The Regions
The Greater Blue Mountains Drive traverses a number of distinct tourism regions. Each of these regions has its own character, range of attractions, and position in relation to the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.
The Greater Blue Mountains Drive aims to 'deliver' visitors to these regions and encourage them to explore further through the Discovery Trails with the assistance of the local accredited Visitor Information Centres.
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The spectacular cliff-bound country that jumps up from Sydney's back doorstep is the most popular and beloved part of the Greater Blue Mountains - and for good reason. Wild rivers and creeks cutting into the eastern fall of the... more… -
Often said to be 'Australia's first inland city', Goulburn is the main centre for the fertile pastoral lands around the headwaters of the Wollondilly River, in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. This is important sheep... more… -
Hawkesbury Valley is the big river country of the Greater Blue Mountains. The mighty Hawkesbury meandering north into broad tidal waters was a natural barrier to the spread of colonial settlement in New South Wales. In the early... more… -
Situated on the headwaters of the Nepean and Georges Rivers, the Macarthur region takes in the 'Cowpastures', where cattle strayed from the fledgling colony of Sydney in search of tastier grass. The colonists soon followed, with... more… -
The fertile valley of the Cudgegong River - prime territory of the Wiradjuri people - was settled early in the British colony's expansion into inland New south Wales. The town of Mudgee was surveyed in 1823, just ten years after... more… -
Penrith Valley is the central hub of a fertile crescent that arcs around the back of Sydney, along the Hawkesbury -Nepean River from Windsor and Richmond towards Camden and Campbelltown . The alluvial and shale soils of these... more… -
The Hunter Valley is like a great embayment in the wild escarpment that runs up the coast of New South Wales. Reaching north-west from its mouth at Newcastle, the valley is a wide, rolling basin surrounded on three sides by... more…