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🇦🇺 Perth, Western Australia

Perth Family Getaway

25 Sep – 3 Oct 2023
Family trip
Dry & cooling (Spring)

Route Overview

Perth CBDRottnest IslandFremantleScarboroughPinnacles DesertCavershamNorthamWave RockPerth Airport

Where We Stayed

Quest Mount Bay Road (QMBR)

Perth CBD, near Elizabeth Quay

Day 1–3

Seashells Scarborough

Scarborough Beach area

Day 4–6

Duke's Inn

Northam, inland

Day 7–9

Red-eye flight departing 12:05am from SG T3, arriving 5:10am at Perth T1. Drop luggage at hotel first (about 1h from airport via public transport), then catch the sunrise! Rest up in the afternoon and head to Elizabeth Quay for sunset, the Bell Tower, and dinner nearby.

✈️Flight: 0005 T3 SG → 0510 T1 Perth
Places to visit
Elizabeth QuayBell Tower
Where to stay
Quest Mount Bay Road (QMBR)

Check in from 3pm onwards. Try for early check-in!

Full day at Rottnest Island! Depart 9am from B-Shed Fremantle (about 1h from hotel). Ferry + bike rental included via Klook. Cycle around the island, spot quokkas, and check out the Pink Lake. Back by about 4:30pm, then dinner and shopping in Fremantle or back in the city.

🎟️Book via Klook: ferry + bike rental from Fremantle, round trip
9:30am to 4:30pm
Places to visit
Rottnest IslandPink LakeIsland cycling trail

Late start today (about 1.5h from hotel). Fremantle Prison is open 9am to 9pm with 3 different prison tours (1h 15min each, AU$22): Convict Prison, Behind Bars, and True Crime. The Tunnel Tour is the highlight (AU$65, 2h 30min, min weight 40kg). Then mini golf at Glowing Rooms to end the day on a fun note!

🔦Tunnel Tour: AU$65/pax, 2h 30min. Check available dates! Great for the adventurous ones.
👨‍👧Tunnel tour has 40kg min weight, so Me & Dad only
Places to visit
Fremantle PrisonGlowing Rooms Mini Golf

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