Southern Highlands & South Coast Private Tour From Sydney

Walk through the canopy, stand at the edge of sea cliffs, and watch water shoot metres into the air

A private guided tour from Sydney to the Southern Highlands and South Coast covers Stanwell Tops, Kiama's blowhole, Illawarra Fly Park, and Fitzroy Falls over nine hours with a local guide, hotel pickup, and meals included. The Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk and wine tasting are optional add-ons at your own cost. Lunch is provided at a restaurant in town.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Sydney Harbour Bridge5m
2. Kiama Blowhole20m

Southern Highlands and South Coast Tour

• Pick up from city accommodation
• Enjoy coastal and cliff views with morning tea
• Visit Kiama Blowhole viewing platform
• See the Little Blowhole spray
• Lunch in town centre restaurant
• Optional Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk or Zipline
• Visit Fitzroy Falls in Morton National Park
• Optional wine tasting at Southern Highland Vineyard
• Drop off at city accommodation

The experience

The day starts with pickup from your Sydney accommodation and a drive south toward the coast. At Stanwell Tops Lookout, you get views across the Escarpment and the Sea Cliff Bridge (an engineering structure built out over the ocean) plus morning tea. From there the tour moves to Kiama, where the world's largest blowhole shoots plumes of water metres into the air from a viewing platform. A few kilometres south, the Little Blowhole sprays more frequently and can be seen from either the platform or the rocky foreshore.

Lunch happens in a restaurant in the town centre. After that, you have the choice to add the Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk at your own cost: either a gentle 1.5-kilometre loop through the canopy on an elevated steel walkway 20–30 metres above the forest floor, or Australia's highest zipline tour. The walkway includes two cantilevered arms and Knights Tower, a spiral tower that rises 45 metres above ground, positioned 710 metres above sea level with views across the rainforest, coastal towns and out to the Pacific Ocean.

Next is Fitzroy Falls, an 81-metre waterfall that drops into the untouched bushland of Morton National Park in the Southern Highlands. On the way back to Sydney, you can choose to add a wine tasting at one of the region's boutique vineyards. The tour ends with drop-off at your city accommodation, or you can take the ferry from Homebush back to the city centre.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in an air-conditioned minivan.
• local guide.
• morning tea.
• lunch at a restaurant in town.
• bottled water throughout the day.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:30

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (13 and older) · Child (5 to 12 years) · Infant (under 5): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.Operator's directions: “Pick up from: 140 George Street, The Rocks”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Go Beyond Tours

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want a guide-led day covering both regions in one trip, with optional add-ons like the treetop walk and wine tasting you can decide on the day itself.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 12 years); Infant (under 5): free.

What is the Kiama Blowhole and why is it worth seeing?

Kiama's blowhole is the world's largest and shoots plumes of water metres into the air from a viewing platform. It has attracted visitors to the region for over 100 years and is one of the tour's main stops.

Can I walk through the trees at Illawarra Fly Park?

Yes, the Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk is a 1.5-kilometre loop on an elevated steel walkway 20–30 metres above the forest floor, ending at Knights Tower, a 45-metre spiral tower. It costs extra and is optional. You can also choose the zipline tour instead.

How high is Fitzroy Falls?

Fitzroy Falls drops 81 metres into the bushland of Morton National Park and is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Australia.

What's included in the tour price?

The tour includes hotel pickup, transport by air-conditioned minivan, a local guide, morning tea, and lunch at a restaurant in town. Wine tasting and the Illawarra Fly activities cost extra.

How long does the tour take?

The tour runs for nine hours from pickup at your Sydney accommodation to drop-off back at your hotel or the ferry at Homebush.