Blue Mountains Tour

Sublime natural bounty and vast eucalypt woods set the stage over an expanse of over 1.3 million hectares. An amalgam of woodsy hillocks and deep gorges, sandstone cliffs and tunnelling caves to sprawling open woodlands and mallee scrublands, this natural wonder is a live amphitheatre of native flora and fauna! Welcome to the Blue Mountains! Millions all over the world have embarked on the trip to Blue Mountains on a sightseeing day tour, pulled to it by the ancient mysteries that go with this iconic landmark.

As with all World Heritage listings, this one was sure to make the cut, owing to not one but many reasons! Blue Mountains’ unique display of outstanding natural wealth and globally valuable environment is what favoured it foremost in finding a spot in this worldwide-acclaimed listing. Its rich woodlands, rainforests and heathlands are home to a diverse array of distinctive flora and fauna! To add to that, Blue Mountains also houses one of world’s most distinct and conserved scleromorphic forests (vegetation with stiff leaves and thickened epidermis) in the Earth’s temperate region!

Dating back to more than 50 million years, Blue Mountains reserves 10% of Australia's large trees, the king of the region being the eucalyptus! Blue Mountains houses 13% of the world’s total eucalypt diversity which extend to over100 classes – the best concentration in the world too! Out of these too, 12 of the 100 exist solely in this area. The characteristic blue tone of the Blue Mountains when seen from afar is also caused due to a refraction game between the sun and eucalyptus mist.

Apart from eucalyptus forests, Blue Mountains also encloses about 10% of Australia’s vascular flora. This vast region has over 127 categories of rare flora and fifty two species of endangered animal life. In all, over four hundred entirely different animal species inhabit the depths of its wilds, right from tiger quoll, yellow-bellied glider, koala, brush-tailed rock wallaby, broad-headed snake and regent honeyeater to the golden bell frog. The region is additionally home to Wollemi pine – a rare living fossil that goes back to the Mesozoic Era! It’s no wonder why conservation is a top priority when we talk of the Blue Mountains.

Add to it a rich legacy of Aboriginal historical connections, and up goes its significance! Numerous recorded sites supply proof of Aboriginal and Torres Strait dweller tribe inhabitations in the region, with some of it as old as 22000 years!

Its rich diversity and culture and wildlife withstanding, being a World Heritage is just the best thing to happen to this nature trove. Its World Heritage status offers a global accredit to the realm, second to none. Boosting world tourism and contributing to the growth in tourist revenue, it additionally aids the essential task of preserving this distinctive ecosystem for the long run. The funds that the region gets from the UN body topped by qualified suggestions and technological aids to implement preservation measures are sure to play a major role in retaining its diverse cultural and natural heritage.

A Blue Mountains day tour is just what it takes for everyone to realize its significance, with no doubts left on why it's a World Heritage Listed site. Visit, contribute to its conservation and revel in the scenic wonder that is Blue Mountains on a full day tour!

True are the words: ‘Beauty lies in diversity!’ And, when you talk of diversity, Sydney is one of the top cities that embrace it with great gusto. No wonder it is so beautiful, right? And when you talk of exploring Sydney…it’s sure to blow your mind with not one but many renowned tourist destinations! Whether it be famous attractions like Opera House & Harbour Bridge or crowd favourites like Blue Mountains tours… you’ll never fall short of things to do in Sydney! If looking for more Sydney sightseeing tours why not plan a visit to Port Stephens or Hunter Valley?

The arrival of the First Fleet from England in 1788 not only added immigrant convicts to its existing population, but also gave it its current name, Sydney. Convicts blended with the Aboriginal clan, known as Eora, who had been occupying the land for 50,000 years or so. The descendants of these convicts from different Western and African nations now make up 20 per cent of the Aussie population. No one could have guessed back then, that the discovery of gold, would transform it into one of the most popular destinations, worldwide!

Sydney started embracing a global identity by opening up to European markets, western banks and improving its infrastructure, and gradually evolved into the first city of Oceania. The chronology of politics and religion in Sydney started with the autocratic rule of British governors and expansion of Christian churches. It’s no wonder that many suburbs around Sydney like Chipping Norton, Camden and so on have names of European towns!

All this and more has redefined the meaning of ‘Sydney’ as being a ‘land of diversity’. Whether it be people born overseas, or people speaking an entirely different dialect as compared to the local tongue, Sydney has a huge proportion of all. Want to know what’s on in Sydney? The best way to do that is to go on some great Sydney tours and experiences that take you to top Sydney tourist attractions.

Diversity has not only seeped into its people and their lingo, but also into the art and architecture of the city. Need proof? Look no further than the CBD in Sydney. With varying architectural buildings and monuments displaying everything from Georgian, Romanesque, Italianate to Gothic styles, in addition to modern construction, the CBD reveals the true essence of Sydney’s distinct quality. The city is also home to many famous émigré architects who are involved in designing social housing as well as local town and artistic community planning.

Looking for more multicultural influences? Once again, visit the CBD and snack or dine at the various restaurants that dot the area. You will be astonished to find everything from delicately plated seafood and meats, premium and earthy wines, to delicious vegetarian cuisine ranging between native Australian, Chinese, Thai, Asian, Japanese and American flavours. In fact, Asian eateries in the city are probably among the cheaper places where you can tickle your taste buds!

This multi-faceted city also has an extensive collection of Australian, European, Aboriginal, as well as Asian art, displayed at various galleries, museums and art exhibitions dotting the city. More proof to its diversity includes cultural events like ballet and contemporary dance, opera, classical music, stage plays and more. Besides, every summer, the city invites extraordinary artists around the world for the famous Sydney International Art Series.

Sydney is surely a melting pot of multiculturalism where you don’t have to worry about blending in. Celebrate diversity! Celebrate the spirit of Sydney!

Enjoy the Australia Day celebrations and numerous intriguing events related to it away from the bustling harbour crowd. Celebrate the Australia day with TourChief on a luxury cruise over the Sydney harbour. The excellent view bestowed by the magnificent vessels to witness the exciting spectacles including Tall Ships Parade and Australian day Regatta is uncomparable.

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Three Sisters is an iconic landmark that has become synonymous with Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Visit this trio of sandstone rocks that tower over the Jamison Valley and you’ll see blue-ridge mountainsthat stretch to infinity in the horizon, becoming a hub for millions of tourists every year! So much so that, it is now a must-stop destination on all Blue Mountains tours from Sydney!

Dating back to over 300 million years, it is not easy to believe that this landscape was once the floor of a shallow sea. As the area weathered over a span of millions of years, the sea receded and the seabed was crushed and transformed into rock. What was left of the creeks and rivers played a huge role in carving out plateaus, cliffs and mountains for a few more million years resulting in the present-day iconic vantage points and attractions at Blue Mountains!

The scientific details that go with the transformation involve too much jargon, so we’ll let the geographical changes take a backseat! Instead, let’s learn more about the two Aboriginal legends that revolve around the creation of the Three Sisters – one an intriguing tale of forbidden love, the other one about a Gundungurra magic man, his three beautiful daughters and a scary Bunyip (a mythical creature from Aboriginal mythology)!

A heart-wrenching love story about three gorgeous sisters who belonged to the Katoomba tribe in Jamison Valley, this legend is all about forbidden love. The three daughters fell in love with three brothers from the rival Napean tribe. Unfortunately, tribal laws forbade them from marrying each other. But the three brothers didn’t accept the dictates of the law and protested against it. They decided to forcefully capture and marry the three sisters, ensuing in a tribal battle.

During the war that followed, the Katoomba witch-doctor acted to protect the three sisters by casting a spell on them which transformed them to stone. His clever intention was to reverse the spell once the war was over; but as fate would have it, the witch-doctor did not survive the war. As only he possessed the ability to reverse the spell and turn the sisters back to their beautiful selves, the trio of magnificent rock formations still exists as solitary relics of lost love!

This legend talks of three sisters named Meenhi, Wimlah and Gunnedoo who lived on a cliff with their father Tyawan who was a witch-doctor. In the valley, there was a terrifying ‘Bunyip’ who lived in a deep hole and was feared by one and all. Whenever Tyawan passed the hole during his search for food, he would ensure his three daughters stayed safe behind a rocky wall on the cliff.

One day, Tyawan descended the cliff steps into the valley in search for food as was routine. At the same time,Meenhi was frightened by a large centipede and threw a stone at it from the clifftop. The stone hit the centipede, but rolled over the cliff and fell into the valley which angered the Bunyip. In turn the Bunyip made the rocky wall behind the three crumble, leaving them stranded on a thin clifftop ledge.

Legend says that all birds, animals and fairies halted in their tracks when the Bunyip approached the terrified girls. To protect his daughters from the vengeful Bunyip, their father used his magic bone to transform them into stone. The Bunyip then went after Tyawan instead to escape which the trapped Tyawan changed himself into a magnificent Lyre Bird.

Unfortunately, he dropped his magic bone in the process and couldn’t transform back to his original form again even after the Bunyip gave up the chase and disappeared.It’s said that the Lyre Bird has been searching for this magic bone ever since. As per the legend, ‘The Three Sisters’ stand silently overlooking the valley in the hope that one day their father would find the bone and turn them back to their former selves.

Now that you know the tale, why not spend some time reliving it at the Three Sisters en route a scenic tour to Blue Mountains!