Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comLunch at Cottage Point Inn by Seaplane from Sydney
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Duration: 4 hours (approx.)
Location: Sydney, Australia
Product code: 3531COTTAGE
Catch a Sydney Seaplane and fly to Cottage Point Inn for lunch. Perched on the water's edge in the heart of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, the award-winning Cottage Point Inn is one of Sydney's best kept secrets. You’ll enjoy a leisurely three-course à la carte lunch, featuring exceptional modern Australian cuisine, and travel to and from Sydney by seaplane.
Tranquil Cottage Point Inn is only 20 minutes' flying time from Sydney’s hustle and bustle. On arriving at Cottage Point Inn, you'll land on the water and taxi to the restaurant's seaplane dock, where the inn's friendly staff will be waiting with a warm welcome – and some great Australian wines!
To top off your magical afternoon, on your flight back to Sydney you'll have incredible photo opportunities as you fly over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House before landing at Rose Bay, eight kilometers from Sydney's city center.
- Thrilling return flight by seaplane from Sydney to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
- Gourmet three-course lunch at the award-winning Cottage Point Inn
- Aerial photo opportunities of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House and Bondi Beach
- Informative commentary from your expert pilot-guide
- Choice of three departure times: 11:30pm, 12:30pm and 1:30pm
Lunch at Cottage Point Inn by Seaplane from Sydney
Daily
Unavailable Dates:
- December 25 (Christmas Day)
Departures:
- 11:30am
- 12:30pm
- 1:30pm
Rose Bay Seaplane Base, Lyne Park Rose Bay, Sydney
Return details:Tour returns to original departure point
Hotel Pickup:Hotel pickup not available
Itinerary:Cottage Point Inn is set on the water at the junction of Cowan Waters and Coal and Candle Creek, was originally the Cottage Point boatshed and general store. The building was converted to a restaurant in the 1970’s and has been operating since.
Sample Menu
Starters
- Chilli-salted cuttlefish with green tea noodles and a sweet ginger & lychee dressing
- Sesame-seared yellowfin tuna with a coriander salad, ginger juices and an apple & wasabi sorbet
- Twice-cooked quail on pastry-wrapped pork & chestnut stuffi ng with Jerusalem artichoke puree & cranberry jus
- Warm Meredith goats cheese & dijon mustard tart with a lightly spiced tomato and apple relish & curly endive
- Grilled Western Australian sardine fillets on a Mediterranean style salad with fried haloumi, crème fraiche & pimento sauce
- Seared Queensland sea scallops on pan-fried crab meat crepe with a Thai snow pea salad & Nam Jim
- Three leaf salad with vine-ripened tomatoes, cucumber, soft fetta cheese & balsamic vinaigrette salad of butter lettuce & witlof with Corella pear, roasted walnuts, parmesan & an orange and vanilla bean dressing
Mains
- Fish of the day on a potato & chive pancake with garden peas, clams & citris verjuice butter sauce
- Pan-fried wild kingfish with a warm salad of French beans, basil, baby capers, balsamic cherry tomato dressing & tapenade
- Tasmanian ocean trout fillet, pan-seared then oven-roasted, on tomato & cardamom relish with pickled cucumber & minted yoghurt
- Roasted beef fillet on pan-fried white polenta, roast baby beets & horseradish jus
- Pan-fried loin of venison with duck liver & currant mousse, wilted spinach, red wine & bitter chocolate jus
- Duck leg confit & braised pork belly with brocollini, chilli jam & rich glaze
Desserts
- Chocolate ganache tart with macadamia nut crusted vanilla bean ice cream & lime syrup
- Raspberry soufflé with crème anglaise & white chocolate ice cream
- Orange & Grand Marnier creme brûlée with dark chocolate truffle ice cream
- Warm poached pear & banana crumble with palm sugar & lemongrass toffee sauce & amarula ice cream
- Marscapone & vanilla bean bavarois with a rhubarb, strawberry & white balsamic compote and sweet basil anglaise
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- Guided Commentary
- Return seaplane flight from Sydney to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
- Scenic Flight over Bondi Beach, Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House
- Gourmet three-course a la carte lunch
- Australian Goods and Services Tax (GST)
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Beverages
- This tour must be booked at least 72 hours in advance of your travel date
- Confirmation of this tour will be received at time of booking
- Minimum 2 adult passengers for this tour
- Flight cancellations due to weather will be rescheduled for an alternative day
- Passengers are reminded that all baggage and personal belongings are carried entirely at the passengers own risk
- Passengers requiring wheelchair assistance will be accepted on this tour. Please make a note into the "Special Requirements" box upon submitting your request, should wheelchair assistance be required.
- Please provide your contact details in Sydney in the Special Requirements box at the time of booking.
- All passengers weights must be advised at time of booking.
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