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Shark Bay Visitor's Guide Uninhibited freedom and adventure are waiting for you in Shark Bay, where rugged landscapes meet calm seas brimming with marine life. Gutharraguda is the Aboriginal peoples’ name for Shark Bay, meaning “Two Waters“ because of the two protected bays dominating this ancient landscape. Shark Bay is the traditional home of the Malgana Aboriginal people. We respectfully acknowledge past and present Traditional custodians of this land. Seasons in Shark Bay DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY Warm and windy! A perfect time to embrace the wind by kitesurfing or windsurfing, cool down with a refreshing swim in the shallow bays. Be prepared for warmer temperatures averaging between 30-35ºC during summer. MARCH, APRIL, MAY Calm balmy days and breathtaking sunsets make autumn a great time for a family holiday. With low wind and tranquil seas; a popular time for fishing with the annual Fishing Fiesta competition taking place in May. Handy Contact Details Emergency ....................................................................................... 000 Shark Bay World Heritage area Shark Bay World Heritage spans a vast 2.2 million hectares of Discovery and Visitor Centre ........................................... 08 9948 1590 JUNE, JULY, AUGUST Police Station ................................................................... 08 9948 1201 Silver Chain Health Centre ............................................... 08 9948 1400 wild natural beauty. All year round, Cooler weather and sunny days make sunny days, fresh sea breezes and perfect conditions for hiking, bushwalks, Volunteer Marine Rescue ................................................. 08 9948 1376 camping, kayaking and paddle boarding. Steep Point Ranger .......................................................... 08 9948 3993 a mix of temperate and tropical Towards the end of winter is the best time Parks and Wildlife Service ............................................... 08 9948 2226 waters make this a perfect escape. of year to view the stunning wildflowers. Fisheries ........................................................................... 08 9948 1185 Shire of Shark Bay ............................................................ 08 9948 1218 Mobile Phones Only the Telstra mobile phone network has extensive coverage in the SEPTEMBER, Shark Bay region, however in some remote areas coverage cannot be OCTOBER, NOVEMBER guaranteed. The Optus mobile phone network has coverage at the Denham town site but not at Monkey Mia. Please check with your A quieter time of year, good for solitude provider for full details on mobile coverage. seekers who enjoy wilderness. Humpback whales frolic in Shark Bay and the underwater Internet Access world comes alive with marine life making Free internet access is available at the Shark Bay World Heritage spring the best time to dive and snorkel. Discovery & Visitor Centre. The Shark Bay Community Resource Centre offers internet access and other computer services for a small fee. Many other locations in Shark Bay also offer WIFI to paying customers. IMAGES Banks & ATMs Cover: Image by Shannon Stent ATMs are available at the Shark Bay Hotel, Heritage Resort, Shark Bay Previous page: Will Wardle Photography Supermarket, and RAC Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort. There are no banks Pages 2 & 3: Gypsy Lovin Light, Bobby Bense in Shark Bay, however the Shark Bay Post Office located at 51 Knight ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Terrace offers banking services during business hours. Editor: Shark Bay Business Association Design: Marketforce Please contact Shark Bay World Heritage Discovery & Visitor Centre for All information in this brochure is all your holiday information and any questions you may have. correct at the time of publication Located 53 Knight Terrace, Denham. Phone 08 9948 1590 or online Copyright © 2019 www.experiencesharkbay.com sharkbayvisit.com.au. 2 3 Getting here By Road By Air Contact the Shark Bay Discovery & Visitor Centre for further information Denham is 840km north of Perth Regional Express Airlines operates and to make a booking. Campers must via the Northwest Coastal Highway, return flights from Perth to Monkey stay in a designated camping area. approximately a 9 hour drive. Turn at Mia/Shark Bay Airport, approximately the Overlander Roadhouse which will 7km from Denham. Bookings can be Travelling with a dog take you onto the World Heritage Drive made at the Shark Bay World Heritage Shark Bay has many beaches suitable and the beginning of your Shark Bay Discovery & Visitor Centre or online for dog exercise. There are also lots experience. at rex.com.au. Pre- arranged transfer of dog friendly businesses that will By Coach services are available from the Airport. gladly welcome your furry friend. Dogs are not permitted in the National Integrity Coach Lines offer services Tips for caravanners Parks, however they are permitted on from Perth and Broome. The Overlander A free sewage waste dump point is lead into Monkey Mia. A 1080 poison Roadhouse is the stop for Shark Bay. located in the information bay on baiting program is underway to control Bookings can be made at the Shark the Shark Bay Road as you approach feral cats and foxes, this poison does Bay World Heritage Discovery & Visitor Denham. For a small fee, potable water not harm native wildlife but is lethal Shark Bay World Centre, online at integritycoachlines. is available from the Water Corporation to dogs and cats. Please pick up Heritage Discovery & com.au or phone 08 9274 7464. From located on the Monkey Mia Road. ‘Pet Owners beware’ Flyer for more Visitor Centre the Overlander Roadhouse transport to Tips for campers information. Contact Shark Bay World Shark Bay is via Shark Bay Coaches. 53 Knight Terrace, Denham Campers are encouraged to contact Heritage Discovery & Visitor Centre for Please note that a shuttle bus must the numerous caravan parks in the further information including contact Ph: 08 9948 1590 be pre-booked to Denham or Monkey numbers for local dog sitters. Shark Bay area, all offering powered Web: sharkbayvisit.com.au Mia phone 0429 110 104 or online and unpowered sites. For a small sharkbaycoaches.com fee, single-night (or one-night only) We look forward to limited camping is available at welcoming you to Eagle Bluff, Whalebone Bay, Fowlers Camp and Goulett Buff. Shark Bay! IMAGES Tourism Western Australia, David O’Connor 4 5 Visit the Stromatolites at Hamelin Pool, these living fossils are over 3 billion years old. Best viewed at low tide, the Hamelin Pool boardwalk offers excellent views of the stromatolites. Visit the Shark Bay World Heritage Discovery & Visitor Centre to learn more about this fascinating World Heritage Area and it’s vast history. Experience the FREE HMAS Sydney II memorial, Fire on the Water exhibit and 3D film. Check out Shell Beach, made up solely of Hamelin cockle shells and one of only two beaches in the world of its kind. It stretches 60km with shells up to 10m deep! Take a casual stroll around Explore the breath- Little Lagoon and make use taking colours of of the free barbecue facilities. Francois Peron Swim, paddle board, kite surf or National Park on the relax and watch the sunset. northern half of the Peron peninsula. Walk along the boardwalk at Eagle Bluff lookout and try your luck at Up for a 4WD spotting sharks, rays, adventure? Take a turtles and many more drive or book a tour marine species. to Edel Land National Park and visit the most westerly point of mainland Australia - Steep Point. Have a soak in the artesian hot tub at the Peron Homestead. Make use of the free barbecue and take a stroll around the shearer’s quarters and interpretive centre. Visit Dirk Hartog Island National Park - the longest island in Western Australia, offering stunning natural beauty and untamed wilderness. Enjoy the world famous Monkey Mia Dolphin IMAGES Tourism Western Australia, David O’Connor, Experience. Watch the daily dolphin feeding Summersite, Holser from 7.45am at Monkey Mia Conservation Park and learn their fascinating history. 6 7 Turtle Bay Lookout Cape Inscription Cape Levillain Cape Peron Urchin Point Dampiers Landing Skipjack Point West Point ‘The Block’ Bottle Bay Gregories Withnell Point South Gregories CAUTION Herald Bight Shifting dunes, Cattle Well Did you know? soft sand Guichenalt Point Shark Bay has five of Herald Blu Mystery Beach Australia’s 26 species of Sandy Point endangered Australian Sanctuary Zone mammals, as well as 35% of all of Australia’s Sandy Point Come on a remarkable journey through unique country, Cape Lesueur Francois Peron Wooramel bird species? Seagrass Bank immerse yourself in the cultural experience and discover the National Park Cape Rose Charlies Harbour Lookout Dirk Hartog Big Lagoon Sanctuary Zone pristine natural features of Shark Bay. Wulyibidi Redcli Bay Monkey Mia Louisa Bay Quoin Head Island Big Lagoon 11 OAD National Park IA R Middle Blu M A wonderland of world-class natural attractions, the Shark Bay World Heritage Area Peron KEY Homestead ON Wirruwana 10 M was the first location in Western Australia to receive UNESCO status in 1991. The Precinct Faure Island Reduce tyre area meets four of the ten required natural criteria and remains one of only a handful pressure here of places in the world to achieve this high criteria status level. The colourful and diverse Dubaut Creek Dubaut Point landscapes, rare flora and fauna and world-class examples of Earth’s ecological processes Little Lagoon Quoin Blu South 9 Airport Egg Island Nicholson Point all contribute to the region being World Heritage listed. 8 Faure
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