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We were lucky with the weather, even if was winter. Lovely island with a history and of course Quokkas. And nice trip with a boat. We saw whales.

Trevor was a great guide. Lots of good information and he had a wonderful sense of humor. Recommend

A great experience here in Perth with wonderfully warm welcoming staff that made the visit all encompassing and provided a glass of bubbly and very tasty sample of pearl meat. Highly recommended, tucked away at Barracks Street Jetty next to Elizabeth Quay which is a delightful surprise overlooking the Swan River.

Attended Sunday 11am and thoroughly enjoyed the pearl harvest experience. Staff were extremely knowledgeable and inviting. Highly recommend if you are in the area and have a spare hour.

Great experience. The tour guide for the tunnels was awesome and learned a lot about the Australians in WWIi. Then a tour of Rottnest Island was another great experience and much knowledge gained the island was beautiful and the views awesome. Great tour and would recommend the tour.

Check in at Barrack jetty ticket booth was easy. However, when arrived at Rottnest Island there was no greeter and no instructions where to go. Had to ask information desk and went to train depot station and found no organizer. Walked to another information desk and was directed to bus stop and from there was directed back to train depot. This time, there’s someone with a clip board to check us in. Trip from there went well starting train ride to the Olliver hill and had a guided tour. Then, we boarded a private bus with driver/guide to take us around the island with stops. There were only about 12 of us total. It’s definitely a luxury to have a private bus instead of waiting at bus stops in the sun. Despite the disorganization in the beginning, I still prefer this Grand island tour over self guided bus tour.

In general, a good trip. I was unlucky in that it rained all day. :-( wasn’t able to take good pictures, but was able to see the island. Notes: there was no opening time listed for Barrack Street Jetty, so I arrived earlier that needed and none of the local cafes were open (they open an hour before departure). Swan River tour was OK, more about modern things than I wanted (I would leave from Freemantle if I did it again). Boat arrived a little late to Rottnest, so not as much time in the settlement as I hoped). Oliver Hill Railway was interesting as a rail fan, but windows fogging from the rain, so hard to see much. The battery tour was good, I expected more steps than there were, but it wasn’t bad. The bus tour around the island was nice, but gain, fogging windows obstructed views. The bus tour ran a little short because we didn’t take many stops at the various locations, so I did have more time in the settlement after all. Being early season it wasn’t crowded, but it also wasn’t ideal to hang out with the Quokkas. And there was a bit of Quokka poo everywhere! But hey, they’re wild animals, what do you expect! By then I was tired of the rain and took an earlier boat back to Fremantle to wait for my transfer there (instead of with the others tourists on Rottnest). As with the trip out, the boats were behind schedule. I would like to visit again in good weather, but living on the other side of the world makes it hard… One final note, not about the tour, but about TransPerth, there is a bus stop at the jetty - the Blue Cat is a free north/south bus route and both northbound and southbound buses stop at that location. There is no info at the stop to tell you which one goes north or south. I got a free tour of the southern end when I needed to go North! FYI, The Kings Park destination is southbound.

Good tour, rough seas getting there from Perth. Nice light lunch served. Very windy, so glad I had our tour bus instead of using the public transport system. Our guide had great information

We had to call to make sure that we were collected from our hotel, unfortunately we were not offered a ride home from the port. Not a big deal, but we prepared to get a taxi or Uber back to the hotel.The trip over to Rottnest on the boat was rough, multiple people vomiting, be prepared and take travel sickness meds before travel.Lots of Quokka's in the village when you arrive, great to see these very friendly marsupial's up close.The tour to the tunnels and the big gun was interesting and if you are a history buff you will enjoy it.The bus tour around the island was pleasant, although the bus driver although lovely was hard to hear in the middle of the bus and so that made it a little less enjoyable.The Boat ride back to Perth was a lot calmer than the outward bound trip.All in all, I would recommend taking this tour, just be sure to take the sea sickness tablets 30 mins before ;)

Enjoyable day on the island, the guide was friendly and knowledgeable, the oliver guns and tunnel tour was very interesting

Collected from our hitel and very relaxing cruise down the Swan river. Enjoyed the boat then a train and a bus. Excellent tour of the gun tunnels with a very entertaining guide and then the bus took us all over the island with another very knowledgeable guide. Photographed some very cute quokkas and then had time for a cocktail at the pub and some shopping before catching the ferry back to Perth. Had no idea of all the history associated with Rottnest!

Courtesy Pickup and return to HOTEL on time and driver Terry gave an interesting commentary about Perth whilst driving out to Hillary’s for departure to Rottnest Island. Upon arrival the check in was simple and we then enjoyed the Train journey and commentary.The OliverHills Guns and Tunnels Tour Component of the Grand Island Tour was fascinating.Well worth the effort. I am 90 years old and survived the Tunnels.The lunch was good followed by a complete Island tour in a Coach. The driver Barney was very experienced and gave excellent commentary. Whilst we did not see any Quokka’s from the Coach there were plenty around the main jetty area at the end of the coach tour. A day tour well worth experiencing.

The tour was absolutely amazing. The guide for the Gun and tunnels tours was very informative. Specially our bus guide Leah was absolutely amazing and made the tour very interesting and entertaining.

Guides all very pleasant and enthusiastic about their subject. If you are pressed for time, the grand tour is well worth it.

Complete tour very well done with enough time at each stop, nice light lunch, just a great adventure.

Bring your togs - there may be swim at a beautiful bay. Lots of bicycles on the island. This tour covers a large part of the island