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13 Day Trips from Sydney for a Weekend Getaway

Greenfield Beach, Jervis Bay - NSW, Australia

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Sydney is the most visited and bustling city in Australia and many travellers use it as a gateway to explore the rest of Oz, so it’s no surprise you’d be looking for ideas for day trips from Sydney.

Fortunately for you, there are loads of trips you can take within a couple of hours outside the city.

Whether you’re looking for historical landmarks, impressive beaches, or incredible natural landscapes, there’s so much to explore on a day trip in Sydney.

In this guide, we’ll be sharing our favourite spots for a Sydney day trip, as well as a few destinations a bit further away that would be more suited for a Sydney weekend getaway.

Go take a look!

Greenfield Beach, Jervis Bay, NSW

Day Trips from Sydney, NSW

Once you’ve seen all the attractions in Sydney such as Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge, you shouldn’t just move on to the next stop. Be sure to spend a few days exploring the surrounding towns and regions in NSW. Here are some of our favourite spots…

1. Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains - one of the best day trips from Sydney, Australia
The Three Sisters – one of the most popular day trips from Sydney. Image: Shutterstock.com

Less than two hours west of Sydney, the Blue Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in Australia.

With over one million hectares of World Heritage-listed bushland and more than 140 kilometres of walking trails, the Blue Mountains is one of the most popular day trips from Sydney for nature lovers.

Whilst the Blue Mountains is most famous for the Three Sisters rock formations at Echo Point Lookout and doesn’t need much of your time, you should go hiking down amongst the rainforest-covered valleys below and you’ll feel like you’re a million miles away.

Other things to do include riding the Scenic Railway (the steepest passenger railway in the world) and the Skyway, Govetts Leap Lookout and Wentworth Falls – take the walking track from Wentworth Falls Reserve to the Princes Lookout for a great view of the Wentworth Falls and the Jamison Valley.

If you have more time to spend and you want to make your Sydney day trip a weekend visit, include a river cruise down Hawkesbury River on the foothills of the blue mountains. Hawkesbury is a great place to see authentic Aussie traditions such as boomerang throwing and sheep sheering.

The Blue Mountains NSW Australia

There is relaxation, adventure and rejuvenation in the Blue Mountains. Besides…

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