Top Blue Mountains Day Trips

Experience the wonder of the wilderness on this full-day private Blue Mountains tour from Sydney. Leave the city lights far behind as you journey into the lush valleys, waterfalls, gorges, mountains, and forests that have shaped life here for tens of thousands of years. You can also opt to add on a visit to Featherdale Wildlife Park or swing by Scenic World and take a trip on the cable car.

Escape the city and discover the beauty of the Blue Mountains on this full-day wilderness and wildlife adventure. Offering visitors the chance to connect with the landscapes on a deeper level, this jam-packed day trip includes visits to sacred Indigenous landmarks where you’ll learn about the rich history of the region. You’ll also have the chance to see koalas and kangaroos, and enjoy a scenic cruise down the Parramatta River to Sydney Harbour.

Explore the secret places of the Blue Mountains, just west of Sydney, with your guide, and see places most other tourists miss. This World Heritage-listed area has some gorgeous viewpoints, towns, and nature to explore. Some of the places you’ll see include Blackheath, Megalong Valley, Mount Victoria, Shipley, and Medlow Bath. There will places to eat too (your own expense) along this full day tour (max 4 guests).

Get off the beaten track and away from the crowds on this small-group 4-wheel-drive tour of the Blue Mountains that includes private access to a property with sweeping views of Capertee Valley, the largest enclosed canyon in the Southern Hemisphere. Visit the Lost City, a formation of rock pagodas created naturally over millions of years, and see artwork made by indigenous Aboriginal people thousands of years ago. Along the way, stop at the Royal Hotel at Capertee for a home-cooked lunch.

Travel in style to the Blue Mountains for wildlife encounters, culture and beautiful scenery during this 10-hour day trip with a private guide. Journey by luxury sedan to this picturesque region, enjoy watching kangaroos and koalas at the 7-acre (2.8-hectare) Featherdale Wildlife Park. You’ll also soak up the creative vibes at the museum and home of author and painter Normal Lindsay, do some hiking and feast on a tasty Australian-style barbecue for lunch. A private guide and vehicle, round-trip hotel transport, beverages and lunch are covered.

Take a hop-on hop-off bus tour of the Blue Mountains with a sightseeing pass valid for three days. Your bus stops at 29 convenient locations, where you can hop off to visit mountain towns, snap photos from the Three Sisters and Echo Point lookouts, and more. Plus, you can upgrade to the Lyrebrird Pass to add a Scenic World unlimited ride pass.

Active nature lovers will enjoy this small-group hike through Wollemi National Park to the amazing Glow Worm Tunnel. Hike along a trail through the forest, following the old Wolgan Valley Railway, to reach the tunnel that was a railway tunnel but is now filled with twinkling glow worms. Be amazed as you leave the dark entrance and emerge into a scene that resembles the night sky.

This Private Wine Tasting Tour explores the Bathurst Wine Trail. These cool climate wines will delight the palette as will the yarns of the vignerons during your private tastings with the winemaker. After picking you up at your hotel or train station we visit four wineries, meet the winemakers, taste their wines, share their stories, tour their facilities and travel the countryside. Chat with the winemaker at Vale Creek over a fresh fruit platter, explore the unique property at Rock Forest Vineyard and the challenges winemakers face in this region, enjoy a Ploughman’s Platter for lunch whilst chatting to the infamous Mark Renzaglia, relax and take in the views at Winburndale Wines while sharing how dreams can come true. Not only are the wines and their artisans sure to delight the breathtaking scenery along our journey will captivate. Return around 5pm to your hotel or train station.

Immerse in all that the Blue Mountains has to offer on this food, wilderness and tasting tour. This tour combines the best of the Mountains. Explore unique lookout away from large crowds and taste your way through award wining brewery, winery, distillery and experience the mountains with a local like a local!

Explore the Botanic Gardens and Bilpin’s cider when you take this tour of the Blue Mountains from Katoomba. You’ll be with a group on this guided tour, where you first visit all the plant species of the Botanic Gardens, where you can purchase lunch if you like. Next you spend the afternoon at the Hillbilly Cider Shed to pick fruit, sip cider and then relax all the way back to Katoomba.