those prone to motion sickness take preventative measures, and a few noting that the larger boat capacity of around 24 guests, whilst enabling access to better locations, reduces intimacy, whilst some also mention that professional photographs incur additional costs beyond the tour price.
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We did the manta ray tour and it was really well organised. As well as mantas we saw a baby shark, turtles, a dolphin and lots of fish and coral, the included lunch and snacks were tasty, and Ellie took around 370 lovely photos that we bought as a package.
A really fun trip with good food and drinks. We swam among dugongs, turtles, reef sharks and dolphins, and at one point there were eight mantas in one spot.
We did the manta ray tour and the snorkelling was unreal, one of the best reefs I've seen, and Kris got amazing photos of us and the sea life. It was windy and freezing, but the crew handled it brilliantly.
The crew welcomed us warmly and even fixed our foggy masks. Ashley, Paula and Marina pointed out a turtle and an octopus on the first snorkel, Ellie took photos, and when the spotter plane found the mantas we got in with them three times. A truly magical highlight of our trip.
Mike, Esther, Kris and Paul gave us a wonderful day with gigantic manta rays and snorkelling over the coral. Lunch and snacks were good, and Kris spent ages getting great photos for us.
As a first-time snorkeller on the manta ray snorkel, I felt safe with the in-water guides helping me. We swam above majestic mantas, the crew found us some humpbacks too, we saw turtles, sharks and colourful fish, and the coral snorkel after lunch was a lovely wind-down.
