New South Wales (overview)
- Sydney: most journeys will include three or four nights here. We recommend spending time with a local guide who will help you to find your bearings far away from the tourist crowds. It is a must to get out onto the harbour by chartered yacht or ferry. Join the locals for a coastal walk from Bondi to Bronte or browse one of the weekend markets. The gourmet dining scene is top stuff.
- Lord Howe Island: an idyllic Island where you can swim with turtles before breakfast! A closely kept secret, this tiny Pacific Ocean Island – where tourists are capped at 400 and most people get around on bicycles – is an easy two-hour flight from Sydney.
- Byron Bay is the Australian mainland’s most easterly point and has a population dominated by surfers, hippies and those after a ‘sea-change’ – a move from the big city to a small coastal town for a better quality of life: beautiful beaches, lots of small and quirky shops, a wonderful array of restaurants, weekly roving markets and the iconic Cape Byron Lighthouse.
