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- Monkey Mia Dolphin Encounter: Bottlenose dolphins swim into the shallows each morning, and rangers select a few visitors to hand-feed them. It sits within a reserve with an entry fee.
- Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve: Stromatolites form slow, rounded mats in water twice as salty as the ocean; the old boardwalk closed after Cyclone Seroja in 2021 and a replacement is under construction. Some are thought to be thousands of years old.
- Shell Beach: Roughly 60 kilometers of shoreline made of tiny white cockleshells, compacted so deeply that locals once cut them into building blocks. The water is shallow and extremely salty.
- Eagle Bluff: A boardwalk along the cliff edge looks down at clear water where rays, sharks and turtles often glide past.
- Francois Peron National Park: Red cliffs meet white sand
- Monkey Mia Dolphin Encounter: Bottlenose dolphins swim into the shallows each morning, and rangers select a few visitors to hand-feed them. It sits within a reserve with an entry fee.
- Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve: Stromatolites form slow, rounded mats in water twice as salty as the ocean; the old boardwalk closed after Cyclone Seroja in 2021 and a replacement is under construction. Some are thought to be thousands of years old.
- Shell Beach: Roughly 60 kilometers of shoreline made of tiny white cockleshells, compacted so deeply that locals once cut them into building blocks. The water is shallow and extremely salty.
- Eagle Bluff: A boardwalk along the cliff edge looks down at clear water where rays, sharks and turtles often glide past.
- Francois Peron National Park: Red cliffs meet white sand and turquoise water at the tip of the peninsula. A 4WD is needed beyond the homestead, where a hot tub fed by an artesian bore is a quirky bonus.
- Ocean Park and Wildlife Cruises: Boat trips out of Monkey Mia search for dugongs among the seagrass meadows, among the largest in the world. Sunset sails are popular.
- Steep Point: The most westerly point of mainland Australia, reached by a rough 4WD track. Cliffs plunge into the Indian Ocean, and anglers love it.
- Old Pearler Restaurant, Denham: Built from the same shell blocks, it is a straightforward place to taste local seafood in the town.
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