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We acknowledge and pay respect to the Baiyungu and Jinigudira people, the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which Sal Salis stands. In sharing elements of their history, heritage and culture we acknowledge the Baiyungu and Jinigudira people of the Cape Range and their connections to Country.

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The reef’s close proximity to the shoreline means it is easily accessible, a diver’s and snorkeller’s paradise. Off the water, Cape Range National Park stretches to the horizon, a wonderland of vast red rock canyons and gorges.

Materials found in shell middens and caves on the Cape Range Peninsula indicate that Aboriginal people have lived on the Ningaloo coastline for more than 30,000 years.

The reef’s close proximity to the shoreline means it is easily accessible, a diver’s and snorkeller’s paradise.

The Ningaloo Marine Park stretches 260 kilometres from Bundegi Reef near the town of Exmouth to Amherst Point near Coral Bay in the south. It reaches nearly 20 kilometres seaward, encompassing a massive 5,000 square kilometres of ocean.

Whale sharks feed on the reef from mid-March to July, following the mass spawning of coral in the Ningaloo Marine Park, after slowly passing through the tropical waters of the oceans.

With the reef a few metres offshore, as soon as you dip below the surface, the vibrancy of the underwater world is exhilarating.

During the winter months, the reef is part of the migratory routes for dolphins, dugongs, manta rays and humpback whales.

The beaches of the reef are an important breeding ground of the loggerhead, green and hawksbill turtles. They also depend on the reef for nesting and food.

Humpback whales visit the Ningaloo Reef between June to November each year migrating twice annually through the Ningaloo Reef Marine Park into the Exmouth Gulf. The first visit occurs in autumn during their northern migration, and they return in their southern migration each spring. Female humpback whales give birth in the deeper offshore waters where whales and their calves then spend their time frolicking in the calm Exmouth Gulf waters. Blue and sperm whales have been observed in the offshore regions of the reserve as have minke, Bryde’s, southern right and killer whales. Dolphins are also relatively common in the reserve.

Off the water, Cape Range National Park stretches to the horizon, a wonderland of vast red rock canyons and gorges. A beautiful array of wildflowers can be seen in late winter including Sturt desert peas and the beautiful green birdflower. Surveys have recorded more than 630 species of flowering plants on the peninsula – a surprisingly high number for an arid limestone area.

Getting there

BY AIR
BY ROAD

Qantas flies daily to Exmouth with connections from most capital cities. Air and road transfers are available from Exmouth Airport and must be pre-booked (additional cost).

Helicopters need to be chartered from Perth and can land at Yardie Creek Homestead Airstrip, 20 minutes from camp and outside the National Park.

Self-driving from Exmouth town to Sal Salis takes one hour – and most of this is on a good, council-maintained gravel road. The drive from Exmouth Airport to Sal Salis takes 90 minutes’.

Driving from Perth will take more than 13 hours.

Please note, the camp is not signposted, directions will be provided by Sal Salis at time of booking. There is a ‘no drive after dark’ policy within the Cape Range National Park due to the high numbers of wildlife on the road during this time.

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