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Swan River Cycling Tour Tour Information Swan River Cycling Tour Discover the beautiful Swan River foreshore on bicycles and have an amazing wildlife experience right in the heart of the city. This guided tour will take you on an enjoyable bike ride along purpose built bicycle paths on the banks of the Swan River. Along the way you will pass by the iconic Blue Boathouse, Eliza sculpture, Elizabeth Quay and Bell Towers. It is then onto Kangaroo Island, where you will find kangaroos roaming freely around the islands parklands, followed by a return journey via South Perth foreshore offering a range of excellent photo opportunities. Participants should have basic cycling skills to complete this 20 km journey over mostly flat terrain. Heirisson (Kangaroo) Island Heirisson Island, commonly known as Kangaroo Island is an important area for Noongar people. Once comprising of a small chain of islands and surrounding mud flats, this area is known as Matagarup, which refers to the place where the river is only leg deep. Where the island currently stands was a much smaller island known as Kakaroomup. This area was a main crossing point from one side of the river to the other, where Noongars could wade through the water. A statue of Whadjuk Noongar warrior Yagan was erected on the island in 1984 to recognise Yagan’s strong leadership and resistance fighting during the early years of the Swan River Colony. In 1998, five female western grey kangaroos were introduced onto the island, followed by a female with a male joey in 2000. Elizabeth Quay & Bell Tower Located on the north shore of Perth Water and centred on the landmark Swan Bells, Elizabeth Quay is named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. The Swan Bells are a set of 18 bells hanging in a specially built 82.5 metre high copper and glass campanile in Perth, Tour Information Western Australia. The tower is commonly known as The Bell Tower or the Swan Bell Tower. Taking their name from the Swan River, which their tower overlooks, and forming a sixteen-bell peal with two extra chromatic notes, they are one of the largest sets of change ringing bells in the world. Blue Boat House The Blue Boat House or the Crawley Edge Boatshed as it’s officially known, sits on the Swan River just below Kings Park and is a Perth icon. This iconic boathouse is accessible from Mounts Bay Road below Kings Park. It has been around since the 1930’s and has changes hands numerous times and undergone repairs and renovations over the decades of storms and floods. In 2004, the boathouse was repainted a beautiful blue colour and re- launched by triple solo-circumnavigator of the world Jon Sanders and single solo- circumnavigator David Dicks. Eliza Sculpture The Eliza Sculpture is a bronze sculpture in the Swan River, near Matilda Bay. Eliza is named after Mount Eliza, the hill which Kings Park sits upon overlooking the river and the city, which was so called after the wife of Governor Ralph Darling, an early Governor of New South Wales. The name was given by Captain James Stirling. Unveiled in 2007, the statue depicts a woman about to dive off a wooden platform in commemoration the old Crawley Baths which used to be situated nearby and demolished in the 1960’s. You might also see Eliza dressed up for special occasions, charity events and sometimes just for a bit of fun by unknown pranksters. .
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