Sydney Things to Do Tips by keida84

One of the highlight of our Blue Mountain tour was the opportunity to see kangaroos in their natural habitat and not in a zoo.

Our guide told us to be very quiet and walk slowly and you will be able to get close to the kangaroos, but be careful as they can kick you quite hard.

Well, doing my best Elmer Fudd impression (ssh you must be vewy vewy quiet!) I got within touching distance of the kangaroos. They were such wonders to behold! Again like seeing monuments or places on TV or in books that you have seen so many times before, it is awe inspiring to see these places and creatures for real.

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Phone: 02 9387 8390
Address: In the wilds of the Blue Mountains
Website: www.oztrails.com.au

We really wanted to see the Blue Mountains which, are not really mountains but foothills at approximately 2,228 meteres (which is 7310 in feet).

I had wanted to go with another travel company that offered the Jenolan caves and the Blue Mountains but our hosts at the B&B strongly recommended Oz Trails. When I compared the two tours it was clear that the best bargin for the money was Oz Trails. The provided morning tea and lunch which was included in our fare, the other tour company did not.

Jeff was our tour guide and despite him being Scottish, he was certainly knowledgeable about Sydney and the Blue Mountains. He told a funny story about a man he had on a tour who told him "I went to Scotland and had an Australian tour guide and I come to Australia and now have a Scottish tour guide!"

Give this company a looksee next time you are planning a trip to Sydney and are in need of a good day tour, then I highly recommend

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Phone: 02 93878390
Directions: Oz Lines picks you up at your hotel and will return you to the Circular Quay and you will seek transport back to your hotel.
Website: http://www.oztrails.com.au

We stayed in the area known as "Cremorne Point" just a quick 5 minute ferry ride from the Circular Quay area. Upon arrival you will see a staircase, walk up the stairs and you will be in the Cremorne Reserve.

From our hotel, there is an opening between the houses you will walk down the stairs and you will be in the Reserve as well. Just take notice of where you started out so you will recognize it upon your return.

The Cremorne Reserve is approximately 1 mile in length and the pathway runs along the waterfront of the embayment. Chock full of trees and foliage, the path meanders along some of the most choice property in the vicinity. There are park benches so you can stop and take a breather or just to simply take in the beauty of the reserve.

The next time you are in Sydney and want to see some other sights, I suggest you take a trip across the bay to Cremorne Point Reserve.

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Address: Cremorne Point

On our tour of the Blue Mountains we had the opportunity to ride the "Mine Train" and the Scenisender (suspended tramway).

The mine train is the steepest inclined railway in the world. Oh my gosh! My heart was in my throat as we ascended the incline (aprroximately 45 degree incline) up the canyon wall. The picture shown here are of those who had a death wish, as they rode the train back DOWN the canyon wall. Nuts, I tell you, simply nuts.

The fee for this and the tramway was $15 AUD pp

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Address: Blue Mountains National Park

This was a fantastic walk about. We got to see the local color and where the locals go. No tourist venues here. This is the town where the University of Sydney is located so the "feel" of this town spoke to us because we met & married in Santa Barbara, which is also a university town.

So as you can guess the town pretty much "goes" all the time. It is alive with people heading to work or school or like us content to sit with a bowl of some of the finest Gelato I have ever tasted, and watch the world go by.

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Address: Center of Newtown, NSW Australia