Vince was our guide and driver - a very easy going and chatty person. We made a few other pickups before heading off on the tour. Tour costs AUD99 per pax but they offered us a AUD10 discount per pax if we agreed to take the tour on a Saturday instead of Thursday (as originally planned). A brief itinerary of the tour (this represents what we actually did on the tour even though the website may promise other things):
- Sydney 2000 Olympic Site
- Leura village
- Leura and Katoomba Townships
- Stop at Scenicworld to ride the Scenic Railway, Skyway and SceniSender. This was an additional AUD30 each. I would highly recommend.
- Ride the Worlds' steepest incline railway (really scary. preferably done downwards but we did upwards cos of Vince's instructions) down to the elevated timber boardwalk which meanders through the picturesque rainforest. This was where we spotted the bird (supposed to be the father in the Three Sisters story digging around for his magic stick):
- Walk past the coal mines, smell the Eucalyptus trees and return up the mountain on the Flyway cable car (we took the cable car downwards instead)
- See Wentworth Falls area (nothing much, really)
- Megalong & Jamison Valleys
- Lunch - AUD10 for Chinese at a Katoomba restaurant. Opted for Chinese cos it allowed you to pile one single plate with as much food as you wanted from their cai fan display (heh)
- Echo Point – see the world famous ‘Three Sisters’ and view Australia's "GRAND CANYON". Best views here. And also because the clouds cleared up, making for a very beautiful picture.
And rainbow, again!
- Aboriginal Culture - Learn about the Boomerang and Didgeridoo.
- Our homeward journey is entertaining with our legendary Aussie Folk music
- Tea at Featherdale Wildlife Park – Get up close and personal with all our native animals, pat and cuddle Koalas, Feed and pat kangaroos and emu's ; also Wombats, Tassie Devils, Dingo's and many more. Good for kids because of all the patting you can do. Adults can finish it in less than 2 hours. The place ain't that huge really. And the "tea" was really just either oj or a hot drink served by their cafe.
- Cruise back to the city along the Parramatta River and under the Sydney Harbour Bridge to Sydney Harbou. This was nice cos it coincided with sunset and allowed us to capture beautiful night views.
- TIP: Photos like these can only be captured on board a cruise so please try to take at least one! Timing your cruise nicely is also important for the desired lighting and effect.
After we alighted, I was caught up with my phototaking cos the skies were just so cooperative.We ended up spending a good half an hour or so experimenting with different settings and positions to capture more night shots.
Dinner was another gem of a find thanks to eatability and Tobs great research. We went to Boot Leg Bar at 175 Victoria Street, Potts Point. They serve good Italian food at similar standards as Jamie's. Had the calamari (best I've ever had in my life), lasagne (also the best I've ever had) but my squid ink pasta was a bit salty so I didn't like it that much. Ambience is great for a cosy date, unlike Jamie's. Total damage came up to AUD71.
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