The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Fremantle, the bucket-list move is Rottnest Island: Private Ferry, Bike & Hidden Bays Explorer. Below: 5 bucket-list things to do on a Fremantle port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Escape to Rottnest Island — a car-free paradise where turquoise bays, limestone cliffs, and the world-famous quokka await. Cycle at your own pace through pristine scenery that feels utterly untouched.
Book itFrom Fremantle: Rottnest Island Ferry and Bike Day Tour$91 per person
Descend into the underground water tunnels hand-carved by convict labour beneath Fremantle's UNESCO World Heritage–listed prison. This is one of Australia's most visceral and awe-inspiring heritage experiences.
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Plunge from 15,000 ft in tandem with a master skydiving instructor over the impossibly blue Indian Ocean and white sands of Rottnest Island. This is arguably Australia's most spectacular skydive backdrop.
Book itRottnest Skydive + Fremantle Ferry Package$432 per person
Glide along the Swan River on a premium lunch cruise framed by Perth's gleaming skyline, riverside parklands, and the gentle hills of the Swan Valley — Western Australia's oldest wine region.
Book itPerth: Swan River Lunch Cruise$94 per person
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A bespoke private day tour pairing hands-on wildlife encounters at Caversham Wildlife Park — kangaroos, koalas, wombats — with curated tastings at boutique Swan Valley wineries and gourmet producers.
Book itSwan Valley Full-Day Winery Experience with Lunch from Perth$115 per person
Explore Rottnest Island's breathtaking underwater world — living coral gardens, shipwrecks, and resident sea lions — guided by a marine expert on a small-group snorkel boat built for this reef.
Book itFrom Fremantle: Rottnest Island Ferry and Bike Day Tour$91 per person
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Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.