Blue Mountains Drive, Three Sisters, Scenic Skyway, Blackheath, Hawkesbury River, Hunter Valley wineries, chic day spas, fine restaurants, elegant galleries, Hunter Valley Gardens, Rainforest Sanctuary, Macadamia Nut Plantation, Hunter Valley Zoo. . Self-Drive Tour with Hotels Car Hire (unlimited kms) Bonus Vouchers. Departs from Sydney Themes include: New South Wales, Departs from Sydney, Fly-Drive Car, Returns from Sydney. + Show more

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5 days Car Hire, "no worries" unlimited kms, comprehensive insurance
2 nights good standard Blue Mountains hotel (luxury upgrades available)
2 nights good standard Hunter Valley hotel (luxury upgrades available)
New South Wales Bonus Voucher Book ($500 value discounts at shops, restaurants & attractions)
Relax all the hard work has been taken out of your Self-Drive Holiday. Enjoy the freedom of the open road and the security of this popular DISCOVER AUSTRALIA Itinerary.

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Blue Mountains National Park Three Sisters Hawkesbury River Hunter Valley Wineries Hunter Valley Gardens Hunter Valley Zoo

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Self-Drive through the iconic Blue Mountains visiting Leura, Katoomba, Wentworth Falls and Springwood on your package holiday, ride the Scenic Skyway cable car over the Jamison Valley and splendid waterfalls, visit galleries and cafes in mountain townships and visit ancient Jenolan Caves and the Zig Zag Railway at Lithgow, then indulge in the romance and epicurean delights of the Hunter Valley Wine Region at Polkabin, Woolamai, Lovedale, Braxton, Maitland and Cessnock.

Self-Drive Tour from Sydney, NSW, Australia.

DAY 1 Sydney - Blue Mountains

Drive the Great Western Highway, climbing to the heights of the magnificent range in the footsteps of men who cut out the path from Sydney to the magical Blue Mountains in 1813. See magnificent vistas of mountains and valleys, wildlife, and quaint townships, where the mountains peak at over 3900 feet at Mount Werong. Breathe the fresh Blue Mountains air.

You could experience Penrith, Museum of Fire, Glenbrook, Blue Mountains Drive (1200 km of major connecting roads, 18 discovery trails, series of drives encircling greater Blue Mountains area), Red Hands Cave, Blaxland (Wascoe Siding Miniature Railway), Valley Heights, Springwood, Lawson, Wentworth Falls, Leura, (Everglades Gardens Sublime Point), Katoomba, Three Sisters (rock formation of 3 rocks 922m, 918m and 906m, Indigenous Dreamtime legend, best viewed from Echo Point), Scenic World (ride the world’s steepest railway, originally built for miners, or Scenic Skyway 7km cable car over Jamison Valley), (Explorers Tree, Werriberri Trail Rides, Megalong Australian Heritage Centre), Blackheath (Hargraves Outlook, Mermaids Cave, Govett Statue, Bacchante Gardens, NPWS Heritage Centre), Mount Victoria, Hartley, Jenolan Caves, Lithgow (Zig Zag Railway) Eastern Creek, Mt Tomah Botanic Gardens (1000 meters above sea levels, 5000 species of cool climate plants from all around the world), Blackheath Evans Lookout (magnificent views of the Grosse Valley and Govetts Gorge, beginning of tracks in and out of gorge) Govetts Leap Reserve and Lookout (view of spectacular panorama before descending to Grosse Valley), Faulconbridge Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum (former home of Australian artist and writer Norman Lindsay, collection of artworks with gardens and bushwalks). Direct driving 112km (1.40 hours) .

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DAY 2 Discover Blue Mountains

Discover why the magnificent Blue Mountains is the long standing short break of choice for Sydneysiders and the destination that visitors from around the world fall in love with, to return again and again. The Blue Mountains National Park, east of the mountain town of Blackheath, is resplendent with bush tracks, look-out stations, towering mountainscapes and waterfalls cascading to mountain streams deep below in splendid valleys. With amazing cool climate gardens lovingly set out generations ago in the mountain towns and villages, each season brings new delights with springtime daffodils and summer roses around pretty cottage gardens contrasting magnificently with the splendid wilderness of the Blue Mountain ranges. The highest Blue Mountain town is the welcoming Blackheath town. Blackheath is a delight, colloquially called "Rhododendron Town" due to the mass plantings of colourful shrubs in the 'country gardens' of its quaint delightfully character homes. The many Blue Mountain towns and villages welcome visitors with festivals, elegant restaurants, chic cafes and boutiques and many craft shops. Famous landmarks, such as Hanging Rock, and the formations from the Indigenous Dreamtime, the Three Sisters, each almost 1 km tall, historic attractions abound. Easy walk trails and the steepest railway in the world or the amazing cable chair lift carry visitors with ease from the tallest mountain peaks to the depth of the under canopy and the stunning flora and fauna of the astounding Blue Mountains.

World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains, Echo Point, Jamison Valley (and Giant Stairway), Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains National Park, Kanangra Boyd National Park (Kanangra Falls), Wollemi National Park (prehistoric Wollemi Pine rediscovered here), Jenolan Caves, Katoomba (Cliff Drive, Indigenous experiences, 'alternative', arty, hippy town, excellent cafes, art deco buildings, Wentworth Falls, Echo Point, Scenic World and Scenic Railway), Leura (pretty 'village' and rail station, cottages, village shops and boutiques, craft shops), Lithgow (Ironfest Event, jousting re-enactment etc), Blackheath (pretty mountain town, Govett's Leap and Grose Valley (Grand Canyon canyoners abseiling), Autumn Wine Fair, scenic walks), Medlow Bath (amazing art deco Hydro-Majestic, sweeping vistas across Megalong), Mount Victoria (westernmost township, charming buildings, historic cinema, craft shops, train museum) Lithgow, Oberon (trout fishing, bushwalking, mushroom forage March - May, Mayfield Gardens), Tomah (Harvest Food and Wine Festival, Blue Mountains Botanic Garden), Megalong (Megalong Australian Heritage Farm).

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DAY 3 Blue Mountains - Hunter Valley

Heading out of Katoomba on the historic Bells Line of Road (Mt Tomah, Mt Wilson Gardens) take advantage of splendid sites and vistas of the Blue Mountains Drive (1200 km of major connecting roads, 18 discovery trails, series of drives encircling greater Blue Mountains area).

Today you could experience Lithgow (Zig Zag Railway and the Western Plains), Newnes Junction, Mount Tomah Botanic Garden (1000 meters above sea levels, 5000 species of cool climate plants from all around the world), Bellbird Hill Lookout, Richmond, Windsor, Wilberforce, Colo, Colo Heights, Putty, Howes Valley, Bulga, Mount Thorley, Singleton. Direct driving 261km (3.15 hours) .

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DAY 4 Discover Hunter Valley

Renowned for fine wines and welcoming wineries, chic day spas, fine restaurants, elegant galleries and quaint country towns, antique shops in historic villages set in beautiful scenery and a National Park with rainforest walks and lookout points, the Hunter River Valley spells r-o-m-a-n-c-e. Some 150 wineries in the Hunter Valley Wine Region produce Semillon, Shiras, Verdehlo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with a Wine Makers Centre based in Cessnock in the Lower Hunter wine producing region. The fertile valley grows local cheeses, olive oils, smokehouse products and fresh local products used in the Hunter Valley cooking classes that beautifully complement a Hunter Valley wine appreciation class. Ride in a hot-air balloon, go horse riding, play a round of golf, or a visit to the Hunter Valley Zoo.

Pokolbin (rolling countryside, shops, golf, some top end vineyards, gourmet restaurants, much under the vines and central to the Hunter Valley Wine Country), Hunter Valley Cheese Company (boutique cheese making and sampling), Cessnock (fine wines), Cypress Lakes (luxury spa and golf course), Branxton, Broke (smallish relaxed vineyards), Lovedale (historic, major producing area), Maitland (large town in fertile farming country) Morpeth (character, historic river port tree lined streets in town), Paterson (quaint 1850's township), Singleton (inland country mining town with heritage and sophistication), Wollombi (National Park bush walking), Scone (horse country - stud farms), Swansea (coastal town twixt lake and the legendary Pacific Ocean coast), Newcastle (stunning coastal location, beaches, historic city regional capital), Cypress Lakes Golf Course, Hunter Valley Cheese Company, Port Stephens (historic port, beaches, bays National Parks and reserves), Dungog Shire (Barrington Tops plateau, Great Dividing Range), Great Lakes (an hour from the Hunter Valley), Upper Hunter (bushwalking, fishing, water-skiing on Lake Glenbawn, horse studs, river walks, Burning Mountain).

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DAY 5 Hunter Valley - Sydney

Take the Tourist Drive 33, head towards Woodlands Hill Track leaving the Hunter Valley, take the road leading to Singleton before breaking off south east to Payne's Crossing and the Tourist Drive, past Wollombi, Kulnura, Peats Ridge and the Pacific Highway into Sydney.

Time today to catch up on any unexpected wonders of the Hunter Valley to complete your Hunter Valley experience, have that last luncheon at a welcoming cellar door before making the return crossing of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge back into the city. Direct driving 221km (2.56 hours) .

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