Lake Hillier, near Esperance, Western Australia is accessible mostly by air tours and boat cruises. Getting off on Middle Island is not allowed. You can also take a road trip and enjoy its colorful scenic beauty along Western Australia’s diverse coast.
Scientists found that pink lakes contain both Halo bacteria and a type of algae known as Dunaliella saline, which thrive in salty environments such as the pink lakes. The carotenoid red pigments secreted by these organisms are responsible for the color of lakes. The Pink Lake in Esperance isn’t actually pink at all any longer.
So far, 29 pink lakes have been discovered around the world. You can find many pink bodies of water around the world, from Lake Retba in Senegal to the Salinas de Torrevieja in Spain to Pekelmeer on the Caribbean island of Bonaire.