Perth - Exmouth self drive

Hello travelers and locals!
I plan to visit Australia in September - October.
I plan to dive on GBR and after that I'd like to fly to Western Australia
I have a few questions:
Is it a good time to visit WA? I mean weather and number of tourists.
Is it worth it to drive from Perth to Exmouth or vise versa? Will 5 days be
enough?
Is it possible to fly to Exmouth from Cairns? Or I have to fly to Perth?
Is there a good diving in the first week of October? I'd like to see manta
rays.

I apologise if it looks like a bunch of chaotic questions - there is so much
to see Down Under but so little time!
Thanks in advance - I appreciate your suggestions!

Pit.

We drove from Darwin to Perth about 8 years ago and stopped in Exmouth. We
did diving, and it was fun, but we didn't see anything special. On the way
to Exmouth, make sure you stop in Monkey Mia -- it was really quite
interesting, and not as touristy as we'd thought it might be. Also, when we
were in Monkey Mia, they had a catamaran sailboat that took people out for
an evening cruise and that really was great! We were there in July, so I
don't know what's going on in the springtime. One more thing: if you are
interested, there is a special solar observatory in Exmouth and we got in to
see it. It's one of several in the world that CONSTANTLY looks at the sun
[well, obviously, not at night] -- if you're into that, just stop in; they
didn't have any tours, but were happy to show us around. 5 days from Perth
to Exmouth should be adequate! One more thing: we had a camper, and we
camped out up on top of the hill where the lighthouse is in Exmouth, and the
views were fantastic! No one stopped us, so I guess it's ok.
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Hello travelers and locals!
I plan to visit Australia in September - October.
I plan to dive on GBR and after that I'd like to fly to Western Australia
I have a few questions:
Is it a good time to visit WA? I mean weather and number of tourists.
Is it worth it to drive from Perth to Exmouth or vise versa? Will 5 days
be
enough?
Is it possible to fly to Exmouth from Cairns? Or I have to fly to Perth?
Is there a good diving in the first week of October? I'd like to see manta
rays.

I apologise if it looks like a bunch of chaotic questions - there is so
much
to see Down Under but so little time!
Thanks in advance - I appreciate your suggestions!

Pit.

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 06:59:31 +0000, Pit wrote:

Is it possible to fly to Exmouth from Cairns? Or I have to fly to Perth?
Is there a good diving in the first week of October? I'd like to see manta
rays.

My first trip up to Ningaloo was in September. I think it's a bit early
for mantas, but there's still plenty of good diving in Coral Bay and
around the Muiron islands. Don't forget there's also plenty of good diving
south like the wreck of the HMAS Swan in Dunsborough. Water will be a
little cold though.

http://www.northwestregional.com.au/ are probably your only way of flying
to Exmouth from Broome. It's hard to tell from the website if they still
fly that route.

Jason

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Coral Bay, Rottnest Island, Dunsborough and Darwin

Hello Jason.
Thank you very much for valuable information!
Cold you also tell me how cold was water? Will 3mm wetsuit be enough?

Thank you,
Peter.

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On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 06:59:31 +0000, Pit wrote:

Is it possible to fly to Exmouth from Cairns? Or I have to fly to Perth?
Is there a good diving in the first week of October? I'd like to see
manta
rays.

My first trip up to Ningaloo was in September. I think it's a bit early
for mantas, but there's still plenty of good diving in Coral Bay and
around the Muiron islands. Don't forget there's also plenty of good diving
south like the wreck of the HMAS Swan in Dunsborough. Water will be a
little cold though.

http://www.northwestregional.com.au/ are probably your only way of flying
to Exmouth from Broome. It's hard to tell from the website if they still
fly that route.

Jason

--
http://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/ for Aussie diving reports including
Coral Bay, Rottnest Island, Dunsborough and Darwin

On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 18:08:16 +0000, Pit wrote:

Thank you very much for valuable information!
Cold you also tell me how cold was water? Will 3mm wetsuit be enough?

September 1997 it was 22C. They gave me a full body 3mm wetsuit in Coral
Bay, but I didn't think it was warm enough. In Exmouth I wore an
additional jacket over the top.

If you're planning to dive either Rottnest or Dunsborough at that time of
year, you'll need a 2 piece 5mm at least. It's about 19C down there.

Jason

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