Take your pick from a choice of guided tours. Or, if you’d prefer to explore the region at your own pace, make an early start, packing plenty of water and a picnic lunch, for a day in Ningaloo Marine Park and Cape Range National Park. Drive around the northern tip of the Cape, watching out for kangaroos, emus and lizards crossing the road, and stop off at some of Ningaloo’s inviting lagoons, snorkel trails and white-sand beaches, including the must-see Turquoise Bay. Head south to Yardie Creek for a boat cruise and wildlife-spotting tour (seasonal), or take a self-guided bushwalk in the rugged red canyons of Cape Range – it’s a striking contrast to the vivid blues of Ningaloo. Time your journey back to coincide with sunset at Vlamingh Head Lighthouse. Enjoy the sweeping ocean vista and look out for migrating humpback whales between June and November.