The island is a short ferry ride away, and well worth visiting. We had only 1.5 hours there, but could have spent more time exploring the island. Should have taken a picnic! The Little Penguins are adorable!
Penguin Island, Perth
- Home
-
Perth
-
Hotels
- Flights
- Vacation Rentals
- Restaurants
- Things to Do
- Best of 2013
- Your Friends
-
More
- Write a Review
-
Sign in with Facebook
- Sign in
- Register Now!
- FREE Mobile App
-
Home
- >
- >
- >
- >
- >
- > Penguin Island
Penguin Island
Corner Arcadia Drive and Penguin Road | Rockingham/Shoalwater Bay area, Perth, Western Australia 6169, Australia
(08) 9591 1333
Website
Update attraction details
88 visitor photos
Ranked #13 of 75 attractions in Perth
Type: Islands, Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Activities: Viewing wildlife
Owner description:
Located in the spectacular Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, just 45 minutes south of Perth is Penguin Island- a beautiful, unspoilt nature reserve home...
more »
Owner description:
Located in the spectacular Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, just 45 minutes south of Perth is Penguin Island- a beautiful, unspoilt nature reserve home to WA's largest colony of little penguin as well as dolphins, sea lions, stingrays, pelicans, ospreys and more. Visitors can see the penguins being fed by rangers at the Discovery Centre. It's also fantastic for swimming, snorkelling, having a picnic or just enjoying some of the best coastal scenery in Perth. Rockingham Wild Encounters operate an hourly ferry service to Penguin Island (it's only a 5 minute ride), glass bottom boat cruises of Shoalwater Bay and adventure style cruises to watch the local dolphins and explore more of the marine park. Sea Kayak Tours and Kite boarding Lessons are also available.
« less
Useful Information: Activities for older children, Activities for young children
Canberra, Australia
Senior Reviewer
Was this review helpful?
1
Problem with this review?
See 4 more reviews by Liz d for Perth
Perth western australia
Top Contributor
I hadnt been to Penguin Island since 1974 and boy has it changed.Really well set out to keep the island as matural and undisturbed as possible.Penguins are gorgeous and lots of other animals and birds to see.Safe swimming for kids but take your own food and drinks as there is no where to buy anything on the Island.We had a...
More
Was this review helpful?
1
Problem with this review?
See 11 more reviews by caddyandbellA for Perth
PenguinIslandLocal, Manager at Penguin Island, responded to this review
June 10, 2013
Thank you for your review of your trip to Penguin Island!
Penguin Island's history sure is interesting! We are happy to hear you are satisfied with how it is run today.
We hope to see you again soon!
RWE
More
Auckland Region, New Zealand
Contributor
Had a great day out today - last day of the season (3 June) so now it's closed for 3 months. Beautiful day and our guide/captain on the boat was very entertaining! Highly recommend doing the penguin feeding, learnt lots of facts. Was a shame we couldn't swim as the island is gorgeous. Will be back in summer and might...
More
Was this review helpful?
1
Problem with this review?
PenguinIslandLocal, Manager at Penguin Island, responded to this review
June 10, 2013
Hi Lauren, thanks for joining us on the last Dolphin Watch of the season! It was a fantastic day to end the season - dolphins were everywhere! Both your skipper and guide had a great day ;)
Thanks for the review, see you soon on the Penguin and Sea Lion cruise.
More
Perth, Australia
Senior Contributor
If you get here early you can take the short ferry ride to the Island and walk the tours before the crowds. I would recommend adding the penguin feeding option to your ticket. They are a must see attraction. South of the Island are the best picnic spots and away from the crowds.
Was this review helpful?
2
Problem with this review?
See 5 more reviews by Trip12363 for Perth
PenguinIslandLocal, Manager at Penguin Island, responded to this review
June 2, 2013
Hi there, thanks for the comment and rating! We are glad you enjoyed your day on Penguin Island.
Future customers please note that we recommend coming in advance during busy season (summer time).
RWE
More
Senior Contributor
We enjoyed our day trip to PENGUIN ISLAND. After many visits to PERTH over the years we finally got to spend day here and were so glad we did. It was the last week in March, the waters were to rough to go some days, so i'm glad we did not buy our tickets in advance. Because it was the...
More
Was this review helpful?
2
Problem with this review?
See 2 more reviews by maryjoe0777 for Perth
PenguinIslandLocal, Manager at Penguin Island, responded to this review
May 29, 2013
Hi Maryjoe, thank you for your fantastic review and rating of your time on Penguin Island! We are glad to hear you had a great time! Hope to see you again soon on your next visit to Perth!
RWE :)
More
Adelaide, Australia
Senior Reviewer
We purchased the penguin and sea lion package, expecting to see lively sea lions. Note that the sea lion package is an additional 45min cruise. However, we visited during a season where the sea lions prefer to lay around on the island looking fat and bathing in the sun - seriously, that's what the tour guide told us. The tour...
More
Was this review helpful?
1
Problem with this review?
See 2 more reviews by aymesnation for Perth
PenguinIslandLocal, Manager at Penguin Island, responded to this review
May 29, 2013
Hi there, thank you for taking the time to review your day on Penguin Island!
Also thank you for providing lots of information for future visitors!
The Australian Sea Lions are the rarest types of Pinnipeds (family of seals and sea lions) in the world - there is only about 8000 of them left in WA and SA. As your...
More
Stirling
Senior Contributor
Started with a cruise round the various islands before going onto Penguin Island. Glass bottom boat did not reveal much however we did see dolphins, ospreys, seals, cormorants, terns pelicans and other raptors. Penguin Island is lovely to walk round and as previous reviewer stated you don't get to see penguins in the wild as they are shy or out...
More
Was this review helpful?
Problem with this review?
PenguinIslandLocal, Manager at Penguin Island, responded to this review
May 22, 2013
Hi there, thanks for the fantastic review and rating of Penguin Island! Seems like you saw lots of our local wildlife during your trip, lucky you!
Did you know that orb spiders make the biggest and strongest web in the world..? :)
Thank for visiting, we hope to see you again soon.
More
Perth, Australia
Top Contributor
Really nice to take a ferry ride to Penguin Island from near Rochkingham. The island itself is not spectacular, but does have nice views and for overseas visitors is something different. The penguins are very cute and it is worth seeing a show. The Rockingham region itself is just a really nice laid back place, we rented a beachhouse in...
More
Was this review helpful?
1
Problem with this review?
PenguinIslandLocal, Manager at Penguin Island, responded to this review
May 19, 2013
Dear JCol75, thank you for your great rating and review of Penguin Island. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your time on the island! And thanks for mentioning the gift shop! It has plenty of choice for all tastes and ages. Looking forward to see you around again soon :)
More
Houston, Texas
Contributor
Went to Penguin Island in April 2013 after seeing the brochure. I expected there to be many penguins to see in the wild, I was mistaken. I became suspect about actually seeing a penguin after the sales clerk said she had seen a penguin "once." I'm giving the rating a two based purely on the Penguin attraction. The park has...
More
Was this review helpful?
Problem with this review?
PenguinIslandLocal, Manager at Penguin Island, responded to this review
May 17, 2013
Hi John, thanks for taking the time t review your trip!
As the brochure and our website states, there is more than a 1000 Little Penguins calling Penguin Island home. They are wild animals and as all Little Penguins, in the morning they head out to sea to feed and come back after sunset. The ones that stay behind will...
More
Warrington, United Kingdom
Reviewer
We booked the Dolphin Watch Adventure for Tues 30/04/13 and had a great couple of hours out. The tour starts at 10.45am and you're out on the water for a good hour and half... after which you can visit Penguin Island & all it has to offer.
The staff on the Dolphin tour (both the boat skipper & young lady...
More
Was this review helpful?
Problem with this review?
PenguinIslandLocal, Manager at Penguin Island, responded to this review
May 8, 2013
Hi Cath and Chris! Thank you for taking the time to review our Dolphin Watch Adventure Cruise.
We are glad to hear you had a great time! We are very lucky to have not only such amazing natural environment around us, but also a passionate crew.
See you again soon I hope :)
More
Travelers who viewed Penguin Island also viewed
-
Been to Penguin Island? Share your experiences!
-
Owners: What's your side of the story?
If you own or manage Penguin Island, register now for free tools to enhance your listing, attract new reviews, and respond to reviewers.
Manage your listingHotels travelers are raving about...
-
Rottnest Island, Greater Perth
-
Rockingham, Greater Perth
-
Rockingham, Greater Perth
All hotels in Perth
(63)
Browse nearby
Perth trip ideas from experts and travelers
Popular Perth attractions
- Kings Park & Botanic Garden
- Kings Park War Memorial
- Fraser Avenue Lookout
- Cottesloe Beach
- Swan River
- Aviation Heritage Museum
- St. George's Cathedral
- West Australian Symphony Orchestra
- City Beach
- Perth Zoo
- Mettam's Pool
- Scitech
- Perth Mint
- Swan Valley Heritage Trail
- Art Gallery of Western Australia
- Hyde Park Perth
- Scarborough Beach
- St. Mary's Cathedral
- Trigg Beach
Hotels around Perth
Explore the world
Sightseeing
Travel Destinations
Hotels
-
4.0 out of 5, 558 reviewsLast reviewed Jun 17, 2013
- Select a TripAdvisor site:
-
-
© 2013 TripAdvisor LLC All rights reserved. TripAdvisor Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
* TripAdvisor LLC is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site... (more)
We noticed that you're using an unsupported browser. The TripAdvisor website may not display properly.
We support the following browsers: Windows: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome. Mac: Safari.
We support the following browsers: Windows: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome. Mac: Safari.
TripAdvisor LLC is not responsible for content on external web sites. Taxes, fees not included for deals content.