Top Things to do in Blue Mountains
Top Restaurants in Blue Mountains
The 10 Best Things to do in Blue Mountains, New South Wales
The Blue Mountains are named for the delicate azure haze that lingers along the region, which is actually a fine cloud of oil emitted by eucalyptus trees. The mystical mountains are a labyrinth of plateaus, gorges and gum trees. Check out the Katoomba Scenic Railway (the steepest railway in the world), the Jenolan Caves and the Giant Staircase nature walk.
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1. Kanangra-Boyd National Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By Reviewers17
There are 3 walks: Waterfall (30 mins max) Lookout (10 mins max from car park) Plateau Walk (30 mins max each way but you will want to spend some time admiring the incredible view). You can look at a cave enroute - it says 10 min return but it is only about 30 seconds along the path. It took us 30 mins to drive there from the entrance to the park in our 4wd. It can be done in a normal car but a little slower. There was a campground enroute and lots of other driving and walking tracks if you have time to explore more before getting to the Kanangra Walls. It then took us 20 minutes to get to the Jenolan Caves from here.
2. Blue Mountains
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4.5 based on 1,911 reviews
Reviewed By BhaskarP620 - Bangalore District, India
This trek is memorable to me as I have done the whole plan on my own with help from TripAdvisor, different social media and maps.me ( this app works without internet with GPS ON). I started my journey on a sunny day from Mt. Victoria at 723 hrs and reached Katoomba at 925 hrs by train. I took a bus just outside the Katoomba station and reached Scenic World at 945 hrs, from here I set my trekking for Blue Mountain (Dardanelles Pass walking track). The altitude of the place is 3000 feet, indicated in my watch. I opened the map and started following Prince Henry Cliff Walk. On the way to eco-point, touched Katoomba cascades to see the beautiful Katoomba falls, Cliff viewpoint for siting blue mountain and valley waves, sky East station to see the giant stairway, Lady Darley’s lookout to see the amazing three sisters before reaching the echo point. The three sisters view from eco-point is gorgeous. Decided to take three sisters walking track to explore the three sisters. Descending through the Giant Stairway, way down over 900 stairs, enter a dense canopy of magnificent coachwood. From this point, the left side is the base point of the scenic world and the right side goes to Leura forest through Dardanelles Pass walking track . The altitude of this place is 2200 feet. The one thing is in my mind that again I need to climb up almost a thousand feet. It started approaching along the Dardanelles path through this beautiful Leura forest. I was searching some company, lucky to get some people from Korea, got confidence to go ahead through this path. Because of maps.me, I knew that I will not lost inside the forest. The path is slowly going up as usual, sometimes it is flat also. But after some point of time, the path is going up and up through this awesome Laura forest. After one hour 15 minutes walk, would reach the junction of Prince Henry cliff walk. As I have decided not to go back to the echo point, so I took an exit from there and reached the main road. I took the main road and reached Katoomba rail station.
3. Scenic World Blue Mountains
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4.5 based on 4,776 reviews
Less than two hours from Sydney, Scenic World is renowned for providing the ultimate Blue Mountains adventure - from native birdlife and fresh air, to breathtaking views of the World Heritage-listed region including the Three Sisters, Katoomba Falls and Jamison Valley. Experience the thrill of the world's steepest railway, glide between clifftops on the glass-floored Scenic Skyway suspended 270 metres in the air, descend into the ancient Jamison Valley by Scenic Cableway, explore Jurassic rainforest along the 2.4 kilometres walkway - the longest boardwalk in the Southern Hemisphere. Make a day of it with the Discovery Pass which includes unlimited rides all day long! Scenic World offers free all day parking as well as a choice of onsite dining and retail options.
Reviewed By 107manala
The Scenic World of the Blue Mountain is an amazing experience to have when you are in a group and bet the challenge of uptaking it at 60’C slope either up or downwards It’s amazing combined with the Blue mountain trip that we took Oz trails tour package with and skipped the long queue and had ticket for the cable car too Amazing experience Don’t miss it Manal Oman
4. The Giant Stairway
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4.5 based on 618 reviews
Reviewed By Boondoggler - Nairn, United Kingdom
Starting from Echo Point, the descent down the Giant Stairway is a little tricky with a combination of rocks, steps and staircases amounting to 900 steps with a stop at the first sister. I’d recommend walking an hour along the valley towards scenic world. You then have a choice of paying to use the scenic railway or using the the Furber steps to get back to the top. You then have an easy stroll back to Echo Point. You need a reasonable level of fitness to do the walk. We took 2.5 hours for the circuit at an easy pace. Take lots of water as there is none available in the valley.
5. The Three Sisters
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4.5 based on 3,245 reviews
Reviewed By kiwigeneraldv8 - Christchurch, New Zealand
Loved it great day, beautiful, great view and great trip loved it will go back one day. Highly recommend to everyone
6. Everglades House & Gardens
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4.5 based on 385 reviews
Reviewed By akuswara - Parramatta, Australia
Lovely garden, excellent place to relax and soak the sun while enjoying tea and taking tons of photos. Very friendly staff and plenty of spots to instagram.
7. Nattai National Park
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By melissajc1982 - Narooma, Australia
Really great lookout. Very nice spot. If a nice day you can sit down and have a picnic or BBQ. When we were there it was really cold and extremely windy so didn't stay long
8. Echo Point Lookout
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4.5 based on 1,664 reviews
Reviewed By ammyyyb - Terrigal, Australia
Echo Point NEEDS to be on your list when you go to The Blue Mountains. The lookout that's been created is incredible. The views are out of this world, the view of The Three Sisters is uninterrupted and breathtaking, there are walking tracks, multiple viewing platforms, what more could you want?! Being English, I loved that there is a lookout named after Queen Elizabeth! Made me feel closer to home. Get there before 9am and you can park for free. There's toilets on site and a restaurant nearby - this wasn't open when we went but from what I've seen online it looks like lovely food and the views of course would be incredible.
9. Leura Cascades
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4.5 based on 450 reviews
Reviewed By 336Chelsea - Sydney, Australia
I guess the Blue Mountains is pretty spectacular whenever you go, but the cascades are still something special. It’s a relatively easy walk from Leura, or if you are up for a challenge, walk in from Katoomba and work those legs! When done hit the high street cafes for a well earned break.
10. Glow Worm Tunnel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 155 reviews
Reviewed By CollettemOn - Melbourne, Australia
Having read the reviews online we were prepared for a much tougher drive in than we experienced. The dirt road had been graded recently and was no more or less rough than dirt roads generally are. The greater risk for us was large 4WD vehicles driving too fast around bends towards us. We arrived at the park late in the afternoon (5:30pm) on a hot day which meant we could park right next to the start of the walk and it was cooler. The drive in from Lithgow passes through beautiful, boulder strewn country. The walk to the glow worm tunnel is stunning. To see the worms, you need to be quiet - loud noises disturb them and they won’t glow. This escaped at least one group walking the tunnel at the same time as us. Take a good torch (or two) as the tunnel floor is uneven and wet, walk in till the light from the tunnel entrance has dimmed, turn off your lights and let your eyes adjust. The worms are denser at some points so try a few places as you walk in.
