Did you know that there was a second coral reef next to the coast of Western Australia? It’s called the Ningaloo Reef, and its huge advantage compared to the Great Barrier Reef on the East is that it’s directly next to the coast. You can swim from gorgeous beaches directly to the reef!

The 3 pictures under water in this gallery have been taken by Thibaut and Cannelle from unmondeenpatrimoine.com.

🇫🇷 Saviez-vous qu’il existait un second récif coralien proche de la côte ouest Australienne ? Il s’agit du Ningaloo Reef, et son gros avantage par rapport à la Grande Barrière de Corail sur la côte est est sa proximité avec le rivage. Vous pouvez tout simplement partir à la nage depuis la plage pour rejoindre le récif !

Les 3 photos sous-marines ci-dessous ont été prises par Thibaut et Cannelle de unmondeenpatrimoine.com.

Bundegi Beach, north of Exmouth, on the entrance of Cape Range National Park

Bundegi Beach, Cape Range National Park

Surfers Beach, Cape Range National Park, with the silhouette of Vlamingh Head Lighthouse in the background

The view over Cape Range National Park from Vlamingh Head Lighthouse

Kangaroos in the Cape Range National Park

It feels impossible to me to get bored of seeing kangaroos jumping around…

Turquoise Bay, Ningaloo Reef, Cape Range National Park

Ningaloo Reef and its gorgeous water…

Turquoise Bay, Ningaloo Reef, Cape Range National Park

Oyster Stacks, the best beach for snorkelling (only at high tide though) in the Cape Range National Park

Coral of the Ningaloo Reef Picture by Thibaut from unmondeenpatrimoine.com

A fantastic moment: snorkelling with a turtle on the Ningaloo Reef Picture by Thibaut from unmondeenpatrimoine.com

Fishes on the Ningaloo Reef Picture by Thibaut from unmondeenpatrimoine.com

An unforgettable sight in Cape Range National Park: a turtle crawling up the beach to lay her eggs

Unfortunately, this turtle chose a really bad spot and got stuck in between rocks. She started to dig a hole for her eggs anyway

The turtle digging a hole on the beach to lay her eggs

Finally she realised that the spot wasn’t good and she left before laying her eggs

The trail left by the turtle after she crawled back to the ocean

Sunset over Cape Range National Park

Coral Bay

Coral Bay

Reef sharks next to the beach next to Coral Bay. They are harmless to humans but it’s still quite scary to see them from so close…

Francois Peron Peninsula

A windmill in an old cattle farm in the Francois Peron National Park

Shell Beach, a beach only made of little sea shells as deep as a few meters

These rocks aren’t exactly rocks: they’re called stromatolites and they are formed by bacterias aggregating. The one in Hamelin Pool are unique in the world

The Stromatolites of Hamelin Pool