Oz Trails · Blackheath, Katoomba & Leura
Oz Trails strings together more lookouts than most day tours, from Govetts Leap and Evans Lookout at Blackheath to the Three Sisters, Cahill's and Elysian Rock, then sends you home on a river and harbour cruise. Pick it for the views with light walking, pickups at ten points, and Scenic World and the zoo left as extras you add only if you want them.
This is a lookout day. Pickups start at 6:45 a.m. from ten Sydney points, including Central Station, Circular Quay and Darling Harbour hotels. The mini coach heads first to Blackheath for Govetts Leap, where Bridal Veil Falls drops about 180 m, and Evans Lookout, which NSW National Parks recommends for its cliffs at sunrise and sunset. Then a short walk on the Cliff Top Track, a photo stop at the Three Sisters, free time in Leura, and two more lookouts, Cahill's and Elysian Rock.
The return is the part people remember. The coach drives back to Sydney Olympic Park, and you finish by boat along the Parramatta River into Sydney Harbour, arriving at Circular Quay around 6:15 to 6:30 p.m. The Includes list says the cruise is 45 minutes; the itinerary says 50. The listing also says the tour involves light walking only and that collapsible wheelchairs and walkers are welcome on board, which is rare among Blue Mountains day tours.
Now the fine print. Scenic World and Sydney Zoo are optional extras: you add them at checkout, or pay for Scenic World on the day, since the valley view depends on the weather. Lunch in Leura is at your own cost. The title promises waterfalls and the description names a bushwalk to Bridal Veil Falls or Leura Falls, but neither appears in the itinerary, and the walk down from Govetts Leap is closed, so expect to see Bridal Veil from the top. The highlights name Olympian Rock while the itinerary lists Elysian Rock. Ask the guide what the day's plan is.
Times run from 6:45 a.m. at the earliest stop. Check your exact point and time when you book.
If you added them at checkout: Sydney Zoo for native wildlife, or a guided Scenic World visit. Both cost extra.
Two Blackheath lookouts over the Grose Valley, about 30 minutes each, and a short walk or photo stop on the cliff-top track.
A 15-minute photo stop at the Three Sisters, then an hour in Leura for lunch at your own cost.
Two quieter lookouts, around 15 minutes each, with the guide.
The coach to Sydney Olympic Park, then a boat along the Parramatta River into the harbour, ending at Circular Quay.
★★★★★This trip was amazing. Our guide Les was fantastic and very knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend it.
★★★★★Lez was so amazing! He took us to all the look out spots and was such a delight. Highly recommend!
★★★★★Liked him being flexible , friendly, knowledgeable and patient. Very clear with instructions.
★★★★★Tour guide Bruce is excellent, very knowledgeable and informative, we enjoyed this trip.
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Only if you add it. Scenic World and Sydney Zoo are optional extras, bought at checkout or, for Scenic World, paid on the day. Without them, the day is lookouts, Leura and the cruise.
The title mentions waterfalls and the description names a walk to Bridal Veil Falls or Leura Falls, but the itinerary lists neither. The track down from Govetts Leap is currently closed, so Bridal Veil is seen from the lookout.
Partly. The listing says the tour involves light walking only and that collapsible wheelchairs and walkers are welcome on board. Govetts Leap has accessible paths, according to NSW National Parks.
By coach to Sydney Olympic Park, then a 45 to 50-minute river and harbour cruise to Circular Quay, arriving around 6:15 to 6:30 p.m.
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Govetts Leap, Evans Lookout, the Three Sisters and more lookouts, with Scenic World and the zoo as optional extras.
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