Grayline Sydney (Brighton Coach & Tours) · Katoomba & Leura
Grayline Sydney, run by Brighton Coach & Tours, fits the Three Sisters, a Scenic World Unlimited Discovery Pass, Cahill's Lookout and Leura into about seven hours, with guiding in English, Chinese and Japanese. Pick it if you want Scenic World and the classic view without giving up the whole day.
Call it a short day rather than a half day. The listing runs seven hours, and about three of them are on the coach. In return you get the essentials. First Echo Point and the Three Sisters, where the guide tells the Three Sisters story (NSW National Parks notes there are different versions), then about 105 minutes at Scenic World on an Unlimited Discovery Pass: the Scenic Railway, the Skyway, the Cableway and the rainforest boardwalks at your own pace.
After that comes a quieter stop at Cahill's Lookout over the Megalong Valley, and an hour in Leura for lunch at your own cost. Pickup is from any of 20 Sydney hotels or the Central Station Clock Tower. The return is different: the description says drop-off is at Central Station or Furama Darling Harbour, so you will not be taken back to your hotel. Guiding is listed in English, Chinese and Japanese, which suggests a mixed-language coach.
The listing has small quirks. Bottled water and a biscuit snack are included, yet food and drinks in the vehicle are listed as not allowed, so keep them for the stops. Group size is not stated. If you want to stay longer at Scenic World than 105 minutes, buy the pass on its own and take the train.
From one of 20 Sydney hotels or the Central Station Clock Tower.
Commentary on the drive up into the mountains.
Echo Point for photos and free time.
The Railway, Skyway and Cableway, plus the rainforest boardwalks.
A short stop over the Megalong Valley, then lunch at your own cost in Leura.
About 1.5 hours by coach to Central Station or Furama Darling Harbour.
★★★★★Nabil and Naho were great guides. Our children also enjoyed the excursion to the Blue Mountains.
★★★★★Our guide Nabil was amazing and so knowledgeable! Highly recommend this tour to see the Blue Mountains!
★★★★★What a beautiful day it was. We thoroughly enjoyed it.
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About seven hours, according to the listing, with roughly 1.5 hours on the coach each way. It is shorter than the usual 10-hour day, but not a true half day.
The description says Central Station or Furama Darling Harbour, and the itinerary ends at the Central Station Clock Tower. It does not return to the hotels it picks up from.
An Unlimited Discovery Pass covers the Scenic Railway, Skyway and Cableway plus the rainforest Walkway. On this tour you have about 105 minutes to use it.
No. The tour stops in Leura for about an hour, and lunch is at your own cost.
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The Three Sisters, Scenic World's rides and boardwalks, Cahill's Lookout and Leura, back in Sydney in about seven hours.
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