Kangaroo Valley offers an enchanting stop on the Sydney Melbourne Coastal Drive. Rated as the region’s principle area of outstanding natural beauty by the National Trust, Kangaroo Valley offers visitors a fascinating selection of unique Australian cultural heritage, nature and adventure attractions.Visitors can see wildlife in their natural habitat and discover the charms of the quaint village with authentic local stores with craft and art. A visit to the vineyard is rewarded with a unique view, award winning Chamboucin and homemade jams and chutneys. For those seeking activities they will admire some of the longest panoramic views in Australia, gentle bush walks with wildflowers, canoeing down the Kangaroo River or horse treks through the rainforest. Delicious local produce can be tasted in the restaurants and in the morning wake to the mist and beauty of ‘Australia’s most beautiful valley’.

Cultural Heritage Attractions are:

• Heritage listed village with a unspoilt quaint charm of traditional buildings, local arts and crafts shops and galleries
• Excellent local restaurants, listed in the Good Food Guide
• Pioneer Museum Park – the only attraction of its type in the greater Sydney surrounds region, with interactive exhibits, original 19th Century dwellings, artefacts, 'bush' school house and farming heritage
• Nationally significant heritage bridge, Hampden Bridge is Australia’s last surviving wooden suspension bridge from the Victorian era
• Self Guided Historic Walk
• Australian Aboriginal sites of significance
• Guided Australian Aboriginal tour

Nature Attractions are:

• Magnificent Morton National Park which includes the Tallowa Primitive region (the first wilderness area declared in Australia)
• Lake Yurrunga and the Kangaroo Valley River
• 25 bush walks in Kangaroo Valley, 3 beautiful waterfalls and 3 panoramic lookouts
• Kangaroos, wombats, platypus and 200 bird species to see in their natural habitat

Adverture Attractions are:

• Canoeing
• Horse trekking
• Swimming in the river rock pools (there is alos a beautiful village swimming pool)
• Bush walking – self guided or guided

Kangaroo Valley has won Australia’s first ever Best Destination commendation at the World Responsible Tourism Awards held at the World Travel Market in London. Kangaroo Valley, 2 ½ hours south of Sydney NSW was selected by the expert panel of judges because of its outstanding cultural attractions and commitment to environmental sustainability. Visiting Kangaroo Valley provides guests with an unforgettable authentic and responsible Australian experience.

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