Wadjemup Lighthouse — Attraction in Rottnest Island

I managed to catch one of the tour from a volunteer called Bruce. Together along the tour was a family with three little kids.

The tour is very insightful story about the lighthouse and about the previous technology involves with the lighting. From using kerosene lamp until up to this stage of LED. Current LED was said was never even replaced since the first upgraded it back in 2016/2017. The last halogen lights back then could only lasted like about 10 months.

Bruce would also shared the historical of worker who came here and stay to maintain the lighthouse where they have to stationary fulltime on top of the lighthouse. How the family lived here.

The glasses surrounded the lighthouse turn around 24/7 to make sure that the sun is not reflecting off the glass towards the plants around the island to avoid any fire to start especially on...

If you are at Rottnest Island, it’s worth a visit and go for the guided tour managed by volunteers. It’s $9/pax entry and it’s really informative and we were treated to an awesome view.

There were 4 rest stops when you’re climbing up the stairs. So it wasn’t tiring although it was 155 steps.

Steps are narrow though, so if you have a walking stick, it’s not recommended. Unless you are comfortable to go up the steps without your walking sticks.

The guide would also recommend shoes only and no flip flops.

Learned a lot about lighthouses on this tour! If you do not intend to visit Rottnest Island, there are many other light houses to visit.

Try to give a call to the lighthouse before visiting just incase they are under major renovation...

A great mid-island stop with panoramic views across Rottnest. If you’re taking the Island Explorer shuttle, you’ll need to get off at the designated stop and walk uphill to reach the lighthouse. The walk is a bit warm with lots of dry vegetation around, but along the way you might spot friendly quokkas, which makes it fun 🦫

You can actually climb the lighthouse, but it requires a ticket, so I skipped that part. Even without going up, the area around the lighthouse has seating spots where you can enjoy the elevated view of the island. There’s also a small cafe nearby, perfect for a quick rest or snack before continuing...