Rockingham

Just a 40 minute drive South of Perth, the seaside town of Rockingham offers many memorable experiences. Rockingham's slogan is your aquatic playground, and it certainly lives up to this claim. Go snorkelling, sailing, or surfing at the beautiful beaches, or try the jetties for fishing and crabbing. Rockingham has a number of beaches safe for children. Go Swimming with the wild dolphins when you take a tour out to the dolphin pods offshore, or do a dolphin watch tour. The dolphin watch vessel has been designed for you to get as close to the dolphins as possible in comfort and safety. It features a viewing platform at the front where the dolphins ride just beneath your feet. You can also just relax in the clear sheltered water of the Cockburn Sound or head to nearby Point Peron for some Scuba diving. Take the ferry out nearby Penguin Island to see the gorgeous fairy penguins close up. Penguin Island is home to about 1200 little penguins, Penguin feeding and expert commentaries are conducted at 10.30, 12.30 and 2.30 daily. The island is also a very important nesting, feeding and roosting site for over 50 species of seabirds and a rare nesting site for a rare Australian sea lion. You can visit the interpretive centre to gain an understanding of the diminutive birds. Today Rockingham has ample shops for the shopping enthusiasts, plenty of restaurants, cafes and pubs, and a selection of accommodation from self contained luxury apartments to caravan parks which can be all booked through the Rockingham Visitor Centre located at 43 Kent Street, Rockingham. .