Be transported from the centre of Sydney into the heart of the world heritage listed Blue Mountains National Park in a small group day tour.
Visit Featherdale Wildlife Park to see Kangaroos and Koalas up close, as well as many other unique animals and birds in the largest collection of Australian native animals in Sydney!
See the famous Three Sisters and hear the aboriginal stories around it. Marvel at the majestic vistas of the Jamison Valley.
Wander through a relaxed mountain village and enjoy many great lunch choices while you look around.
Our itinerary allows the flexibility to explore deep into the Blue Mountains, seeking out some of the more remote and spectacular lookouts, waterfalls and valleys. Your guide will take you on tailored bush walks and point out the details that you often would not be able to see for yourself.
Small tour groups ensure that your experienced guide has the time and flexibility to discover many amazing sights to you along the way.
Ask about a Private Charter if you want something even more exclusive!
Activity Tours have shown many thousands of guests around the spectacular Blue Mountains. Our experienced guides will tailor your tour every day to get the maximum fun and value from your time in and around Sydney. Here is how a typical Blue Mountains day tour goes:
We offer prearranged pick up from many city hotels or nearby locations. Your closest pickup location and time will be confirmed when booking.
Please wait outside your agreed pickup location around 10 minutes beforehand, and do not go to another location without prior confirmation of the change.
Located approximately 48kms west of Sydney, the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia are a range of geological sandstone structures at least 1,150 metres high. The mountains were originally named by Arthur Phillip in 1788 as the Carmarthen Hills for the northern section near Sydney, and the Lansdowne Hills for the southern. However, Blue Mountains quickly became preferred as the popular name.
Although known by Indigenous Australians for thousands of years, the Blue Mountains were thought to be impenetrable by the early white settlers of Sydney, and were not crossed until convicts and other explorers found their way across. Why not explore the mountain range yourself with a professionally guided Blue Mountains Day Tour?
The Blue Mountains are not, as the name suggests, a range of mountains but rather a plateau with rugged eroded gorges of up to 760 metres depth. A large part of the Blue Mountains is incorporated in the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site and its constituent seven national parks and a conservation reserve. The name is derived from the bluish tinge the range takes on, which is caused by a process known as Mie Scattering. Mie Scattering occurs when incoming ultraviolet radiation is scattered by particles within the atmosphere.
When Mie Scattering occurs incoming radiation lengths mix as no wave length is predominant over another creating a blue-greyish colour to any distant objects (such as mountain ranges or even clouds). It is widely believed that the blue colouring of the mountains is created by light reflecting off eucalypt leaves and although this is a romantic idea, unfortunately it is just folklore. The Blue Mountains were a familiar sight to early British settlers in the Sydney district long before the bulk of the continent was explored by non-native people. Today you can tour the breath taking Blue Mountains with our unique Blue Mountains Day Tours.
Please note that while there are many amazing attractions in the Blue Mountains region, we can only visit so many in a single day. If you wish to choose your own itinerary, we can tailor a Private Charter to your needs.
There is no formal lunch package included with the tour. A variety of lunch options are available for purchase in local cafe / restaurants. Alternatively bring along your own picnic lunch to enjoy in a picturesque mountains village.
Temperatures in the Blue Mountains can be as much as 10 degrees celsius less than the centre of Sydney. There are several opportunities to walk and ride down to the bottom of the valley below the spectacular cliffs in the Blue Mountains where it can be quite cool, even in the summer months.
It is recommended that a warm top and jacket are worn, as well as comfortable enclosed walking shoes, a hat and sunscreen.
Our tours to the Blue Mountains run seven days per week.
Please note all tours are subject to availability and minimum number requirements so we recommend that you book well in advance to secure your place! We do not operate on Christmas Day (25 December) or New Year’s Day (1 January).
* Due to COVID-19 impacts, scheduled tour departures have been reduced. Please check online for available tours or contact us for alternatives.
Went out to the blue mountains for a day trip. Scotty was our guide and kept it fun and entertaining from start to finish. Would go again!
Great day out with our tour guide scotty. He made the tour fun, easy and enjoyable. Great times had by everyone. The tour had an extra add on. It was... read more worth paying the extra add on of the Scenic World part it . It was an extra $44 but u get the scenic railway, scenic cable Carr and scenic skyway. Beautiful and breathtaking views. Thanks scotty for a great day.
My partner and I had a great time on this tour. We enjoyed all 3 wineries we visited, the hosts at the wineries were well prepared for our visit and... read more very informative and engaging regarding their wines and the region around them. The cheese tasting and chocolate shop visit was a nice addition to the tour to round out a great day. The lunch was very nice, with a good choice of food on the menu and at a lovely location. Our bus driver, Jim, was a friendly host, he drove well, was very knowledgeable of Sydney history and the surrounds. He was kind enough to stop off and let the international visitors admire kangaroos in their natural habitat. And the stop off at the truck stop on the way to and from the Hunter Valley were also appreciated.
I would highly recommend this tour and would go on another tour with this company.
The tour guide was great. He made the best of a bad weather day. Could not see past our noses at the blue mountains because of fog and drizzle. Make... read more told interesting stories along the drive and did his best to show our group of 7 a good day.
Great wine tour with Jim to Hunter Valley. Takes about 2.5 hours to get up there but Jim was full of useful information and the journey passed really quickly. Enjoyed... read more tasting 7 wines at each of two small wineries, then had a nice lunch at local country club, a visit to a local cheese shop and a chocolate shop next door then off for a final tasting of 7 wines.
Just about the right level of tastings (about 1/4 glass each) and great guide
We attended this tour in February 2020 and it was one of the highlights of our vacation. Instead of being brought to a tourist park or a zoo this tour... read more took us with a very small group of people into an adorable town for lunch, Then off in search of animals In their natural habitats With a stop at the historic local pub for dinner. The food was fabulous! It is not guaranteed to see anything but we were able to see probably over 100 kangaroos, 5 Emus, and 13 wombats. Many of the animals come out at dusk. John was our guide and we found him energetic, enthusiastic, very kind and entertaining. Very beautiful scenery and so much more exciting to find the animals in their natural habitat then stuck in a small enclosure at a zoo. Thank you boutique tours of Australia!
Great day tour to the Blue Mountains! Small group tour allowed for a flexible time schedule. Scott was well informed on the Blue Mountain and Sydney area. Wear comfortable shoes... read more and clothing. Time spent at each stop allowed for photo opportunities.
an awesome way to see the animals and things you won't experience in the city. Pick up and drop off points were limited so check into that. Our... read more driver was on time and friendly. We saw more animals closer to dusk as it was very hot the day of our tour. We enjoyed seeing the kangaroos, wallabys, wombats and emus. We even saw a joey go in the pouch! Spot lighting at night for wombats was definitely a first for us. Our tour took us the Bee and Bear cafe along with the Surveyor General Inn in Berrima both were unique and well worth the visit.
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