Coral Bay Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Western Australia
About Coral Bay
The Thalandji are theAboriginal dwellersof this area. Early European settlement from 1884 was some 3 km further north at "Maud's Landing" - little more than a jetty and a shed for shipping supplies in, and wool and sheep out. Farming was difficult in this hot arid scrub, and it remained an isolated undeveloped place until 1968, when water sports became popular and road links improved. Then the Coral Bay Hotel opened, to found the present small town. All of Ningaloo is a protected marine park with restricted activities, and Bill's Bay is a "green zone" with no boats permitted except a couple of glass-bottomed sightseeing boats. So the corals within the lagoon are protected from much natural and human damage and are superb, within easy snorkelling distance from shore. One monster coral is be
Where to Eat in Coral Bay
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Fin's
- 🍴Reef Cafe
Where to Stay in Coral Bay
- 🏨Ningaloo Coral Bay Backpackers
- 🏨Ningaloo Coral Bay Caravan Park (aka Bayview)
- 🏨Ningaloo Reef Resort
- 🏨People's Park
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