Most trips to New South Wales start in Sydney and fan out along the coast or west over the mountains. We have grouped the destinations by area, so you can link them into a route.
New South Wales destinations
Twelve places across the state, each with its own six-page guide.
Sydney & surrounds
The harbour city, the mountains on its western edge and the beaches just to the north.
Sydney & surrounds 
Sydney & surrounds Blue Mountains
Sandstone cliffs, eucalyptus valleys and the Three Sisters, two hours from Sydney by train: the classic NSW day trip, and better overnight.
Sydney & surrounds Central Coast
Surf beaches, coastal national parks, lakes and a lighthouse, an hour or so north of Sydney: the city’s favourite weekend escape.
Hunter & Port Stephens
Wine country, a revived industrial city and the bays and dunes of Port Stephens.
Hunter & Port Stephens Hunter Valley
Australia’s oldest wine region, two hours north of Sydney: Semillon and Shiraz at the cellar door, long lunches and dawn balloon flights.
Hunter & Port Stephens Port Stephens
A huge sheltered bay with resident dolphins, the biggest coastal sand dunes in NSW and calm beaches, two and a half hours north of Sydney.
Hunter & Port Stephens North Coast
Warm seas, rainforest and surf towns on the way to Queensland.
North Coast 
North Coast Coffs Harbour
Warm beaches, a historic jetty, a seabird island, World Heritage rainforest on the escarpment and the famous Big Banana.
South Coast & Snowies
White-sand bays south of Sydney and the alpine high country.
South Coast & Snowies Jervis Bay & South Coast
Famously white sand, clear water, resident dolphins and the small towns of the South Coast, around three hours south of Sydney.
South Coast & Snowies Snowy Mountains
Australia’s highest mountains: ski resorts in winter, the walk to the top of Mount Kosciuszko in summer, lakes, caves and thermal pools.
Country & Outback
Cool-climate wine country and the mining towns of the far west.
Country & Outback Broken Hill & Outback
A heritage-listed silver city in the far west, with desert sculptures, a film-set ghost town, outback art and ancient rock art nearby.
Country & Outback Orange & Mudgee
Cool-climate wine, orchards, an extinct volcano and gold-rush towns in the Central West, three to four hours from Sydney.
Not sure where to start?
Our itineraries link these destinations into realistic routes, and getting there explains the trains, coaches, flights and drives between them.
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