Wilderness Experience 2- 4 hrs

We offer visitors the Blue Mountains a rare opportunity to venture into the true wilderness of the Blue Mountains – wild and remotely away from the beaten tracks of mass tourism. Not for the faint-hearted, nor for those fearful of cliff heights, you don’t need to be an ultra-fit adventurer to enable us to showcase the real wildness of the […]

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Mayfield Garden practically to ourselves

From time to time as the seasons entice, Nature Trail ventures beyond the Blue Mountains west into the pastoral and historic Central West Region of New South Wales, like on this occasion. We arrive in spring and high altitude Oberon’s fickle weather is luckily sunny for us today.  Mayfield Garden is 13 km outside the old logging town of Oberon, […]

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Secrets of the Megalong and beyond

Grand tour this one, so we get an early start at 7am.  We explore what Shipley Plateau has to offer west of Blackheath, plus the entire length of the Megalong. ‘Megalong’ is Aboriginal for ‘valley under the cliff’ – Narrowneck’s ancient and magisterial sandstone escarpment. Locals have long balked at the tautology of ‘Megalong Valley‘ – translated to be ‘Valley […]

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We explored daffodils and heritage country o’er vales and hills

How lucky are we in the Mountains to celebrate spring and be just a short drive from a host of golden daffodils – all very much inspired by English 19th Century Romantic poet William Wordsworth. So last Saturday in mid September our tour headed west from the Blue Mountains, visiting wee Rydal village and its renowned daffodil festival.  As always […]

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Katoomba Falls to 3 Sisters: 1 hr

Tour Title: Katoomba Cascades to 3 Sisters Tour Code: HK-KPE Tour Type: Short Hiking Tour Tour Price: $20 pp Tour Times: Start at Katoomba Station 8:30am.  Return to Katoomba Station 10:00am approx.  Tour Duration: 1.5 hours approx. Transport: We go Eco and Low Cost.  We then we catch a local bus.  Use your Opal Card! Tour Overview: This is a […]

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Blue Mountains Private Tours in Winter 2014

Nature Trail Practice Tours in Winter 2014   TRIP 02   Tour Title:                    Everglades and Sorensen Gardens Tour Code:                   GN-ESG Date:                           Wednesday, 4th Jun 2014 Trip Start Time:            10am Trip Finish Time:           2pm APPROX Trip Type:                    Morning with Gourmet Lunch Trip Category:              Practice Trip Walk Distance/Grade:   <1km / Easy […]

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Blue Mountains Private Tours in Summer 2014

OUR VERY FIRST TOUR   Tour Title:                    Mountains Gardens & Nurseries Tour Code:                   GN-MGN Date:                           Saturday, 1st Feb 2014 Trip Start Time:            10am Trip Finish Time:           2pm APPROX Trip Type:                     Morning with Gourmet Lunch Trip Category:              Practice Trip Walk Distance/Grade:   <100m /Super Easy Transport Distance:       nil Catering:               […]

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Tour – Mountains Gardens & Nurseries GN-MGN

Full Day Tour Super Easy Gourmet Lunch Tour Price $300 per guest   Overview: A very private small group tour exploring selected formal private gardens of the Upper Blue Mountains.  Local home owners show us around their private gardens and we head off to various local nurseries.  We chat over lunch at magnificent Everglades Garden and have a wonder through […]

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