Colourful Trips

Tours

• Blue Mountains Day Trip Experience the best of the Blue Mountains, Australia's most visited World Heritage National Park Experience the best of the Blue Mountains, Australia's most visited World Heritage National Park with bushwalks and incredible views. Visit a wildlife park to see and touch the unique animals such as kangaroos and koalas! Listen to Aboriginal legends and visit charming mountain villages.
  
  Highlights include:
  
  Blue Mountains National Park - one of Australia's natural wonders, an inspiring mix of rainforest, canyons, tall forests and heathlands.
  
  Featherdale Wildlife Park - get close and personal with some unique Australian animals, including koalas, kangaroos and wombats. Snuggle up to a koala!
  
  Wentworth Falls - your eco accredited guide will take you on an amazing bushwalk.
  
  Barbecue lunch including kangaroo meat tasting.
  
  The Three Sisters - the famous rock formation and hear the Aboriginal legends.

  Special cruises and itineraries operate on selected dates

  Start Locations:	Highlights:
  7.20am Kings Cross, Kings Cross 7.35am Central YHA (Corner of Rawson Place and Pitt Street), Sydney 7.55am Circular Quay (Loftus Street - outside McDonalds), Circular Quay	Featherdale Wildlife Park, Doonside The Three Sisters, Katoomba Scenic World, Katoomba
  Travel by:	Duration:
  Coach	Full Day.
  Price*:
  $99.00-$119.00 Tour - All Entries Runs every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday

• Dolphin Watching Day Trip The sparkling blue waters of Port Stephens are home to a large pod of friendly The sparkling blue waters of Port Stephens are home to a large pod of friendly Bottlenose dolphins. See them up close and learn more about these intelligent creatures. This is one of their most popular tours.
  
  Highlights include:
  
  Dolphin watching - feel the exaltation and thrill of wild nature.
  
  Cruise boat - sail on a fun boat with a boom net and water slide! Enjoy free tea and coffee as you discover the dolphins, beaches and national parks of Port Stephens.
  
  Stockton Beach and Anna Bay sand dunes, Port Stephens 4WD and sand sliding - take a big four wheel drive vehicle over the huge dunes.
  
  Camel riding - jump up on one of these amazing animals called 'the ships of the desert'.

  Special cruises and itineraries operate on selected dates

  Start Locations:	Highlights:
  7.20am Kings Cross, Kings Cross 7.35am Central YHA (Rawson Place between Pitt and George Street), Sydney 7.55am Circular Quay (Loftus Street - outside McDonalds), Circular Quay	Port Stephens sights, Nelson Bay Anna Bay Sand Dunes, Anna Bay
  Travel by:	Duration:
  Coach	Full Day.
  Price*:
  $109.00-$129.00 Tour - All Entries Runs every Sunday of every month from November to May

• Hunter Valley Day Trip The Hunter Valley, with more than 180 wineries, is Australia's oldest wine production region. The Hunter Valley, with more than 180 wineries, is Australia's oldest wine production region.
  
  Highlights include:
  
  Private group wine tasting - visit two very traditional wineries where you'll taste up to twenty different wines including red, white, sparkling and fortified.
  
  Draytons Winery -one of the Hunter Valley's pioneering winemaking families.
  
  Sausage sizzle barbecue lunch
  
  Cheese tasting - see it, smell it, taste it, love it! A regional cheese board full of delicious cheese for you to try in a picnic setting away from the crowds.
  
  Blue Tongue Brewery - the Hunter Valley's first and only boutique brewery where you can try the unique Beer Tasting Paddle.
  
  Hunter Valley Village - wine, beer, chocolate, fudge, lollies, liqueurs, books, olives, clothing, art... find your special souvenir!

  Special cruises and itineraries operate on selected dates

  Start Locations:	Highlights:
  7.20am Kings Cross, Kings Cross 7.35am Central YHA (Rawson Place between Pitt and George Street), Sydney 7.55am Circular Quay (Loftus Street - outside McDonalds), Circular Quay	Visit beautiful wineries and a microbrewery, Pokolbin
  Travel by:	Duration:
  Coach	Full Day.
  Price*:
  $105.00-$125.00 Tour - All Inclusive Runs every Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday

• Jervis Bay Discover the Jewel of the South Coast, a nationally protected marine park and national park Discover the Jewel of the South Coast, a nationally protected marine park and national park containing the whitest beaches in the world and home to dolphins and marine life.
  
  Highlights include:
  
  Mount Bulli Lookout - the Illawarra escarpment with amazing views over the Wollongong coastline.
  
  Jervis Bay Marine Park - relax on a dolphin watch cruise and feel the exaltation and thrill of wild nature.
  
  Jervis Bay - one of the whitest - and squeakiest - sand in the world!
  
  Boomerang Throwing - with Laddie Timbrey, an elderly Aboriginal man, who produces authentic artwork and artefacts sold in his shop.
  
  Berry - with its historic buildings and leafy surrounds, Berry is a delightful village where you stop for refreshments on your way back to Sydney.

  Special cruises and itineraries operate on selected dates

  Start Locations:	Highlights:
  7.20am Kings Cross, Kings Cross 7.35am Central YHA (Corner of Rawson Place and Pitt Street), Sydney Suburbs 7.55am Circular Quay (Loftus Street - outside McDonalds), Circular Quay	Jervis Bay Marine Park, Jervis Bay
  Travel by:	Duration:
  Coach	Full Day.
  Price*:
  $119.00-$139.00 Tour - All Entries Runs every Sunday of every month

• South Coast Day Trip The amazing South Coast of NSW features beautiful beaches, spectacular mountains and valleys, and charming The amazing South Coast of NSW features beautiful beaches, spectacular mountains and valleys, and charming towns. From tasting traditional Aboriginal food to feeling the peacefulness of a Buddhist monastery, all five of your senses will be stimulated in this great day of exploration.
  
  Highlights include:
  
  Gerringong - a hilltop village overlooking the blue ocean perfect for lunch stop.
  
  Fitzroy Falls - take a bushwalk along the edge of a rugged gorge with an 80 metre plunging waterfall - spectacular scenery.
  
  Aboriginal experience - be guided by a local Aboriginal National Park Ranger to sample bush tucker, learn about bush medicine, how to play a didgeridoo, throw a boomerang and weave a bracelet.
  
  Nan Tien Temple - the biggest Buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere.

  Special cruises and itineraries operate on selected dates

  Start Locations:	Highlights:
  7.20am Kings Cross, Kings Cross 7.35am Central YHA (Corner of Pitt Street and Rawson Place), Sydney 7.55am Circular Quay (Loftus Street - outside McDonalds), Circular Quay	NSW South Coast, Gerringong
  Travel by:	Duration:
  Coach	Full Day.
  Price*:
  $115.00-$135.00 Tour - All Entries Runs every Saturday of every month

• Whale Watching Day Trip Every year close to 5,000 Humpback and Minke whales migrate along the south-east coast of Australia. Every year close to 5,000 Humpback and Minke whales migrate along the south-east coast of Australia. Witness the greatness of these extraordinary creatures on their whale watching trip in Port Stephens, and spot some of the dolphins that live in these waters, while enjoying the comfort of a beautiful sailing catamaran.
  
  Highlights include:
  
  Humpback Whales - among the biggest creatures on earth.
  
  Imagine Cruises - on the magnificent sailing boat you'll join the friendly crew who are pioneers in protecting the marine environment and researching dolphin and whale behaviour.
  
  Stockton Beach and Anna Bay sand dunes, Port Stephens 4WD and sand sliding.
  
  Camel riding - jump up on one of these amazing animals called 'the ships of the desert'.

  Special cruises and itineraries operate on selected dates

  Start Locations:	Highlights:
  7.20am Kings Cross, Kings Cross 7.35am Central YHA (Corner of Pitt Street and Rawson Place), Sydney Suburbs 7.55am Circular Quay (Loftus Street - outside McDonalds), Circular Quay	Sailing on a majestic catamaran, Port Stephens 4WD tour - sand dunes, Anna Bay
  Travel by:	Duration:
  Coach	Full Day.
  Price*:
  $129.00-$149.00 Tour - All Entries Runs every Sunday of every month from June to October