Home to the iconic Carrington Hotel, Katoomba is bursting with quirky shops, antiques, cafés, buskers and bakeries and the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre.

If you’re not quite ready to start exploring yet, take a stroll down the main street to browse the shops and galleries at Stop 2. Here you will find quirky cafés, restaurants and stores, funky art galleries, op-shops, the Katoomba Hattery and the famous Yellow Deli.

Just around the corner is the impressive Katoomba Street Art Walk which is lined with world standard street art from international, national and local artists. The Street Art Walk is located in Beverly Place and it is well worth a wander either before or after exploring.

There are Woolworths and Aldi Supermarkets, a pharmacy and bottle shop close by.

Katoomba RSL is a fantastic registered club with live entertainment, and a café with cakes and coffee. The Red Poppy Brasserie offers reasonably priced and generously portioned meals. Tasty har-grilled steaks, signature burgers, delicious house-made schnitzels, traditional pizzas and decadent desserts as well as regular specials. Yum!

If you’re staying overnight, make use of the club courtesy bus that can pick you up from your local accommodation and drop you back afterwards.

Carrington Park is a family-friendly park with stunning valley views. The Prince Henry Cliff Walk from here to Echo Point is a fantastic walk if you are ready to stretch your legs early. It will take between 1 and 1.5 hours. If you’re not that keen just yet, we highly recommend that you hop off at Honeymoon Lookout first.

Elysian Restaurant has an ever-changing menu of craft cocktails and unique wines as well as delicious dishes designed for sharing. It is a welcoming space with warm hospitality. Enjoy a drink or two overlooking the valley, or spend some time indulging in some deliciously irresistible culinary delights.

The best place to hop off first to spend some time taking in the stunning views from the lookout. Then enjoy a stroll along the Prince Henry Cliff Walk to Echo Point. This one-way easy walk allows for spectacular cliff top views as you meander towards the famous Three Sisters. When you arrive at Echo Point, there is some time to explore before you hop on the next bus to continue exploring!

The Scenic Skyway is the highest single-span cable car in the world, and if you have a Scenic World pass, you can join the Skyway here and hop off at the other side (Scenic World) where you can then complete the other rides. If you want to streamline your Scenic World experience, ride the Skyway across to Scenic World first, then go down the Scenic Railway, stroll along the Walkway and come up the Scenic Cableway, then hop back on the bus at Scenic World. The rides are unlimited all day though, so if you have the time, you may want to spend longer and take multiple rides.

Katoomba Cascades is the gateway to waterfalls and wonder. It is a wonderful place for a short walk across the cascading waterfalls.

Walk 5 is a fantastic snapshot, with a little bit of everything along the way. Cascades, waterfalls, valley views from the cliff top, wildlife and native birds. It is only a short walk but delivers a lot. Stunning!

There is a large park with picnic tables and plenty of space for kids to run and play and it is a fantastic option for a picnic.

A great place for a picnic or to let the kids burn off some energy at the nearby park. There are public toilets close by and some of the most amazing short walks in the Blue Mountains.

Take a stroll to Reid’s Plateau via the Katoomba Falls Round Walk or tackle the almost 1000 hand-cut Furber Steps and everything in between. There are stunning valley views, you can watch the Skyway glide across the valley and there are many different spots to view the falls. The Round Walk is night-lit after dark, and it is a wonderful experience.

Scenic World entry is included with every Lyrebird and Kookaburra pass. If you have one of these passes, it is important that you do not go past Scenic World without first completing the rides. All rides are unlimited for one day.

Scenic Skyway – the highest single-span cable car in the world and twice the height of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Skyway offers spectacular views of Jamison Valley, the Three Sisters and Katoomba Falls. It has an electro-glass floor that leaves you dancing on air 270 metres above the valley floor!

Scenic Railway – the steepest train in the world! The Railway descends deep into the Jamison Valley, reaching an incline of 52°. You can adjust the seating position to the “laid back” position for a more relaxed ride, or to the “Cliffhanger” position if you want to literally stand up and sit down at the same time!

Scenic Cableway – the largest and steepest aerial cable car in the Southern Hemisphere, the Cableway glides above the treetops with amazing views across the valley towards the Three Sisters and Orphan Rock.

Scenic Walkway – the walkway is the longest elevated boardwalk in Australia, winding through the temperate rainforest with towering trees, and sounds of bird calls and gently falling water create a rainforest symphony.

This is a wonderful place for a picnic, some bird watching, and photography. The walk along the Narrow Neck Peninsula is stunning and has you feeling like you’re in the middle of nowhere.

This is a great option for keen walkers who have a good level of fitness. At some spots you will need to slip and slide and on the way out some climbing is required. If you’re up to the challenge, you will be rewarded with some amazing views!

Cahills Lookout is the perfect place for a picnic, some short walks, wonderful views over the Megalong Valley and Great Dividing Range, and it is the best place to enjoy a Blue Mountains sunset. Walk 11 to Peckmans Plateau Lookout is an easy walk and highly recommended!

Camping, and cabin accommodation with a park close by and Katoomba Falls just across the street. This is a great way to explore the Katoomba Falls area after visiting Scenic World.

Recently voted Best Café in Katoomba, Café Lurline is a fantastic option for breakfast, lunch or both! On Friday & Saturday nights, you can also enjoy dinner as Pedro’s Grill fires up. Warm, friendly family service and delightfully delicious meals. Highly recommended!

Lost Bear Gallery and Gallery 96 are exquisite galleries and well worth a visit for any art-lover.

You will enjoy stunning views from Kiah Lookout, and there are many amazing walks that begin or intersect this point. We recommend that you walk from here to the Bridal Veil Falls and onto Leura Cascades. It will take a little longer than visiting the cascades from the next stop, but it is well worth it.

For the super keen walkers, there is also the option to walk the Prince Henry Cliff Walk or Dardanelles Pass to Echo Point and beyond.

No visit to the Blue Mountains is complete without taking some time to experience the beauty and tranquility of Leura Cascades. It is a wonderful place with stunning cascading waterfalls, hanging swamps, towering tree ferns and an abundance of bird life. The scent of eucalyptus fills the crisp air as you descend towards the cascading waterfalls.

It is well worth spending at least one hour here and it’s a great spot for a picnic. If you want to stay longer, later in the day, it is about 30 minutes to walk from here into Leura Village and you can relax with a drink or a bite to eat and hop on a train either towards Sydney, or back to Katoomba if you are staying overnight.

Extend the walk to include the Prince Henry Cliff Walk to Gordon Falls Lookout which offers stunning views and many different ecosystems as you stroll towards Olympian Rock, Elysian Rock and Gordon Falls Lookout. Amazing!

The short walk down to Gordon Falls Lookout earns you a unique view that takes in the back of the Three Sisters, the 200 metre drop of Gordon Falls, a small slice of distant Lake Burragorang, and the long craggy finger of Sublime Point. Best of all, you can often have this secluded spot all to yourself. This is a very short and easy walk and we recommend that you enjoy Walk 17 along the Prince Henry Cliff Walk and hop back on the bus at Olympian Rock Lookout.

There are two fantastic lookouts here. Olympian Rock and Elysian Rock and you can take a short loop walk between both of them, then return to the bus stop. You can also reach this spot from Gordon Falls via the Prince Henry Cliff Walk.

An excellent option is to take the Prince Henry Cliff Walk past Tarpeian Rock to the Leura Cascades and hop back on there. This is a wonderful way to approach the cascades.

Lyrebird Dell is a wonderful place to enjoy some peace and tranquility, and search for fascinating ancient Aboriginal carvings. It is believed that the local Aboriginal tribes used the area as a meeting place, and the large sandstone cave as a shelter. There have been many artefacts found here, some thought to be tens of thousands of years old.

You can enjoy this as a return walk, but we highly recommend that you continue to the Pool of Siloam and then Gordon Falls Lookout. This will take about an hour and it is well worth the effort. There are public toilets and a picnic & play area at the Gordon Falls Reserve.

Amongst gorgeous gardens and heritage buildings you will find a multitude of specialty shops, antiques, cafés, restaurants, chocolate and lolly shops, unique toys and more!
Leura is the perfect place for some retail therapy or a bite to eat when you’re looking to unwind. There is a supermarket near the bus stop if you need supplies, and it is a very short stroll to the train station which is one stop closer to Sydney.