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Humpback Highway picks up speed

Humpback whales off Ningaloo, WA’s Coral Coast Humpback whales off Ningaloo, WA’s Coral Coast

Humpback whale season has officially begun along Western Australia’s Coral Coast, with sightings recorded at Coral Bay and Exmouth, Ningaloo.

Humpback whale tours are now operating from Coral Bay, with Exmouth tours commencing in August.

Through to November, visitors have the rare opportunity to witness these magnificent marine mammals up close and, in some cases, even swim alongside them. Ningaloo Reef is the only destination in Western Australia offering guided humpback whale swim tours, providing an immersive wildlife experience in the waters of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed reef.

Humpback whale season overlaps with the tail end of Ningaloo’s whale shark season, creating the possibility of encountering two of the region’s largest marine species during the same visit.

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