4 Tours in Coral Bay Worth Booking

1.Marine Eco Safari – Swim with Manta Rays

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 493 reviews · from $466Our pick

Start at 8 am in Coral Bay and spend about seven hours exploring Ningaloo Reef by boat. Snorkel Bills Bay, visit a turtle sanctuary, then search Bateman’s Bay for manta rays with help from a spotter plane. The day includes tea, snacks, and buffet lunch, with an onboard photographer offering souvenir images.

“Awesome experience swimming with the mantas! Great crew, photographer, and skipper. Amazing day on the water”

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2.Best of Ningaloo Mantas and More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 221 reviews · from $251

Set out from Coral Bay with Ningaloo Marine Interactions for about seven hours on the water. You get a short wetsuit, snorkel gear, morning and afternoon tea, and a freshly cooked burger lunch. The route can include manta rays, turtles, reef sharks, tiger sharks, coral gardens, and huge schools of fish, with a maximum of 20 people.

“Great experience!! Manta ray, tiger shark, leopard shark, sand sharks, white point sharks, turtles, and lot of colorful fishes.”

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3.Ningaloo Reef 3-Hour Turtle Ecotour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 177 reviews · 3 hours · from $113

Spend three hours aboard a glass-bottom boat with Coral Bay Ecotours, watching Green Sea Turtles feed in their sanctuary before snorkeling at two reef sites. The crew explains turtle behavior, coral, and fish, while you can stay dry and watch through the glass. Snorkeling gear, hot drinks, and biscuits are included.

“Awesome all round . Nothing to complain about everything was fantastic .”

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4.Coral Bay Glass-Bottom Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 166 reviews · 1 hour · from $56Best value

From Coral Bay, board Nhanya-Ku by walking through shallow water and glide over Ningaloo Reef’s inner lagoon. English-speaking guides explain the coral and fish beneath the glass. The one-hour trip suits families, non-swimmers, and anyone short on time, but bring sun protection and wear shorts or swimwear for boarding.

“The tour was good although because of the 2022 bleaching event, it was disappointing that there was very little colour to the coral.”

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