Royal National Park private day tour
Coastal or rainforest walks, spectacular lookouts & Aussie native animals
The Royal National Park, 32 km south of Sydney, is on the lands of the Tharawal people. It is Australia’s oldest national park & on the Australian National Heritage List. It is a uniquely beautiful area with picturesque beaches, heathland, freshwater pools, rainforests, waterfalls, cliffs, sand dunes, rock pools, windswept rock formations & Australian native flora and fauna including 200 bird species - a delight for birdwatchers!
We have three suggested day plans but we are happy to customise to suit your needs
All of our tours are for your group only and we work with you to achieve the best day possible
Day Plan 1 – Easy Rider
If you would prefer a less strenuous tour the Easy Rider is the one for you!
Itinerary
1. After picking you up at your accommodation we drive to the park and have a short stop at Audley Weir for a leg stretch and a meeting with local bird life.
2. Visit Wattamolla waterfall and do a short walk to the beach and lagoon
3. Drive through the park taking in the forest and rainforest – including a brief walk in the rainforest
4. Arrive at Otford Lookout and appreciate the massive drop to the sea below
5. Nearby Bald Hill provides grand views of the Illawarra Escarpment and may have the added benefit of paragliding and hang gliding on display
6. Symbio Wildlife Park is a great place to see a range of native animals.
7. Sea Cliff Bridge is an impressive cantilevered bridge that curves around the coastline and provides a wonderful vantage point from which to see the ocean, rock platforms and imposing escarpment rockface
8. Imperial Hotel at Clifton for coffee
We highly recommend Symbio if you would like to see native animals.
If you do not wish to visit Symbio Wildlife Park this gives us back around 90 minutes which means we can include one of the many places visited in our Customised Day Tour or other tours on the way back to Sydney.
If this is of interest get in touch and we will forward some options for the 90 minutes. Alternatively we can decide on the day.
Day Plan 2 – Wedding Cake Rock
This itinerary includes a walk to Wedding Cake Rock. This walk requires a reasonable level of fitness. It takes around 2 hours return (including breaks).
1. Short stop at Bundeena to see Horderns Beach and the Bundeena Wharf
2. Hike to Wedding Cake Rock
3. visit Wattamolla waterfall, lagoon and beach
4. Bald Hill stop and appreciated the view, a chance we will see hang gliders and para gliders
5. Symbio Wildlife Park or we can visit Sea Cliff Bridge and Imperial at Clifton
The walk to Wedding Cake Rock can be extended to include Marley Beach, sand dunes and lagoon. This extension to the walk requires another half an hour walking in total.
If you are not sure we can talk through this option on the day.
Inclusions
Hotel pick up and drop off provided your accommodation is within 8km radius of Sydney CBD. If you are further away we normally pick up from Central Railway Station. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss further
snacks
bottled water
national park entrance fees
delicious lunch
photos using mirrorless camera, emailed to you
Exclusions
$42 entrance fee to Symbio Wildlife Park
Day Plan 3 – Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock is our longest walk taking around 1 hour and fifteen minutes each way. Only consider this option if you are interested in a serious walk and are reasonably fit.
The effort will be well rewarded. The area provides breathtaking cliff views and the waterfall at Eagle Rock drops 40 metres into the bay below.
The remainder of the day can be used to visit the places mentioned in the first two tours (eg Bald Hill, Sea Cliff Bridge and Imperial Hotel at Clifton).
The other option is to visit Symbio Wildlife Park.
Get in touch and we can design a day plan.
Alternatively we can work the itinerary out as we go on the day.
Symbio Wildlife Park
Symbio Wildlife Park has numerous native animals.
The koalas awake from their slumber at 3.00pm when a presentation is held.
Other native animals that can be seen include kangaroos, wallabies, dingoes, cockatoos, wedge tailed eagles, emus, cassowaries, goannas, echidnas and Tasmanian devils.
Symbio also has an unusual collection of monkeys (Tamarin and Marmoset monkeys from Central and South America) and a reptile exhibit.
All Tours are private
As with all of our tours this tour is for your group only. You will not be slowed down by others outside of your group and because it is your group only the day is flexible - plans are made to be changed.
Your guide may make suggestions to improve the day based on what you want to see.
All tours include pick up and drop off at your accommodation.
Transportation is a new Honda SUV.
Length and pick up
Around 9 – 10 hours – the time spent at each place is flexible so the day can progress at a pace that suits you. If you would like to shorten the day to 8 hours we can do this but generally the day takes at least 9 hours.
Pick up is at 8.30am from your lodgings and we return to your accommodation around 6.00pm. Let us know if you would like to vary the pick-up and return time. Wharf pick-up is also available.