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Frommer's Australia from $50 a Day 13th Edition - To Parent Directory

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<strong>To</strong> Hunter Valley<br />

0 250 Mi<br />

WOLLEMI<br />

via Putty Road<br />

0 250 Km<br />

New South Wales<br />

NATIONAL<br />

Bilpin<br />

Panorama Point<br />

Lookout<br />

Blue Mountains<br />

PARK<br />

Richmond<br />

National Park<br />

Kurrajong<br />

Sydney<br />

Canberra<br />

<strong>To</strong> <strong>Australia</strong>n<br />

BLUE<br />

Pioneer Village<br />

MOUNTAINS<br />

Mt. <strong>To</strong>mah NATIONAL<br />

Castlereagh<br />

Lithgow GROSE GORGE<br />

Botanical<br />

Gardens PARK<br />

Hawkesbury<br />

<strong>To</strong> Featherdale<br />

Heights Wildlife<br />

Mount<br />

Park<br />

Victoria<br />

Medlow<br />

Pulpit<br />

Springwood<br />

Elizabeth<br />

Hartley<br />

Bath<br />

Penrith<br />

Rock<br />

Faulconbridge Lookout<br />

Govetts Leap<br />

Marges<br />

Blackheath<br />

Blaxland Lookout<br />

Mt. Blackheath Lookout<br />

Evans<br />

Wentworth<br />

Woodford Glenbrook<br />

Hargreaves Lookout<br />

Lookout<br />

Falls<br />

Lawson<br />

Scenic Railway<br />

The Oaks<br />

Katoomba<br />

Leura<br />

Fire Track<br />

Echo<br />

The<br />

BLUE<br />

Point<br />

Three<br />

Sisters<br />

MOUNTAINS<br />

Euroka<br />

Warragamba<br />

NATIONAL<br />

Dam<br />

MEGALONG JAMISON<br />

PARK<br />

VALLEY<br />

VALLEY<br />

JENOLAN<br />

STATE<br />

FOREST<br />

KANANGRA<br />

Jenolan Caves<br />

Lake<br />

BOYD<br />

Burragorang<br />

NATIONAL<br />

0<br />

10 mi<br />

PARK<br />

Western Hwy.<br />

Bells Line<br />

of Road Road<br />

The Blue Mountains<br />

0 10 km<br />

N<br />

<br />

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gullies and caverns made up of dramatic rock formations and fern-lined walls.<br />

Generally there’s a bit of swimming and plenty of walking, wading, and squeezing<br />

through tight spaces involved—and sometimes abseiling—but fortunately<br />

being double-jointed is not a prerequisite.<br />

If you really want to test your head for heights, then try High ’n’ Wild’s 150m<br />

(492-ft.) “Mega Jump”—the highest continuous abseil in the Southern Hemisphere.<br />

This heart-pumping descent down a sheer cliff is suitable for the fearless<br />

beginner, but they assure me you soon settle in by learning the ropes on the 10-<br />

story-high junior slopes beforehand.<br />

If that’s too much to handle, then you could always try a day’s rafting on an<br />

inflatable airbed between huge towering rock walls on the Wollangambe River.<br />

There are a few minor rapids to navigate, and the bushwalk down to the river<br />

and back up again can be a little testing, but it’s certainly suitable for a family<br />

outing. Abseiling costs <strong>from</strong> A$69 (US$45) and canyoning <strong>from</strong> $85 (US$55).<br />

Airbed adventures cost $169 (US$110).<br />

Other excellent adventure operators are The Blue Mountains Adventure Company,<br />

P.O. Box 242, Katoomba, NSW 2780 (& 02/4782 1271; bmac@bmac.<br />

com.au), located in Katoomba at 84a Bathurst Rd. (above the Summit Gear Shop);<br />

and the <strong>Australia</strong>n School of Mountaineering, 166b Katoomba St., Katoomba,<br />

NSW 2780 (& 02/4782 2014). Both offer rock climbing, abseiling, and canyoning<br />

trips. The Company also offers caving and mountain biking, and the <strong>Australia</strong>n<br />

School of Mountaineering offers bushcraft and survival training. Expect to pay

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