Sydney Surrounds
Barrington Tops Over 1,200 sq km of unspoilt wilderness, from subtropical rainforest to...
Blue Mountains Experience the spectacular blue-hazed cliffs and canyons of the Blue Mountains.
Central Coast Pristine beaches backed by a lush hinterland.
Hawkesbury River A fascinating mix of natural attractions and a peaceful country ambience.
Hawkesbury Valley The Hawkesbury River winds its way through a fertile valley.
Hunter Valley World-class wines complemented by superb cuisine and boutique accommodation.
Kiama Shellharbour and Surrounds A string of dazzling beaches at the end of the Grand Pacific Drive.
Lake Macquarie and Surrounds A vast aquatic playground four times the size of Sydney Harbour.
Newcastle A vibrant cosmopolitan city perched between a working harbour and beautiful beaches.
Port Stephens, Forster and Surrounds Golden beaches, a picturesque bay and inlets
Southern Highlands The Highland's gentle green hills produce excellent wines and beautiful formal gardens.
Upper Hunter Endowed with rolling plains and rugged mountains, the Upper Hunter has a taste for the good life.
Wollongong and Surrounds The State’s third largest city has reinvented itself as an escape...
Close to Sydney
Why go there
Surrounding Sydney is a wonderland of mountains, World Heritage national parks and some of the best beaches in the world. This year-round natural playground for kids is all within two hours’ drive from Sydney.
Places to go
- Take a dizzying ride at Scenic World, where the Scenic Cableway cable car glides into the centre of a giant chasm, 270 metres above the waterfall that leaps from the cliff’s edge.
- See the wild eastern grey kangaroos at the Euroka Campground in Glenbrook.
- Read the Aboriginal legend of the Three Sisters at Echo Point
- Hitch a ride on the Scenic Railway, world’s steepest railway journey.
- Watch the pelican feeding at The Entrance, daily at 3:30 pm
- Take a horse trek through the lush Glenworth Valley.
- Hand feed kangaroos, hold a snake, see crocodiles and other native Australian wildlife in native bushland at the Australian Reptile Park.
- Take a dolphin watch cruise from Nelson Bay to see some of the playful local dolphins.
- Visit the koala colony at Tilgerry Peninsula.
- Take a hike along the sensational Illawarra Fly, a walkway above the canopy of a temperate rainforest.
- Tour Symbio Wildlife Gardens, a bushland zoo with kangaroos and koalas.
- Spend a day at Jamberoo Action Park, with its bobsleds, water slides, racing cars and speedboats.
- Follow the boardwalk at Minnamurra Rainforest, a forest of giant roots, strangler figs and raucous bird calls.
