Top Things to do in Southern Highlands
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10 Outdoor Activities in Southern Highlands That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Southern Highlands, Australia including Highlands Adventure Co, Self Drive Adventures, Bowral Golf Club, Wild Food Adventures, Gibraltar Hotel Bowral Golf Course, Box Vale Walking Track, Optimum Experiences, Bowral Beekeeping, Rosthwaite Farm, Mt Broughton Golf & Country Club.
Restaurants in Southern Highlands
1. Highlands Adventure Co
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Highlands Adventure Co provides guided trail experiences in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Our experiences include Bush Walking and Photograph experiences of the local National Parks and State Forests. Our guides are locals who love the bush and are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you on our tours.
2. Self Drive Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 28 reviews
We specialise in taking you places you probably wouldn't go on your own. You self drive in fully equipped vehicles, provided by us, led by our escorts and local guides. You have the adventure of driving your own vehicle, giving you more independence and your own space, but with the security and camaraderie of travelling with a small group in your convoy. Thinking of a Holiday or guided tour of Madagascar, a Safari in Namibia or Botswana or both, How about a guided motor home tour through Morocco or even a guided Iceland tour off the tourist track, Self Drive Adventures can offer all to you and more.
3. Bowral Golf Club
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By eross02 - Greater Sydney, Australia
The club was friendly and efficient from first contact. The dining room was beautiful and lunch was ready in good quantity for our group. The feedback on the venue and food was very positive, and next time we have a day out down that way, I'll be looking to book the Bowral golf club again.
4. Wild Food Adventures
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
Wild Food Adventures offers a range of compelling and exclusively crafted ways to explore the geographically diverse Southern Highlands region that sits on the Great Dividing Mountain Range between Sydney and Canberra. Enjoy our Highland Harvest Feast Series or discover the region via our bespoke day tours. More than just day trips, these are immersive, hand-ons and creative adventures connecting with people, place and produce. Experience pristine wilderness, meet boutique award winning cool climate wine makers, explore historical villages, hiking trails, taste bush foods, swim in waterfalls, cycle through vast forests, be part of the paddock to plate process, unearth truffles, learn artisan crafts, harvest hops and taste fresh local produce crafted into culinary moments. 90 mins from Sydney and Canberra but a world away……
5. Gibraltar Hotel Bowral Golf Course
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By YorkshirePudding9 - Sydney, Australia
Wow, the best bed, quality Egyptian cotton sheets like sleeping on a cloud. Highlight for us was the entertainment added real atmosphere and made it worth the stay. Both nights we stayed there was live entertainment - Darren Powell, one man show with great range of songs to meet all age groups. Great hypnotising voice and such a lovely guy, good wholesome entertainment enjoyed by all to the point the crowd wanted more which he offered. Highly recommend a stay at the Gibraltar on the nights with the entertainer - all staff very friendly with bonus golf and again great team at the golf centre-all fun in a fabulous setting.
6. Box Vale Walking Track
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By ChrisfromCoverack - Sydney, Australia
Brave statement: this is one of the THE most interesting short bush walks in NSW. The section of the track from the trail-head (at the car park near Mittagong) to the grand Lookout over the Nattai Valley is is also very family friendly. Because it follows faithfully the ruined tram-tracks of the Boxvale mine railway it is relatively flat. Also, speaking from years of experience with our two boys as they have grown up, kids find THIS WALK really interesting too, cos there is adventurous stuff to see not just Mum and Dad going all misty eyed over stunning views of the southern blue mountains... ...threading your way through old disused railway cuttings (like Casurina and Fern cutting, each a bit different from the last) you eventually reach the 80 meter long sandstone tunnel just blasted through a great shoulder of rock just before you get to the site of the old mine. Once there there is of course the amazing lookout and also a straight steep rock slope made for hauling the tram cars up laden with coal. One tip: do follow the signs (red trail blazes) closely becuase there are a couple of fire trails posing as gthe way ahead but you have to stick to the track and is dozen or so cuttings. Oh, and for those hard core bush walkers who pooh-pooh the idea of a nice doable 2 hour return walk along the relatively flat well made up track, head down the incline (using the steel rope) climb down to the valley floor and head back on a gem of a rough walking track that criss-crosses Kells Creek and arrives back at the base of the awesome 40 foot falls. You will need food water a decent map and maybe a compass for that trek. Took me and a couple of very serious bush walkers who normally do their walking in the Kimberley. a good 5-6 hours with stops for food etc. Knock yourself out...but seriously that is a tough walk and you do need someone who is experienced to go with you. as for the main Mine track walk back up top, well my 55 plus year old friends all managed it (with smile on face) ... and this time we saw a big wombat running along the cutting in broad daylight. Try it, its awesome
7. Optimum Experiences
Optimum Experiences has been offering quality outdoor adventures for over 29 years. We offer a range of bespoke and completely customisable adventures for all ages and skill levels. With extensive local knowledge our experienced and qualified adventure guides will offer experiences ranging from multi day expeditions to action packed adventure days.
8. Bowral Beekeeping
I am a keen beekeeper and got my first hives at school. I love my bees for their work pollinating the food we eat, their environmental impacts, through to the fascinating way they communicate and interact. And they make awesome honey! I am a strong advocate for inclusion, the rights of LGBTIQA people and acknowledge that these experiences take place on Gundangara lands and that sovereignty was never ceded.
9. Rosthwaite Farm
A Family Run Equestrian Farm and Riding School - Home of James Arkins, World Cup Show Jumper We offer a range of riding options to suit all abilities - Farm/trail ride around our attractive 140 acre property - Riding or show jumping lessons with our fully qualified instructors - Pony experiences - Pony parties - School holiday camps Private/tailored bookings available
10. Mt Broughton Golf & Country Club
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By cates903 - Sydney, Australia
Loved this course, very flat with some water, well maintained. We played into dusk so we saw Kangaroos, and lots of bird wildlife it was a stunning day all round. I have booked to come back and play again in July. It's about 1.5 hours from Sydney so a perfect day out in the country. Very friendly staff and get the buggy as its a long course,
