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Day trips from Sydney ideas

Whether you're interesting in day trips from Sydney, or deciding to host your next meeting, conference or event in regional New South Wales (NSW), your visitors have the opportunity to tour some of the State’s best countryside while they’re here.

Whether beaches, cities, mountains or wine country take their fancy, day trips from Sydney are a delightful and memorable experience for international and interstate event delegates alike.

Visit our regional NSW section to learn more about places to tour in NSW before, during or after your conference. You can also visit our Google maps to view where the regions are located.

Popular destinations in New South Wales

Just three hours or less from Sydney, your visitors can enjoy:

• the Central Coast, for golden beaches and waterways
• the Hunter Valley, for world-famous wineries and country towns
• Newcastle, for surf beaches, restaurants and art galleries
• the Blue Mountains, for spectacular ranges, villages and antiques
• Wollongong for beautiful beaches and magical rainforests
• the Hawkesbury River, for rolling hills and country hospitality
• the Southern Highlands, for emerald valleys of flowers and rainforest

Further afield, visitors can enjoy more of what NSW has to offer, including:

North Coast of NSW sightseeing and tours

The NSW North Coast starts at Terrigal, just north of Sydney, and continues all the way up to The Tweed on the Queensland border. It is a golden stretch of coastline with dolphins, whales, ancient rainforests and colourful festivals. 

Country NSW sightseeing and tours

Country NSW has some of Australia’s most historic settlements, founded by gold-miners, graziers and farmers, and immortalised by artists. The area sprawls from Tenterfield to Albury, Singleton to Dubbo, and Goulburn to Mildura-Wentworth.

Outback NSW sightseeing and tours 

Outback NSW is rugged, ancient and beautiful. In Mungo National Park, see the remains of the Mungo Man and Woman dating back 40,000 years, the oldest in the world. The NSW outback is a place of far horizons, kangaroos, emus, opal mines, quirky pubs and friendly locals. From Lightning Ridge to Broken Hill, Nyngan to the back of Bourke.

Lord Howe Island sightseeing and tours

Only 400 visitors are allowed on Lord Howe Island at any one time. There is no mobile phone coverage, so guests have plenty of time to enjoy the World Heritage listed birds, plants and marine life, surrounded by stunning coral reef.

South Coast NSW sightseeing and tours

More than 30 national parks, marine parks and reserves, beach culture and a rich Aboriginal history make up the NSW South Coast. From the south of Sydney’s Royal National Park to Eden near the Victorian border.

Snowy Mountains sightseeing and tours

The NSW Snowy Mountains become ski resorts in the winter: guests go downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing. In summer, they are an adventure playground of cycling, caving, rafting, kayaking and horse riding.