Rottnest Island: Comprehensive Guided Tour with Train Ride from Perth

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Embark on a comprehensive guided tour of Rottnest Island from Perth. Explore stunning beaches, woodlands, and salt lakes, and enjoy a historic train ride.

Duration: 9 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Barrack Street Jetty - Check in here to commence your cruise from Perth to Rottnest Island.
Swan River - Cruise from Perth to Rottnest Island along the Swan River. During your 1 hour 30 minute transfer, listen to informative Captain’s commentary and relax whilst enjoy the scenic views.
Rottnest Island - Arrive on the island and have…

What's Included

Lunch
On-board WiFi
Optional complimentary hotel pick up (Prebook is essential and subject to availability)
Bus tour of the island with stops at key locations
Admission Fees
On-board restrooms
Oliver Hill Guns and Tunnels Tour including train ride
Ferry transfers

Additional Information

Embark on the ultimate guided expedition of Rottnest Island with this full-day trip from Perth. Dive into the splendor of this A-Class nature reserve with a combined bus and train excursion. Savor the island’s diverse wildlife and plant life, breathtaking beaches, lush woodlands, and remarkable salt lakes, all starting with an extraordinary journey by…

Location

Barrack Street Jetty

Check in at the blue ticketing office located on Pier 3, Barrack St Jetty. Sealink Rottnest Island offers complimentary hotel pick up at a number of hotels in the Perth CBD (subject to availability). Please contact us at 1300 786 552 if you would like to know more.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Kerrie_h

Apr 25, 2025

Excellent Rottnest island tour - Excellent once we found where we had to be. A tip for tourists would be to find the train station when u first get to the island and go there… we got lost with poor instructions from clueless staff. Great tour guides. Lovely lunch. Comfortable travel and interesting info. Would recommend .. make sure u take a travacalm before journey and on way home as ferry can be a bit sickly

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Jarmanjit

Apr 24, 2025

Was a great experience having toured the whole island and Staff is well experienced and friendly in all aspects .Thanks - One of the best places we have visited … would definitely suggest to have this in your itinerary and have a great time at this amazing place

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Serafina_d

Apr 24, 2025

A perfect day at Rottnest Island - Rottnest Island is absolutely beautiful. Gorgeous beaches, clear blue waters, and plenty of wildlife. A relaxing day trip which included the ferry to the island, this took 1.5 hours, we had some free time, then joined the grand island tour, which included the historic train ride (around 18 minutes) a tour of Oliver Hill gun fortification and tunnels, lunch was provided, then we enjoyed the included bus tour around the island, stopping at various locations, like Wadjemup Lighthouse and Henrietta rocks. We were fortunate to see several quokkas in the afternoon. Overall had a very enjoyable day out at Rottnest Island.

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U4321amtanyab

Mar 29, 2025

Excellent Experience - Excellent all inclusive trip to Rottnest Island. Nicky was very informative and helpful with all info needed. Lovely easy lunch overlooking the water and even saw dolphins. The train ride up to the Oliver Hill gun battery and tunnel tours was enjoyable and Peter did a great tour of that. Very hot day, only downfall for the day.

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Looyee_t

Mar 22, 2025

Good for quick round island tour - The Grand Island Tour on the bus was a very easy, convenient and quick way to see most of the island. Ferry arrived at 10am+ at the jetty. Had time to visit The Basin and soak feet in the water. Then quickly head back to meetup place for the bus tour. Which Started at 1130am and ended by 330pm. Good for elderly and those with children. The bus is air-conditioned and comfortable. Tour started at the Settlement Train station which is just 5 minutes walk from the jetty. We took a train up the hill to the lighthouse. From there, there is a tour by volunteers, explaining the history of the island. Thereafter we transferred to a bus and the tour guide is such a lovely lady. She had clear explanations and was familiar with the island. We had a simple lunch. A few Short stops at iconic places to take photos. Also managed to see 3 wild quokkas in its nature environment. If you want to snorkel, then you’ll have to get a bicycle , cycle to one of the beaches and spend more time there… with the bus tour there isn’t any time to snorkel or cycle ..as the ferry leaves at 430pm. We managed to get some gelato before we left. On a second visit , we could just rent a bicycle and snorkel to spend more time in the clear beautiful waters.

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Christine_j

Mar 6, 2025

Rottnest full day experience - It's a great way to experience Rottnest island. You see all the highlights and have a about an hour of free time on arrival and before departure to do your own thing.

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Roderick_t

Dec 24, 2024

Grand island tour - The grand tour was nice, we had a good time. It’s a full day guided train and bus tour around the island. Except the flies, overall it was a great experience.

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Ange717

Dec 17, 2024

Interesting but unorganised at the ferry end when disembarking. - Really nice tour starting with a return ferry trip with entertaining , pleasant staff. Ship clean and captain pointing out dolphins etc.( Make sure before boarding that your ticket is the kind with a scanning code or you will have to get it exchanged at the booth, right at the top of the walkway and be delayed.) Once docked at Rottnest it is a short walk to the main area where there are volunteers to help you and give you maps of the island. There are very many variations of trips and there should be someone there to show you where the railway station is for example as it is not clearly signposted. We only just made it for the ride to the guns. Really nice stay on the island and of course the quokkas to see in the very crowded cafe areas. They don't seem bothered by the people if following the rules. Informative talk about the guns and a picnic lunch at the top of the hill then a return coach to the town stopping off at viewpoints. Can't fault the trip or the ferry except for the confusion once landed as to where to go first for which trip! Beaches were amazing and there are bikes to hire but it would be hot work!

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Geoff_m

Apr 6, 2025

It was very laid back,... - It was very laid back, interesting and informative. Train ride was good, gun installation interesting

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Cmb555

Mar 27, 2025

Didn’t live up to our expectations - Did this tour today, couldn’t fault the crew on the ferry. Safe and informative crossing. The train up to the hill was okay but very crowded. If you want to hear the drivers commentary then sit at the front. The gun emplacement tour was disorganised and had little concern when one lady was badly affected by heat- a member of the group had to help her up and into shade. The bus tour was average- the promised ice cold water was lukewarm and due to tour members having to help another passenger with getting on and off the bus, it all felt very rushed. The tour guide obviously loves the island but every beach and every place of interest was just described as the best there is. We’d had great recommendations to visit the island but this tour and the various issues didn’t quite live up to the expectations

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