Rise early and enjoy a magical morning meeting Monkey Mia’s famous bottlenose dolphins that have visited this shoreline daily since the early 1960s. Check out the Dolphin Information Centre, or enjoy the pristine white sand beach before lunch overlooking the bay. Later, meet more Shark Bay marine life on a wildlife cruise. On dry land experience an Aboriginal cultural tour of Francois Peron National Park, or take the ferry to Dirk Hartog Island. The tropical food bowl of Carnarvon is the southern gateway to World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef (Nyinggulu) – the largest and one of the most accessible fringing reefs on Earth. Stop for a lunch-time feast of seasonal seafood and tropical fruit flavours fresh from Carnarvon’s plantations and farms before exploring the region’s history with a visit to the Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre and Carnarvon Heritage Precinct. Stay overnight in Carnarvon.