Things to do in Rottnest Island
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Underwater Explorer
Enjoy the reef and wrecks from above the water in the semi-submersible boat, the Underwater Explorer. Forty-five-minute tours leave from the main jetty four times daily September to May; contact the visitors centre for times. Underwater Explorer also runs snorkelling cruises.
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Indigenous Heritage Tours
Hour-long Indigenous Heritage Tours explain the Noongar's connection with Rottnest and include the Quod, where many died, the cemetery, and stories from the Dreamtime. These excellent tours leave outside the visitors centre, also the place to buy tickets.
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Free Daily Walks
From the Salt Store you can join a volunteer guide on one of the Free Daily Walks that take in the settlement's historic buildings, the Wadjemup Aboriginal cemetery, the sea wall and boat sheds, the chapel and the Quod, or the lighthouse or quokkas.
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Salt Store
A photographic exhibition in this 19th-century building deals with a different chapter of local history: between 1838 and 1950 the island's salt lakes provided all of WA's salt.
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Marlins Restaurant
Marlins is the other higher-end option on the island, focused on seafood-inflected risotto and pastas. The surrounds may be a bit dated, but it's intimate and relaxing nonetheless.
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Malibu Diving
Snorkelling and diving equipment, surfboards and bodyboards can be hired from Malibu Diving, which also runs daily snorkelling trips and open-water, four-day scuba diving courses.
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Oliver Hill Trains & Guns Tour
The Oliver Hill Train & Guns Tour, takes you by train to the 9.2-inch-diameter gun and tunnel on Oliver Hill (departs from the train station).
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Vlamingh's
After a sunset drink at the pub, wander a few metres over to this beachside restaurant, serving dishes like mushroom, pumpkin and fennel risotto.
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Vlamingh's Lookout
Not far away from Thomson Bay is Vlamingh's Lookout (unsigned) on Lookout Hill. Go up past the old cemetery for panoramic views of the island.
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Rottnest Museum
Housed in the old hay-store building, this little museum tells the island's natural and human history.
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Rottnest Tearooms
RGrab an oceanfront table on the veranda and keep the kids happy with a burger (if that fails, try the playground). Water views.
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Capricorn Kayak
From November to March, Capricorn Kayak runs sea-kayaking tours around the Rottnest coastline.
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Bus Tour
A two-hour bus tour of Rottnest Island leaves from the visitors centre in Thomson Bay.
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Snorkelling Cruises
The Underwater Explorer runs snorkelling cruises from November to April.
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Wadjemup Lighthouse Tours
The one-hour Wadjemup Lighthouse Tours, depart from the bus station.
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Rottnest Bakery
Next to the general store, this is the place to pick up your pie.
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