The 15 National Park Trips in Sydney to Book Before You Land

1.Blue Mountains National Park Tour with River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 701 reviews · 10h 30m · from $70Our pick

Guided Blue Mountains day trip with Sydney Zoo, Scenic World options, waterfall stops, and a relaxing Parramatta River ferry back to Sydney.

“Les took us around all day, he was really knowledgeable, helpful and also very very funny! Thank you for everything! P.s. if you do the tour I really suggest you to do at least the Scenic world too, it's really a big part of it. You can skip the zoo if you're not interested but definitely try the cable cars and the train!”

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2.Blue Mountains Kangaroos, Wilderness and Sunset Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 97 reviews · 10 hours · from $141

Late-start small-group Blue Mountains day with wild kangaroos, rainforest walks, iconic lookouts, and sunset, plus a picnic lunch. 10 hours.

“You could tell that Crack really loved his job, he took us on a small hiking tour to places with few or no other tourists, great canyons and the sunset performance by the Three Sisters was breathtaking Always my pleasure 🇦🇺🦘🌏”

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3.Wilderness, Waterfalls, Three Sisters BLUE MOUNTAINS PRIVATE TOUR

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · from $369.38Top rated

Private Blue Mountains day trip from Sydney: Three Sisters, waterfalls, optional Sydney Zoo and Scenic World, then a ferry past Harbour Bridge.

“This was our second tour with Ben. Again he did not disappoint. We throughly enjoyed our tour of the Blue Mountains. Ben kept us ahead of the big tour groups. He took us to scenic spots for the best pictures. He arranged lunch at a pub in Read more”

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4.Royal National Park Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 55 reviews · from $401.66

Private Royal National Park tour from Sydney with hotel pickup, guided coastal walks to Wedding Cake Rock, Symbio wildlife, and photo delivery.

“Awesome day. Greg was an amazing guide and his knowledge added so much to the experience. The scenery was beyond stunning. This is not to be missed.”

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5.PRIVATE Blue Mountains Wilderness & Wildlife Late Start Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $731.59

Private Blue Mountains late-start tour from Sydney with VIP koala time, waterfalls lookouts, bushwalks, and lunch plus dinner included.

“An amazing experience. We got to visit a small farm to get up close with a Koala. The tour guide told us about the history of Sydney and the Blue Mountains as we drove through. We got to go to 3 different locations, one included a long hike. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to visit the Blue Mountains.”

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6.Private Guided Tour from Sydney to Blue Mountains National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · from $1,542.07

Private guided tour from Sydney to the Blue Mountains for up to 6, with hotel pickup, Featherdale animals, UNESCO views, and Scenic World time.

“A great day with Peter travelling to the Blue Mountains via Featherdale animal park which I’d recommend to anyone wanting to experience Australian wildlife - it’s an excellent stop off on the way to the Blue Mountains.”

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7.Northern Beaches and Ku-ring-gai National Park Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 32 reviews · 7 hours · from $300

Northern Beaches and Ku-ring-gai Chase tour: Aboriginal rock art, coastal walks, Manly lookouts, and Harbour views. Small group.

“Our guide James was fabulous, friendly, very obliging, knowledgeable, a very safe driver and very happy to show off his home city of Sydney. The tour brought back fond memories of growing up in Sydney. Thanks very much Fiona and Vince From Perth”

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8.Private tour of Ku-Ring-Gai National Park and Northern Beaches

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $377.22

Private 9-hour trip from Sydney’s harbour to northern beaches and Ku-Ring-Gai rock art, with lunch, photos, and hotel pickup.

“I would recommend this tour for all that visit Sydney and want to see the northern beaches and city. Greg was a great tour guide and was able to tailor the tour to fit what we wanted to see. We also liked the national park and views of the sights. Thanks Greg for the great day!”

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9.Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park with Hike, Swim, Picnic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $215.17

Small-group hike and swim day in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, with a catered picnic and optional Mooney Mooney oyster tasting.

“Sabrina afforded my husband and I a beautiful day at Ku ring gai. She was very attentive to our needs and desires throughout our hike. We thoroughly enjoyed the carvings and painting left by early inhabitants long ago and the unique beaches. But the capstone was the picnic on a rock ledge over the beautiful vistas of America Bay— very nice!”

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10.Sydney’s Northern Beaches & Ku-ring-gai National Park Small Tour departing Manly

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · from $304.83

A small-group Northern Beaches and Ku-ring-gai National Park day from Manly, with big coastal views, a bush walk, and Aboriginal context.

“We enjoyed so much this tour, the views were amazing and the itinerary perfect.”

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11.Sydney Private Tour Inc The Royal National Park and Symbio Zoo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $310.57

Private Royal National Park day plus Symbio Zoo, with a flexible 4WD pickup, scenic lookouts, and an included hike to Wedding Cake Rock.

“We had an amazing tour with Paul. Royal National Park was superb, great hike to Wedding Cake Rock, gorgeous scenery. Beautiful beaches. Even saw a wild echidna digging for ants! Symbio wildlife park was also fun, interacting with kangarooRead more”

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12.Ku-ring-gai National Park with swim and picnic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 1 day · from $201

Small-group Ku-ring-gai Chase hike with Aboriginal rock art, hidden beach swim, catered picnic, and Mooney Mooney food tasting.

“No stress, very relaxed tour to take in all the beautiful scenery. We had a great time with Sabina.”

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13.Royal National Park Day Trip with Picnic and Swim

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $251.04

Royal National Park hike to Wedding Cake Rock, then picnic and swim at Wattamolla Beach, plus Grand Pacific Drive views and optional Symbio.

“Great tour with very beautiful Australian nature experiences not far from Sydney! During the hike in the Royal National Park we were even lucky to spot a whale and falcon not far from the Wedding Cake-Cliff ! At the stop in Symbio we enjoRead more”

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14.Sydney Harbour National Park 2-Hour Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 2 hours · from $41Best value

2-hour guided walk in Sydney Harbour National Park with EcoWalks. Red gum shade, convict and Aboriginal sites, wildlife, and harbour views.

“This tour was so much fun. I was able to see a few animals, enjoy nature and had an awesome guide who knew a lot of Interessting things. Would recommend this tour to everyone.”

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15.Royal National Park, Wollongong, and Kiama Tour

★★★★★★★★★★2.2 · 4 reviews · 9 hours · from $300

Day tour from Sydney to Royal National Park, Wollongong and Kiama blowhole, with guided stops, snacks, water, and small-group pacing.

“I paid my money but the bus did not arrive at the Pick up point. Not Happy!!!!”

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