Whale Sharks: when should I visit Exmouth & the Ningaloo Reef?
We’ve been getting lots of emails and phone enquiries from people planning their 2010 Whale Shark Adventures so we wanted to put out a FAQ to help you select the best time to visit the Ningaloo Reef for the mighty whale sharks. There is a great deal of information out on the web and some of it isn’t particularly correct, so below you’ll find the best and most up-to-date information on recent whale shark seasons. We expect the peak of the season from Exmouth to be late April through the end of June as this is the pattern from the last several seasons. Our 2002, ‘3, ‘4 and ‘5 whale shark seasons saw excellent sharks all through July. In 2006 the whale sharks began being unsteady by the end of the first week of July and were gone in the second week. 2007 & 2008 saw excellent sharks throughout the whole month of July. 2009 saw a very early start to the whale sharks and we had awesome trips from the middle of March. Whale sharks were steady until almost the third week of July; they were gon
