Tantabiddi Beach

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants within a one-hour drive of Tantabiddi Beach.  Whalers Restaurant is one of the popular restaurants in Exmouth that serves eggs, burritos, pancakes, salads, burgers, pasta, seafood, pork, meat, and poultry dishes.  Cadillacs Bar & Grill serves amazing burgers, pizzas, pasta, seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.  Exhale Exmouth serves delicious salads, eggs, pancakes, crepes, waffles, burgers, sandwiches, seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.  Mutts Cafe offers an outdoor seating area and serves amazing salads, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, ice creams, and smoothies.   If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby restaurant, The Shack Exmouth serves seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.

If you are looking for a hotel near Tantabiddi Beach, there are many great options nearby.   If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 4-Star Exmouth Escape Resort is one hour away by car and offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, a wading pool, a boat-washdown area, and a restaurant.  A more affordable hotel is the 4-Star Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort, Exmouth, which has many amenities, including an outdoor pool, a fitness room, a playground, and a seafood restaurant.  Another moderately priced option is the 4-Star RAC Exmouth Cape Holiday Park, which offers a few amenities, including an outdoor pool and a restaurant.  A more reasonably priced option is the 3-Star Ningaloo Lodge Exmouth, which offers a few amenities, including an outdoor pool, a game room, and a terrace with a barbecue grill facility.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby hotel, the Potshot Hotel Resort offers several amenities, including an outdoor pool, a barbecue grill facility, and a restaurant.

Tantabiddi Beach does not have lifeguards but offers several other amenities including a boat ramp and restrooms.

Tantabiddi Beach offers many fun activities, including swimming, sunbathing, snorkeling, fishing, and hiking.  If you are planning to go into the water, the beach has a safe swimming area.  It is an ideal spot for kayaking, canoeing, and boating, but we recommend checking Tantabiddi weather before launching the boat in the water near the beach.  Visitors can also book whale shark tours, dive tours, eco tours, glass-bottomed boat tours, fishing charters, and boat trips in Ningaloo Marine Park departing from the boat ramp at Tantabiddi.  To make reservations, you can visit online.  The beach offers amazing opportunities for snorkelers and divers to explore the large coral bombies that are home to an abundance of marine life, including large rays, gropers, sharks, turtles, and a wide variety of fish species.  

Tantabiddi Sanctuary Zone has two kayak moorings, Staghorns and The Bombies, which are about 1.3 kilometers from the beach and are recognized as the best snorkeling spots.  Hikers can enjoy the nearby hiking trails, which offer unique insights into the local biodiversity.  It is important to note that fishing is prohibited in the nearby Tantabiddi Sanctuary Zone.  It is perfect for visitors looking for a tranquil experience, as this beach sees fewer visitors than other nearby beaches.   Dogs are not allowed on the beach, and the beach is open from sunrise until sunset.

Tantabiddi Beach does not offer an access path for people with disabilities.

Getting to Tantabiddi Beach is easy - the beach has a parking lot located at North West Cape, which is easily accessible via Yardie Creek Road.  It is important to note that visitors must pay eight Australian dollars per person as an admission fee to access Cape Range National Park.

The Baiyungu, Thalanyji, and Yinigurdira Aboriginal people were the traditional owners of the region and made a great contribution to preserving the flora and fauna of Cape Range National Park.

There are many attractions near Tantabiddi Beach.  Cape Range National Park is spread over 50581 hectares and is home to rugged limestone ranges, deep gorges, coastal cliffs, beaches, reefs, lagoons, mangroves, arid shrublands, and islands.  Visitors can enjoy many fun activities, including swimming, snorkeling, diving, fishing, bushwalking, camping, and wildlife viewing.  Vlamingh Head Lighthouse is a more than hundred-year-old lighthouse positioned on a cliff overlooking Lighthouse Bay, and it was the former site of a World War II radar station and anti-aircraft positions.  Visitors can spot humpback whales and enjoy incredible views of the North West Cape, especially during the sunsets.  Milyering Discovery Center provides unique insight into the nature, habitat, flora, and fauna of the Cape Range Peninsula through interesting exhibitions, information displays, nature trails, aquariums, touch pools, and guided tours.  Ningaloo Marine Park is home to the famous Ningaloo Reef, which is considered one of the world's largest fringing coral reefs.  It attracts many nature enthusiasts who can enjoy snorkeling and diving by exploring the vibrant coral formations and diverse marine life. If you are looking for another nearby attraction, Mandu Mandu Gorge is a three-kilometer-long hiking trail that meanders through a rocky creek bed that runs deep into a gorge that is known for its ancient Aboriginal rock art.