Sydney Loop Tour: Grand Pacific Drive and the Southern Highlands
On this scenic and informative trip through the region south of Sydney with a 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'