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Adventure Rottnest Tour with Ferry & Adventure Cruise

Name: Adventure Rottnest Tour with Ferry & Adventure Cruise
Brand: Rottnest Express
SKU: 5297EC7
Price: 102.68 USD
Rating: 4.5 (196 reviews)

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Rottnest Island Tour from Perth or Fremantle including Wildlife Cruise

From $102.68

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

8 hours
Offered in: English

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Overview

See Rottnest Island from the water on this day trip that includes a high-speed adventure wildlife boat ride. Travel to the island, a favorite local getaway due to its secluded beaches and relaxing environment, by high-speed ferry from Perth or Fremantle. Then embark on a adventure thrill ride to look for seals, dolphins, sea birds and other marine life. Afterward, you have free time on the island to explore independently; perhaps rent a bike or go swimming off one of the white-sand beaches. When booking, you may upgrade to include lunch, if you wish.

Day trip to Rottnest Island from Perth
Start from Perth to cruise down the Swan River past Millionaire's Row, or join the ferry in Fremantle
Enjoy a thrill-ride wildlife cruise around the island to see dolphins, seals and birds
Watch for quokkas, the local marsupials
Upgrade to include lunch at Karma Rottnest
Spend free time exploring the island independently

What's Included

Local guide
90-minute high-speed wildlife cruise
Lunch (if option selected)
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Rottnest Island Authority fee
Same day return ferry to Rottnest Island from Perth or Fremantle (selected at time of booking)

Bicycle and helmet rental
Hotel pickup and drop-off

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What To Expect

Your Rottnest Island day trip starts in either Perth or Fremantle, depending on option selected when booking. From Perth, hop aboard your ferry for a ride down the Swan River, enjoying views of upscale homes and yacht clubs that line the shore. When you get to Fremantle, where the river dumps into the Indian Ocean, pick up more passengers for the ride across the ocean to Rotto, as the island is referred to by locals.

When you arrive, embark on your thrilling high-speed wildlife cruise that takes you around the island’s many isolated bays and beaches, where you can watch for sea life like dolphins, seals and birds. After your adventure cruise, you are free to spend the afternoon at your leisure to explore the island however you wish. Perhaps rent a bike to travel down the car-free roads, go swimming or snorkeling in the turquoise water, or search for quokkas, the small marsupials who live on the island. (Activities, entrance fees, rentals, food and drinks are at your own expense.) If you select the lunch option when booking, head to Karma Rottnest for your included meal.

Maybe visit one of the historical attractions to learn about the heritage of Rottnest, which was discovered by Dutch explorers in the 1600s and has since been home to shipwrecks, an Aboriginal penal colony and an internment camp. Today, as an A-class nature reserve, it’s beloved for its tranquil atmosphere, rustic charm and minimal development.

When your time on Rottnest is up, return to Fremantle or Perth by ferry.

Swan River (Pass By)

Rottnest Express (Pass By)

Rottnest Island Visitor Centre (Pass By)

The Basin (Pass By)

Cathedral Rocks

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 3 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
By law, bicycle helmets must be worn when cycling, failure to do so can result in a fine
Not wheelchair accessible
Seasonal tour operate mid September to April
Not suitable for children under 4 years old, expectant mothers, passengers with a pre-existing back injury or passengers confined to a wheelchair

Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 42 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Kelly_L

The adventure cruise team were great! Very informative and provided a great view of the island, viewing of sea lions, dolphins and more! Highly recommend for some added adventure and seeing the island by water.

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Amazing! Must do

Joanne_n, Apr 2024

Crew were amazing, lots of stops and ability to stand and take photos. Fantastic way to view Rottnest

Must have!

Seockyu_P, Apr 2024

Great experience with fun It is 2nd time visiting Rottnest island and give exciting experience to see 360 coast libe island from ocean, exotic sea animals and speed boat riding. Recommend for every one.

Great!

Kelly_L, Mar 2024

Awesome adventure boat trip

Dominic_C, Mar 2024

The adventure boat ride was an absolute highlight. We saw seals, dolphins and osprey and our guide Jess was very entertaining and informative. Jodie the captain did some thrilling moves with the boat that kept us all entertained. We also had perfect weather for the trip. Thoroughly recommended.

Awesome day

Shona_M, Mar 2024

So we'll organised, exchanged voucher for tickets at the ferry counter and received all the vouchers and info for the day, everything ran well and we loved it, enough time doing activities and enough time to do our own thing.

Great Day Trip to see Rottenest Island

Jerald_T, Feb 2024

We managed to catch all the sea animals except for whales. It was a great experience with the speedboat cutting through the waves and seeing people doing various sea activities around the island.

Informative and fun.

Tammie_D, Jan 2024

The whole trip. Informative and fun. Fur seals, osprey sea hawk, sting ray, dolphins. Great fast boat. Best way to see the whole island.

Hang on tight for the best adventure ride around Rottnest

Tracy_C, Nov 2023

Don’t miss this tour at Rottnest, it was so enjoyable. We had 2 lovely ladies. We toured around the island, we seen plenty of bird life and seals. The blue water and rock formations were very beautiful. Our lady skipper gave us such a fun thrill ride, jet speed over the waves, swirling and top it all off three sixties. It was just like a thrill ride at a theme park, everyone had fun tossing up their arms in the air, enjoying every minute. Thanks

Excellent Tour.

Julie_W, Sep 2023

Seeing the whales. Fantastic. The driver and guide were excellent. They were very knowledgeable and also looked after our safety. We saw 4 whales in total and many seals.

Fabulous Experience

Jane_C, Feb 2023

Loved the speedboat ride - saw so much wildlife - fantastic way to see the whole island - the guide was so knowledgable

Great day out

Vivian_Z, Feb 2023

Crew were great - very knowledgeable and friendly. We saw loads of wildlife - seals sea lions dolphins and baby ospreys

Fantastic tour, high speed ride & marine paradise

David_G, Jan 2023

The place was easy to find. Car parking was available, although probably best to get there 15-20 mins before 9am and boarding. You do have to exchange your paperwork at the temporary cabin beforehand to obtain the correct ticket. Rottnest was a holiday and marine paradise. Workers are extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Seeing Quokka’s up close and in their natural habitat was a shear pleasure. For our family, we included the high speed boat ride, which was the highlight of the whole day and the right decision. Captain Luke and host Malcolm were excellent throughout. Providing safety advice and general information. You do need to be aware that the ride is weather dependent and there are no guarantees in seeing any wildlife - we toured the whole island at high speeds between different keys areas - saw Australian Seals, Osprey and a pod of Dolphins. Absolutely brilliant. We had paid for the lunch option at Frankie’s and this too was excellent. The restaurant does gets busy at certain times and do we went a little earlier than that quoted on the ticket slip and they accommodated our party immediately on arrival. We had approximately 2-3 hours to relax on the beach, but there was sufficient time to do some walking, biking or take the bus tour around the island as alternatives. A fantastic experience from start to finish and well worth the price.

Awesome from the start.

Nicole_T, Jan 2023

We had the best time, thank you so much. The commentary was top notch, the scenery was outstanding and the driving was fantastic. We had a blast

Loads of whales. Enthusiastic tour guide. Ferry was freezing cold.

Keith_B, Oct 2022

Loads of whales. Crew knew how to give the best experience. Rotto great experience especially baby quiolls and restaurant lunch.

Rottnest Adventure Boat Teip

PAUL_P, Apr 2022

Excellent tour met our expectations staff were great the boat ride was great saw seals birds all in all a great adventure

Fun way to view all the island has to offer

Nicole_H, Apr 2022

I sat down the front of the boat it was great fun going over the waves . We saw lots of dolphins and seals. The commentary was interesting. A fun way of seeing all the beaches to visit and where all the reefs are. Highly recommend

Very exciting and...

Adelle_A, Jan 2022

Very exciting and memorable experience. Very professional and informative information given by the tour guides

Would do it again!

Lionel_J, Oct 2021

Fantastic from start to finish except for the lunch which took forever to come and then was inedible. Would recommend to book the trip without the island lunch. The only negative to a great day!

Happy Customer

Deanne_M, Apr 2021

It was an amazing trip got to see so much and found out so much as well seeing the Fur seals was good and the actual boat trip was great

Amazing

Matthew_L, Apr 2021

Amazing Day. The cruise to Rottnest was Great. The island was incredible water was super clear blues and greens. Seen amazing dolphins and seals. Great beaches to swim. Was fun riding the bike around the island. We were lucky with amazing weather and sunny day to. The staff on the speed boat cruise were very knowledgeable and kept everyone safe

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