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Bush Survival Course with High & Wild Adventures

Blue Mountains

Copyright: High n Wild Australian Adventures/Destination NSW for the Blue Mountains
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Bush Survival Course with High & Wild Adventures

Learn how to navigate by the sun, moon and stars, make your own compass and sundial, preserve meat and prepare plant foods and medicine. An overnight two-day camping course with High and Wild Australian Adventures is for people who want to survive when exploring wilderness regions. By the end of the course you will know several ways to light a fire without matches, how to find water and purify it by natural means, and build survival shelters to keep you warm, dry and safe.

Useful Information

  • Address: 207 Katoomba Street (inside the YHA), Katoomba NSW
  • Phone: +61 2 4782 6224
  • More Info: www.highandwild.com.au
  • More Info: https://www.facebook.com/highnwild/

Do & See

The World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains offer many exhilarating adventures and experiences, from walking trails and abseiling to golf and gardens. Deeply connected to Aboriginal culture, the Blue Mountains also offer wonderful insights into The Dreaming and indigenous heritage. Enjoy tours with Aboriginal guides on walking trails through the spectacular wilderness and see traditional dance and music.

Bygone Beautys Treasured Teapot Museum & Tearooms Copyright: Bygone Beautys/Destination NSW for the Blue Mountains
Bygone Beautys Treasured Teapot Museum & Tearooms
Bygone Beautys is home to one of the world's largest private collections of teapots, spanning five centuries. More than 5,500 teapots are in the collection: Royal Doulton, Torquay Ware, Wedgwood, Bunnykins and Toby characters to name a few. From the elegant to the ostentatious, this is a unique antique emporium which also features a …
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Aboriginal Blue Mountains Walkabout Copyright: Aboriginal Blue Mountains Walkabout/Destination NSW for the Blue Mountains
Aboriginal Blue Mountains Walkabout
Travel back in time and learn about ‘The Dreaming’ — the mythical period when the earth, Aboriginal people, animals, and landscapes were created. This multi award-winning Aboriginal walkabout adventure will enrich you with its ancient wisdom. Aboriginal owned and guided, you will follow an original walkabout song line of sacred sites through a beautiful …
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Abseiling & Canyoning with Blue Mountains Adventure Company Copyright: Blue Mountains Adventure Company/Destination NSW for the Blue Mountains
Abseiling & Canyoning with Blue Mountains Adventure Company
The Blue Mountains Adventure Company is an abseiling, rock-climbing, canyoning and bushwalking specialist. Take on an action-packed adventure, combining an abseiling course and canyon trip: wading, swimming and a thrilling abseil await you. Operating for more than 30 years, the company offers courses for all levels of experience, from novice to advance …
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Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah Copyright: Greg Bourke BGCP/Destination NSW for the Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah
With a world-class collection of plants, this splendid botanic garden is some 1,000 metres above sea level and enjoys spectacular views. See the famous Wollemi pine, nicknamed the dinosaur tree. The tree was discovered in 1994, deep in a gorge in the Wollemi National Park, part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. …
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Blue Mountains Cultural Centre Copyright: Euroline/Blue Mountains Cultural Centre/Destination NSW for the Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
Built on the highest point in Katoomba, the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre offers panoramic views of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. The centre showcases innovative and diverse cultural programs for the enjoyment of visitors to the Blue Mountains, featuring the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery, the World Heritage Interpretive Exhibition, a library …
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Blue Mountains National Pass Copyright: NPWS/Destination NSW for the Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains National Pass
This 4.5-kilometre loop walk offers gorgeous views of the Jamison Valley and surrounding cliffs. Magnificent waterfalls inspire you at the beginning of your walk and reward you again at the end. The track crosses the midpoint of Wentworth Falls and follows a ledge halfway down the 185-metre high cliffs, leading you to the aptly …
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Bush Survival Course with High & Wild Adventures Copyright: High n Wild Australian Adventures/Destination NSW for the Blue Mountains
Bush Survival Course with High & Wild Adventures
Learn how to navigate by the sun, moon and stars, make your own compass and sundial, preserve meat and prepare plant foods and medicine. An overnight two-day camping course with High and Wild Australian Adventures is for people who want to survive when exploring wilderness regions. By the end of the course you will …
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Everglades House & Gardens Copyright: nata9m/shutterstock
Everglades House & Gardens
A treasure from the 1930s, the elegant and tranquil gardens are acclaimed by garden lovers worldwide and draw inspiration from the great traditions of European landscape design. You’ll also enjoy breathtaking views of the Blue Mountains. The Art Déco Everglades House features a gallery, gift shop and tea rooms. The tea rooms in the …
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Golf Copyright: Hamilton Lund/Destination NSW for the Blue Mountains
Golf
The picturesque fairways of the Blue Mountains draw in many avid golfers from across the region and around the world. Choose from many notable courses, all with sensational views of the World Heritage wilderness. Wentworth Falls Country Club Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls NSW +61 2 4757 1202 www.wfcc.com.au/cms Blackheath Golf & Community Club Brightlands Avenue, Blackheath NSW +61 2 4787 8406 blackheathgolf.com.au Leura …
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Govetts Leap Lookout Copyright: Jacques Bopp/unsplash
Govetts Leap Lookout
Govetts Leap Lookout is a popular spot to stop and view the spectacular panorama before descending into the Grose Valley. Here you’ll find one of the region’s more physical walks where you can view the towering cliffs leading back up to Perry Lookdown and Evans Lookout. At the top of the escarpment is a …
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Leura Cascades Picnic Area Copyright: NPWS/Destination NSW for the Blue Mountains
Leura Cascades Picnic Area
Leura Cascades is a popular picnic area set amid tall eucalypts. Take a walk beside the nearby rapids on Leura Falls Creek, down to Bridal Veil Falls and Leura Falls. Other longer walks take you along the cliff tops to Echo Point or down through the Leura Forest and via the Federal or Dardanelles …
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Mayfield Garden Copyright: Ev Ko/unsplash
Mayfield Garden
Lovers of beautiful gardens will be delighted with Mayfield Garden, one of the world’s largest privately owned cool-climate gardens. Over 64 hectares, it includes the Water Garden that features an obelisk pond and follies such as a blue-stone bridge and a copper tree fountain. Inspired by the grandeur of English country garden estates, enjoy …
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Norman Lindsay Gallery & Museum Copyright: Chris Carter/National Trust of Australia/Destination NSW for the Blue Mountains
Norman Lindsay Gallery & Museum
Recognised as one of Australia’s most renowned artists and authors, Norman Lindsay made his home in the Blue Mountains and produced an array of drawings, etchings, woodcuts, watercolours and sculptures. As the author of The Magic Pudding, a children’s classic, he is regarded as one of Australia’s literary icons. His sandstone home is …
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Scenic World Copyright: mastersky/shutterstock
Scenic World
At Scenic World you choose how you take in the spectacular sites of the Three Sisters, Katoomba Falls and Jamison Valley. Impressive 360-degree views are the highlight of Scenic Skyway’s glass-bottomed carriage. Travelling 270 metres above ancient ravines, it’s Australia’s highest cable car. You can also ride on the Scenic Railway, the world’s steepest …
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Three Sisters Copyright: Arjun Komath/unsplash
Three Sisters
The Three Sisters are a famous rock formation in the Blue Mountains. Offering panoramic views into the Jamison Valley, these three rocky pinnacles on the edge of the escarpment at Echo Point, Katoomba, have become an iconic symbol for the Blue Mountains. The Three Sisters can be viewed from the main Echo Point lookout …
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Wentworth Falls Copyright: Brayden Stanford/pexels
Wentworth Falls
Within Blue Mountains National Park, five minutes from the highway, is one of the most majestic waterfalls on the plateau. The falls occur where the Jamison Creek drops over the escarpment and plunges 297 metres over the upper and lower falls into a large pool before flowing down the creek into the Valley of …
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Blue Mountains Music Festival Copyright: Blue Mountains Music Festival/Destination NSW for the Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains Music Festival
Blue Mountains Music Festival of Folk, Blues and Roots is a three day festival of folk, roots and blues music, featuring selected artists from around the world and across Australia. In a variety of venues in Katoomba, see and hear world-class musicians in an intimate and relaxed atmosphere that has been raved about by …
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Blackheath Rhododendron Festival Copyright: Destination NSW for the Blue Mountains
Blackheath Rhododendron Festival
During the Annual Rhododendron Festival, the Blackheath Village comes alive with entertainment and street stalls. The Grand Parade will take place on the first Saturday in November. The Annual Art Show is held at the Blackheath Community Centre with all items for sale, with over 300 exhibits including traditional and contemporary works. The Campbell Rhododendron …
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