Whale Shark Tours – Ningaloo Whaleshark-N-Dive

And we are again on the way to West Australia this time for a domestic tour. Over a couple of days, four of us were heading through the South to Perth before heading north to Exmouth. It was lucky to have been a warm day, with a fairly quiet seas, which significantly enhances the likelihood of seeing the sharks, that we booked long ahead of time for our cruise to Ningaloo. That is achieved by a spotter plane and on the cruise boat in two forms and 20 of our guests set off to the 60foot restored yacht "Highland Spirit," which was quite relaxed with five Ningaloo whaleshark N Dive crew (welcome to send them the free plug), but it was a tad frustration to skip Swimimmg with whale sharks in a whale hog on the newest Windcheetah catamaran, which is usually 55 feet long. We snorkeling between coral and coral reef for around 30 minutes but, above all, took the opportunity to check our snorkeling equipment and wetsuits, which were necessary (and compulsory) given th...

Since past years, whale shark tourism has exploded, although snorkeling is very real with tourist companies, you must have an awareness about the program. Here are a few things before s wimming with whale shark which must be added to the pool of your knowledge. WHALE SHARKS - LARGEST FISH Whale sharks are not really the whales instead they are the species of sharks that are categorized as fish. Whale sharks are the giant fishes in the world. They can grow up to a length of 40 feet long and weighs up to 20 tons and can survive till 100 years. Although they are massive in size, their brain is too small. FILTER FEEDERS The answer to the question that Can they bite? --- Is No. Whale sharks are the filter feeder and they are not the hunters, so there is no probability that they can bite you, even though they have teeth, their teeth are tiny that are not used for biting food as well. DIETARY HABITS Being a filter feeder, the choice of food of a whale shar...

A Humpback Whale Tour is an event that is somewhat distinct from a Whale Shark Tour. Their guests are always valuable not to book for them on the wrong trip. Although tour with whale-sharks serves people of all sizes, heights, and genders, humpback whale-friendly swimming is usually the more daring of us. A tour of the whale sharks is about swim with humpback whales and seeing the best of Ningaloo blue throughout the day. The whale shark tours season operates every year between 15 March and 15 September, and onwards if there are still enough whale sharks. A tour around the whale shark usually includes a group of swimmers of both abilities, who take their enjoyable voyage from the Ningaloo River. The sharks are always afraid of the swimmers around them and most passengers are generally able to keep up with their size. The swimmer might also spend up to an hour swimming with whale sharks and the performance rate of swimming with a whale shark is extremely large – wh...

It is not difficult to analyze that why whale sharks are most sought after by scuba divers, since they are the giant fish in the sea and you are likely to be scared by this species when you see them for the first time. Their length can be reached till 20 meters and weighs normally 20 tons. Such beautiful and graceful animals are able to mesmerize all those who come across them underwater and it is amazing that they are not danger prone to humans as they will never attack you because of they only consume plankton. Like other giant animals in the water, the whale shark also faces extraordinary pressure by habitat. Moreover, whale sharks have been announced as endangered species in the list of IUCN. You can raise awareness about these majestic creatures by snorkeling or scuba-diving with them. Whale Sharks follow an inquisitive strategy to eat and that is by opening their giant mouth and swallowing the water and filtering it by retaining small organisms like plankton.  ...