Monkey Mia is:

• The world's most significant dolphin behavioural research site;
• The world's most significant Tiger Shark behavioural research site;
• The world's most significant dugong behavioural research site, and
• A significant behavioural research site for loggerhead & green turtles, sea snakes and sting rays.
  

120 named, offshore dolphins
Each of the 120 dolphins being researched has been identified and named so that data about particular animals can be shared.

Monkey Mia a synergy of science and commerce
As one of the world’s most significant behavioural research sites, for months at a time it becomes home for scientists from USA, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Scotland and Australia. At Monkey Mia the person standing next to you may well be one of the world’s leading research scientists.

A wonderful relationship exists between the scientists, the Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort and Monkey Mia Wildsights (the operators of the award-winning cruise catamaran ‘Shotover’).

The Resort houses the scientists, helps raise money for their research programs and helps administer the Dolphins of Monkey Mia Research Foundation.  The Foundation’s Board Members include renowned authors and conservationists Tim Winton and Tim Flannery.

Monkey Mia Wildsights provides infrastructure, equipment and some funds while the crew of ‘Shotover’’ help maintain the Foundation research catamaran.

A huge benefit to having such intensive research programs is that any animal management issues are quickly discovered and can be resolved utilising the best advice in the world.

Monkey Mia sets the world's standards for humans and dolphins meeting each other.

Accommodation
Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort is the only accommodation at Monkey Mia and is located right on the world famous Dolphin Beach.

Monkey Mia’s beautiful beach is the only readily accessible beach in Shark Bay sheltered from the prevailing breeze, making it a perfect Mediterranean style holiday destination of warm days and cool nights – blue skies and sunshine 320 days a year.

There are accommodation options guaranteed to suit your wants

• luxury beachfront units
• garden villas
• family ensuites
• quality backpacker accommodation
• camping fround and powered caravan sites

All guests have the use of the great facilities such as swimming pool, hot tub, tennis court, 3 eateries and 2 bars.

Other resort facilities and activities for guests include beach volleyball, kayak and glass bottom boat hire, snorkeling, power snuba diving and fishing. Additionally there are function rooms available for weddings, meetings and conferences, massage, internet café, digital photo lab, mini mart and several guest laundries.

Being bounded by literally 100’s of kms of deserted beaches, Monkey Mia is ideally suited for romantics, sunlovers, youths, backpackers, the young-at-heart – in fact anyone with a sense of adventure looking for a taste of the peaceful outback coast.

Once, the dolphins were the sole attraction at Monkey Mia. Today they are the highlight of the many things to see and do.

Lazing, swimming, eating, drinking, reading… the resort’s pool, hot tub, licensed restaurants and bars are the perfect for relaxation. There's a huge variety of other wildlife and activities.  You should plan to stay at least three nights or more to really discover and appreciate the features and activities, such as:

Monkey Mia is in Australia's Outback Coast region and within a day's drive of Monkey Mia you'll also see…

The Rock
Mt Augustus is the world's largest rock. It is 700 metres tall and twice the size of Uluru. And at 1650 million years, is older than Uluru.  It is usually accessible by 2 wheel drive vehicles. The area is part of the Dreamtime and contains aboriginal rock engraving.

The Ranges
The little known, beautiful Kennedy Range consists of gorges and escarpments capped by a desert.   Camp at the foot of this stunning land formation and marvel as the sunrise bathes the panavision slopes in rich technicolour. A fabulous introduction to the outback, not too far from civilisation.

The Reef
Ningaloo Reef is Australia's largest fringing coral reef and the largest reef in the world found so close to a continental land mass.  It is 300 kms long and, in places, just off the beach. 

To access it you simply walk down the beach and start snorkelling, and there's no charge!

Coral Bay where you can:

• swim with giant Manta Rays year round
• swim with monstrous Whale Sharks from April to June
• watch the Humpback and Right Whales on their annual migration from July to October
• Snorkel with turtles year round
• See Coral Spawning on only one night each year. People come from all over the world to see the spawning of the coral.
  

Gorgeous Gorges
To the south are Kalbarri's Gorges, a stunning example of the powerful combination of water and time

To the north Cape Range National Park has spectacular gorges meeting pristine ocean fringed with deserted beach.

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