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 gone by about the 24th July.
Over the past several years the whale sharks have been sighted in the last week of March, but not each and every day as is usual later in the season. 2009 has been the exception with whale sharks every day since the middle of March. We expect to have good sightings by the third or fourth week of March, but you do need to be aware that it is the very beginning of the season and the whale sharks may not have arrived in numbers yet. Our planes and crew will do their very best each day...if the whale sharks are around, we'll find them!
If whale sharks are the absolute priority on your visit, then please try to move your plans to later in April or anytime in May or June.
The busiest time here on the Ningaloo Reef is during Western Australian school holidays in April. Accommodation and tours can book out 6 or more months in advance so if you are planning to visit during or near that time period, it is highly recommended that you secure your accommodation & tours as soon as your dates are settled. 2010 school holidays run from Friday 2 April - Sunday 18 April. The Easter weekend is especially busy and in 2010 it is from Friday 2 April through Monday 5 April.
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