Visit Penguin Island to Explore a ‘Different’ Perth!!

Despite being located 45 minutes drive away from the city of Perth, Penguin Island often shows up in the list of holidaymakers booking flights to the capital city of Western Australia. This small island makes for an impressive day trip destination in this Australian state. Most prominent highlight of this region is Little Penguin, the smallest of all penguin species in the world. Surrounding waters of the island is known as Shoalwater Islands Marine Park which comprises of sea lions, wild dolphins, stingrays and various species of seabirds. Here’s a list of popular highlights in Penguin Island.

Penguin Island Ferry

Buy tickets for this ferry ride and be a part of the tours that allow you to take a closer look at the Little Penguins in their natural habitat. This tour is not only about penguin sightings, you can indulge in activities such as swimming and snorkelling to satiate your appetite for adventure. Ferry departs every hour from 0900 hrs till 1500 hrs. One can add the ‘once in a lifetime experience’ to the schedule: to feed penguins! If you are keen on feeding these cute creatures, you need to buy tickets that include the feeding price as well.

Swim with Dolphins

Dolphins are among the friendliest creatures on our earth. And a visit to Penguin Island offers an opportunity to swim with dolphins in the waters of Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. Travellers reserving flights can book these trips online beforehand. Rockingham Wild Encounters organizes such trips and has several awards to show for their top rated services.

Kite Boarding

Shallow waters of Shoalwater Bay offer favourable conditions to enjoy various water sports such as kite boarding. If you are new to this exciting sport, enrol for kite-boarding classes. It is a school that’s accredited from International Kiteboarding Organization. One can also learn basics of wakeboarding as well as windsurfing. There are four variants of the course - more the hours, higher the cost! Pick what suits you the best. These classes are available from November to March and the course fee includes equipment as well as wetsuits.