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Aerial view of the Ningaloo Reef coastline near the North Mandu campground tra13coverbiglap

A spine-tingling trip back in time in the home of the world’s biggest shark

The UNESCO World Heritage Ningaloo Coast is a living cultural landscape for traditional owners with ancient treasures to boot.

  • by Anabel Dean
Business Class Cabin Qantas Boeing 737-800
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Airline review: Qantas domestic business class on a new dream route

This flight will make World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef more accessible for those with it on their bucket list.

  • by Anabel Dean
Whale sharks are more than seven metres long. Fortunately they have no teeth.

New direct flights to home of the world’s biggest shark take off

In the waters beyond Ningaloo Reef, a shark is circling. More than seven metres in length, it’s larger than any great white.

  • by Andrew Bain
Swimming with Whale Sharks at Ningaloo Marine Reserve.

Ningaloo, Western Australia: Swimming with the world's biggest fish in a World Heritage environment

It emerges from its indigo underworld as though from a dream, a colossus accompanied by the tiniest of golden trevallies.

  • by Catherine Marshall
Iain Grandage.

Frequent Flyer: Iain Grandage

This Perth composer and cellist thrives on collaborations, even if they're in remote places.

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Natural talents ... Simone Brooks.

Let nature be your guide

Emily Dunn meets three professionals who bring the outdoors to the luxury hotel experience.

Are we there yet? ... hues of Hamersley Range.

Way of the sea serpent

Daniel Scott is moved by the power of nature as he navigates the 2500-kilometre Warlu Way linking Broome and Exmouth.

Catching the big one

Kerry van der Jagt joins the snappers keen to help save one of the kings of the ocean at Ningaloo Reef.

Come close ... a whale shark cruises the warm waters.

Deep and meaningful

Off Ningaloo Reef, Robert Upe faces a creature with thousands of teeth in 300 rows and swims closer.

Turquoise Bay is an ideal spot for swimming and snorkelling

Exmouth - Places to See

<b>Exmouth (including North West Cape)</b> <br> <b>Old US naval town surrounded by wild and interesting coastal scenery</b> <br> Located on the eastern coast of the North West Cape 1270 km north of Perth and 13 m above sea level, Exmouth was, historically, a naval town serving the US Naval Communication Station, Harold E. Holt, and the Learmonth RAAF Base. The US Navy left in the early 1990s and while part of the old naval base is still used by the Australian Navy (another part has become accommodation for backpackers) today the town is driven primarily by tourism with deep sea fishing, the beautiful Ningaloo Reef and the complex coastal wildlife (whale sharks are prevalent in the area) attracting visitors to this hauntingly beautiful region.