Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 08-9389 5018;
www.ausdiving.com.au
; 142 Stirling Hwy)
Hires diving gear (full set per day/week
$75/200) and offers diving courses (four-day open-water $495). There are a variety of
sites in the vicinity, including several around Rottnest Island and four wrecks.
SAILING
Funcats
( 0408 926 003;
www.funcats.com.au
;
Coode Street Jetty; per hr $40; Oct-Apr)
These easy-to-sail cata-
marans are for hire on the South Perth foreshore. Each boat holds up to three people.
Surfschool
( 08-9447 5637;
www.surfschool.com
; Scarborough Beach; adult/child $55/50)
Two-hour lessons at Scar-
borough Beach (at the end of Manning St), including boards and wetsuits.
SURFING
Beatty Park Leisure Centre
OFFLINE MAP
SWIMMING
GOOGLE MAP
( 08-9273 6080;
www.beattypark.com.au
;
220 Vincent St; swimming adult/child $5.70/4.30; 5.30am-8.30pm
Mon-Fri & 8am-4pm Sat & Sun)
Originally built for the 1962 Commonwealth Games, this re-
cently expanded complex has indoor and outdoor pools, water slides and a gym. Turn left
at the top of William St and continue on Vincent St to just past Charles St.
PERTH FOR CHILDREN
With a usually clement climate and plenty of open spaces and beaches to run around in, Perth is a great place to
bring children. Of the beaches, Cottesloe is the safest and a family favourite. With older kids, arrange two-
wheeled family expeditions along Perth's riverside and coastal bike paths. Kings Park has playgrounds and walk-
ing tracks.
The Perth Royal Show (
Click here
), held late September, is an ever-popular family outing - all sideshow
rides, showbags and proudly displayed poultry. Many of Perth's big attractions cater well for young audiences,
especially the Aquarium of Western Australia (
Click here
), Perth Zoo (
Click here
), the Western Australian Mu-
seum - Perth (
Click here
) and the Art Gallery of Western Australia (
Click here
).
Scitech
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.scitech.org.au
;
Sutherland St, City West Centre; adult/child
OFFLINE MAP
$14/9;
10am-4pm) is another rainy-day option, with over 160 hands-on, large-scale science and technology
exhibits.
Adventure World
(
www.adventureworld.net.au
)
has exciting rides such as 'Bounty's Revenge', a giant
swinging pirate boat, as well as pools, water slides and a castle. From Perth, come off the Kwinana Fwy at Far-
rington Rd, turn right and follow the signs.
Look for the
LetsGoKids
(
www.letsgokids.com.au
) booklet at the WA Visitor Centre (
Click here
) for loads
more kid-friendly information.
WA Skydiving Academy
SKYDIVING
