We had to abort our most recent road trip due to the coronavirus, and while we wait for the borders to reopen so we can continue that trip, we are taking the chance to explore more of our home state of Western Australia, including relaxing at the beach in Coral Bay in the north-west.
We love to go snorkelling when we can. We have snorkelled some great reefs around the world, but our family have yet to test the waters of the Ningaloo Coast in our home state. The reef at Coral Bay is part of the world’s largest fringing reef, and can be reached in many places right from the shore, ideal for our family holiday. We are all very excited to explore some more of this amazing part of Australia.
Here are some of the amazing places we have snorkelled during our travels, and they all come highly recommended. There is definitely something different about each destination making it exciting in its own right. It must seem obvious that we love snorkelling.
- Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia – the most well-known coral reef in the world. We were travelling with a one-year-old at the time, so we only ventured out to one of the closer islands.
- Amed, Bali, Indonesia – a hidden gem on the quiet north coast of the island of Bali. See our Amed blog for more about our trip there.
- Dahab, Egypt – walking in off the beach into the warm waters of the Red Sea.
- Caye Caulker, Belize – we took a boat to the Belize Barrier Reef, second in size to the great barrier reef.
- Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia – you can snorkel off the beaches, or even better take a boat trip around the islands and view turtles and manta rays if you are lucky.
- Lord Howe Island, NSW, Australia – we swam with turtles and saw a shark while snorkelling the world’s southernmost coral reef on this isolated island. See photos
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Here we are visiting the Hida Folk Village in Takayama, on our trip to Japan in 2011. It is an open-air museum exhibiting over 30 traditional houses from the Hida region.
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