Rottnest island offers splendid beaches, spectacular plants and an infinite variety of marine and terrestrial wildlife, far away from the city life. Known from the local Aborigine peoples as Wadjemup, the island has an important spiritual meaning for the Aborigine community. Walking through the principal settlement it will let you travel backwards in time between the local wildlife and historical and cultural paths that may let you relive the intense maritime past, the penal colony and the events of World War II.