Monkey Mia... a very special part of the planet
Monkey Mia, where magic happens, is the jewel of Western Australia’s unique Shark Bay World Heritage Area and the world’s best and most reliable meeting place for wild dolphins, where the free dolphins swim with you freely for free.

Monkey Mia originally existed because it has the only deep water accessible at low tide, on the eastern side of the Peron Peninsula.  The name applies to that place of deep water.  There is no township there. The actual origin of the name is unknown.

Where is Monkey Mia
About 900 kilometres north of Perth,  Monkey Mia is situated on the coast of Western Australia, at Latitude 26S, in Australia's largest bay - Shark Bay.

Climate
It’s a paradise thanks to one of the best climates in Australia.

• Warm days and sea-breezy cool nights, even in summer.  
• Average humidity is a very comfortable 55%.
• The sun shines for 7.5 hours in winter, extending to 10.5 hours in summer.
• Mean temperature ranges from 33C in summer to 21C in winter. 
• Sea temp: 28C in summer to 15C in winter
• 200mm yearly rainfall means there's no wet season to spoil your holiday. 
• Blue skies & sunshine 320 days each year.  
• No pollution of any description
  

What's there
A former pearling camp and fishing base. Wild dolphins taking food from fishermen ultimately made Monkey Mia one of Australia's tourism icons.

Although lots of emphasis is placed on feeding the dolphins, you may get a bigger kick out of just hanging out on the beach to watch them hunt, play and swim among the humans, with the pelicans shadowing them as comedy company.

The dolphins have been visiting the beach since the 1960's. They are wild, native to the area and yet visit of their own accord. They are fed up to three times per day, all year round.

With an attendance record of 99.6%, they are the most reliable and frequently visiting dolphins in the world.  Monkey Mia is internationally acknowledged as the world's best natural dolphin experience.

The appeal of Monkey Mia is that it is a low key tourism destination situated on the shore of a totally pristine bay, free from the polluting effects of industry and over development, in a unique World Heritage Area.

It has a relaxed atmosphere and those who love nature will delight at the huge variety of wildlife, the crystal waters and the pristine white shell and sandy beaches contrasting against the red pindan soil of Australia's North West.

Things to do

• Meet the dolphins at the beach, swim with them if you like.
• Hire a kayak or glass bottomed boat and enjoy the wildlife on your own.
• Hire a dinghy and go fishing.
• Play volleyball on the beach
• Take a bush or beach walk on your own 
• Join a local aborigine for a guided walk
• Take a Extreme Sundown Sail on the maxi-cat "Shotover", one of Australia's ocean racing legends.
• Join an award winning wildlife sailing cruise to see dolphins, dugongs, turtles, sharks,
• Take a four-wheel drive tour to see The Outback, Francois Peron National Park, Stromatolites, Shell Beach, deserted beaches, wildflowers.
• Visit 'Ocean Park' and meet turtles, sea-snakes, sharks, stingrays, stone-fish and Nemo's cousin.
• Join an evening talk by one of our animal research scientists.
• Go shark spotting from vantage points
• Visit the blowholdes 100m above sea-level
• Watch one of the daily pelican feeds and learn some fascinating secrets
• Ride a camel along the famous Dolphin Beach
• Visit the only accessible Black Pearl farm in Australia
• Become a volunteer dolphin feeding helper
• Watch the seasonal shark tagging on a cruise
• Learn how to Scuba dive and snorkel in the pristine waters of Monkey Mia
• Enjoy a massage
• Be gob smacked by natures palette with a spectacular scenic flight
• Experience "Astronomy" on the beach
• Visit the Dolphin Interpretive Centre and watch a wildlife video, shot on location in Shark Bay, in the Monkey Mia Visitors Centre
• Go Bird watching.  There have been 230 different bird species recorded.
• Fly fish for the elusive Bone Fish.
• Beach fish for your dinner of whiting.
• Troll fish for mackerel and tuna.
• Bottom fish for delicious cod and snapper.
• Balloon fish
• Join the locals at one of the town jetties for a squid feast.
• Catch a wave from South Africa at False Entrance
• You'll be challenged by golf in the outback at the local golf course, the Shark Bay Boolbardie Country Club
• Take a scenic flight over the Useless Loop Saltworks where the sun produces 6000 tonnes of salt daily
• Catch the sea breeze on your sail boat, board or kite in the windiest part of WA