They are usually there till the end of July and even later, we saw them in the middle of August, and we were told they can be there even later than August

20 and 10 swim with the whale shark at a time

thanks for asking:) we start our tours 15th march annually and have managed a swim on our first tour for the last six years. by end of march, likelihood of swimming with a whaleshark >92% based on last five years. and our no sighting guarantees mean even if u r one of the very unlucky few who dont get to swim with a whaleshark on your scheduled tour, you get to either come out again free on our next available tour, or get a voucher valid for 3 years (sellable too!) if u have to leave before you can. tour pickups from where u r staying start 7am, and most days u will be back at your accom by 4:30pm. hope this helps, if can more help with your tour, or your trip in general if a bit of local knowledge may help, just email us matt and the ningaloo whaleshark swim team

It was easy with the help from staff. I am not very fit but managed easily

Ours was $410 per person. Absolutely well worth every cent. But if I were you I would check the website. Prices change and they may do group/family rates. They are all similar pricing.

February is too early, late April is the beginning of the season, we swam on the 29th and saw two smaller sharks but they were amazing. Our boat had 20 I think, two teams of 10 and we were in and out 4-5 times over the time slot, you are in the water for about 5-10 minutes each time as they move pretty fast. Not sure of cost as it was a present but over 400 for the day is pretty standard. The information on the websites should be read carefully to avoid disappointment.

I find the local marine calendars helpful. Google "Ningaloo marine calendar" and a few come up. Looks like you might be in luck with whale sharks, and there also a few other things you have a chance of seeing.

we are proudly Advanced Ecotourism certified with Ecotourism Australia - the very first company in Western Australia to achieve this. also ATAP certified.

Hi ML and thanks for enquiring about this. Ningaloo is very fortunate in that visitors are very,very unlikely to be stung by a jellyfish. The jellyfish rarely visit the Ningaloo - though there is no set month that they do, as it more relates to the currents, wind, weather events etc. When there is a confirmed sighting, we provide guests with stinger suits or full-length wetsuits to use, and also full-face snorkelling masks to protect their faces. (At the time of this review, we are the only company to have one of these onboard for every customer as required.) In our efforts to absolutely minimise the very small possibility one of our guests will be stung, we also fully brief our crew as soon as jellyfish are sighted on how to deal with this threat, and cease operating anywhere in the vicinity where such jellyfish have been seen. Please let us know if we can provide any further assistance.