Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains are situated about an hour from Sydney but it feels like they are a million miles away from the hectic Australian city. The Blue Mountains provide a blissful getaway and some amazing scenery but make sure you wrap up warm as you would be surprised how cold Australia can get and surprise surprise, they are blue!
There are loads to see and do around the Blue Mountains, a day trip is fine but a long weekend would be better. There is a cable car which provides excellent views but its a fairly short trip, there also there is the steepest railway in the Southern Hemisphere, the ride is less that a minute long but feels more like a rollercoaster than being on a train, a fair few people even screamed as the train flew down the mountain!
There are loads of walks where you can see The Three Sisters, which are basically three bits of rock that jet out, there are waterfalls, old cole mines for your dose of history. There are also wineries (mmmmm, Australian wine!), a maze, loads of fab restaurants, rock climbing…… and so the list goes on.
It’s probably better to have your own transport but there are plenty of tours that operate from Sydney if you don’t, that way you can sit back and relax as you are taken from place to place. Most tours stop at a wildlife Sanctuary on the way, to break up the trip, that way you also get to stroke a koala and see more of Australia’s amazing animals!
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