Things to see & do on Rottnest Island

The Best Skydiving In Perth WA – Plus So Much More

Apart from the best skydiving in Australia (we think!), there is so much to do on the Island, that your spectators will enjoy the trip as much as you do. Ride a bike around the island, get a famous #quokkaselfie or relax on one of the islands’ world famous beaches. Enjoy your adrenaline-fuelled visit to Rottnest Island as part of a day trip from Perth, or an accommodated stay – the choice is yours!

Here are some of our top things to do on Rottnest Island

I can’t stop smiling

“Oh wow what an exhilarating experience! I can’t stop smiling when I think of it and I can’t stop thinking about it.”

- Tiyana Mardesich

Take an off-road Segway Tour of Rottnest Island

This adventure takes you off-road to some of Rottnest’s most amazing places following a brief training session. We’ll let you get to know your Segway in our off-road experience area before embarking of an amazing tour, delving into the military heritage of Rottnest and its pivotal role in the defence of Fremantle Harbour. Learn how important Rottnest Island was in defence strategy during World War II. You’ll also have time to appreciate the pristine coastline and natural environment during your tour, pausing for photographs along the way.

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Free Guided Walking Tour

The Rottnest Voluntary Guides Association offer a fascinating and educational range of free guided walking tours that for all visitors to enjoy. These tours depart regularly from the Meeting Post, located outside the Salt Store in the main settlement. Tour days and times can also be found on the signs beside the meeting point or inside your current Island Guide (available at the Island Visitor Centre).

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Hire a Bike

Discover Rottnest Island by bicycle and experience over 63 beaches and 20 bays as you explore this unique A Class Reserve. Cycling is environmentally friendly and a fun recreational activity for all ages. As Rottnest Island has essentially no cars, cycling is one of the best ways to get around the Island.

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Experience a Rottnest Wild Seafood Cruise

Rottnest Cruises Wild Seafood Experience

Live like a Rottnest millionaire on Rottnest Cruises’ Wild Seafood Experience – a decadent ‘sea to plate’ crayfishing tour on a luxury charter boat.

You’ll cruise out to the pots enjoying local sparkling wine and canapes then you’ll help the crew catch your lobster for lunch from one of their pots, then see it cooked in front of you within a fresh, local West Australian seafood banquet while the boat pulls up in one of Rottnest’s iconic bays. Here, along with at least half a lobster, you’ll enjoy live oysters freshly shucked for you, fresh caught crab, marinated octopus, sashimi salmon, seafood skewers, plus hot and cold side dishes and a palate cleansing dessert (menu may have seasonal variations).

This comes along with complimentary local sparkling and still wines, beer and soft drink served throughout your trip. Don’t forget to bring your swimming gear if you want to float off the marlin board!

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Oliver Hill Gun & Tunnel Tour

Oliver Hill is located close to the centre of Rottnest Island and features a military remnants from World War II including a 9.2 inch gun and maze of underground tunnels.

Enjoy a train ride from the Settlement Railway Station to Oliver Hill on the Island’s 64-seat Captain Hussey train, where you can admire the beauty of the Island’s south-side. Enjoy a Mini Island Tour taking in highlights of the island’s south-side on the way to inspect the restored World War II 9.2 inch gun and maze of underground tunnels. Find out why guns were installed on Rottnest Island and how they operated.

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Get a Selfie with a Quokka

Rottnest Island’s famous marsupial, the Quokka, can be seen around the Island particularly in the mid to late afternoon. During the autumn and winter months (March to August) young joeys may be seen peaking from their mothers’ pouch and come spring (September to November), bravely hopping around exploring their new world.

Join the craze and get a selfie with a quokka!

Read the guide on how to take the perfect #quokkaselfie

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Snorkel with 135 species of tropical fish

Protected by several marine sanctuary zones, Rottnest Island is home to 135 species of tropical fish as compared to the eleven species recorded off the metropolitan coastline. The tropical current often brings visitors to our waters such as the Green turtle. Watch for stingrays which often cruise the shallows of Thomson Bay.

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arnold ahmed

Overall it was amazing everthing was good and fun. Have to wait quite a while. There are so many jumping. My instructor didnt allow me to control the parachute so was a bit dissapointed and i reached first as i was the 2nd to drop meaning i was in the air shorter. Still just wow.

Mick G

Just after completing my 15000ft skydive with Geronimo and I couldn’t recommend them enough. This was my first skydive and my instructor was very knowledgeable and put me at ease. Our initial skydive was cancelled as visibility was too low but the team at Geronimo worked with us to find another date and organised another ferry for us free of charge. From start to finish I couldn’t fault one thing. Will definitely be back in the future!

Juan Pineda

One of the best experiences of my life. Staff extremely supportive and knowledgeable! I was not nervous at all during the entire process. Highly recommended! Do not go anywhere else!

Abi Elliott

The whole process was super easy, the team were very friendly and knowledgable and made everyone feel extremely safe. We got our photos back within the hour. Overall great experience and would recommend to anyone.

Leonard Cooray

John White

Gary was my jumping partner, extremely experienced. He made the jump more than I could have imagined, it was a super fun and amazing experience from 15000 feet! Highly recommended!

Brianna Fitzsimons

such an awesome experience, would definitely recommend!

Emily 3626

My sister, mum, and I went on 28/12 and did the 15,000 feet jump. Everyone there was very friendly and seemed to love their jobs which was good. The instructors were very funny and friendly which helped my nerves a lot. I jumped with Sam and he let me steer the parachute for a while which was fun. Definitely recommend them if you’re looking to skydive, all very nice with constant smiles. Would go again when I save up. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Janelle Luehman

Couldn’t have picked a better place for my first jump. It was amazing, view was the best and so was the experience. Thank you Guys your the best.

Masey Knight

Such an amazing time had by our whole group! Heaps of fun and so much appreciation for having a great group of instructors!

Jianxiu Shen

Great experience with spectacular views and very experienced instructors. Thank you, Stephen, for making this happen!!!

Ash A

Amazing team! I had Darcy as my instructor on Saturday. He was super supportive, kind and caring, which helped a lot with how nervous I was before my dive. Your in safe hands with these guys!Process on the day: They start you off with all the paperwork, an induction, harness fitting. Then you meet your instructor before hopping on the plane.

Yaman Sikri

First time skydive experience from 10000ft. Amazing group of people, everytime have a smile on their face, very friendly, even as i am not 18 so i need a consent form from my guardian, I supposed to send it to their mail and also supposed to bring a hard copy of that as well. But i forgot to bring that hard copy on my day of skydive but they were super calm and helpful and let me experience my first skydive and that was amazing. Special thanks to my instructor (Sam), for giving me that wonderful life time experience. Thanks geronimo and definitely will be back to you.🤝🙌🏻

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Helen Fu

Rottnest Island is definitely PERFECT for skydiving,Geronimo Rottnest has perfect and professional coach flying with us, which makes my first skydiving experience really PERFECT! Please whoever comes to Western Australia please come to rottnest and fly with them!!

Jacob W

Best place to jump in Australia!!!!

Gilian Francisco Gamla

It was a great experience, the team was amazing and I felt very confident for my first jump. I was astonished with the view. Really incredible 🙌🏽

Response from the owner: Awesome! Thanks Gilian

Kiyo

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Sulav Kumar

It was an experience of a lifetime.The team took every safety measures needed for the jump.

Response from the owner: Thanks for the great review Sulav!

Cailyn Beatrice

Honestly the craziest feeling I've ever felt! Everyone was so warm and welcoming! Sorry to the dude I jumped with from Chicago had my legs wrapped round his free falling for security 😅. I can only explain it as an outer body experience it was insane! Great team! Thankyou so so so much!!

Response from the owner: Hey Cailyn, thank you for your review. No need to be sorry - that's all part of the job. Hope to see you again!

Wei-I Yu

The best skydiving center on Rottnest Island! Friendly staff, absolutely professional and fun instructors! If you’re skydiving on Rottnest Island, they are the top choice! Big thanks to my instructor for creating the perfect memory for my 33rd birthday!

Response from the owner: Thanks Wei-l, and happy birthday!

Nakita Fernandes

My cousins and I went skydiving with Skydive Geronimo last week off Rottnest Island. It was incredibly magical and a DREAM COME TRUE. We'd always wanted to skydive, didn't know where, with who, when, how but with this awesome team, its effortless. The team right from check in to jump off to landing was too class. We'd highly highly highly recommend the photo-video package, the footage is unreal and hey, if you don't have evidence, did it really happen?😋We'd do it again, Any day of the week 🤚🙏👍👌

Response from the owner: Hey Nakita! We're glad to hear that you were so happy with your skydive and video and photos package :)

Dalvinder Singh

The best decision I made was to do this skydive in Rottnest with Skydive Geronimo instead of any place else. The island is beautiful and to see it from the top from 15,000 feet was a truly memorable experience. The Geronimo team was excellent, from the lady at the counter to the staff that explained the dive to my dive instructor Jimmy. Everyone was welcoming and made the experience a good one. I highly recommend Jimmy, he was warm, and funny, explained well, ensured I was calm, and shot some incredible photos and videos. All in all, if you're considering doing a dive, this is the place to do it.

Response from the owner: Yew! Great review thank you Dalvinder. We will make sure Jimy and the rest of the crew get your feedback.

Suki Wong

Response from the owner: Thanks Suki!

Phil Smith

Amazing. First skydive and happy to recommend Geronimo Rottnest to anyone thinking of doing it. You won’t regret it!

Response from the owner: Nice work on your first skydive Phil. We hope to see you in the skies over Rotto again sometime soon!

Kana Hattori

My dream came true. I had the best experience ever and had so much fun. I participated with my friends, and the instructors made me feel safe. It was an unforgettable memory. Everyone should try it at least once in their lifetime.The photos turned out unflattering, haha🤣Next time I fly, I’ll try not to laugh too much.

Response from the owner: This is a great photo! Well done Kana.

Mark McGuane

Brilliant experience, would highly recommend.

Response from the owner: Cheers Mark!

Fay Chen

Unforgettable experience in life !很推薦台灣人來挑戰極限！

Response from the owner: Well done on your skydive Fay! Thanks for taking the time to write us a review.

Antonio Santoro

Response from the owner: Cheers Antonio :)

gerard goh

Thanks to my tandem instructor Adriano and the Geronimo Skydive Team. Seamless, flawless, well-executed. My family and me had an awesome freefall experience. Thumbs Up 👍

Response from the owner: Thanks for the review Gerard! We're happy to hear you and your family had an amazing jump with us over Rottnest Island 😊🪂

Nabillah Hijazu

If this is one of you life bucket list, please choose skydive geronimo service. The instructors are all experienced and you will not feel any problem with them. I took me for a total about 1 1/2 hour to complete everything. I would do again even in the future.

Response from the owner: Thanks for leaving us a review Nabillah! Hopefully we will see you in the skies someday soon again ✈️

Jess Cresey

What an amazing experience ❤️ the staff are laid back and the photos are the best. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Would not hesitate to do it again 👌🏻

Andrew Hamilton

What an awesome day, amazing views as I hurtled towards the earth. All the staff were very friendly and professional. Go jump from Rotto, you'll love it.

Response from the owner: Thanks Andrew!!! 🤙

Abdelhamid chaouche

It was such an amazing experience from the start where we met the crew All the way to the drop off .Very experienced friendly and amazing crew .

Response from the owner: Thanks Abdelhamid!! 🪂

brian Gitonga

Thanks to Skydive Geronimo I got to have an amazing experience of a lifetime. Great and amazing staff over there who are very professional and fun to be around for such an experience.

Response from the owner: Great to hear you had an amazing experience skydiving with us Brian! Thanks for leaving us a review.

xiaoxue zhang

This was my first time skydiving, but the experienced staff helped ease my nerves right from the start. Thanks to Jimmy’s expert guidance, I felt both excited and confident throughout the entire experience. The view was absolutely breathtaking—an unforgettable sight that I’ll cherish forever. This was the best 30th birthday gift I could have given myself, and I’ll always remember this amazing adventure.

Response from the owner: Happy 30th Birthday Xiaoxue 💙🎂 Thanks for coming out and spending it with us in the skies over Rottnest Island!

Beat Münger

Unbelievable experience on December 14th 2023 !!!
I'll never forget it... it's in my heart forever 💖

Natasha Gibbs

Bought my partner a tandem dive with geronimo in rottnest he loved the experience and I highly recommend

Response from the owner: Thanks Natasha! Glad to hear he loved his skydive :)

James Isherwood

Awesome experience, thanks for making it so memorable

Response from the owner: Thanks James 🙌

Ryan Jamieson

Amazing experience!!!! Finally was able to tick skydiving off the bucket list ✅Everyone was very proffessional and patient!My grandad loved it and we thank you for the awesome time 🤙🤙10/10 recommend it to anyone!!

Response from the owner: Thanks for coming out to skydive with us over Rottnest Island Ryan! What an awesome bonding experience for you and your grandad!

Trish Herbert

This was the most incredible experience!

They guys were amazing!

100% recommend!

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William

Response from the owner: Thanks William!

karthik P

Did skydiving with Geronimo.. Great team, had a good experience overall.. Highly recommended

Response from the owner: Thanks for the review Karthik!

Ilja Grim

loved it, cool place

Response from the owner: Thanks IIja!! 🫶

Fiona Lim

Great first time experience with Geronimo! Would definitely go with them again for another dive ❤️

Response from the owner: Thanks Fiona!! You know where to find us whenever you want to go again 🙌🪂

Elena Adams

It was third time lucky for us as the previous skydives were cancelled due to weather...but SO WORTH THE WAIT! It was one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life. All the staff were awesome. Very reassuring and made us feel at ease. Thank you especially to Jimmy and Sam our tandem instructors for ensuring we enjoyed every minute.

Caitlin Soh

Really excellent experience overall and it was my first time skydiving. I felt safe overall and they double check everything with the equipments.I got Jimmy as my instructor for the tandem skydiving and he was super friendly and nice! He made sure I was okay throughout the whole skydiving period.I will definitely recommend this skydiving place to my friends :)

Response from the owner: Thanks for leaving such a lovely review of your skydive with us Caitlin! We are glad to hear you had a great experience💙

Lace Teo

The instructors are very helpful and experienced which assures you a confidence exploration of skydiving sport.

Hanna Marshall

The best experience ever!! The staff were very organised, really friendly and reassurance was 100%. My friend and I had the best time, would highly recommend doing it! We will be back;)

Selwyn Bore (Suhgurim)

Had an absolute ball 10/10 would jump again Caue brought the energy we needed and we had the smoothed landing, 2 days later I'm still living the adrenaline rush

Response from the owner: How good is that rush!? Thanks for coming to skydive with us over Rottnest Island Selwyn 🤙🪂

It’s my first dive and had it through the perfect experience, thanks Stephan , you are great!

Response from the owner: Love the photos Lace! Happy to hear you an amazing first skydive with Instructor Stephan :) Thanks for leaving a review.

ayleen Navas

The experience with SkydiveGeronimo was incredible. It was more than I expected. The attention from the entire staff, the logistics of the jump, and the instructor made my day very special. I would definitely recommend it! :)

Response from the owner: Thanks for coming to skydive with us Ayleen! 🪂

Josh Donovan

Amazing experience! Instructors were great and made it very relaxing and enjoyable! Would 100% recommend!

Chloe chloe

My first skydiving experience was with Skydive Rottnest Geronimo. When the plane reached 10,000ft and the door opened, the wind that rushed in was freezing! By the time we got to 14,000ft, i had completely forgotten about the cold because we were about to jump, LOL! The overall experience was pretty good, the staff and instructors was super friendly. Big thanks to Jimmy & Caue for an unforgettable skydiving adventure! It was so much fun, and the views were amazing!!!

Response from the owner: We are happy to hear that you had fun skydiving with us Chloe! Thanks for leaving us a review :)

Phuntsho Norbu

It was my first time skydiving and Team Geronimo did a fantastic job. Everything went so smoothly..take off, pre-briefing, wearing the gear, photo video session, landing. Wow! Wanted to get out of the comfort zone. But I was more comfortable and enjoyed the magnificent scenery of Rotto. Keep up the good work!!

yii sheng Chen

This is the third time of my skydiving and yet it was the best experience that I’ve ever had. Amazing staff, stunning views from above the island

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I'm from Canada and while visiting my friend from Western Australia she recommended Geronimo Skydive on Rottnest Island. I was not disappointed. For a Canadian the weather was perfect for the 1st week of May and this was going to be my 3rd jump (other 2 were in Canada). The view was spectacular, the people were very friendly and helpful. I jumped from 15,000 and had the perfect freefall time of just over a minute. I was amazed at the precision landing on the beach. Definitely recommended.👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Fiona Morris

Fantastic experience. Staff super friendly and helpful.

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Timothy-Scott Underwood

An all round super experience with great and easy going staff, both in the air and on the ground. Absolutely recommend these legends to exceed your expectations and erase any fears of enjoying this incredible experience. 1 million thumbs up for sure.

Sherry Robson

Jumped from 14,000 ft on my birthday today with Miles looking after me. What an experience! OMG the rush when you leave the plane and freefall for a minute is almost indescribable! And then the view over Rottnest! Couldn’t have been a more perfect day & location for my first ever skydive. Everyone at Skydive Geronimo were so friendly and professional and I felt completely at ease and safe. Thanks for an awesome experience! I’m going to tell everyone!

Eldina Pilav

Skydive instructors are very energetic and calming at the same time. Went with my two amazing daughters. It was my younger one 21st birthday. We had fantastic time! Special thanks to Tom for making sure all those precious moments are recorded with his camera. Beautiful memories of a lifetime.
I would warmly recommend these guys to take you out on this amazing adventure 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼💖

Trevor Vo

Awesome crew and they look after you from the moment you step in. Jimmy was my jump instructor and he made it so enjoyable and awesome fella. Great experience and would recommended for anyone that wanted to experience and awesome crew and view from the jump. Rottnest look breathtaking from above. Well done guys, look forward coming back for more jumps!! 🙌🤟🤙

Jeremy Walch

Most incredible experience with Geronimo sky dive !!! The view and the speed taken were AMAZINGGG, thanks to all the team for the pictures, moments, video, and the jump of course !!!

Al Buco

THE best experience ever!!! from start to finish I thoroughly loved it, looking at a new hobby for sure

Kerry Austin

What a great experience! The location is stunning, the crew are professional and you’ll get some amazing photos/video to remember it. I’m so glad that I did it - my kids think I’m nuts but it was totally worth it.