Largest colony? I would like to call this Seagull Island especially after the closure of the discovery centre. We did not see any penguins either. Lots of dead seagulls in between nests and the stench was horrendous. I would like to know if there are any at all after hearing they suffered from starvation and authorities refused to help feeding them. When I heard those news I was devastated!!! I can't remember which department of the government said no to feeding them but it's outrageous. We need to stop commercial fishing!! And help the environment. It would also be nice to provide binoculars for free like they do on Rottnest to have a slight chance of spotting one if there are any. But they really want a 2$ coin🤷‍♀️ which you may not have in your wallet

Warning you won't be seeing any Penguins! Although, the Penguin Island website states "A five minute ferry ride is all it takes to meet the world's smallest penguins .....", without the Discovery Centre there is very little chance of seeing the world's smallest penguins. This is because the penguins leave the island early in the morning and don't return until after sunset. I went to Penguin Island expecting to see at least one penguin because I had no idea that the Discovery Centre no longer existed. Nevertheless, it is a nice day trip to the island. I just wish I would have known that I wouldn't be seeing any penguins.

We've visited Penguin Island many times over the years & also taken the Dolphin Encounters trip as well. Have many great memories of the wildlife & staff . Being from the UK we haven't been to Rockingham since the end of 2019 mainly due to the Pandemic. We were so saddened to learn of the demise of the Discovery Centre(DC) for the injured / rescued little penguins . Understand the rationale for the final decision though . Even more sad to learn from the DBCA about Kevin ... would like to let Jane D . & the other DC staff know we share in their loss of him & some of the others before rehoming to Perth Zoo & CWP occurred . I still think Penguin Island is worth visiting & wish the all staff involved all the very best .

The water was soupy, but this is not the outfit's fault, blame mother nature. They delivered what they promised, very friendly, great music from the skipper, the food was great. The guides very informative, paid attention to everyone, all of them were scanning non stop for seals and dolphins and they looked after everybody. Four seals, nothing to complain about, was worth the money, had a great day on the water!

Only 3 weeks a year it is possible to see pinguïns, that is during winter. All the other moments, pinguins are gone early morning and come back late evening when you can't visit it. Not worth to go except if you want to walk on an island

Went over on the ferry and we are glad we can tick this trip off but it wasn’t a wow factor.Penguins are fewer on the island now, there seem to be more Pelicans than anything.They are not near enough to get a good photo of.The island is incredibly windy. Water is lovely and warm and shallow too. Lovely to see the Skinks.

Penguin Feeding does not happen as of 6 months ago. Good luck seeing a Penguin. Any advertisement that says see Penguins here on Penguin Island is incorrect

It’s a nice trip but no dolphins and just one sea lion that day (fortunately one came by close just near the end). The lunch was fine, the seafood component being prawns/shrimps and octopus. Value for money not as good as for example snorkeling with sea lions at Jurien Bay at half the price (though no lunch). We took advantage of the free return ferry to Penguin Island after the cruise, which was worthwhile.

Should have called “Seagull island” instead. The penguins were move to the zoo and there were no information during booking or not that I’m aware of during booking! We saw the Sea lions from very far but no penguins! No Dolphins! Waste of $$ and time!

Although we were disappointed not to see any penguins, we did see plenty of pelicans and other seabirds along with a few skinks. The island is a bird sanctuary and I was happy to pay the charge so it can be maintained. The walk around the island, especially the view points, was lovely.

It should be called Seagull Island instead of Penguin Island. Paid for the ferry today to visit the island whilst on an holiday and didn’t see a single penguin. Wandered around the island in search of penguins, however only seagulls and pelicans in site. Seagulls absolutely everywhere and some quite aggressive, due to being in mating/breeding season. Overheard a tour group being informed that the sanctuary has been shut down and that the penguins had been moved to the zoo. Extremely disappointing. Especially after paying money to visit the island and see the penguins, which weren’t there. Got on the first return ferry and went to another beach where we didn’t have to pay just to see seagulls. Would not recommend

Been here before a few years ago and they used to have a sanctuary with feeding times for the penguins, I decided to go yesterday with my five year old grandson and I told him all about it, I paid $100 for a family of 4 only to find they had shut the sanctuary down so we saw nothing, they should change the name to bird Island as there are plenty of them especially seagulls, very disappointing my poor grandson was asking when can we see the penguins we caught the first ferry back. I wish I had spent the money on anything other than that, you can snorkel and swim for free on the main land.

Enjoyed a peaceful visit to the island where I learned so much about penguins. I saw a little group of rescue penguins at the discovery centre and learned that seeing them in the wild during the day is unlikely as they spend 80% of their time in the water and only come home in the very late afternoon / evening. So special to have a place that provides a predator free sanctuary for these little penguins.

We paid for this package but at the location, we were told that it does not include snorkeling. It was a one-hour Uber drive to Shoalwater only to be told this upon reaching. In the end, we had to just sit in the boat and watch other people snorkeling and they had booked from other websites. Even the staff and crew confirmed this. By the way, the staff and the crew are good, friendly and knowledgable.

The island was nice and it would be a nice day trip with the family and a picnic. We took the short ferry ride over and walked the 2km route around the island. The education centre on the island was disappointing.