No Whaleshark Festival This Year

What used to be the annual Ningaloo Whaleshark Festival in Exmouth, Western Australia, usually held around this time, has turned biennial, and the next festival will be held during the whale shark season in 2009.

That doesn't mean you can't go swimming with these denizens of the deep this year or any other year. The whale sharks should be at Ningaloo Reef now.

And then there's Shark Bay and, of course, the dolphins at Monkey Mia to visit.

• Where to Swim with the Sharks
• Whaleshark Festival
• Shark Bay World Heritage Site
• Get Close to the Dolphins at Monkey Mia

Photo: Whale shark © Tourism Western Australia