The fresh atmosphere of these famous mountains, is filled with finely dispersed droplets of oil from the thousands of Eucalyptus trees. This oil mist and the forest ‘s water vapour, scatter short wave of light to create the distinctive blue haze, that saw the name change from ‘Landsdowne Hills’ by Governor Phillip in 1788, to the name that soon followed ‘Blue Mountains’.

The geology & landscape

The foothills of the Blue Mountains begin 65Km inland west of Sydney, and rise to flat-topped plateaus and sheer rich yellow cliffs as high as 1100metres above sea level.

The mountains were formed by the uplift forces occuring more than 200million years ago, and following that water created today’s Australian Grand Canyon in the Blue Mountains National Park. Meandering rivers plunged deep and narrow gorges cut and dissected these very old rocks until there were only some stubborn peaks left behind such as the Three Sisters or Mount Solitary, and vast valleys lie beneath such as the Jamison Valley 350m below, with its mystical forests of lush prehistoric ferns, ancient Eucalyptus and wildlife.

We take you into the valley

Our all inclusive small groups day tour is one of the very few that includes the rides of the renowned Scenic Cableway, the steepest in Australia, and the Scenic Railway the steepest in the world. We will plunge into the fertile valley past towering escarpments with magnificent Katoomba Falls and Three Sisters above to arrive below to the valley’s promised splendour and enchantment. Our Expert guides will accompany you, as you stroll beneath the timeless canopy that will rejuvenate your heart and soul!