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A collection of our favourite family
holidays around New South Wales
brought to you by Destination NSW.
A collection of our favourite family
holidays around New South Wales
brought to you by Destination NSW.
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An amazing island escape, casual
beachside camping, and an actionpacked trip to the snow, are just
a few of the NSW family holidays
on Donna’s wish list.
since I heard just how beautiful, dramatic and
Recently, my sister convinced me to go on my first
area, it’s only a two-hour flight from Sydney or
camping trip with the boys near Terrigal on the Central
Brisbane. The island is 11km long and 2km across,
Coast. It’s a classic beach holiday destination. There are
and the best way to get around is to hire bikes from
plenty of holiday parks to pitch a tent and do fun things
Wilson’s Hire Service, exploring pristine beaches
like teach the kids to make damper. Terrigal Beach is
as well as bushland rich in bird life. The coastline
a great place to have them learn to surf with Central
is jaw-dropping and the best way to see it is from
Coast Surf School. Make sure you head into Terrigal
As a mum to two boisterous young boys, family holidays are
the water. Marine Adventures organises a variety
for breakfast and jostle with the locals for a beachside
all about keeping their active minds and bodies busy (and
of boat trips including a glass-bottom boat tour kids
table at Bellyfish. Walk off your meal with a trip to the
including a little pampering for mum, if we can squeeze it in!).
will love. Also be sure to take them to the postcard
headland known as The Skillion – the view is amazing!
If anything, though, what the boys have taught me is to be a
perfect Neds Beach where you can watch the local
little more relaxed and adventurous in my approach to holidays.
tradition of hand-feeding the fish daily. I’ve heard
I have my mind set on two very different NSW family holidays
amazing things about Arajilla resort, which boasts
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luxury accommodation in the rainforest.
this year – a tropical getaway full of seaside delights and aquatic
adventures, and skiing in the State’s very own winter wonderland.
You can find ideas for both styles of holiday in the pages of this
Rockpools, Lord Howe Island
booklet as well as many more, starting with my picks, opposite.
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secluded it is. Situated in a World Heritage-listed
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The Skillion, Terrigal
Lord Howe Island has been on my bucket list ever
NSW has much to offer families of any persuasion and inclination
– I hope this helps you plan your next trip!
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Kosciuszko National Park,
I’ve been to the Snowy Mountains many times,
convenience of Thredbo, as it’s incredibly central to the
slopes and I like the European ski village atmosphere.
There’s a part of the ski fields known as Friday Flat,
which is a gentle slope for beginners. You can learn
to ski with Thredbo Snow Sports School or, in summer,
hurtle down a 700m luge track with Thredbo Bobsled
(kids under nine can double up with parents). If you’re
ravenous after skiing like me, head to The Terrace,
which features some of the best food in the mountains.
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Lord Howe Island
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but this is the first year I will take the kids. I love the
Sydney gives families endless possibilities for play
around the sparkling harbour. Top of the list for
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over-10s is the BridgeClimb over the Sydney Harbour
Bridge. After admiring the waterway from above, you
can get wet and wild on a spin around the harbour
with Oz Jet Boating, dip your paddle into the big blue
with Sydney Harbour Kayaks or help hoist the sails
on an afternoon cruise on the tall ship Southern Swan
with Sydney Harbour Tall Ships. You can also catch a
park, Luna Park, where kids can have lots of fun
clowning around on the rides. A day at the beach is
a must, and a short bus ride from the CBD, the flat
Opera Quays,
harbour beach of Nielsen Park offers safe paddling
near Circular Quay
for toddlers. The more energetic can head to the
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ferry from Circular Quay to the waterfront amusement
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From aquatic adventures on the harbour
and the city’s beaches, to a rollicking
time exploring its many museums and
wildlife parks, Sydney and its surrounds
has much to offer families of all ages.
famous Bondi Beach and try paddleboarding with
Bondi Standup Paddleboard School. Surfside fish and
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chips are obligatory, so drop into Fishmongers and grab
a box of fish and hand-cut chips. Just as popular as
Sydney’s eastern beaches are the northern stretches
of sand, particularly Manly. It’s a half-hour drive north
of the CBD, or the same length ferry ride taking in the
sights of Sydney Harbour. Nippers can learn how to
hang ten at the Kids Academy of Surf at Manly Beach,
while big kids can also dive with sharks at Manly SEA
shark tunnel. After having your fill of the surf, take in
some other city-based activities. Explore the waterfront
family precinct at Darling Harbour, which has a free
Luna Park
Nielsen Park
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LIFE Sanctuary, or head into the less scary underwater
playground in the new Darling Quarter area. It’s also
home to several museums to captivate youngsters.
National Maritime Museum, take a glass-bottom
boat tour at Sydney Aquarium, and check out the
interactive design and science-based Powerhouse
Museum. Sydney’s other museums with fun interactive
displays are The Rocks Discovery Museum and
The Australian Museum, where dinosaurs are the
drawcard. Plus, don’t leave town without taking in
a special kids’ performance at the Sydney Opera House.
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Fishing on Sydney Harbour
ILLUSTRATIONS: JOSIE TAYLOR.
They can climb aboard a submarine at the Australian
Roar and Snore,
Penrith’s Whitewater
Taronga Zoo
Stadium
Australian Reptile Park,
Central Coast
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Just a 90-minute drive from Sydney you’ll find the
spectacular Blue Mountains, home to charming
villages like Leura and Katoomba and awesome
bushwalking through vast gorges and World Heritagelisted national park. Start your trip with a visit to the
scenic Three Sisters at Echo Point – three rocky
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outcrops that, according to Aboriginal legend, represent
three sisters who were turned to stone. After you’ve
been to the lookout, take the Giant Stairway down
800 steps to the floor of the valley. If that sounds a
bit too strenuous, catch a ride on the Scenic Railway,
the steepest railway incline in the world. Once at the
Circus Arts, Homebush
bottom you can stroll across the Scenic Walkway and
then catch the Scenic Cableway, the steepest aerial
cable car in Australia, back up to the top. Leave some
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time to head another 75 minutes south-west of the
mountains to the award-winning Jenolan Caves at
Oberon. Crawl through 11 cave systems and, on
Saturdays, catch an underground concert in the
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impressive Cathedral Cave. You can also choose
to stay overnight at Jenolan Caves House.
Drive one hour north of Sydney and you’ll
discover the playgrounds of the Hawkesbury River
wildlife and wilderness areas to explore. Have
your photo taken with a python at the Australian
Reptile Park, Central Coast, soar metres above
the forest floor on flying foxes at the Treetop
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and Central Coast. There are loads of waterways,
Adventure Park or go horse riding with Glenworth
Valley Outdoor Adventures. You can experience
the river and stay aboard your own houseboat with
Penrith’s Whitewater Stadium. It’s the only manmade
Luxury Afloat at Brooklyn, or journey to Tobruk
whitewater course in the southern hemisphere, built
Sheep Station near Wisemans Ferry. They have
If there’s a budding Olympian in the family, then
for the canoe, kayak and slalom events at the 2000
farmstay accommodation and an Australian
head to Sydney Olympic Park at Homebush, a
Olympics. There are plenty of places to stay around
Outback Show. It’s a real Aussie experience with
40-minute drive west of the CBD. You can do a tour of
Sydney, but if you want million-dollar views (without
sheep mustering, shearing and more.
ANZ Stadium, channel your inner fish in the Aquatic
the price tag) it’s hard to beat Cockatoo Island. In the
Centre or take a trapeze lesson with Circus Arts.
middle of the harbour, this former prison and shipyard
the Royal National Park, the world’s second oldest
You can also hire bikes at the neighbouring 40-hectare
is now a popular tourist attraction. Camp out in tents
national park. With 150km of walking trails, ten
Bicentennial Park and pedal along the cycling paths.
that sleep a family of four or opt for the two-bedroom
coastal beaches and heaps of waterholes and
Next, take the kids for a walk on the wild side at
self-contained luxury apartments. You can also sleep
lagoons, this is a water wonderland. You can rent
Featherdale Wildlife Park, a 30-minute drive further
alongside the big cats at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo on
rowboats, kayaks and aqua bikes at the historic
west. Here you can hand-feed a kangaroo, have your
a Roar and Snore sleepover. It includes a night safari,
Audley Boatshed. Explore Kangaroo Creek and the
photo taken with a koala and get the lowdown on some
accommodation in tented cabins overlooking the
of the 300 species of Australian wildlife that call it
harbour, and a behind-the-scenes tour in the morning.
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home. Afterwards enjoy some thrills and spills at
Travel south of Sydney and you’ll come across
Aboriginal rock engravings with Royal Coast
Walks, or take a dip at sheltered Garie beach.
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Hacking River, take a guided tour of the Jibbon
Scenic Railway, Blue Mountains
Beach Bums Café,
Forster
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With stacks of sandy beaches, safe
swimming lagoons and activities
to keep them active and amused,
kids are bound to have a good time
on both stretches of the NSW coast.
of the sparkling waters of Wallis Lake. It’s an aquatic
Fingal Bay, Port Stephens
adventureland with safe town beaches and childfriendly lagoons. Take a cruise on the lake with Free
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A further hour’s drive up the Pacific Highway brings
you to Forster-Tuncurry, the twin towns on either side
Spirit Cruises and then head to Forster Main Beach for
fish and chips at Beach Bums Café. Finish with a cone
the kids to fish on a half-day Ocean Quest Deep Sea
Port Stephens, just two-and-a-half hours’ drive north
Fishing trip, or have plenty of laughs at Big Buzz Fun
of Sydney, is a favoured spot for Aussies longing for a
Park or Ton-O-Fun amusement parks. For something
traditional bucket-and-spade family holiday. It’s home
more relaxing, take a trail ride at Clarendon Forest
to sizeable pods of dolphins, so your first port of call
Retreat and stay overnight in the family cottages.
should be a dolphin-watch cruise with Moonshadow
From Forster, it’s a 90-minute drive to Port Macquarie,
which has a dizzying number of activities. Play ‘I spy’ at
Reserve at Tanilba Bay is a hotspot for koala sightings
Port Macquarie Observatory on Sunday and Wednesday
and you can book a guided walk at the information
nights, ride a bullock train at the heritage Timbertown
centre. Kids can also hand-feed rays and sharks at the
pioneer park or go wild at the Billabong Koala and
Australian Shark and Ray Centre or milk a cow and
Wildlife Park. Duck into Ricardoes, a greenhouse
ride a tractor at Oakvale Farm and Fauna World. For
strawberry and tomato farm where you can pick your
a light lunch, grab a focaccia at the Sandyfoot Café
own berries and stop for lunch at Café Red. If your kids
in Shoal Bay Resort & Spa and if the kids are up for it,
are into extreme sports, the giddy free-fall of the outdoor
make the climb to Tomaree Headland for far-reaching
vertical wind tunnel at Extreme Velocity should be on
views of the coast. Originally the site of a radar station
your hit list. You can stay overnight in the beachside
for spotting enemy ships in World War II, today the
self-contained apartments at Flynns Beach Resort.
sightings are of humpback whales migrating along the
A couple of hours’ drive north is Coffs Harbour,
coast from May to November. One Mile Beach Holiday
where you can visit the iconic Big Banana (home to
Park at Anna Bay is a firm favourite with families
a waterslide and ice rink), or Dolphin Marine Magic,
thanks to its resort-style pool, tennis court, and putt
where you can be kissed by a seal or pat a dolphin.
putt golf, with a kids’ club during school holidays.
The Novotel Pacific Bay Resort is a terrific spot to stay.
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Cruises. For fauna of a different kind, Tilligerry Habitat
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Main Beach, Forster
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from Sinners & Saints Ice Creamery. You can teach
lessons in school holidays. Camping is a quintessential
Australian experience, so teach the kids how to pitch
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a tent at Seven Mile Beach Holiday Park or stay in one
of the self-contained cabins. The park has two swimming
pools and a farm where the kids can feed the chickens.
There are plenty more awesome holiday hot spots further
down the coast, including the blue water paradise that
is Jervis Bay, a three-hour drive from Sydney. Here you
can explore the marine park on a dive or boat snorkelling
Bateman’s Bay
settlement of Mollymook, much loved by families with
youngsters for its sheltered beaches.
For more family fun, a stay in Batemans Bay, another
two hours south, is recommended. One of the best ways
to explore its string of pristine beaches and sheltered
bays is a glass-bottom kayak tour of Cullendulla
Sanctuary with Region X. The kids can also meet a few
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tour with Dive Jervis Bay as well as visit the seaside
feathered friends at Birdland Animal Park or feed a tiger
10km south of Batemans Bay. Then it’s just a hop, skip
and a jump to The Original Gold Rush Colony, where
you can learn about life during the 1850s on a guided
Trainworks, Thirlmere
Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk
tour, pan for gold, and ride on a steam train during
Diggies, Northbeach
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and pat a panda at Mogo Zoo, a privately operated zoo
school holidays. Kids will love the five-bedroom Captain’s
Cottage at Long Beach, just out of Batemans Bay, which
that usually include accommodation and a family pass
for four at Jamberoo Action Park.
has its very own lighthouse and provides boogie boards,
Wollongong Beach
buckets and spades, a cricket set, badminton set and
other games.
Another two hours away, you’ll find Merimbula,
stacks of sights and delights for all ages. The Illawarra
and a pivotal pit stop for every family. You can catch
another big family favourite with great surfing as well
region, just a one-hour drive from Sydney, not only has
the chairlift 500 metres up to the mountaintop and
as beach and rock fishing at Tura Beach, just north
some of the state’s most spectacular beaches, it’s also
ride a bobsled back down, whip around in racing cars
of town. The beach also has an 18-hole golf course
become a real adventure hub. You can get a birds-eye
and mini speedboats, or plunge down hair-raising
designed by Peter Thomson and the Magic Mountain
view of the hang-gliders at Stanwell Tops, and skydiving
waterslides. Afterwards, stop at the Robertson Pie
theme park, where youngsters can ride the roller-
and aerobatic flights over Wollongong Beach. If you
Shop to grab pies for the troops and then set off on the
coaster, slip down the waterslide and race around
prefer trains to flights, head to Trainworks at Thirlmere,
nearby Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk, a 45-minute drive
the mini-grand prix track. You could also head to
where you can explore 100-plus old locomotives and
from Wollongong. Here you’ll discover a network of
the Mandeni Family Fun Park & Golf Centre for an
refuel at the Trainworks café. On Sundays you can
walkways in the forest, 20–30 metres above ground.
afternoon of mountain biking, paddle boating and
also take a steam train ride and families with toddlers
Another must-see on any South Coast excursion is the
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The park is just 30 minutes south of Wollongong
Head to the South Coast for a getaway that also offers
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which has Jamberoo Family Fun packages each summer
more, and have a barbecue on a sunny lawn. If you
Blowhole at Kiama. When the sea conditions are right,
prefer to go seaside, glide along with dolphins on a sea
when Thomas the Tank Engine comes to visit. For
the blowhole spurts spectacular plumes of water high
kayaking tour with Ocean Wilderness Sea Kayaking
animal adventures head to Symbio Wildlife Park at
into the sky thrilling kids of all ages. Stop for lunch at
or stare down a shark at Merimbula Aquarium.
Helensburgh, where you can steal a quick cuddle with
Little Blowhole Café & Grocer. Kendalls Beach in town
a koala. Stop in at Diggies right on Northbeach for
is quite protected with small surf, a play set and grassy
the southernmost port in NSW. Visit the 80-year-old
tasty salt and pepper squid or a pulled pork sandwich
areas, but if you’ve ever wanted to hang ten on a perfect
Killer Whale Museum to learn more about these
with apple slaw and then indulge in the housemade
wave head to the sweeping Seven Mile Beach south of
fascinating creatures, before driving to the Green Cape
gelato at AustiBeach Café. Base yourself at Novotel
Kiama. It’s one of the region’s safest surfing beaches
Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in NSW, where you
Northbeach, right across the road from the beach,
with Land’s Edge Surf School running special kids’
can stay in the former keeper’s cottage.
Just a half hour away, you’ll come to historic Eden,
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will want to book tickets for A Day Out With Thomas
Taronga Western Plains
Zoo, Dubbo
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sydney & surrounds
Let the kids run wild in the wide,
open spaces of the countryside,
where animals, activities and
adventure go hand-in-hand.
Old Dubbo Gaol
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Almost midway between Sydney and Brisbane,
Bellingen’s unspoilt natural countryside, lively
arts community and proximity to the coast has
attracted families for decades. With seven national
parks on the doorstep it’s an ideal spot for active
Kids will get a kick out of visiting McDonald’s Farm,
Canoe Adventures and enjoy thrills and spills
a 4000-acre property about four-and-a-half hours’
drive west of Sydney, near Mudgee. It’s a great place for
organise a rollicking ride on the edge of the Bongil
the family to learn about farming and an ideal base to
Bongil National Park and you can also walk tall at
explore the Central West region. There’s a two-bedroom
the Skywalk and Walk with the Birds elevated
homestead or shearer’s cottage to stay in and activities
boardwalk in the Dorrigo National Park. Another
galore on the property including pony and tractor rides,
kid magnet is the Raleigh International Raceway,
blackberry picking and farm chores including sheep
where you can hire go-karts, take a tractor ride and,
shearing and milking the cows. When you’re done, pack
in summer, splash out in the water park. Make sure
the kids into the car and drive to Wellington Caves and
you stroll along Bellingen’s quaint main street and
show them one of the largest limestone stalagmites, a
check out the arts and crafts at the 100-year-old
whopping 15 metres high. You should also plan a safari
Old Butter Factory. You can also enjoy a light lunch
to Taronga Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo. You can hire
in the bright and breezy café on-site. The nearby
bikes or just drive around the 6km track through the
Federal Hotel offers a great pub meal – make sure
zoo spotting the 1500 free-roaming animals in their
you head there on Sundays with the family for
natural habitats. Squeeze in a quick visit to Old
a roast with all the trimmings. The kids can enjoy
Dubbo Gaol and then head further west to see the
the simple pleasures of day-to-day rural life at the
radio telescope at Parkes, made famous in the movie
riverside Bellingen Farmstay, a 22-acre organic
The Dish. If the budding astronomers in the family
farm where they can feed the sheep, cattle and
still have stars in their eyes, head to the Siding
chooks each morning, take a swim in the river,
Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran and learn
fish for bream or float downstream in a canoe.
about the research telescopes in the visitors centre.
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canoeing on the Bellinger River. Valery Trails can
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Bellingen
awesome bushwalking or book in with Bellingen
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adventure holidays, so kick off your trip with some
towards the Snowy Mountains, three hours’ drive
south of Canberra. In winter, it’s a powdery white
playground where exuberant kids can let off some
learning how to ski or snowboard. Before you learn
to ski with Thredbo Snow Sports School, stop
in at Merritts Mountain House for a tasty apple
strudel to fortify you. For more snow action,
drive to Perisher, where you can go snow tubing
at Tube Town, or hire a toboggan at Perisher
Perisher
Snowsports Hire and shoot down the slopes.
But the action doesn’t stop when the snow melts.
of the best alpine landscape in the country by
Kosciuskzo National Park, Snowy Mountains
taking a half-day wildflower walk with Snowy
Mountains Climbing School or, if that’s too tame,
hop on the Kosciuskzo Express Chairlift and then
hike to the summit of Mt Kosciuskzo.
Mountain biking is also a popular summer activity
the family. You can also go on a guided horse trek
at Snowy Wilderness, home to many brumbies.
If watersports are your passion, you can waterski
and wakeboat on Lake Jindabyne or canoe and
kayak down the Snowy River. Some beautiful
places to stay in the area include Pender Lea
Chalets where you can overnight in their Swiss-style
Just 15 minutes’ drive from Thredbo, Lake
Crackenback Resort & Spa really delivers the
goods for families who like convenience with
well-appointed, self-contained apartments and
chalets and a vast list of activities. The resort
boasts a 9-hole golf course, swimming pool,
tennis and volleyball courts, trampolines, archery,
The resort also organises fly fishing lessons,
river sledding, and guided spotlight night walks.
Thredbo Snow
Sports School
Babysitting is also available and weary parents
can have a break in the day spa before rejoining
the kids for wood-fired pizza in the Alpine Larder.
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a ropes course, canoeing and fishing in the lake.
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chalets, a converted barn or former horse’s stable.
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and the Lake Jindabyne bike path is suitable for all
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In spring and summer, families can explore some
Ricardoes (02) 6585 0663; ricardoes.com
Robertson Pie Shop (02) 4885 1330
Royal Coast Walks (02) 8521 7423;
royalcoastalwalks.com.au
Sandyfoot Café 1800 181 810;
shoalbayresort.com
Scenic Railway, Cableway, Skyway
(02) 4780 0200; scenicworld.com.au
Seven Mile Beach Holiday Park
(02) 4234 1340; kiamacoast.com.au
Shoal Bay Resort & Spa
shoalbayresort.com.au; 1800 181 810
Sinners & Saints Ice Creamery
(02) 6554 5361
Siding Spring Observatory (02) 6215 0230
Snowy Mountains Climbing School
(02) 6076 9101; snowymtns.com
Snowy Wilderness 1800 218 171;
snowywilderness.com.au
Sydney Aquarium (02) 8251 7800;
sydneyaquarium.com.au
Sydney Harbour Kayaks
(02) 9960 4389; sydneyharbourkayaks.com
Sydney Olympic Park (02) 9714 7888;
sydneyolympicpark.com.au
Sydney Opera House (02) 9250 7777;
sydneyoperahouse.com
Sydney Harbour Tall Ships 1800 825 574;
sydneytallships.com.au
Symbio Wildlife Park (02) 4294 1244;
symbiozoo.com.au
Taronga Zoo Sydney (02) 9969 2777;
taronga.org.au
Taronga Western Plains Zoo
(02) 6881 1400; taronga.org.au
The Australian Museum (02) 9320 6000;
australianmuseum.net.au
The Big Banana (02) 6652 4355;
bigbanana.com
The Original Gold Rush Colony
(02) 4474 2123; goldrushcolony.com.au
The Rocks Discovery Museum
(02) 9240 8680; therocks.com.au
The Terrace (02) 6457 6222;
thedenman.com.au
Thredbo Bobsled thredbo.com.au
Thredbo Snow Sports School
(02) 6459 4044; thredbo.com.au
Timbertown (02) 6586 1940;
timbertown.com.au
Ton-O-Fun (02) 6554 3090;
tonofun.com.au
Treetop Adventure Park (02) 4025 1008;
treetopadventurepark.com.au
Tobruk Sheep Station (02) 4566 8223;
tobruksheepstation.com.au
Trainworks (02) 4681 8001;
trainworks.com.au
Tube Town perisher.com.au
Valery Trails (02) 6653 4301;
valerytrails.com.au
Wellington Caves (02) 6845 2970
Wilson’s Hire Service (02) 6563 2045
sydney & surrounds
steam throwing snowballs, making snowmen or
Jenolan Caves 1300 763 311;
jenolancaves.org.au
Kids Academy of Surf (02) 9907 7650;
seeaustralia.com.au
Killer Whale Museum (02) 6496 2094;
www.killerwhalemuseum.com.au
Lake Crackenback Resort & Spa
1800 020 524; lakecrackenback.com.au
Land’s Edge Surf School (02) 4234 3278;
landsedge.com.au
Little Blowhole Café & Grocer
(02) 4232 4990; littleblowholecafe.webs.com
Luna Park (02) 9033 7676
lunaparksydney.com
Luxury Afloat (02) 9985 7344
luxuryafloat.org
McDonalds Farmstay (02) 6373 8511;
mcdonaldsfarmstay.com.au
Magic Mountain (02) 6495 2299;
magicmountain.net.au
Mandeni Family Fun Park & Golf Centre
0403 706 692; mandeni.com.au
Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary (02) 8251 7877;
oceanworld.com.au
Marine Adventures (02) 6563 2448;
marineadventures.com.au
Merimbula Aquarium (02) 6495 4446;
merimbulawharf.com.au
Merritts Mountain House
(02) 6457 6084; merritts.com.au
Mogo Zoo (02) 4474 4930; mogozoo.com.au
Moonshadow Cruises (02) 4984 9388;
moonshadow.com.au
Novotel North Beach (02) 4224 3111;
novotelnorthbeach.com.au
Novotel Pacific Bay Resort 1300 363 360;
pacificbayresort.com.au
Oakvale Farm & Fauna World
(02) 4982 6222; oakvalefarm.com.au
Ocean Quest Deep Sea Fishing
(02) 6555 4053
Ocean Wilderness Sea Kayaking
(02) 6493 5635
Old Butter Factory (02) 6655 2150
Old Dubbo Gaol (02) 6801 4460;
olddubbogaol.com.au
One Mile Beach Holiday Park
1800 650 035; onemilebeach.com.au
Oz Jet Boating (02) 9808 3700;
ozjetboating.com
Parkes Telescope (02) 6861 1777
Penderlea Chalets 1800 352 088;
penderlea.com.au
Penrith Whitewater Stadium
(02) 4730 4333; penrithwhitewater.com.au
Perisher Snowsports perisher.com.au
Port Macquarie Observatory
(02) 6582 2397 pmobs.org.au
Powerhouse Museum (02) 9217 0111;
powerhousemuseum.com
Raleigh International Raceway
(02) 6655 4017; raleighraceway.com.au
Region X 0400 184 034; regionx.com.au
THE ESSENTIALS
For the ultimate alpine country getaway, head
Alpine Larder (02) 6451 3060
Arajilla 1800 063 928; lordhowe.com.au
Audley Boatshed (02) 9545 4967;
audleyboatshed.com
AustiBeach Café (02) 4268 5680;
austibeach.com.au
Australian National Maritime Museum
(02) 9298 3777; anmm.gov.au
Australian Reptile Park (02) 4340 1022;
reptilepark.com.au
Australian Shark and Ray Centre
(02) 4982 2476; ozsharkandray.com.au
Beach Bums Café (02) 6555 2840;
beachbumscafe.com.au
Bellingen Canoe Adventures
(02) 6655 9955; canoeadventures.com.au
Bellingen Farmstay (02) 6655 2786;
bellingenfarmstay.com.au
Bellyfish (02) 4385 6838
Big Buzz Fun Park (02) 6553 6000;
bigbuzz.com.au
Billabong Koala Wildlife Park
(02) 6585 1060; billabongkoala.com.au
Birdland Animal Park (02) 4472 5364;
birdlandanimalpark.com.au
Bondi Standup Paddleboard School,
0400 085 823; bondisup.com.au
BridgeClimb (02) 8274 7777;
bridgeclimb.com
Café Red (02) 6585 0663; ricardoes.com
Captain’s Cottage 0408 624 851;
captainscottage.biz
Central Cost Surf School 0417 673 277;
centralcoastsurfschool.com.au
Clarendon Forest Retreat
(02) 6554 3085; cfr.com.au
Cockatoo Island (02) 8898 9774;
cockatooisland.gov.au
Circus Arts 0412 402 742; circusarts.com.au
Diggies (02) 4226 2688; diggies.com.au
Dive Jervis Bay (02) 4441 5255;
divejervisbay.com
Dolphin Marine Magic 1300 547 737;
dolphinmarinemagic.com.au
Dorrigo Skywalk & Walk with the Birds
environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks
Extreme Velocity 0414 643 211,
extremevelocity.com.au
Featherdale Wildlife Park (02) 9622 1644;
featherdale.com.au
Federal Hotel (02) 6655 1003;
federalhotel.com.au
Fishmongers (02) 9365 2205
Flynns Beach Resort 1800 833 338
Free Spirit Cruises (02) 6554 8799;
freespiritcruises.com.au
Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures
(02) 4375 1222; glenworth.com.au
Green Cape Lighthouse (02) 6495 5000
Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk 1300 362 881;
illawrrafly.com
Jamberoo Action Park (02) 4236 0114;
jamberoo.net