Rottnest Island Grand Tour: An All-Inclusive Exploration from Fremantle
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57 Ratings
Fremantle
Embark on a comprehensive guided tour of Rottnest Island from Fremantle. Explore stunning beaches, woodlands, and salt lakes on a guided bus and train tour.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • SeaLink Rottnest Island - Check in and board your vessel to travel to Rottnest Island.
  • Rottnest Island - Arrive on the island and have free time until your tour commences.
  • Rottnest Island Settlement Train Station - Meet your guide here to commence your Grand Island Tour. Board the heritage train for a ride to Oliver Hill and a guided tour at Oliver Hill WWII Guns & Tunnel, followed by a light sandwich lunch.
  • Oliver Hill Gun - Guided bus tour of the island commences from Oliver Hill. Your driver will also act as tour guide and point out attractions as you tour the island.
  • O’Connor Landing (B Shed Ferry Terminal) - Meet your return ferry to commence your back to Fremantle. Departing Rottnest Island at 4pm, disembark Fremantle approximately 4:30pm.
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Oliver Hill WWII Guns & Tunnel Tour
  • Train ride from the settlement to Oliver Hill
  • Light lunch
  • Bus tour of the island with stops at key locations
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Parking
Additional Information

This Rottnest Island day trip from Fremantle is the most comprehensive guided tour of the island allowing you to explore the stunning beauty of this A-Class nature reserve doing a guided bus and train tour, taking in the amazing fauna and flora of the island, stunning beaches, woodlands and incredible salt lakes

and commencing with a unique historic train ride.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Return ferry from Rottnest Island 4:00pm, arriving Fremantle approximately 4:35pm. For alternative times off the island, please contact the operator.
  • Limited paid parking is available near the departure point. Please allow ample time for parking. Public transportation or a ride share is recommended
  • Due to maintenance of the train, a coach may be substituted for this part of the tour without notice
Location
SeaLink Rottnest Island
Peter Hughes Drive
Our B Shed Office has temporarily closed. Look for the blue SeaLink ticketing office on the eastern side of E Shed. Boarding for all passengers closes 10 minutes prior to departure.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Klg1905
Mar 18, 2024
Great tour - We really enjoyed this tour and learnt a lot about Rottnest Island. The ferry/train/bus tour combination was perfect, it covered so much of the island and its history plus we saw a few quokkas along the way 😁 Lunch was great and we had the most spectacular view. The drivers and guides really went the extra mile to make the tour really enjoyable and memorable. Highly recommended
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Sabella20
Feb 3, 2024
Fabulous day out !! - Great experience, seamless and well run .. thank you sea link for making the day .. and for the ice pops .. the staff were great !!
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Thegriffithsozfamily
Jan 19, 2024
Safe and comfortable journey to Rottnest - Safe and timely ferry to Rottnest. Friendly staff and lots of room on the boat to sit and place your bags
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23chris61
Jan 19, 2024
Wonderful day - The train trip was very entertaining on the way to Oliver Hill. We had lunch there after an informative tour of the Gun and Tunnel tour. Our bus driver Wayne capped it off with a fantastic tour of the Island explaining it's history and all its outstanding features. He went above and beyond to make sure everyone had a comfortable and enjoyable day.
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Peter_b
Sep 8, 2023
Overall very good and interesting, well worth it. - The whole experience was memorable from the ferry rides to the tour. It was a little rushed and I would suggest you mix the tour with an overnight stay and hop on/off bus ride at your leisure as well. You need more than a day to see it properly. I was disappointed the train ride was unavailable and there was no mention of this when booking
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Bronwynt216
Mar 7, 2024
An interesting place to visit and get up close with those darling quokkas. - The island is still quite unspoilt except for the main ferry landing which seemed a bit commercial to us. We had booked a ferry from Fremantle (cheaper than leaving from Perth) and had the train/bus tour of the island (the Grand tour). This was very interesting as we took the train to the cannon lookout and inspected the wartime tunnels, followed by a wrap lunch and bottle of water followed by a bus tour around the island. This was very enjoyable as we stopped at a few places for coastal scenery and ending up amongst the quokkas being able to get up close for photos. Afternoon trip back on the ferry was a little bumpy but OK. The coffee shop at the ferry landing on Rottnest was not cheap but the food was OK. The ticket office had overbooked the bus by 2 people which meant that my partner and I were unable to sit together and some older people on the bus who also had to sit apart kept looking at us as if we were responsible for their separation. This was rather disturbing and spoilt the overall experience. Our bus guide was excellent as were the staff at the cannon lookout.
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Forreality
Feb 23, 2024
Comprehensive tour of a historical and beautiful island - Comprehensive tour of beautiful Rottnest Island. Free time from the arrival of the ferry before the tour actually starts is sufficient time to visit the small museum and a few shops. The train and Olive Hill gun experience was interesting—there are stairs and walking on uneven surfaces. The bus tour goes from one end to the other, but felt rushed. Couldn’t hear or understand the guide some of the time. Would have liked more time at the few stops on the tour. You have to choose to either see the sight or go to the bathroom; not enough time for both. Time was constrained due to the ferry schedule.
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422gilk
Jan 11, 2024
Fantasic tour - be carefull with parking plan a head. - Great tour. You will see Quoka's they are everywhere even in the Pubs. If you catch the Rotnest Express there is only 3 Hour parking. But they don't tell you that before you get there. We had to park 20 mins away and pay over $30 for the day for parking. be carefull.
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Z7237rfcherylc
Sep 25, 2023
Family trip to WA - The trip was very informative. It was a good choice as opposed to biking around the island which is quite hilly in parts. There could possibly been more signage with respect to where you actually need to be to join the tour. A lot of people in our group were quite confused. The bus was very comfortable and the staff were all very approachable and the light lunch was nice. I would definitely recommend the tour overall.
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Von
Nov 9, 2023
Grand Island Tour - The train ride and Oliver Hill with the WW11 gun. Far too long on the bus going to see different bays it would have been more enjoyable to have been able to stop in day Paradise bay for a swim.
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