Experience a slice of Australia in one memorable day. See kangaroos and koalas, visit beaches and rainforest, see sandstone escarpments, a waterfall, and eucalyptus-clad valleys as you walk along a forest trail.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- COVID-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Small group
- Limited to 15 participants
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 11 hours
- Check availability to see starting times.
- Skip the ticket line
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English
Experience
Highlights
- Join a private koala experience with a keeper and take your photo with Australia’s favourite marsupial
- Feed kangaroos and wallabies
- Visit a popular hang glider launch site with sweeping views of the coast and the iconic Sea Cliff Bridge
- Stop along the Grand Pacific Drive to enjoy lunch at a beachside café popular with locals
- Take a short hike to awesome views of eucalyptus-clad sandstone gorges and a towering waterfall
- Drive along country roads to a boutique winery to taste locally-produced, cool-climate wines
Full description
Be part of a small group of no more than 11 travelers and journey by comfortable minibus, south along the beaches of Botany Bay and into the Royal National Park. Wind through the forest and stop at Bald Hill Lookout, which affords sweeping views of the Illawarra coastline and the famous Sea Cliff Bridge.
Next, it's on to the family-run Symbio Wildlife Park, active in koala conservation. Find out everything you ever wanted to know about these fascinating marsupials during a private koala presentation with a keeper. Snap the ultimate selfie - just you and a koala. You’ll also be able to feed kangaroos and wallabies and get up close with native Australian wildlife.
Continue to follow the scenic coastline of the Grand Pacific Drive across the Sea Cliff Bridge as it sweeps out over the ocean and on to Bulli Beach where you’ll enjoy lunch in a café popular with locals that overlooks the beach and an ocean pool. Bring your swimmers for a pre-lunch dip if the sun is out.
In the afternoon head up through temperate rainforest into the Southern Highlands. An easy hike leads to viewpoints that take in the spectacular sandstone gorges and towering waterfalls of the Morton National Park.
Finally, you’ll drive along country roads to a boutique winery near Berrima, one of Australia’s oldest towns, to taste locally-produced, cool climate wine before returning to Sydney. Arrival back at Circular Quay is around 6:30 PM.
Includes
- Transportation in an air-conditioned minibus
- Knowledgeable guide
- Entrance fee to the National Park and Symbio Wildlife Park
- Private koala experience with a keeper
- Lunch with a glass of Australian wine, beer, juice, or soda
- Wine tasting at a boutique winery
COVID-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
- All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
- Customers must keep distance in vehicles
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Traveler requirements
- Customers are required to bring and wear masks
- Customers must fill out a travel information form
- Customers will get a mandatory temperature check
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Date
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Meeting point
Outside the Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at 7:30 AM.
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What to bring
- Passport or ID card
- Comfortable shoes
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Water
Know before you go
- Minimum age for this experience is 12 years
- Minimum age to consume alcohol is 18 years. Photo ID as proof of legal drinking age may be requested for the service of alcohol at lunch and at the wine tasting.
- Wear shoes and clothing suitable for easy hiking
- Hat, sunscreen and water bottle are recommended
- Add a swimsuit and towel for a dip at the beach if it's hot
- Bring a warm jacket for the Highlands
- Customers should be able to walk 1 kilometer (half a mile) at a time and be able to walk up and down 50 steps
