FeelGood! Nature Tours · Blackheath, Wentworth Falls & Megalong Valley
FeelGood! Nature Tours starts late, walks to quieter lookouts and finishes with wine and cheese at a sunset spot, with owner-guide Craig and no more than ten guests. Pick it if you hate early alarms, want bushwalks away from the crowds and would love a chance, not a promise, of wild kangaroos.
Most Blue Mountains tours leave Sydney before 8 a.m. This one leaves Circular Quay between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., depending on the season, because the day is built backwards from sunset. Craig, the owner-operator and a former professional photographer, drives a 12-seater van with ten guests at most. The route passes the Fish Market, the Harbour Bridge and Sydney Olympic Park on the way out, then stops at Mountain High Pies for a pie and salad lunch.
In the mountains the plan is quiet lookouts and short bushwalks: Govetts Leap, Wentworth Falls, the Den Fenella track (a steep 1 km return through rainforest to a creek lookout), Landslide Lookout, Coachwood Glen and, depending on pace, Echo Point or a lesser-known Three Sisters viewpoint. Then the Megalong Valley, where the wildlife viewing happens, and sunset at Anvil Rock, above the Grose Valley. Wine, cheese, dips and sweets come out, and on clear nights the astronomical binoculars follow.
Two things to know. The kangaroos are wild, so a sighting is possible but nobody can promise it; the one place the NSW National Parks pages we checked mention kangaroos is Euroka campground near Glenbrook. And the return time moves with the sun: in midsummer you may be back as late as 10 p.m. The listing also sets firm limits, with no children under 12 and no guests over 70, and it is not for people with low fitness, though Craig offers easier options at the key points.
The time depends on the season. The van heads west past the Fish Market, the Harbour Bridge and Sydney Olympic Park.
A pie and side salad from Mountain High Pies, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. No advance notice needed.
Govetts Leap, Wentworth Falls, the Den Fenella track and Landslide Lookout, with easier options at the key points. The order changes with the day.
Echo Point or a lesser-known Three Sisters viewpoint, depending on pace, then the Coachwood Glen nature trail.
Wildlife viewing in open bushland, where wild kangaroos may graze.
Wine, cheese and snacks at the lookout, stargazing if it is clear, then the drive back. Late, sometimes 10 p.m. in midsummer.
★★★★★Excellent tour. Very well organized and amazing views of the Blue Mountains "off the beaten track".
★★★★★Craig’s tour is the best way to see the Blue Mountains. He took us to incredible viewpoints that are off the beaten path.
★★★★★Fantastic trip, I would highly recommend. I loved the hiking, the views and the sunset.
★★★★★A memorable day in off-the-beaten-track places, with very warm and personalized guidance. Thank you, Craig!
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Possibly, not certainly. The Megalong Valley stop is planned for wildlife viewing, and the kangaroos there are wild animals in open bushland. If seeing a kangaroo is a must, a tour with Featherdale Wildlife Park is the surer bet.
It depends on the sunset. The listing says the return varies by season and can be as late as 10 p.m. in midsummer. In winter you are back much earlier.
Reasonably. The listing mentions uneven ground, 10 to 15 flights of stairs and 8,000 to 15,000 steps, but says it is not a demanding hike and there are easier options at key points. It is not suitable for people with low fitness.
Yes. No children under 12, under-18s must be with an adult, and the listing says it is not suitable for people over 70.
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A late start, bushwalks to quieter lookouts, a chance of wild kangaroos and wine and cheese at sunset, in a group of ten at most.
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