Ningaloo Centre

A world of natural and cultural discovery

The large, modern and stylish Ningaloo Discovery Centre includes the Ningaloo Visitor Centre, function centre and adjoining aquarium. Inside the discovery centre you’ll find the region’s cultural and natural history brought to life. Learn about the natural processes that formed the region’s wonderworld of marine life and helped it earn World Heritage status. Discover how Exmouth township formed thanks to its role as an American naval base. And find yourself swept up in rollicking tales of early life in the district.

Address:

2 Truscott Cres
Exmouth WA 6707
Australia

Opening Hours
Mon to Fri 8.30am - 5pm; Sat to Sun 9am - 1pm
Whale shark wire artwork

If there’s any one creature for which Ningaloo is famed, it’s the mighty whale shark. These gentle and giant sharks visit the region each autumn. They were also the inspiration for this giant wire...

Whale oil

Today, the annual humpback whale migration lures tourists keen for a sighting of these gentle giants. But in 1912 it enticed Norwegian whalers to the area to hunt whales at nearby Point Cloates...

Take a drive back to Exmouth’s earliest days

Step inside the ‘Red Bus’ to take a virtual drive back in time. Inside you can watch an audio-visual presentation revealing residents’ stories of early life in Exmouth. The residents share memories of...

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More than a country courthouse collection

Yalgoo of the 1900s is captured in the old Court House Museum. Learn about the people of the region through the interesting array of objects and photographs. Including rarely seen ‘message sticks’ or...

Sharing the language and culture of Australia’s first people

The Irra Wangga Language Centre is housed within Geraldton’s Bundiyarra Cultural Precinct. It works to preserve, share and promote the languages of the region’s Indigenous people. Here you can see and...

Carnarvon's role in the race to land humans on the moon

Carnarvon may not be the most likely place you’d expect to encounter world-changing space technology but it once played a key role in the global race to land man on the moon. The Carnarvon Space and...

Step back in time

Stroll through the historic buildings of Central Greenough, close your eyes, and imagine the settlement as it once was, bustling with school children, shop keepers, policemen, magistrates, school...

While you're in the area

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Snorkel the Ningaloo Reef
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Snorkel the Ningaloo Reef
The 300 kilometre long, World Heritage Area listed Ningaloo Reef is the...
Cape Range National Park, WA 6707
Wreck of SS Mildura
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Wreck of SS Mildura
The intriguing sight of the shipwreck of SS Mildura can be seen from the...
via Mildura Wreck Road, Exmouth, WA 6707
Ningaloo Lodge Exmouth
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Ningaloo Lodge Exmouth
For an affordable, clean and comfortable stay in the centre of Exmouth...
Lefroy Street, Lot 1-7, Exmouth, WA 6707
Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort
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Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort
The magnificent 4.5 star Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort is located at the...
Madaffari Drive, Lot 900, Exmouth, WA 6707