Blue Mountains
- Blue Mountains
· Part of the Greater Blue Mountains area, which includes 7 national parks and was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage natural site in 2000.
· Home to vast stretches of pristine bushland and subtropical rainforest, with eucalyptus trees being the most prominent feature.
· Features magnificent natural landscapes. Due to the vast area, visitors typically tour via shuttle bus or private vehicle.
· Each season offers different views: spring brings cherry, peach, and crabapple blossoms, while autumn features maple, birch, and dawn redwood foliage.
Scenic World Blue Mountains is located near the Three Sisters in Katoomba, about 2 hours from Sydney. Features include:
Scenic Skyway with world's first electro-plated glass floor
Views of Three Sisters, Mount Solitary, Jamison Valley, and Katoomba Falls
Cableway descending into heritage-listed rainforest
Scenic Railway (world's steepest incline railway) with 52-degree descent through an 80m tunnel
Transportation
Train: Take Blue Mountains Line from Central Station (platforms 12-13) to Katoomba (2 hours), then Blue Mountain Trolley Tours shuttle
Drive: Follow Parramatta Road and M4 motorway
Bus: Regular Citylink bus service between Sydney and Blue Mountains
Organized Tours: 1-2 day tours available from Sydney tour operators
Admission
Free
Opening Hours
24 hours (January 1 - December 31, Monday-Sunday)
On this day, I booked a one-day tour of #Blue Mountains National Park# through a travel agency. The tour guide was Chinese, and the guide would add me on WeChat the day before to inform me of the meeting place. At the beginning of the itinerary, the guide took us to a zoo in the suburbs. Since we had already been to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary before, this zoo didn't seem that interesting or novel to us. Moreover, we couldn't hold the koalas here for photos. We could only stand beside them. Suddenly, I thought I was so smart for having been to Brisbane in advance, and I could even hold the koalas and take photos with them. Applause~~~ We just briefly visited the zoo and then went directly to the Blue Mountains National Park. There is mainly one scenery in the Blue Mountains National Park, which is the Three Sisters. It is said that there were two tribes in this area in the past. There were three sisters in the tribe on the mountain, and they all fell in love with three young men from the tribe at the foot of the mountain at the same time. However, although they were in love, they couldn't be together. Later, the two tribes went to war, and the wizard turned the three daughters into stones to protect them. After the war ended, the wizard told everyone that as long as they called out their names towards the three peaks, the sisters would wake up. As a result, they didn't turn back into human form. Finally, the wizard died, and no one knew how to change them back. Another thing worth playing in the Blue Mountains National Park is probably the three cable cars there, namely the yellow line, the blue line, and the red line. The red line is said to be the steepest cable car in the world. We took it from the top down, and it was indeed quite impressive. But since the speed wasn't fast, it wasn't scary either. The yellow line and the blue line are ordinary cable cars. Both the yellow line and the blue line are for you to view the Three Sisters, but they are both relatively far away.
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