Rockingham

Rockingham, located on the coast just a 45 minute drive south of Perth, is a water and nature lover's paradise. Here on the pristine waters of the Indian Ocean you can sail in protected bays, windsurf the brilliant blue waters, swim with dolphins and dive on eerie ship wrecks.

Check out the top things to do at the bottom of this page, or browse the experiences and locations listed to the left.

North facing Palm Beach and Rockingham city beaches provide sheltered swimming while south facing Safety Bay offers some of the best kite boarding and windsurfing opportunities in Western Australia.

Rockingham also offers an incredible eco-tourism experience. Firstly, and most famously, are Rockingham’s award-winning swim with the dolphins tours. Donning snorkel and mask you slip into the water, peer under the surface and join the magical underwater world of the dolphin. Your ears fill with the melody of their calls and you’re simply overwhelmed by their grace, beauty and charming fun-loving nature.

Alternatively, for those who don't wish to get wet, you can view these beautiful dolphins from the comfort of a launch on a Dolphin Watch cruise.

For marine mammals of a different kind, take a cruise or hire a kayak across to Seal Island. Here you can see seals in their natural habitats. Watch them sprawled out on the beaches in rest or gliding through the water in amazing acrobatic displays.

Nearby Penguin Island is an important penguin habitat – in fact the 500 to 700 pairs of Little Penguins that inhabit the island make it Western Australia’s largest penguin colony. It really is something to watch these adorable birds waddle along the beach in their unique, ungainly manner before diving into the ocean and transforming into creatures of utmost speed and grace.