Monkey Mia is a popular tourist destination located about 900 kilometres (560 mi) north of Perth, Western Australia. [1] The reserve is 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the town of Denham in the Shark Bay Marine Park and World Heritage Site.

Monkey Mia is a conservation park area that's a must-visit destination for families and nature lovers alike. Best known as home to the Monkey Mia dolphins, famous for their ritual of swimming to shore most days to interact with humans, and who attract thousands of people to Australia's Shark Bay region each year, Monkey Mia is also the perfect ...

You can purchase the Parks and Wildlife Service’s Holiday and Annual park passes from any Parks and Wildlife office, Monkey Mia shop and the Discovery Centre in Denham. These passes do not cover Monkey Mia entry fees and do not include camping.

Famous for its wild dolphin experience, Monkey Mia is surrounded by rusty red sand dunes, white sandy beaches and water teeming with wildlife. Apart from dolphins you may see dugongs, sharks, rays, turtles and a variety of fish in the water. Beside the water you are likely to meet pelicans and emus.

From friendly dolphins to vivid desert-meets-ocean vistas, Monkey Mia and World Heritage-listed Shark Bay offer adventures like nowhere else on earth. At Monkey Mia (850km/530mi north of Perth), wild dolphins have been dropping by for generations, garnering international fame.

Monkey Mia is renowned for its wild dolphin experience, but you may also see dugongs, sharks, rays, turtles, sea snakes, and a variety of fish in the water. It attracts more than 100,000 visitors annually.

Meet the friendly dolphins, spot the gentle dugongs, and explore the stunning Shell Beach in Monkey Mia, Australia’s dolphin paradise. Read our ultimate guide and book your trip today.

Monkey Mia is the world's most significant dolphin research site. You can join Wildsights’ Cruises every day to see the dolphins in the wild. The world's 2nd largest dugong population is at our doorstep in Shark Bay.

Wild dolphins have been visiting the shoreline at Monkey Mia virtually every day for over 40 years, making this spot in the Shark Bay World Heritage Area one of the best and most reliable places for dolphin interaction in the world.

At Monkey Mia, frolicking wild dolphins greet their visitors by swimming up to the shore. Survey the scenery from Eagle Bluff and, when it’s time to make a splash, go snorkelling in the shallow waters or hop on a boat cruise in search of marine life including turtles and manta rays.