Rottnest Island All-Inclusive Grand Island Tour from Fremantle
Description
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 – commencing with a unique historic train ride.
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Itinerary
Check in and board your vessel to travel to Rottnest Island.
Arrive on the island and have free time until your tour commences.
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.
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.
Meet your return ferry to commence your back to Fremantle. Departing Rottnest Island at 4pm, disembark Fremantle approximately 4:30pm.
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What's included
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 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
Reviews(104)
This was an odd tour. Dumped off the early ferry for almost 2 hours of “ free time” when there was honestly not much to see. Once the tour proper started, the train ride was pleasant, but way too much time at the Oliver Hill site. Then we had to scoff our Lunch in the bus before the after lunch stops, which were very rushed. Disgorged back at the settlement when the Quokkas were out, but very little time to spend the. As we had to rush to tech the ferry. The timing of this tour needs a major rethink.
Hi Jennifer, thanks very much for your honest feedback. We are sorry to hear that you found the experience so slow in some parts but then rushed in others. We will pass your feedback onto the actual tour oeprator but it sounds like the Bayseeker Tour, which is the tour of the island with commentary, might have suited you better. Thanks again though for taking the time to provide us with your feedback.
Smooth from check in at the port to leaving the island. The tours were so well organised, the light lunch was fresh and tasty and the bus driver/guide Trevor was amazing! He spent so much time getting to know about everyone. He had a fantastic sense of humour and made the Journey entertaining. We had the best day, there was nothing I could fault about it!!
Fantastic feedback, thank you. Sounds like the Grand Island Tour was perfect for you!
A lovely day experience. Only saw four quokkas all day so a little disappointed. Beautiful place and riding a bicycle was not easy as a lot of uphill and the island is lager than can be done in a day. Worth a visit but check magic quakka experiences at the mainland.
Thanks for your feedback. That's a shame that you only saw a few quokkas, normally you see quite a few more, especially around the main settlement area. They must have been hiding on the day that you visited. Sounds like you overall enjoyed your day on the island though!
The. journey to Rottnest was very enjoyable on the ferry. The Grand tour that took us. around the. island was very good, guide was excellent and we had enough time at each stop. The. only negative to the. trip that I felt could have been improved was the. bus audio system , we sat towards the back of the bus and the audio was very faint at times.
Thanks for your feedback from your day at Rottnest Island. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your experience on our SeaLink ferry. And we will certainly pass your comments regarding the audio on to the coach provider, we are sorry the sound wasn't loud enough for you.
This was a well planned trip which went to the key areas on the island. It combined in one ticket the gun tower, the train and a tour of the island. There was a lunch provided (GF option available) of a wrap and a drink. Leigh was an excellent tour guide who was informative and personable. If you want to see all of the island then this is a combined ticket that enables you to do this. Quokkas easily visible from the settlement as soon as you get away from the jetty.
Sounds like you enjoyed your experience with us on Rottnest Island, and the Grand Island Tour is indeed a comprehensive way to see it all!
Amazing experience and tour guides were so knowledgeable. Really enjoyed the day with my mum and the quokkas.
How great to hear - and especially that you had such a good time with your Mum and the quokkas!
Good tour, informative, bus trip went too long and was a bit repetitive. Would have preferred more time at the lighthouse. No time for exploring or climbing it.
Thanks for your feedback Holly, sounds like perhaps a self-guided bike option may have worked better for you, but none-the-less, we hope you enjoyed your time on Rottnest.
Choppy trip over but then a lovely done day. Saw lots of quokkas and really enjoyed the guns.. The lunch was pretty ordinary.
Glad to hear that you saw so many quokkas, that's so great! Yes, the lunch is quite basic on the Grand Island Tour, but we will nevertheless provide your feedback on to the tour provider, thanks Shirley.
We visited the ticket booth the day before we traveled so we could get our tickets printed in advance and we knew where we were going. This proved very beneficial as it was very busy on arrival. The ferry was on time giving us 90 minutes to explore before the train ride. The tour of tunnels was interesting and well presented as was the island bus tour. The chicken salad wrap which passed as lunch was average at best but other than that we had an excellent day.
Thanks for your feedback. Sounds like you had a great day, except for the lunch. We often suggest a quick visit the Rottnest Bakery before the tour, if you have time!
What a great tour!! Guide was amazing and I walked away feeling like I saw the entire island. It is the perfect tour for first timers to Rottnest- a perfect overview of the history and high points of beautiful Rottnest. Highly recommend!
Brilliant to hear, thank you for such wonderful feedback, glad you enjoyed Rottnest Island so much!
