WATCH VIDEO: Blue Mountains NSW Australia Mini Documentary
Aerial and historic video of the Blue Mountains, NSW Australia near Sydney. Included are Katoomba, Leura, the Everglades, Scenic Skyway, Railway and Cable way at Scenic World.
Your holiday in Sydney is not complete without heading to one of the most visited destination at Katoomba Blue Mountains! Get to see The Three Sisters at Echo Point, experience and tour the Jenolan Caves, take a walk along waterfalls and rainforest. A holiday to remember!
Blue Mountains Hop-on Hop-off Tour with Optional Scenic World Rides and Waradah Aboriginal CentreGo sightseeing in the Blue Mountains on a hop-on hop-off bus tour. Your hop-on hop-off pass is valid for three days and stops at 29 convenient locations, including most hotels in the central Blue Mountains area. See the views from the Three Sisters and Echo Point lookouts, and visit galleries, shops and cafes in the lovely mountain towns of Leura and Katoomba. CLICK HERE to get a pass.
Blue Mountain Small-Group Day Hikes from SydneyEscape the hustle and bustle of Sydney on a small-group hike in the Blue Mountains. Enjoy the stunning natural beauty of this World Heritage-listed parkland with an experienced local guide. Walk through lush rainforest, hike along bush tracks and travel over escarpments to reveal unparalleled views of the countryside. CLICK HERE to book now.
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Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves Motorcoach Day TourEnjoy a trip through the scenic Blue Mountains and admire the otherworldly beauty of the Jenolan Caves on a day tour from Sydney. Pass through the mountain township of Katoomba and take in panoramic views of the Three Sisters pinnacles at Echo Point. See the stalactites and dramatically lit chambers of the Jenolan Caves, and photograph the stunning waters of the Blue Lake. CLICK HERE to book now.
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Author John Vlahides visits Sydney’s iconic Opera House, explores Circular Quay and The Rocks, and takes a trip to the nearby Blue Mountains. The City of Sydney received 7 million domestic visitors and 2.7 million international visitors in year ending December 2010, making it the 42nd most visited city in the world. Watch this beautiful video by the popular tour provider Lonely Planet.
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Blue Mountains is one of Australia’s premier destinations. There is so much to see and a day is not enough to explore many of its tourist attractions. My family and I drove this time to the Blue Mountains’s Scenic World. It’s about one and a half drive from where we live but it’s about two hours from Sydney’s City Centre by car, bus, or train.
Scenic World – in the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains of Australia – offers a range of experiences that can be found nowhere else on Earth. First, this Scenic Railway. We were hesitant to ride, but we can’t say “no” to my 5 year old son’s excitement.
This is the Scenic Railway Train. Well-designed to hold passengers for an amazing ride to the steepest inclined railway! A 415 metre descent in a dark, cold, and cliff-side tunnel into ancient rainforest. All you will hear are screams of terrified passengers!
Train descending to it’s destination
Time to go to the Scenic Walkway
Majestic view of the Three Sisters taken from the Train waiting station
Which way would you choose?
The well-preserved Katoomba’s Coal Mine. Look, even the miners were preserved!
Thirsty? You deserve to sit and relax on one of these Miner’s benches.
Fresh Drinking water on its side!
Coal Trucks
Coal Mine entrance
Scenic Walkway offers two kilometres of boardwalk through Blue Mountains’s rainforest.
This is the best part for me. Walking with my wife and son on the thick forest enjoying probably the freshiest air in Sydney, Australia
The Scenic Skyway. It’s fun but it’s a bit crowded.
More Blue Mountains photos to come! Please drop by next time.
November 2007 when I first set foot here in Sydney, Australia. We were attending the wedding of my wife’s nephew. We had a quick tour to some of Sydney’s landmarks including the famous Three Sisters at Blue Mountains (photo above taken November 2007).
Why was it called Three Sisters?
The Aboriginal dream-time legend has it that three sisters, ‘Meehni’, ‘Wimlah’ and Gunnedoo’ lived in the Jamison Valley as members of the Katoomba tribe.
These beautiful young ladies had fallen in love with three brothers from the Nepean tribe, yet tribal law forbade them to marry.
The brothers were not happy to accept this law and so decided to use force to capture the three sisters causing a major tribal battle.
As the lives of the three sisters were seriously in danger, a witchdoctor from the Katoomba tribe took it upon himself to turn the three sisters into stone to protect them from any harm. While he had intended to reverse the spell when the battle was over, the witchdoctor himself was killed. As only he could reverse the spell to return the ladies to their former beauty, the sisters remain in their magnificent rock formation as a reminder of this battle for generations to come. (source:bluemountainsaustralia.com)
Blue Mountains is a great place to visit especially for families. It offers various adventures, activities, and scenic sites. It is very accessible and one can have the option to go by car, or simply by catching a bus or train. I will be uploading more photos on my next blog entry about this tourist attraction.
Blue Mountains Hop-on Hop-off Tour with Optional Scenic World Rides and Waradah Aboriginal Centre Go sightseeing in the Blue Mountains on a hop-on hop-off bus tour. Your hop-on hop-off pass is valid for three days and stops at 29 convenient locations, including most hotels in the central Blue Mountains area. See the views from the Three Sisters and Echo Point lookouts, and visit galleries, shops and cafes in the lovely mountain towns of Leura and Katoomba. CLICK HERE to get a pass.
Blue Mountain Small-Group Day Hikes from Sydney Escape the hustle and bustle of Sydney on a small-group hike in the Blue Mountains. Enjoy the stunning natural beauty of this World Heritage-listed parkland with an experienced local guide. Walk through lush rainforest, hike along bush tracks and travel over escarpments to reveal unparalleled views of the countryside. CLICK HERE to book now.
Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves Motorcoach Day Tour Enjoy a trip through the scenic Blue Mountains and admire the otherworldly beauty of the Jenolan Caves on a day tour from Sydney. Pass through the mountain township of Katoomba and take in panoramic views of the Three Sisters pinnacles at Echo Point. See the stalactites and dramatically lit chambers of the Jenolan Caves, and photograph the stunning waters of the Blue Lake. CLICK HERE to book now.
