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What to do and see in Katoomba, New South Wales: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
Discover the best top things to do in Katoomba, Australia including Blue Mountains Walking Tours, High and Wild Australian Adventures, Blue Mountains Biking Adventures, Cahill's Lookout, Blue Mountains, The Giant Stairway, The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains Explorer Bus, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Echo Point Lookout.
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1. Blue Mountains Walking Tours
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5.0 based on 22 reviews
The blue mountains' best value waking tours, operated by friendly local guides who really love and know Katoomba. Learn the secrets of Australia's past, aboriginal history and be prepared to be challenged and confronted. Orientate yourself and make new friends all while learning about the secrets of Australia with a local.
2. High and Wild Australian Adventures
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5.0 based on 331 reviews
We're the Blue Mountains Canyoning, Abseiling and Rock Climbing specialists! Join us on an adventure you'll never forget in the stunning Blue Mountains near Sydney, NSW. Our experienced guides take small group tours to the best locations in the Mountains for half- and full-day Canyoning, Abseiling and Rock Climbing adventures, and we also run an overnight Bush Survival course. We cater for beginners through to experienced outdoor adventurers and hold all of the relevant qualifications and licenses. We've been operating since 1989 and have a 100% safety record. We're also the only adventure tour provider offering accommodation packages. Why not make the most of your Blue Mountains visit and stay overnight? We're based in Katoomba in the upper Blue Mountains, a short 90 minute drive from Sydney or a 2 hour scenic train ride from Central Station.
3. Blue Mountains Biking Adventures
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5.0 based on 196 reviews
Blue Mountains Biking Adventures has been operating since 2012 in the Blue Mountains. Check out all our amazing reviews!!! About US: We are a Mountain Bike Hire and Mountain E-Bike guided tour service that gives you the opportunity to explore the pristine natural beauty of the Sydney Blue Mountains, a UNESCO world heritage listed area with a fully guided or self-guided mountain bike experience. With a massive network of trails on offer, there are rides to suit all levels of fitness and experience. If you can ride a bike, you can ride a mountain bike! For 2019, we have now replaced and upgraded our bike fleet. We have also added Mountain E-Bikes which allows nearly anyone to ride a bike without any real fitness. Also new, is our fully-guided E-Bike tour service which is in addition to our amazing self-guided concierge hire service. These can be customized and available for private charter. There's only 1 way you want to see our colourful and amazing Blue Mountains....BY BIKE!!
4. Cahill's Lookout
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5.0 based on 45 reviews
Reviewed By DanielBry - Canberra, Australia
Grab a few drinks and some snacks, take a blanket, and arrive about half an hour before sunset to score a spot overlooking Boar's Head and Narrow Neck Plateau. It's really magical to see the cliffs lit up in the fiery red of the sunset. Perfect way to say farewell to the sun.
5. Blue Mountains
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4.5 based on 1,911 reviews
Reviewed By BhaskarP620 - Bangalore District, India
This trek is memorable to me as I have done the whole plan on my own with help from TripAdvisor, different social media and maps.me ( this app works without internet with GPS ON). I started my journey on a sunny day from Mt. Victoria at 723 hrs and reached Katoomba at 925 hrs by train. I took a bus just outside the Katoomba station and reached Scenic World at 945 hrs, from here I set my trekking for Blue Mountain (Dardanelles Pass walking track). The altitude of the place is 3000 feet, indicated in my watch. I opened the map and started following Prince Henry Cliff Walk. On the way to eco-point, touched Katoomba cascades to see the beautiful Katoomba falls, Cliff viewpoint for siting blue mountain and valley waves, sky East station to see the giant stairway, Lady Darley’s lookout to see the amazing three sisters before reaching the echo point. The three sisters view from eco-point is gorgeous. Decided to take three sisters walking track to explore the three sisters. Descending through the Giant Stairway, way down over 900 stairs, enter a dense canopy of magnificent coachwood. From this point, the left side is the base point of the scenic world and the right side goes to Leura forest through Dardanelles Pass walking track . The altitude of this place is 2200 feet. The one thing is in my mind that again I need to climb up almost a thousand feet. It started approaching along the Dardanelles path through this beautiful Leura forest. I was searching some company, lucky to get some people from Korea, got confidence to go ahead through this path. Because of maps.me, I knew that I will not lost inside the forest. The path is slowly going up as usual, sometimes it is flat also. But after some point of time, the path is going up and up through this awesome Laura forest. After one hour 15 minutes walk, would reach the junction of Prince Henry cliff walk. As I have decided not to go back to the echo point, so I took an exit from there and reached the main road. I took the main road and reached Katoomba rail station.
6. The Giant Stairway
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4.5 based on 618 reviews
Reviewed By Boondoggler - Nairn, United Kingdom
Starting from Echo Point, the descent down the Giant Stairway is a little tricky with a combination of rocks, steps and staircases amounting to 900 steps with a stop at the first sister. I’d recommend walking an hour along the valley towards scenic world. You then have a choice of paying to use the scenic railway or using the the Furber steps to get back to the top. You then have an easy stroll back to Echo Point. You need a reasonable level of fitness to do the walk. We took 2.5 hours for the circuit at an easy pace. Take lots of water as there is none available in the valley.
7. The Three Sisters
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4.5 based on 3,245 reviews
Reviewed By kiwigeneraldv8 - Christchurch, New Zealand
Loved it great day, beautiful, great view and great trip loved it will go back one day. Highly recommend to everyone
8. Blue Mountains Explorer Bus
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4.5 based on 688 reviews
The Blue Mountains Explorer Bus is the ultimate hop on - hop off bus tour of the Blue Mountains. With 37 stops across Katoomba and Leura we give you the freedom to explore this spectacular World Heritage wilderness on Sydney's doorstep - all at your own pace. More flexible than a day tour, cheaper and less stressful than renting a car, and much more fun than trying to cover all the sights on foot. With buses running every 45 minutes, you'll have plenty of time to hit all the highlights. And with some of the best bush walks anywhere in the world, you will definitely see the most! While you relax and soak up the unbeatable views from the top deck, our friendly drivers will entertain you with a 100% live commentary of fascinating local facts and stories. And at the end of the day, we'll get you back to the train or your hotel with time and energy to spare. Start planning your perfect day in the Blue Mountains now.
9. Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
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4.5 based on 195 reviews
Opened 17 November 2012, the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre features the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery and World Heritage Exhibition which is devoted to education about the distinctive environment, history and culture of the Blue Mountains region. The Cultural Centre is co-located with the new Katoomba Library. The Cultural Centre showcases innovative, diverse, distinctive and creative cultural programs for enjoyment by residents of, and visitors to, the Blue Mountains. Built on the highest point in Katoomba with panoramic views of the World Heritage area, it links the main shopping precinct on Katoomba Street through enhanced pedestrian connections.
Reviewed By gourmetflaneur - York, United Kingdom
This modern building is superbly designs and has wonderful exhibits about the blue mountains, the geology nd history of the area and an excellent art gallery and cafe. It is light, generously arranged and the staff are extremely helpful and friendly.
10. Echo Point Lookout
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4.5 based on 1,664 reviews
Reviewed By ammyyyb - Terrigal, Australia
Echo Point NEEDS to be on your list when you go to The Blue Mountains. The lookout that's been created is incredible. The views are out of this world, the view of The Three Sisters is uninterrupted and breathtaking, there are walking tracks, multiple viewing platforms, what more could you want?! Being English, I loved that there is a lookout named after Queen Elizabeth! Made me feel closer to home. Get there before 9am and you can park for free. There's toilets on site and a restaurant nearby - this wasn't open when we went but from what I've seen online it looks like lovely food and the views of course would be incredible.
