Sydney Airport 1 hr 28
Macquarie Pass National Park (20 min) Rainforest park offering a picnic area, walking trails, waterfalls, birdwatching & more. Belmore Falls (45 min) Trail to a secluded waterfall with various lookouts & sandstone flora such as honey flower & wattle. Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Temple (24 min) Large Buddhist temple complex for classes & retreats, with on-site lodging, dining hall & a museum. Lake Illawarra (26 min) This large coastal lagoon offers fishing, prawning & sailing, plus pelicans, swans & other birds. Minnamurra Rainforest Centre (29 min) Killalea Reserve (25 min) Bass Point Reserve (28 min) HARS Aviation Museum (16 min) Guided tours of cockpits & decommissioned airplanes, including a Boeing 747, plus jet engines. Illawarra Light Railway Museum Society (14 min) Carrington Falls (38 min) Popular waterfall with viewing platforms, trails & facilities for barbecuing & picnicking. The Big Potato (34 min) Budderoo National Park (1 hr 6) Sizable, scenic option featuring waterfalls, a boardwalk through a rainforest & picnic areas. Cathedral Rocks (27 min) Dramatic basalt rock formations shaped by the waves, a popular spot for watching the sunrise. Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk (42 min) Adventure, zip line, and rainforest Jamberoo Action Park (21 min) Water park with a wave pool, kid area & slides, plus activities such as mini-golf & chairlift rides. |