Perth, Australia (short layover) 2017

Several 24h layovers in Perth

• I will briefly share some ideas for short visits to Perth

Places visited:

• a) Rottnest Island
• b) Fremantle beach
• c) Cottesloe beach
• d) Downtown (Kings Park, Blue Boat House, Waterfront)
  

a) Rottnest Island

• With no doubt, my favourite place to visit near Perth
• Ferry takes 40 min from Fremantle or almost 2h from Perth, and it is quite expensive, around 100 Australian Dollars return including bicycle rental, but totally worth it
• No matter where you go around the island, the views are amazing 

• As you see, the beaches are incredible and you can also enjoy snorkeling

• Furthermore, the "local" quokka is another nice attraction as they are seen in many areas in the island. These animals are only found in Western Australia

b) Fremantle beach

• For a nice relaxing beach day you can visit Freemantle just half an hour from perth, with plenty of communication by train or bus (bus ticket lasts for 2 hours and it is valid for several buses at a time, and once in Fremantle there are even free buses such as Red or Blue Cat)
• Both in North and South Fremantle there are nice beaches.
• However the day I went it was a bit chilly and I only visited South Beach
  
  

c) Cottesloe beach

• For a similar plan as Freemantle this is another great beach area to enjoy
• I liked Cottesloe beach even more than Freemantle probably because I had better weather
• In this case I rented a bicycle in downtown but there is bus amd train connectivity as well (in bicycle you can reach the beach areas either by Swan River or following the cycling track by the railway line)
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d) Downtown (Kings Park, Blue Boat House, Waterfront)

• Kings Park offers a huge green area to relax, together with nice views of the city from a hill, some mounmentrs and Botanic Gardens
  
  
  
  
• Not far from Kings Park there is a beautiful iconic boat house by the Swan River called Blue Boat House (also known as Crawley Edge Boatshed)
• I would not change my plans just for this visit but it was on my cycling path towards Cottesloe and it is a nice spot for a few minutes
  
  
• The Waterfront is another nice area for a walk
• There are several pubs with live music and several benches by the waterfront where you can enjoy some relaxing time
  
• From the Bell Tower you can enjoy 360 degree view of the city, but I did not go up as I prefer the natural free views from Kings Park

• Lastly, downtown itself offers many restaurants and commercial areas, with some cute streets close to vehicle traffic which are nice to walk around

• Still lot to discover in this city, and several attractive daily tours I would love to do at some point, but I hope this info can be helpful