Top Blue Mountains Adventure Tours

Benefit from traveling with a private, customizable full-day tour from Sydney that explores Blue Mountains National Park without the crowds. Discover highlights and off-the-beaten-path destinations from Wentworth Falls to the Three Sisters. Remember to keep an eye out for Australian wildlife in this UNESCO-listed region, enjoy lunch in picturesque Leura or Katoomba, and have the option to visit Featherdale Wildlife Park.

Many tours of the Blue Mountains depart from Sydney, meaning you spend almost as much time driving as sightseeing. This handy day tour starts from Katoomba or other Blue Mountains towns, so is ideal for independent travelers in the region. Visit some of the best lookouts and landmarks, and learn about the history and culture of this scenic region. Includes a filling lunch from a Blue Mountains eatery.

Experience the wonder of the wilderness on this full-day private Blue Mountains tour from Sydney. Leave the city lights far behind as you journey into the lush valleys, waterfalls, gorges, mountains, and forests that have shaped life here for tens of thousands of years. You can also opt to add on a visit to Featherdale Wildlife Park or swing by Scenic World and take a trip on the cable car.

The towering peaks of the Three Sisters are among the most photographed sites in the Blue Mountains. With this tour, hop aboard a Chopper 4 trike and zip along the mountain roads in your unique form of transport. Escape the crowds to stop at quiet lookout points, admire the views from Govetts Leap, and spot the Three Sisters and Bridal Veil Falls.

Rather than rent a car and navigate unfamiliar roads, take a hop-on, hop-off bus tour of the Blue Mountains with a sightseeing pass valid for three days. Your bus stops at 29 convenient locations, where you can hop off to visit mountain towns, snap photos from the Three Sisters and Echo Point lookouts, and more. Plus, you can upgrade to the Lyrebrird Pass to add a Scenic World unlimited ride pass.

Explore the beautiful Blue Mountains National Park—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—on this full-day, small-group tour with a local guide. After a convenient pickup, marvel at Katoomba Falls, see the amazing Three Sisters rock formation, watch for koalas, wombats, and crocodiles at Featherdale Wildlife Park, and head to Scenic World for a ride on the world's steepest railway and Scenic Skyway. A great way to see the Blue Mountains without the hassle of organizing it yourself.

Experience the beauty and history of the Blue Mountains on this private full-day tour. Ride a cable car for views of the Jamison Valley and admire the Three Sisters rock formation. Visit Scenic World and ride the steepest railway, and stop at Featherdale Wildlife Park en route. This tour is ideal for visitors who want to get out of the city for a day.

Experience abseiling in the Blue Mountains on this tour from Katoomba. With a guide who provides instruction and encouragement, you'll rappel down a set of cliffs, from 16 feet (5 meters) to 49 feet (15 meters) to a 98-foot (30-meter) drop. During your adventure, don't forget to look around at the surrounding bushland scenery.

Escape the hustle and bustle and reconnect with nature in this unique experience, less than an hour from Sydney CBD. So close and yet in a whole other world, Glenbrook Gorge is home to soaring sandstone cliffs, crystal clear swimming holes and iconic species in every direction. Your biologist guide will teach you about the incredible world we live in, and answer the big questions you never thought to ask. - Learn about local ecology, deep evolutionary history and our place in the world as humans. - Swim among the cliffs and the eucalypts. - Using specialised equipment, tap into the electrical signals of plants to listen to plant music. - Use professional grade handheld microscopes to observe life on the micro scale. - Observe wildlife with scientific commentary. All tours are limited to 10 participants to provide a meaningful and intimate experience.

The Blue Mountains is a beautiful area to explore but if you want to get up close and embark upon a real adventure, book this guided abseiling and canyon tour. The first half of the day is spent abseiling, beginning with small cliffs and building up to those more challenging ones. After an included lunch walk to the start of the canyon, wade into a creek, and jump into a rock pool. After some exhilarating water jumps and swims, abseil out of the canyon and into the rock pool below.

The natural beauty of the Blue Mountains has earned them UNESCO World Heritage status. Experience them on a self-guided mountain-bike adventure from Blackheath Train Station or Katoomba YHA. After paperwork, an introduction to your wide-handle 29er, and a trail overview, set off into the forest. Follow the ridgeline to Baltzer Lookout and Hanging Rock along flowing trails with a few short climbs: The ride typically takes about half a day.