Ningaloo Reef day tours, Western Australia
How this vacation makes a difference
Environment
The vessel has a draft of only 28 cm to prevent any possibility of reef damage. Motors are state-of-the-art We do not use motorised transport to convey passengers to and from the tour.
Vessels are fitted with Yamaha outboard motors which are 3 - Star rated by the Outboard Engine Distributors Association (OEDA), and are claimed by the manufacturers to be the most environmentally benign marine motors available anywhere in the world. The 3 Star rating can only be achieved by proving to produce only ultra low emissions.
All waste is minimised through packaging reduction, material re-use and recycling (where possible as there are no recycling facilities within 600kms of Coral Bay), local purchasing wherever possible to reduce transport emissions.
The enjoyable and informative commentary given during each tour provides information about marine biology, biological evolution/history, sustainability practices incorporated in our interaction with the reef, and we encourage passengers to take these and similar practices away with them.
In 2008 we underwent a NO CO2 to become the first carbon neutral tour operator in Western Australia. When this process has been formalised we will offer all customers and interested parties the opportunity to offset their travel carbon usage through our website offset program (managed by the Carbon Reduction Institute of Australia).
Community
The Nhanya-ku is the only glass bottom boat in Coral Bay that offers universal access for able and disabled passengers.
All staff have become participants in a campaign to educate the public regarding waste disposal (especially plastics and fishing equipment) and the consequences of failing in this aspect of ecological custodianship.
In the past decade our employees have held the following volunteer positions:
- President, Tourist Association (twice)
- President, Progress Association
- Member, St. John Ambulance team (since 2004)
- Member, State Emergency Services
- Member, Fire and Emergency Services
- Coordinator, Turtle Monitoring Project (2007 – current)
- Member, Turtle Monitoring Project
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