Blue Mountains
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Nature & Wildlife,
Walking/Hiking,
Monument - Natural,
National Park
Blue Mountains Reviews
We've found 185 Blue Mountains reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by Kerry D, September 2012
Doing what: Blue Mountains Nature and Wildlife Day Tour from Sydney
Our trip to The Blue Mountains was a wonderful day. To start with, the coach was very comfortable, also fitted with seat belts, great. Our coach driver, Paul was outstanding, great commentator and also a sense of humour. He even assisted with photo taking. I also enjoyed the tour around Homebush, the olympic games area. Great day.
Review by eva_afta, September 2012
The three sisters at the blue mountains is a wonderful natural rock formation and a popular tourist destination. From the three sisters you can walk down the Giant Stairway and take one of the many bush walks in the mountains. To come back up you can walk up the stairs or take the sky way/cable cars back up the mountain.
Review by pam.aggelakos, June 2012
Doing what: Blue Mountains Nature and Wildlife Day Tour from Sydney
We had an amazing trip to the Blue Mountains. The tour guide was humorous, knowledgeable, and attentive. The scenery was astounding. We had a remarkable day.
Review by Barry W, May 2012
Doing what: Blue Mountains Nature and Wildlife Day Tour from Sydney
Effcient and entertaining tour. The Blue Mountains are well worth visiting and without a car this made for a very convenient way of experiencing a day out of Sydney.
Review by Joanna H, United Kingdom, May 2012
Doing what: Blue Mountains Day Trip and River Cruise
We actually ended up taking the coach tour as the operator was unable to run this trip. We had a super day and would totally recommend this trip to take you out of Sydney and experience some memorable views of the Blue Mountains and Three Sisters. Scenic World was fantastic too. Whilst you'd imagine the gondola and sky ride as being the "only way the travel" the train down into the valley was an experience in itself - this isn't to be missed. Featherdale is a fab place to stop, you get up close and personal to lots of Australian's furry locals. Our driver was also very informative and lovely guy. Do this trip!!! Enjoy!
Review by Brian P, March 2012
Doing what: 2-Day Combo: Sydney City Tour, Sydney Harbour Lunch Cruise and Blue Mountains Day Trip
Excellent tour of the city with very knowledgeable and informed driver. The lunch cruise was very good, food was pretty good. Blue mountains tour was excellent as well, again driver was very informative, lots to do and see at the location in the mountains. Liked being able to split the two day trips to fit our schedule. Very satisfied.
Review by Sheila D, March 2012
Doing what: Blue Mountains Deluxe Small Group Eco Tour from Sydney
I'm sure much of our enjoyment was due to our driver, Paul. He is a local and had lots of interesting information he shared with us. The early arrival to Featherdale was great. The animals were ready for guests and it was not crowded. I also like that the tour allowed us to take the three types of transportation available at the Blue Mountains. That was fun. I do wish the lunch had been a bit more creative. The food was somewhat bland, particularly for the price.
Review by Helen T, February 2012
Doing what: Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves Motorcoach Day Tour
We just came back from this tour and we loved it! The tour guide was very amusing with his commentary and I found it nice to learn things about the city's (Sydney) history that I typically don't get from other guides.
The Blue Mountains were beautiful, they do their best to get you to do the most in the short time you have (about an hour). If you're not a fan of hiking/nature-walking an hour is enough. If you are, I'd advise you skip this tour and take just the "Blue Mountains" tour or take the train to Katoomba railway station to spend some more time there.
Most of the trip is spent at Jenolan Caves, which are astoundingly beautiful. The tour of the caves lasts a good hour and a half, and they really give you a great history lesson while you're climbing those 900-something stairs.
One word of warning: those who are claustrophobic or find it difficult to breath in 'cave' conditions, I'd advise you NOT to go. There was a lady who turned back a few minutes into the tour because she was having trouble.
In the pond nearby the cave (the blue one) you may be lucky enough to see a platypus but there almost was not enough time to take a look around the area between lunch and the tour.
We are exhausted and happy by the end, and our tour guide treated us to a look-see at some wild kangaroos!
Review by liliana.pereira, February 2012
Doing what: Blue Mountains Nature and Wildlife Day Tour from Sydney
It was really god, but the time spent in the park at the blue mountains wasn't enought and we had to run a lot to do everything... some people didn't get to do and see everything, ubt they got part of the money back.
Review by Anais M G, January 2012
Doing what: 2-Day Combo: Sydney City Tour, Sydney Harbour Lunch Cruise and Blue Mountains Day Trip
This was a great value. The blue mountains were just breathtaking!! The food on the lunch tour was adequate - I got some good photos. The Sydney tour was wonderful - got to go to the beach!!
Review by Harvey B, December 2011
Doing what: Blue Mountains Nature and Wildlife Day Tour from Sydney
This was an excellent trip. We enjoyed the day so much. The Blue Mountains are very scenic. We were lucky to get good views before the clouds and rain rolled in. The railway at Scenic World was like the old "E" ride at Disneyland. Scary, but fun. I can't decide which was scarier...going down or going up backward. We got a special treat to see the Aborigine dancers before we reached Scenic World. Our stop at Featherdale was a treat. We fed the kangaroos and patted the koala. So cute. We even had time to drive through Olympic Park on the way back to Sydney. It was a long day, though, but very glad we did it.
Review by Sara H, December 2011
Doing what: 2-Day Combo: Sydney City Tour, Sydney Harbour Lunch Cruise and Blue Mountains Day Trip
Excellent from start to finish. Picked up at hotel on time. Very good guides on both days. Saw a lot of Sydney on our coach tour and lunch on the catamaran was really good - far better than I had been expecting. Only thing you were unable to give us - good weather! Unfortunately our trip to the Blue Mountains was a bit disastrous with mist and rain so that we couldn't see a thing but still did a hair-raising ride on the funicular railway and the chocolate shop in Leura on our way back into Sydney made up for everything...............1
Review by Undercover American, Australie, September 2011
Doing what: Blue Mountains Nature and Wildlife Day Tour from Sydney
This day tour packs a lot in and our bus driver/guide steered us through everything. He was a real pro who patiently explained everything to everybody as many times as they needed to hear it. The Blue Mountains are a piece of the Australian wilderness that is definitely worth experiencing first hand.
Note from Viator: This review was written by Melinda, who wrote a complete summary of the Blue Mountains Wildlife tour on the Viator Travel Blog.
Review by Travel61, September 2011
Doing what: Blue Mountain Small-Group Day Hikes from Sydney
This is the best way to see the Blue Mountains if you want a more unique experience. The group is very small (no big motorcoach) and made up of active travelers. The hiking can be hard in some spots (be sure to have good shoes) but was very thrilling. We had a nice hike out, then a great lunch on the top of Ruined Castle – which is a huge outcrop of boulders with incredible 360 degree views of the area. Our guide was great, pointing out things along the way – and pausing for spotting the wildlife, etc. Everything was taken care of from the hotel pick-up to the tram tickets to a great lunch. If you want a great Blue Mountain hike to a unique destination without the crowds – this is the tour to take!
Review by Alan J, August 2011
Doing what: Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves Motorcoach Day Tour
An amazing experience. We enjoyed the Blue Mountains but the Jenolan Caves were unbelievable. Our driver was very knowledgeable and our guide at the caves very interesting.
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