About Us

Coral Bay Ecotours was established in 1994, with its subsequent successes based on the principles of forward-thinking, innovation and sustainable practices. We are a fully accredited tourism business of Australia; an adventure tour company working within the realms of the magnificent Ningaloo Reef, which has been announced Ningaloo Coast World Heritage in June 2011.

We run two custom built vessels, one being a glass bottom boat and a bigger boat for our full day Marine Ecotour (Wildlife/Manta Ray Tour) as well as we offer guided Quad Bike Tours. Not to forget Whale Shark Tours, which we have acquired a license for and proudly commence tours starting with the 2012 season. With the addition of the Whale Shark Tours, Coral Bay Ecotours is the most diverse tour company in Coral Bay, offering the biggest range of tours designed specifically for you.

Our mission statement

Our first client is the Ningaloo Reef, its surrounds, its ecology, its inhabitants, and their on-going welfare. Our second client is every visitor to Coral Bay, their holiday expectations, their holiday experiences, and their welfare. The appropriate interaction of our two clients will ensure maximum benefit to both.

Traditional land owners

The Baiyungu Aboriginal People are the traditional custodians of the region surrounding Coral Bay. The Baiyungu Aboriginal Tribal Elders named our Glass Bottom Boat Nhanya-Ku in their dialect, meaning “gaze upon” as a reference to its large glass panels. Our second vessel, Kurni-Ku, means, "to seek.” We are very grateful to be able to offer tours with the approval of the traditional land owners.

Zero Climate impact with Coral Bay Ecotours

We are the first and only Carbon Neutral Tourism Company on the Ningaloo Reef and Western Australia! This means zero climate impact for our business and our guests on tour. We obtained NoCo2 Certification through the Carbon Reduction Institute. This means no climate impact for our business and our customers.

You can offset your desired tour for only two dollars to help the environment and keep the precious Ningaloo Reef the way it is.

Every purchase goes back to the Carbon Reduction Institute to fund new infrastructure based projects that save greenhouse gas emissions and displace common-place polluting alternatives. Examples of these include renewable energy power plants, energy efficiency installations and methane capture projects.