The Forest Track in the Royal National Park — a loop walk through eucalypt forest and subtropical rainforest along Bola Creek. Red cedar trees, epiphytes, Gymea Lilies and lyrebirds.
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The Megalong Valley is the quieter, less-visited side of the Blue Mountains. A guide to Govetts Leap, Bridal Veil Falls, Cliff Drive lookouts and Boars Head Rock — with views most visitors never find.
Read MoreA guide to the best swimming spots in the Royal National Park — Wattamolla lagoon, Karloo Pool, Deer Pool, Garie Beach and the coastal rock platforms
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The Capertee Valley, Ganguddy pagoda formations and Evans Crown granite tors — the remarkable landscapes west of the Blue Mountains that most Sydney visitors never reach.
Read MoreThe El Alamein Fountain in Kings Cross commemorates Australia's WWII battles in North Africa. Designed by Robert Woodward in 1961, it is one of Sydney's finest pieces of public art — and a stop on the Bondi and Eastern Suburbs private tour
Read MoreKarloo Pool and Olympic Pool in the Royal National Park — emerald green freshwater swimming holes reached on foot from Heathcote Station. Walk times, what to expect and best conditions.
Read MoreSydney's Art Deco heritage spans the Metro Theatre, CML Building, Primus Hotel, Cremorne Orpheum, Bondi Pavilion, Potts Point and Luna Park. A guide to the city's finest interwar buildings.
Read MoreCape Solander in Kamay Botany Bay National Park — one of Sydney's most dramatic surf headlands and a prime whale watching spot from May to November. Can be included in a custom private tour.
Read MoreThe Royal Botanic Garden at Mt Tomah sits 1,000 metres above sea level on the Bells Line of Road. Cool-climate plants, Wollemi pines, sweeping lookouts and the quiet village of Mt Wilson — a different way into the Blue Mountains.
Read MoreThe Gymea Lily is one of Sydney's most distinctive native plants — a six-metre flowering stalk with a vivid crimson flower, seen in the Royal National Park and across the Sydney region.
Read MoreRainbow Lorikeets and Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos are among Sydney's most recognisable birds — common sightings along the Northern Beaches and harbourside suburbs. What to look for and where.
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