Inside the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage - A Private Wildlife Safari Overnight

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Sydney - Jamison & Grose Valley - Jenolan Karst Reserve⌄

   urrounded by the tall gumtrees of Australian Woodland around Glenbrook at the foothills of the Blue Mountains, we have a chance to get close and personal with wild eastern grey kangaroos, a kookaburra, and plenty of others birds of the bush.

   A 1.5 hour walk the Undercliff Circuit at Wentworth Falls lets us explore the flora and fauna of the Jamison Valley. On the way we enjoy magnificent views on the falls, Mt Solitary and the canyon itself.

   From Echo Point or Eagle Hawk Lookout we have a full-frontal view on the Three Sisters - a place of great significance to the Darug and Gundungurra people.

   Along the scenic Blue Mountains Drive - which we follow from beginning to end - is Cahill's Lookout, offering uninterrupted views over Narrowneck, Boars Head and the Megalong Valley.

   At the town of Blackheath we''ll pick up our gourmet sandwich, on our way to the picnic spot. Or, if the weather is not soo good, we have lunch at the Altitude Cafe.

   One of the most spectacular views in the Blue Mountains is to be had from Pulpit Rock lookout. Fortunately parts of the road are unsealed, which helps to keep the crowds at bay. Most of the time we have the spot to ourselves.

   On the way top Jenolan Caves, across the Great Dividing Range, we have a great chance to spot a red-necked wallaby, a whiptail wallaby and, with a bit of luck, a wombat! Once we've arrived at Jenolan, and settled in our accommodation at the heritage listed Jenolan Caves House, we embark on a 1-hour tour of the oldest cave system of the southern hemisphere.

2. 2McKeown Valley - Kanangra Walls - Hartley Vale - Mt Tomah - Sydney⌄

   A 30 km dirt road takes us to the Kanangra Plateau in one of the 5% last remaining wilderness area of NSW. We walk to enjoy the million dollar views over the largest eucalyptus forrest in the world, flanked by the imposing Kanangra Wall. 50 shades of blue!

   Leaving Kanangra Boyd, we let the Cox River Road take us over the rolling hills of the Central Tablelands and the Great Dividing Range to Hartley.

   After having had lunch at the historic village of Hartley, we have come out of the the beautiful Hartley Vale valley onto Bell's Line of Road - AKA The Botanist Way. On the way we enjoy great views over Mount Banks, and basalt covered sections of the Grose Valley. A little later, we visit the Botanical Gardens of Mount Tomah to spot a wide variety of honey-eaters, parrots and rosellas, satin bowerbirds, and many more.

   Bell's Line of Road takes us though the fruit bowl of NSW around Bilpin, past the Macquarie towns of Richmond and Windsor. The tollway takes us back to the hotel without a glitch.

   Crossing the Hawkesbury River