Sydney Loop Tour: Grand Pacific Drive and the Southern Highlands
On this scenic and informative trip through the region south of Sydney with a English-speaking guide, you can combine two popular tours into a single day, without retracing your route: the Grand Pacific Drive and the Southern Highlands with its wineries, historic townships and natural attractions. You'll be treated to breathtaking lookout points, a meeting with pelicans, walks along ancient lava on the ocean shore, a rock blowhole and famous memorials.
You will visit and see:
- drive through Sydney's colourful southern suburbs with views over Botany Bay, the Georges River and the Royal National Park
- a stop at Bald Hill lookout with panoramic views over the Grand Pacific Drive, where the mountains meet the ocean
- drive across the remarkable Sea Cliff Bridge, suspended between the mountain and the ocean
- the largest Buddhist temple in the Southern Hemisphere (optional visit)
- a meeting with pelicans in a seaside town, where you can sample local oysters, prawns, crab and other seafood (paid separately)
- the historic town of Kiama, with its ancient lava shoreline and famous blowhole
- a drive along a scenic mountain road with panoramic views over the ocean coastline, green valleys and ancient forests
- a visit to the town of Robertson, home to the world's largest potato monument, art galleries and a cheese factory (cheese tasting paid separately)
- a visit to a winery with wine tasting (paid separately)
- the historic town of Bowral, with its colonial architecture and special atmosphere - the childhood home of author Pamela Travers, who wrote the beloved story "Mary Poppins"