Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
Mon-Thu)
Tandem jumps from 8000/
(
1300 137 855;
www.waskydiving.com.au
; 458 William St;
10,000/12,000ft from $300/340/380.
T
Tours
Indigenous Tours WA
(
www.indigenouswa.com
)
See Perth through the eyes of the local Wadjuk people. Options in-
clude the
Indigenous Heritage Tour
( 08-9483 1106; adult/child $25/15; 1.30pm)
- a 90-minute
guided walk around Kings Park - and an indigenous-themed stroll (
Click here
) around
Fremantle.
INDIGENOUS CULTURE
City Sightseeing Perth Tour
( 08-9203 8882;
www.citysightseeingperth.com
; adult/child $28/10)
Hop-on, hop-off double-decker bus
tour, with loop routes taking in the central city, Kings Park and the Burswood Entertain-
ment Complex. Tickets are valid for two days. The Kings Park section can be purchased
separately (adult/child $6/3).
BUS TOUR
Two Feet & A Heartbeat
( 1800 459 388;
www.twofeet.com.au
;
per person $40-50)
Daytime walking tours of Perth, and a
popular after-dark Small Bar Tour. Tight Arse Tuesdays are just $20 for the Perth tour.
WALKING TOUR
Rockingham Wild Encounters
( 08-9591 1333;
www.rockinghamwildencounters.com.au
; cnr Arcadia Dr & Penguin Rd)
S
Long-standing
and laden with ecotourism awards, these guys are the only operator licensed to take
people to Penguin Island, and they also run a variety of low-impact tours. The most popu-
lar is the
dolphin swim tour
(departs Val Street Jetty; tours $205-225; 8am Sep-May)
, which lets you in-
teract with some of the 200 wild bottlenose dolphins in the marine park. If you don't
fancy getting wet, there are two-hour
dolphin-watch tours
(departs Mersey Street Jetty, Shoalwater; adult/
child $85/50; 10.45am Sep-May)
. Pickups can also be arranged from Perth hotels.
There's also a 45-minute
penguin and sea lion cruise
(departs Penguin Island; adult/child $36.50/27.50;
10.15am, 11.15am & 1.15pm Sep-May)
, which heads around the islands in a glass-bottomed
boat.
WILDLIFE INTERACTION
BOAT TOUR
Swan Jet