A visit to Jenolan Caves is very special experience and a must-do on the itinerary of many visitors to Sydney.
Here on Hello Sydney Kids we have a guide to driving yourself from Sydney to visit Jenolan Caves, this can be done in one day but I wouldn’t advise it to anyone not familiar with driving in Australia. It’s just too long a day.
You can easily find day trips from Sydney to Jenolan Caves and the Blue Mountains. These are the best way for visitors to see these geographical wonders. A day tour from Sydney is still a HUGE day, especially for the children, so you’d probably want to plan less demanding days on each side of your trip.
When you’re looking at the various Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves tours from Sydney, one of the main questions to ask is: ‘Do we want to be in a small group or on a large coach tour?’ Both are available.
All tours will stop at lookouts for stunning views over the Blue Mountains, and most also stop at Scenic World which has some amazing cable car and funicular rides. (We love Scenic World EXCEPT when it is really busy, then the queues can be just too long.)
If you have young children, please do read our full description of visiting Jenolan Caves with kids, as it can be a tricky day especially with babies and toddlers.
Here are three of the trips that look best for families:
PJ Blue Mountains & Jenolan Caves Tours
All the family can enjoy this small group trour, with infants over one year welcome.
Stop at: Jenolan Caves for a cave tour, beautiful Blue Lake, Scenic World Katoomba.
Tour time: 10 hours
Maximum number: 14
Departure: 7.30am with hotel pickups prior to this
Costs are:
Adults $185
Child 3 – 12 $105
Infant 1 – 2 years $45
Click here to read more and buy tickets.
Private Tours To Jenolan Caves
The flexbility of doing a day trip to Jenolan Caves and the Blue Mountains just with your own tour group may make it worthwhile for you. The costs can also be lower, depending on the size of your group.
But the tipping point for me, making this a great way to travel, is that this tour will take you to visit lovely Featherdale Wildlife Park as well as the Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves.
Stop at: Featherdale Wildlife Park, Govetts Leap at Blackheath, Jenolan Caves for a cave tour, beautiful Blue Lake, the Three Sisters Lookout at Katoomba.
Tour time: 11 hours
Maximum number: Your group only
Departure: 7.30am with hotel pickups prior to this
Costs are:
3 people: $250
6 people: $150 each
10 people: $125 each
Check full pricing details and more information on this tour here.
Blue Lake at Jenolan Caves
Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves Motorcoach Day Tour
Travel by coach on this tour to visit the main sites of the Blue Mountains and to do a jenolan Caves Tour. Scenic World is not included in this tour but you do spend longer at Jenolan Caves.
Stop at: Echo Point Lookout and Cahill’s Lookout, Katoomba; Jenolan Caves for a cave tour; the Blue Lake.
Tour time: 11 hours
Departure: 8am with hotel pickups prior to this
Costs are:
Adults: $185
Child 3 – 14 years: $93
Infant 0 – 2 years: free
Check full pricing details and more information on this tour here.
Other Blue Mountains – Jenolan Caves Tours are available, I like to use the sites which aggregate the tours so you can easily compare a few:
See more tours on Viator here.
Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves Tours are on Get Your Guide here.
Hope this is helpful, please do ask any questions in the comments or over on the Australia Holiday Planning- For Families Facebook group.
Cheers,
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