Rottnest Bayseeker Bus Tour from Hillarys Boat Harbour
Description
Explore beautiful Rottnest Island in air-conditioned comfort. Board a high speed ferry at Hillarys Boat Harbour for a 45 minute crossing to Rottnest Island. Explore the main Settlement, nearby beaches and meet the friendly quokkas before embarking on a 90-minute guided bus tour. Enjoy running commentary from your driver whilst taking in the historical, cultural and natural points of interest at Rottnest Island.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Hillarys Boat Harbour is a tourist precinct with high-end fashion, cafes, restaurants and bars. Enjoy dinner here after your day on the island, if you are not using the pre-booked hotel transfer service.
Enjoy your 45 minute ferry transfer with Rottnest Fast Ferries, we have the newest and most spacious ferry to Rottnest Island, locally operated.
A great resource hub for your day on the island. Drop in and see what's on offer before making your way to the Main Bus Stop for your Bayseeker Bus Tour.
Enjoy your 1.75 hour tour around Rottnest Island in an air conditioned vehicle. Listen to the running commentary of your driver guide and learn about the island's history, wildlife, culture and maritime history. Stop off at Mabel Cove and Jeannie's Lookout to admire the views.
During the tour, make a stop at this iconic lighthouse and learn about the Noongar history. The original Wadjemup lighthouse was Western Australia's first lighthouse, it then became Australia's first rotating beam lighthouse after its conversion in 1881
After your bus tour, relax on the island and then take your return fast ferry over to Hillarys. Take advantage of the free hotel transfer service from selected Perth Hotels (must be prebooked) or make your own way back later if you wish to have dinner and explore the Harbour.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Courtesy Coach transfers available from hotels in Perth CBD, Northbridge and Scarborough. Please notify us at the time of booking if you require this service so that we can book in a pick up from your closest hotel. See list of hotels above for 1000 ferry transfer service. A reduced transfer service schedule operates for 0730 ferry from the following hotels: Crown Metropol (Riverside Entrance), Billabong Backpackers, Rydges Kings Square, DoubleTree by Hilton Northbridge, Great Southern Hotel and Rendezvous Scarborough.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(38)
It was a great trip and experience. The fast ferry was a very comfortable and enjoyable. The staff on board were helpful and informative.
This tour has some quick hop off/hop back on moments, and is a lovely way to see most of the island if you don't want to or can't bicycle or hike your way around. Fiona was our lovely tour guide, very friendly and knowledgeable, and even took photos for us. There are so many parts of the island to see, and if you have only one day, I would highly recommend this tour as a way to spend some of it.
First went to Rottnest in 1997, and a few times since, the bus service is good but they are too large for the small roads and put the many cyclists in a dangerous position. Also too much development taking place. The natural areas are quite fantastic, the beaches offer safe and shallow swimming. Quokkas , dolphins seals and pelicans are a marvel to see all in just one day. I will return. $170 for both.
I found this tour online when checking options for a Rottnest visit. We were picked up near our hotel and taken to Hillary's where we boarded the ferry. The crossing was pleasant and comfortable even though the ferry was very full! We had a couple of hours to wander around and have lunch before boarding our Bayseeker Tour bus for an informative trip around the island. We had a few stops and enjoyed the bus driver's commentary about the history of the island and its present day usage. He even took us to one of his favourite spots to find quokkas in the wild. Later, in the village, we enjoyed an Ice Cream at Simmo's before boarding the ferry for our return crossing. Once back at Hillary's we met our bus for the trip back to our pickup point. The whole day was extremley well organised and great value for money.
Well organised and the bus tour was great. The bus driver was very informative and gave us a good laugh too. We would never have seen as much of the island without the tour as our cycling days are well behind us. We enjoyed the ferry rides and all in all had a great day.
Very good day bus pick up on time ferry ride can be a bit bouncy due to water condtions Take bus / train tour on island of u can ride a bike
On the whole I thought the tour was good value and I learnt some interesting information about Rottnest Island. The Ferry ride was enjoyable as was the train/tram journey to the war relics and it was great to see Quokkas in natural bushland. Provided lunch appropriate. However the bus trip around the island was too long with not enough stops or time for interesting points. eg. Osprey nest. Additionally the bus drivers continual comments re his 'amazing' wife and their experiences with Rottnest were overdone and not always interesting or appropriate. I also consider there was too much focus on Rottnest history re the last war and not nearly enough about the history of our First Nations People on Rottnest. This needs to be addressed.
Hi SandyM283, thank you kindly for your detailed review. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your overall experience and will take your feedback to the team for discussion and onboard for future improvements. We hope to welcome you back to Rottnest Island soon. Thanks, Rottnest Fast Ferries team.
This is the fastest nicest way to go, easy. Free parking, nice staff... great boat. Don't forget to rent bikes beforehand they sell out, there are hills so ebike is best!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Time sufficient to roam around the island on a short day trip! Bus was clean and comfortable! View spots were sufficient and spot on!
Hi Valarie D! Thank you so much for your 5-star review - we are so pleased to have you join us on our Rottnest Bayseeker Bus Tour. We look forward to welcoming you back soon! Regards, RFF team
We had a fantastic day. The boat ride was fantastic and all on time. We booked the train separately and had ample time to connect with our bus tour as well. The quokkas were very friendly. Highly recommend this tour.
