Marine Eco Safari: Year-round Ningaloo Reef Experience with Manta Rays

Our Marine Eco Safari is an incredible way to experience the Ningaloo Reef! Coral Bay’s resident Manta Rays are regularly encountered all year round.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Coral Bay EcoTours - Your tour begins at 8 am at the Coral Bay Ecotours office (unless otherwise informed), followed by a short bus transfer to the jetty to board the vessel. Then we head out for your first reef snorkel experience in Bills Bay, where you may encounter numerous fish, reef sharks, and other marine species and the beautiful coral gardens. After morning tea you will visit the sea turtle sanctuary where you can observe turtles feeding and surfacing for air. We then head to Bateman’s Bay, where, with the assistance of a spotter plane, there is the opportunity to snorkel with Manta Rays. On the return home, we stop for an afternoon snorkel.
What's Included
  • Lunch included
  • Afternoon tea provided
  • Complimentary snacks
  • Tea and coffee available
What's Not Included
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Location
Coral Bay EcoTours
Robinson Street
We are located in People's Park Shopping village, next door to Fins' Cafe'
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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869lintonp
Jul 21, 2024
Amazing day on the water - This was an amazing tour, best ever We loved every moment Swam with mantas and saw so much more The skipper and crew were friendly, helpful, knowledgable and so hospitable Thank you so much.
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T8776ktjoannak
Jul 21, 2024
Amazing, Fun, Safe - What a day! Could not recommend this tour and the guides enough! Their friendly and warm welcome to everyone and their knowledge about the Ningaloo shows passion and dedication to their work. The lunch and all the snacks in between were perfect and always came at the right time.... oh and the best part exploring the reef! We saw many manta rays and all sorts of special species. We felt safe and had the greatest time! Cannot thank the crew enough. <3
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Wanderer791664
Jul 14, 2024
Cracking day in a magic spot! - We had a truly fantastic time on this tour with Liz, lily, maru and Luis who were brilliant guides that took us to some epic snorkel sites in addition to the manta experience itself. There was plenty of time spent in the water on this tour compared to other tours we’ve done previously which we both really appreciated. You also get heaps of time in the water with the mantas which again, was also very appreciated. Overall this was a top notch tour that we both really enjoyed. Thanks guys
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Robpr9747hr
Jul 7, 2024
What a day! - What an experience the young staff were so enthusiastic and keen to make our day a very memorable one. The Manta Rays did not disappoint and it felt like they were putting on a show for us as they line fed and did barrel roles. The photos Louis took were amazing, I recommend you purchase them as they really capture the day. It was cold and thicker wet suits or full wet suits would have been good but overall an unforgettable experience. Thank you.
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Aussiejane2
Jul 7, 2024
An unforgettable day - Thank you to the whole Coral Bay Ecotours team for giving my two daughters (22 and 19) and me such a mind-blowingly special day ... swimming with the manta rays was SURREAL and so beautiful, and the two snorkelling sessions we had on the reef as well was some of the best snorkelling I've ever done (and I've been lucky enough to snorkel around the world, including a lot on the GBR). The professionalism of the whole crew ensured we were safe, well-informed and had so much fun. Special thanks to Lu for being such an awesome in-water guide and Dan Browne for the gorgeous photos (attaching two of his here). Memories for a lifetime. We returned the next day for a glass-bottomed boat tour with you which was also wonderful. See you again someday, I hope. Also, kudos for being so kind with my Covid credits ... we had booked in both 2020 and 2021 but the WA border closed both times. Technically my credit was out of date by this year but you let me book again without hesitation, which was not my experience with all operators (I was charged hundreds of dollars by one to retain my credit!). That kindness was much appreciated.
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Happiness06036057022
Jul 1, 2024
Coral Bay Ray Tour - What a brilliant day! But only did we get to see huge, majestic rays when snorkelling but also turtless, sharks and so many fish. Better still we say dugongs, whales and dolphins too. The crew were also super knowledgeable and experienced, thanks so much for an unforgettable day.
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Wander662753
Jun 16, 2024
Highly recommend - We were supposed to do Whale sharks but this was cancelled due to weather (not their fault), so instead they put us on the Manta Ray Tour. It was fantastic - saw turtles, sting ray, octopus, sharks and a manta ray. The whole team were amazing, so friendly and supportive (pedro, paula and Liz were swimming with us and all amazing), and the photos taken by the professional photographer Aimee are great and a wonderful memory of the day. Highly recommend. Had a wonderful day despite the initial disappointment not being able to do Whale Sharks.
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C_meg2016
Jul 13, 2024
Would do it again ! - The tour was really well organized. The guides are passionate people and that’s nice to hear them talk about the manta rays. And I think you’re sure to see some during the tour. We saw 3 of them, and also went to snorkel at other places where we saw turtles and blue spot rays. Maybe the only thing less fun is the number of people which makes the experience with the mantas quite fast and the snorkeling sometimes difficult. But it’s pretty well managed by the team who makes smaller groups.
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23kme
Jun 20, 2024
Not Great for Manta Rays - This tour IMO was not worth the money or time. We went in the water once to see the Manta Ray and we saw a shadow of 1 on the bottom for about 5 seconds. If you are going just to see the Manta Rays, don't. The snorkel sites they stopped at were ok so if you want to snorkel take a snorkel tour without the Manta Rays. The staff was very nice, boat was fine. Yes beware if you get seasick like me, I took ginger pills and they worked.
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Kerry_m
Jun 20, 2024
Mantaray tour but no mantarays… - Unfortunately the winds were very high and this made it incredibly cold particularly when out of the water and the wet suits seemed to make this worse. Definitely take warm vest and Windcheater with you. Unfortunately we did not see any mantarays…. Our sole purpose of the tour which was sad. The photographer Laura was lovely.
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