Printhie Wines, OrangeCredit: Destination NSW
Couple enjoying Swift Sparkling Wine and oysters with scenic views across Printhie Wines vineyard in Nashdale, near Orange.
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Embrace the ease of putting your New South Wales holiday planning in the capable hands of experts attuned to the most memorable experiences the state has to offer. Whether you’re looking for a luxuriously easy escape from Sydney or a week of gourmet indulgence in the Riverina, luxury travel consultants have you covered with premium itineraries allowing you to spend more time enjoying every moment.
Feast on spring delights in the Riverina
Embark on a delicious adventure into the heart of the NSW Riverina on an escorted small-group tour with Bill Peach Journeys. Ready your appetite for an indulgent week on the Springtime in the NSW Riverina Luxury Tour exploring sumptuous food trails, mesmerising natural wonders and characterful towns such as Griffith and Gundagai in spring, when the picturesque countryside lights up with blooms. With all meals, stylish accommodation and even flights from Sydney to Wagga Wagga included, you can relish the opportunity to savour every stop, from lauded restaurants to historic wineries, fascinating museums and more.
Slip out of Sydney in style
Discover a new way to relax and rejuvenate in NSW courtesy of the travel experts from Addicted to Australia. This boutique travel consultancy works with leading luxury accommodation and experience providers to tailor unique travel experiences across the state, so all you need to do is choose a destination like Jervis Bay and the Shoalhaven, just a three-hour drive south of Sydney. Then prepare to wake up to the soothing sounds of the ocean at the likes of Bangalay Luxury Villas at Shoalhaven Heads, or immersed in native bushland at Paperbark Camp in nearby Huskisson, before a day out visiting the region’s top wineries, spotting dolphins and whales in winter, and dining at the region’s finest restaurants.
Indulge in Orange
Take off from Sydney on an exhilarating 45-minute flight to Orange for a day of gourmet indulgence curated by Crooked Compass. Get ready to make new foodie memories with up to nine of your nearest and dearest as you touch down in the renowned wine region northwest of Sydney. You might choose to begin your day with a moving introduction to Wiradjuri Country and local bush tucker hosted by Indigenous guide Gerald Power before picking your own cherries at a local farm. Enjoy a premium local gin tasting before unwinding between the vines over a sumptuous lunch at family-owned Printhie Wines. Then top off a decadent day with a tasting of sparkling wines paired with fresh oysters before heading back to the airport with another treat to enjoy on your return flight.
Paperbark Camp, Woollamia Credit: Destination NSW
Couple enjoying a romantic glamping getaway at Paperbark Camp, Woollamia.
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Paperbark Camp, Woollamia Credit: Destination NSW
Couple enjoying a romantic glamping getaway at Paperbark Camp, Woollamia.
Learn a new skill on the North Coast
Experience the thrill of surfing a wave for the first time on a luxury itinerary taking in two of the world’s most renowned surfing locations right here in NSW. Crafted by The Tailor, your NSW Surfing Life journey could see you get a thrilling taste of surfing on a private lesson at Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach before heading to the North Coast to hit the similarly iconic waves of Byron Bay with local surfing legend Rusty Miller, who with daughter Taylor offers personalised surf coaching tailored to your needs. Connect with NSW surf culture and gain the satisfaction of mastering a new skill as you enjoy luxury accommodation and a range of other energising activities on the water.
Immerse in the Blue Mountains
Feel your body relax as you watch the urban jungle melt into the Aussie bush on the drive to the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, on a private guided tour with Australian Luxury Escapes. Choose from a low-intensity day out including a stop at Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park on your way to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed wilderness area, or opt to embark on a two-hour guided hike in one of the most spectacular sections of the Blue Mountains National Park. Feel enlivened by the views across the blue-tinged wilderness from stops at lookout spots included on both itineraries, and get a buzz spotting kangaroos and other local critters along the way. Then simply relax and enjoy the scenery as your guide drives you back to Sydney.
Connect with the South Coast
Sit back and allow the experts at Southbound Escapes to draw from their rich local knowledge to craft the perfect itinerary for your travelling party on the NSW South Coast. Select a memorable place to stay from a range of luxe and characterful options across this naturally blessed region, then mix and match from a range of inspiring activities spanning action-packed boat tours to Montague Island off Narooma to a romantic alfresco picnic and a transformative walk on Country with a local Indigenous guide, safe in the knowledge that every experience has been personally vetted by your host.
The Pass, Byron Bay Credit: Destination NSW
The Pass, Byron Bay. This is the high res copy of this image.
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The Pass, Byron Bay Credit: Destination NSW
The Pass, Byron Bay. This is the high res copy of this image.
Montague Island, Narooma Credit: Destination NSW
Woman swimming with the seals off Montague Island (Barunguba), Narooma.
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Montague Island, Narooma Credit: Destination NSW
Woman swimming with the seals off Montague Island (Barunguba), Narooma.
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Mulwala Water Ski Club, MulwalaCredit: Destination NSW
Mulwala Water Ski Club located in the Riverina Murray region in Mulwala, offers an outdoor bar and casual relaxed dining overlooking Lake Mulwala. Learn to water ski on a world-class, private, twin lake the Max Kirwan Ski Park.
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Cool off with an adventure: NSW is a watersports playground
Mulwala Water Ski Club, Mulwala Credit: Destination NSW
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Hot sands, wild rivers, bays with towers of coral and waves that curl like a rockabilly quiff – NSW is a paradise for adventure on and under the water. For adrenaline-chasers, there are world-class waves and whitewater runs, foils and jet boats built for speed, and reefs home to sharks and turtles. For the quiet adventurers, try paddleboard expeditions, fishing for rainbow trout and bass in pristine rivers, and colourful snorkelling spots.
Your next adrenaline hit
Surfing may be the famous action-hero of the NSW watersports scene, but the state’s rivers, lakes, bays and beaches also host a huge diversity of aquatic adventures to get the heart racing. Take in Sydney Harbour’s icons, while spinning, splashing and thundering past in a jet boat with Oz Jet Boating or Thunder Jet Boat. In Western Sydney, Penrith is a hub for adventure. Penrith Whitewater Stadium, purpose-built for the 2000 Olympics, is uniquely set up for both beginner paddling and intense raft adventures, as well as kayak courses where you can test yourself against Olympic times; Cables Wake Park teaches you to wakeboard via zipline (jumps and obstacles included); and Jet Pack Adventures lets you feel like a water-powered Iron Man.
In Brooklyn, on the Hawkesbury River, Jet Ski Safaris will take you around the bends of the river at 30 knots, while Fliteschool Manly and OzFoiling (with multiple locations on the Mid North Coast) will teach you how to cruise the coastline via eFoil, a motorised surfboard that glides above the water like an elegant seabird. Outside of Sydney, on the Murray River, encounter one of the greatest and oldest waterski clubs in the world at Mulwala Water Ski Club.
Find a wave
With reliable breaks on some of the world’s most picturesque beaches, NSW is a premium spot on the international surf circuit. Surfers with their own board and years of experience behind them can find world-class waves all up the coast while newbies can join in on a surfing lesson, all you have to do is choose which one and which beach. You can also practice on a perfectly shaped, perfectly reliable wave (with multiple options suitable for beginners or experts) at URBNSURF, Olympic Park’s surf park, and finish off with a meal at RAFI, the onsite Applejack-run restaurant and bar that overlooks the waves.
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URBNSURF Sydney
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Oz Jet Boating, Sydney Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Experience the incredible speed of the red shark boats as they blast across Sydney harbour at high speed with Oz Jet Boating.
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Oz Jet Boating, Sydney Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Experience the incredible speed of the red shark boats as they blast across Sydney harbour at high speed with Oz Jet Boating.
Explore NSW’s coral reefs
The pristine, ecologically rich seas of NSW have seen the development of 10 protected marine parks covering more than 100,000 square kilometres, offering a haven to wildly diverse range of sea life. Beyond those areas, in the harbour and the bays of the coastal cities, there are also vibrant ecosystems ripe for snorkel or scuba dive trips. Self-guided snorkelling can be done in most places along the coast and, provided you have the equipment and training, so can diving. Or learn the ropes with a tour. Woebegone Expeditions and Courses will teach you how to explore the reefs of the South Coast with safe, freediving techniques; Region X Snorkel Tours has you jumping off a kayak with a snorkel around Batemans Bay; and Ecotreasures fits in a headland walk between time in the aquatic reserve around Manly. For new divers, you can explore the lower North Coast with Jetty Dive Centre or the tropical far North Coast with Cooly Eco Adventures. While Sydney Underwater Scooters will set you up with a handheld swim-assister and show you the clear waters and underwater fauna of Sydney’s Gordon’s Bay.
Paddling sunrise to sunset
Every river, bay and lake has a different scene and a different story, and cruising on a kayak, canoe or stand-up paddleboard (SUP) lets you discover at your own pace. NSW is also full of explorers and local experts ready to guide you along the way. In Sydney, Sydney Harbour Kayaks and Sydney by Kayak will introduce you to the harbour at its multicolour best with dawn and dusk paddles. Manly Kayak Centre has both hire and guided options for kayaks and SUP, as well as giving you the opportunity to try your hand at SUPBALL, which is like polo but replaces the horse with a SUP. Cronulla SUP and Balmoral Paddlesurf let you explore less famous, but no less beautiful, beaches of Sydney’s south and north respectively.
On the Sapphire Coast combine your next river adventure with a story, like on Navigate Expeditions’ Aboriginal Culture Tour, where you journey into the land’s Indigenous heritage, or a Kayak and Shuck Tour where you visit the oyster farms. On the North Coast, social enterprise and SUP tour guides Wajaana Yaam Adventure Tours offers cultural eco-tourism on a paddleboard around the pristine waters of Solitary Island Marine Park. Not far away in The Tweed, Watersports Guru offers SUP lessons and hire, allowing you to cruise the waters Cudgen Creek while taking in the local birdlife – if you’re lucky you may even see a pod of dolphins.
Reel in a new experience
With pristine rivers and wild oceans, NSW is a dream for fishing for both newbies and those looking for the next big catch. Out on the oceans of the South Coast Kiama Charter Service will help you pull in your first deep-sea fish (go for blue-eye trevalla, gemfish or hapuka). While Port Macquarie Fishing Charters, Reel Ocean Adventures (in Tuncurry) and Evans Head Deep Sea Fishing Charters, provide the boats, deep-sea equipment and vibes on the North Coast. Inland, learn traditional yabbying in the bush at Narrabri Fish Farm, or set up your own line on NSW’s most epic jetties at Coffs Harbour, Lake Macquarie and Lake St Clair in the Hunter Valley. If you know the ways of a fly fisher, the Snowy Mountains and Blue Mountains are the hot spots.
Kayaking, Sydney Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Friends enjoying a day of kayaking on Sydney Harbour.
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Kayaking, Sydney Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Friends enjoying a day of kayaking on Sydney Harbour.
Navigate Expeditions, Kalaru Credit: Destination NSW
Guests on a walking tour with Navigate Expeditions in Kalaru
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Navigate Expeditions, Kalaru Credit: Destination NSW
Guests on a walking tour with Navigate Expeditions in Kalaru