Family Activities Perth: Best Kids Days Out and Attractions

Perth's family activity landscape combines world-class wildlife attractions (Perth Zoo, Caversham Wildlife Park) with excellent science and discovery museums (Scitech), the spectacular natural environment of the Perth coast and the Swan River (snorkelling on Rottnest Island, family beach days), and the theme parks of the Swan Valley (Adventure World) to provide a comprehensive family entertainment network for the Western Australian capital. The city's outstanding climate (the sunniest capital city in Australia) enables year-round outdoor family activity.

Perth Zoo (20 Labouchere Road, South Perth) — Perth Zoo is one of Australia's most respected zoological institutions, with the Australian Bushwalk (native wildlife in recreated Australian bush habitat), the Asian Rainforest (Sun bears, orangutans, Asian small-clawed otters), the African Savannah, and the Reptile Encounter providing an excellent all-day family program. The ferry from Elizabeth Quay to the South Perth Esplanade Zoo Wharf provides a scenic Swan River crossing to the zoo entrance.

Scitech Discovery Centre (City West, Perth) — Scitech is Perth's most engaging hands-on science family destination, with the interactive science and technology exhibits across 8 themed exhibition spaces, the Planetarium shows, the travelling blockbuster exhibitions, and the regular science demonstration shows providing excellent educational and entertainment value for primary-school-aged children. The recently expanded Scitech facility in the City West precinct provides a modern interactive science experience.

Caversham Wildlife Park (Whiteman Park, West Swan) — Caversham Wildlife Park is Perth's most family-friendly wildlife park, with the extensive Australian native animal collection (wombats, Tasmanian devils, bilbies, quokkas, kangaroos you can feed and pat, koalas), the farm show with animals, and the Whiteman Park setting providing an excellent combined wildlife park and parkland family day. The farm show with sheepdogs, milking demonstrations, and animal feeding is one of the finest family farm experiences in Western Australia.

Rottnest Island family day trip (90 minutes by fast ferry) — the Rottnest Island ferry day trip is one of Perth's finest family experiences, with the quokka encounters, the family-friendly protected bays (The Basin is the most popular family snorkelling and swimming beach), the bike hire cycling around the island, and the historical settlement of Thomson Bay providing a complete family island adventure accessible from Perth's Barrack Street Jetty.

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