Dive Review of Ningaloo Reef Dive in
Australia/Coral Bay, Western Australia

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Ningaloo Reef Dive: "Surprisingly good coral life, mantas almost guaranteed", Aug, 2023, by Phil Johnston, Bayswater, AU ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 25 Helpful votes). Report 12595.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This operator offers a number of half & full day dive / snorkel tours, I did the full day "Ningaloo Adventure & Manta Ray Tour" on 2 separate days. These were combined 2 tank dives / 1 manta snorkel. Around half the passengers on both days were pure snorkelers, many being family groups. I dived 3 sites over the 2 trips - Blue Maze, The Elbow & Asho's Reef. Whilst Coral Bay is essentially the southernmost extent of hard corals in Western Australia (winter water temperatures being a maximum of 20-21 degrees), I was very imp ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Ningaloo Reef Dive
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia (Bali, Komodo, Rajah Ampat, Lembeh, Manado, Ambon) Cocos Islands, Mexico (Cozumel & Soccorros) Tonga, Galapagos, Tahiti, Maldives, Mozambique, Bahamas, Red Sea, Roatan, Philippines, Hawaii (Kona, Maui)
Closest Airport	Learmonth	Getting There	I drove from Exmouth in rental vehicle, around 2 1/2 hour drive
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	21-22°C / 70-72°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	15-20 M / 49-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	The usual, no deco diving, return with 50 bar. Dive sites were quite shallow so hard to get into trouble.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No rinse tub on the boat. Basic rinse tub back at the shop. oat ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Ningaloo Reef Dive in Australia/Coral Bay, Western Australia

Ningaloo Reef Dive: "Surprisingly good coral life, mantas almost guaranteed", Aug, 2023,

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Ningaloo Reef Dive in
Australia/Coral Bay, Western Australia