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The Blue Mountains in New South Wales embrases 26 townships in an area of 1433 square kilometres. The townships are situated from 50 to 120 km west of Sydney and are within 1,000 square kilometres of this World Heritage listed National Park.
The Blue Mountains was declared a World Heritage park in November 2000. It was nominated for its outstanding natural values, including the biodiversity of its plant and animal communities, its vegetation, which is dominated by Australia's unique eucalypts, and for the beauty of its natural landscapes.
Take a ride on Skyway, a 720 meter journey 270m above ancient ravines and dazzling waterfalls. Be suspended over Jurassic rainforests as you glide smoothly across the sky.
Scenic Railway
Ride the steepest incline Railway in the world down to a lush and hidden valley
The 415m descent will lead you through a cliff side tunnel into ancient rainforest.
From here you are free to explore the Scenic Walkway which will guide you through the forest to the Scenic Cableway platform.
The Scenic Railway can carry up to 84 passengers and operates every 10 minutes.
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 Kangaroos! by keida84
Our guide told us to be very quiet and walk slowly and you will be able to get close to the kangaroos, but be careful as they can kick you quite hard.
Well, doing my best Elmer Fudd impression (ssh you must be vewy vewy quiet!) I got within touching distance of the kangaroos. They were such wonders to behold! Again like seeing monuments or places on TV or in books that you have seen so many times before, it is awe inspiring to see these places and creatures for real. Leave a Comment
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 Hey Mister when do we see
a shark?! by keida84
I had wanted to go with another travel company that offered the Jenolan caves and the Blue Mountains but our hosts at the B&B strongly recommended Oz Trails. When I compared the two tours it was clear that the best bargin for the money was Oz Trails. The provided morning tea and lunch which was included in our fare, the other tour company did not.
Jeff was our tour guide and despite him being Scottish, he was certainly knowledgeable about Sydney and the Blue Mountains. He told a funny story about a man he had on a tour who told him "I went to Scotland and had an Australian tour guide and I come to Australia and now have a Scottish tour guide!"
Give this company a looksee next time you are planning a trip to Sydney and are in need of a good day tour, then I highly recommend Leave a Comment Phone: 02 93878390Directions: Oz Lines picks you up at your hotel and will return you to the Circular Quay and you will seek transport back to your hotel.Website: http://www.oztrails.com.au
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I would highly recommend you to visit Blue Mountains on your own. That's really no need to join a tour.
Go to Central Railway to take the train to Katoomba or Leura Station. It's a very enjoyable 2 hr train ride, with scenery of outsskirts sydney.
Visit the sydney train website for information on the time schedules and prices, i think i paid about $11 AUD per way from Central Railway to Katoomba.
I took the 9.02am train and arrived at Katoomba 2 hours later. You can hop on the trolley buses directly at Katoomba train station and visit the places of interest at your own pace. Leave a Comment
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 Mine Train...aaaaghhhh by keida84
The mine train is the steepest inclined railway in the world. Oh my gosh! My heart was in my throat as we ascended the incline (aprroximately 45 degree incline) up the canyon wall. The picture shown here are of those who had a death wish, as they rode the train back DOWN the canyon wall. Nuts, I tell you, simply nuts.
The fee for this and the tramway was $15 AUD pp Leave a Comment Address: Blue Mountains National Park
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 BlueMountainsScenicRailway by xuessium
Take a ride down the steepest incline Railway in the world down into a lush and hidden valley. The 415m descent will lead you through a cliff side tunnel into ancient rainforest. At one point, the gradient is 48 degrees and you will find yourself virtually standing up while you are busy plunging down into the valley.
Once down in the valley, you could choose to do the walks or take the new Scenic Flyway back up. The walks down in the valley are great and cooling. Have a look at the peat rich dark soil and smell the eucalyptus rich air. This is as good as you can get for an initiation to the Blue Mountains.
Admission prices for Scenic Railway:
Adult: A$8 one way; A$16 return
Child: A$4 one way; A$8 return
Family Pass: A$40 Leave a Comment
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 TheThreeSisters by xuessium
Extracted from website below:
THE LEGEND OF THE 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. Leave a Comment
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 Steepest railway in da
world by ccvisit
The Three Sisters are three vertical rock formations that stand side by side. Three beautiful sisters were turned into stone by a witchdoctor to protect them from danger. At that time, some warriors (they were brothers too) from a rival tribe wanted to marry the Sisters but inter-tribal marriage was a big no no. War broke out when the brothers decided to kidnap them anyway. The witchdoctor died before restoring them to human form. Leave a Comment Address: In the Blue Mountains, town of Leura/KatoombaPhone: 1300 653 408Website: www.bluemts.com.au Other Contact: 61 2 4782 9865
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 Blue Mountains by picknick
City Rail offer an extremely efficient service to the Blue Mountains Katoomba Station. Katoomba is the most visited town in the Blue Mountains.
The Scenic Railway is the steepest railway incline in the world and is now one of the most popular man-made tourist attractions in Australia. The ride takes you down the steep descent past Orphan Rock, through a tunnel and the beautiful fern-damp cliff face.
Adjacent to the Scenic Railway is the new Sceniscender, the steepest aerial cable car in Australia. The Sceniscender takes you on a 545 metre ride into the World Heritage Listed rainforest of the Jamison valley. Also at the same site is the magnificent Scenic Skyway. The new Skyway can carry up to 84 passengers across the Jamison Valley at a height of 200 metres. The views are breathtaking.
A visit to the Blue Mountains would not be complete without viewing the spectacular Three Sisters at Echo Point. While the Blue Mountains features so much more than this natural attraction you can’t help but admire the unquestionable beauty of this amazing rock formation.
The character of the Three Sisters changes throughout the day and throughout the seasons as the sunlight brings out the magnificent colours.
The Three Sisters is also floodlit at night looking even more stunning set against the black background of the night sky. For those wishing to know more about the Three Sisters, the Aboriginal Dream Time Stories are well worth a read.
The famous Giant Stairway is also found at Echo Point. If you are enthusiastic and energetic, you can take the 800 steps down to the floor of the valley. Leave a Comment
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