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Monkey Mia

Shark Bay World Heritage region, Western Australia, Australia
4.0 of 5 stars 34 Reviews
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Activities: Swimming with dolphins
Useful Information: Activities for young children, Activities for older children
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Brisbane, Australia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

We stayed one night in a motorhome in the 'camping ground' on a powered site. It was a gravel carpark which was very uncared for. I had move the thorny plants from the site so that we do not step on the large twiggs not picked up and cleaned from the site. The toilet facilities had a beautiful modern makeover... More

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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

If you are thinking of visiting here because you feel it's the only place to see a dolphin up close, forget it. The accomodation is appauling, we up graded to the beach villa at 320 dollars a night, this was the best of the bunch. This equates to about 2 star accomodation, i have travelled far afield and stayed on... More

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Young, Australia
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

I went 20 years ago and expected to be disappointed with crowds over commercialism but was pleasantly surprised and loved it. Entry ticket valid for twenty four hours, so we planned to have a look around and go back the next morning early for the dolphins. However, as we arrived the dolphins were at the beach and we were lucky... More

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Austin
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

There was another review about the camel rides. I couldn't have agreed more with the other reviewer. The owner/tour guide was so rude to tourists. I am not sure how enjoyable it was for the people who were riding the camels because all they heard was shouting from the tour guide every few seconds to the nearby tourists. "Stop taking... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012

Really pathetic attempt at establishing a resort. If it was not so ar away, more people would know how underwhelming it is. We drove with three kids and even the dolphin experience was boring as they feed them 4 fish each and seemed to invite the loudest aussie to assist rather than kids. You also have to beware sting rays,... More

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North of Scotland
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2012

We visited late February 2012 and were a little sceptical of all rave revues. But we were completely blown away by this resort. Shark Bay and its natural residents are clearly the stars - and make this place so very special. We were swimming and were delighted to be joined by not only a pelican but dolphins and then the... More

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Bristol, United Kingdom
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43 reviews 43 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2012

The early morning dolphin feed was a disappointment - two dolphins being watched by probably a hundred people. But this is a beautiful place and we are pleased we did the Aristocat 2 catamaran cruise. It was a delight and the crew were very informative and helpful. We could have done with longer and done without the stop at the... More

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St. Petersburg, Florida
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49 reviews 49 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

I was initially very excited to visit Monkey Mia and see the dolphins, however they did not come to shore once during our time there and we later found out they hadn't been around for several days prior to our arrival. It takes a LONG time to drive from Perth to Monkey Mia and once we got there it was... More

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Vancouver
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2012

We were about 40 people on at the first feeling in the morning and then only 10 of us stayed for the second one, giving us a good look at the few dolphins along the shore. We heard they get A LOT of people during the high season which sounds pretty dreadful to me. Nature should be seen in the... More

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Sydney, Australia
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012

I've heard mixed reviews so I wasn't so keen to go but we went in the off season and there were about 40-50 people at the beach in the morning. I was told there were 700 on Easter this year (to watch 3 dolphins!). Still it was crowded and we stayed after the first feeding on the beach eating breakfast... More

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