Blue Mountains Explorer Link
Reporter: Lea Wilson
Blue Mountains ExplorerLink Ticket
The Blue Mountains ExplorerLink Ticket combines CityRail travel to Katoomba Station and day access to the get-on-get-off Explorer bus, a red double decker that drives between 30 attractions around the Blue Mountains.
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The self guided pick up and set down style tour is perfect for those who enjoy total flexibility when planning their day. Stops allow access to various activities ranging from art galleries and tea houses to bushwalks, waterfalls and spectacular mountain scenery including the Three Sisters, Scenic Railway and Skyway, Leura Cascades, Everglades Gardens and many more. A guide map is included so that you can explore at your own pace.
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The Blue Mountains ExplorerLink ticket can be purchased on any day from any suburban railway station and the Explorer bus departs Katoomba Station regularly from 9.45am daily.
One day ticket
This ticket includes return (same day) CityRail travel to Katoomba Station with all day access to the Explorer bus.
Three day ticket
This ticket includes return CityRail travel to the Blue Mountains (any station between Wentworth Falls and Zig Zag) as well as unlimited travel between these stations over a three day period. It also includes unlimited access to the Explorer bus.
Please note these tickets are not available to half fare concession holders and pensioner fares are only available for the one day ticket. Prices vary depending on the station you depart from.
Blue Mountains Explorer Bus
The Blue Mountains Explorer Bus allows you the flexibility to plan your day according to your interests. This means you can plan your day around the waterfalls, lookouts, bushwalks, craft shops, galleries, coffee shops and restaurants, as well as Three Sisters, the Scenic Railway and Skyway.
If staying in the Blue Mountains, your day pass can be validated at no extra charge for the duration of your stay (maximum 7 days).
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Check the details of the Lyre-Bird Pass, Kookaburra Pass, or the Blue Mountains/Jenolan Day Pass for value added, money saving ways of combining some of the attractions of the region.
Hop on and Hop Off at 30 Stops around Leura & Katoomba. Plan your own day at your pace to visit; waterfalls, attractions, galleries, gardens, bushwalks, cafes and restaurants as well as the major attractions of The Three Sisters and Scenic World.
Departs Katoomba Railway Station regularly from 9.45am DAILY
The Edge
The Edge is a 40 minute giant screen movie on the Blue Mountains, stop 28 on the Blue Mountains Explorer Bus circuit.
Discover the majesty of Australia’s Blue Mountains on the Edge Cinema’s 6 storey high giant screen. Share every spine-tingling moment on the cliff face as climbers risk their lives for adventure! Fly through mist filled valleys and feel like you’re actually there! Experience waterfalls, raging waters, underground caves, ancient wilderness and the world’s oldest living trees—the prehistoric Wollemi Pine! Screens 6 times daily.
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More Information Blue Mountains Explorerlink Ticket Available at stations on the CityRail network. Telephone: 131 500 If you board at Central it will cost $48.80 for adults and $19.70 for the kids. |
Prices correct as at 12/04/08
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Sydney Weekender Special Deal
Mention Sydney Weekender when you exchange your Blue Mountains Explorer Link Ticket in Katoomba and you’ll be off to the Edge cinema FREE! *valid until 20/4/08 |
Thanks to our mates at the Tourist Attractions Association, we’ve got some great deals to get you through the school holidays….
Cockington Green Gardens
The grass is always greener at “Cockington Green Gardens” in Canberra. You’ll be travelling around the world in a day when you check out the new model buildings from across the globe. And when you mention “Sydney Weekender” at the gate you’ll be on board for a FREE train ride.
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More Information Cockington Green Gardens 11 Gold Creek Rd, Nicholls Telephone: (02) 6230 2273 Open every day (last admission 4:15pm). Adults $15, Kids $8, Families $42 *valid until 20/4/08 |
Scenic World
Make a scene at Scenic World in the Katoomba. When you grab a $70 family pass for two adults and up to 5 kids you’ll get a go on all the rides PLUS a Skyway moneybox AND audio guide FREE. Get in there fast because this deal is only valid for the first 50 Sydney Weekender viewers. Phone (02) 4780 0200.
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More Information Scenic World Corner of Violet Street & Cliff Drive, Katoomba Telephone: (02) 47 800 200 *valid until 20/4/08 |