region
New South Wales
Sleep in Sydney; do the Blue Mountains as a day-trip and Manly or the beaches as half-days, and keep the same bed.
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- Australia ↗Almost every visitor needs a visa or an electronic authorisation (ETA or eVisitor, depending on passport) before boarding: apply only through the official Department of Home Affairs site or the official AustralianETA app, and check the rules for your passport.
- Australia ↗Declare all food, plant material, seeds, wood and animal products on your arrival declaration; undeclared items can bring on-the-spot fines or visa cancellation. When unsure, declare it.
- Australia ↗Drive on the left. An overseas licence in English (or with an official translation or International Driving Permit) is accepted for visitors; check the state rules and your rental contract.
- Australia ↗Swim between the red and yellow flags on patrolled beaches; rip currents cause most beach drownings.
New South Wales is one base and a few excursions. Moving hotels every night between Sydney, the Blue Mountains and the coast wastes the mornings; keep the Sydney room, take a day pack, and come back to the same bed.
Where to sleep
Sydneysleep base
Haymarket for trains, the Rocks for harbour mornings.
Blue Mountainsday trip
Lookouts and bush walks; 2 h each way by train.
Hunter Valleyovernight
Wine country; 2 h by car from Sydney.
Night sequences
- 4 nights
- Sydney 4, Blue Mountains day-trip
- 6 nights
- Sydney 5 + one night in the Blue Mountains
- Sydney + Blue Mountains + Hunter Valley in 4 days is mostly transit.
Day-trips door to door
| To | From | Door-to-door p50 | Last return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountains (Katoomba) | Sydney | 130 min | unknown | Trains run through the day; the walk down and back up is steep. |
| Manly | Sydney | 45 min | unknown | Ferry from Circular Quay; check the last ferry. |
Bags between cities
No forwarding culture: leave the big bag at the Sydney hotel and take a day pack.