Eco-friendly activities – New South Wales
Mt Kaputar National Park,
Tourism New South Wales
Looking for a destination where you can dive with seahorses and dolphins, bushwalk through ancient rainforests, or explore a vast network of spectacular limestone caves? New South Wales’ eco-friendly activities will delight and surprise you: there’s something in this stunning state to suit every green-minded nature-lover.
- Sydney
- Blue Mountains
- Capital Country
- Central Coast & Hawkesbury
- Central West
- Holiday Coast
- Hunter Valley & Coast
- New England
- Outback
- Riverina
- Snowy Mountains
- South Coast
- Southern Highlands
- Tropical North Coast
Sydney
- Learn to surf, Bondi Beach
- Snorkelling and diving in Sydney, Clovelly
- Kayaking in Sydney, Mosman
- Taronga Zoo, Taronga Zoo
Blue Mountains
- Bushwalking in the Blue Mountains, Blue Mountains National Park
- Indigenous tours – Blue Mountains, Faulconbridge
- Jenolan Caves, Jenolan
- Kanangra-Boyd National Park, Kanangra-Boyd National Park
- Ice-climbing, Katoomba
- Picnicking in the Blue Mountains, Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens
- Canyoning in the Blue Mountains, Mount Wilson
- Mountain-biking in the Blue Mountains, Woodford
Capital Country
- Picnicking around Canberra, Australian National Botanic Gardens
- Cycling around Canberra, Lake Burley Griffin
- Bushwalking in Kangaroo Valley, Morton National Park
- Bushwalking on the South Coast, NSW, Pigeon House Mountain Walk
- Bushwalking in the ACT, Namadgi National Park
Central Coast & Hawkesbury
- Swimming along the Central Coast, Avoca Beach
- Last Riverboat Postman, Brooklyn, The Riverboat Postman
- The Great North Walk, Great North Walk
- Bushwalking in and around Sydney, Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park
- Sailing – Tuggerah Lakes, Long Jetty
- Whale-watching around Sydney, Palm Beach
- Diving and snorkelling around Toukley, Toukley
Central West
- Koala-spotting – Coonabarabran, Coonabarabran
- Picnicking around Dubbo, Dubbo
- Taronga Western Plains Zoo – Near Dubbo NSW, Taronga Western Plains Zoo
- Wine-tasting – Mudgee, Mudgee
- Pilliga Nature Reserve, Pilliga Nature Reserve
- Exploring Warrumbungle National Park, Warrumbungle National Park
- Star-gazing – Coonabarabran, Siding Springs Observatory
- Cycling tours, Wollemi National Park
Holiday Coast
- Cycling around Armidale and Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour
- Dorrigo National Park, Dorrigo National Park
- Kayaking, Newcastle to Port Macquarie, Gloucester
- Bushwalking in Hat Head National Park, Hat Head National Park
- Houseboating on the Macleay River, Kempsey
- Bush-tucker tasting – Macksville, Macksville
- Myall Lakes National Park, Myall Lakes National Park
- Sea Acres Nature Reserve, Port Macquarie
- Birdwatching at Smiths Lake, Smiths Lake
- Diving and snorkelling in Fish Rock Cave and Solitary Islands Marine Park, South West Rocks
- Picnicking – Newcastle to Port Macquarie, Tapin Tops National Park
Hunter Valley & Coast
- Barrington Tops National Park, Barrington Tops National Park
- Kayaking on Lake Macquarie, Lake Macquarie
- Mount Royal National Park, Mount Royal National Park
- Snorkelling and diving around Nelson Bay, Nelson Bay
- Birdwatching near Newcastle, Newcastle
- Wine-tasting – Hunter Valley, Pokolbin
- Dolphin- and whale-watching around Port Stephens and Nelson Bay, Port Stephens
- Koala-spotting – Port Stephens and Port Macquarie, Tanilba Bay
New England
- Armidale Bicentennial Arboretum, Armidale
- Cathedral Rock National Park, Cathedral Rock National Park
- Wine-tasting – Glencoe, Glencoe
- Guy Fawkes River National Park, Guy Fawkes River National Park
- Birdwatching – Port Macquarie to Lismore, Mother of Ducks Lagoon camping area
- Mount Kaputar National Park, Mount Kaputar National Park
- Burning Mountain Nature Reserve, Burning Mountain Reserve
- New England National Park, New England National Park
- Canoeing and kayaking around Coffs Harbour and Bellingen, Nymboida National Park
- Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
- Washpool National Park, Washpool National Park
Outback
- Remote four-wheel-drive tours – around Broken Hill, Broken Hill
- Kinchega National Park, Kinchega National Park
- Mungo National Park, Mungo National Park
- Mutawintji National Park, Mutawintji Historical Site
- Sturt National Park, Sturt National Park
Riverina
- Cross-country skiing, Perisher Blue
- Koala-spotting – Narrandera, Narrandera
- Birdwatching in Fivebough and Tuckerbil wetlands, Wagga Wagga
Snowy Mountains
- Snowshoeing – Snowy Mountains, Charlotte Pass
- Snowy Mountains Touring Company, Jindabyne
- Canoeing in the Snowys, Lake Jindabyne
- Bushwalking in the Snowy Mountains, Thredbo
South Coast
- Sailing – Batemans Bay, Batemans Bay
- Cycling – Bega Valley to Orbost, Bega
- Platypus-watching – Bombala, Bombala
- Snorkelling and diving in Jervis Bay, Booderee National Park
- Cycling in Jervis Bay, Huskisson
- Sailing around Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay
- Bushwalking in Murramarang, Ben Boyd and South East Forests national parks, Murramarang National Park
- Indigenous tours – Wallaga Lake, Wallaga Lake
Southern Highlands
- Bushwalking in Budderoo National Park, Budderoo National Park
- Canoeing and kayaking in Kangaroo Valley, Kangaroo Valley
- Thirlmere Lakes National Park, Thirlmere Lakes National Park
- Birdwatching trip by boat, Wollongong
Tropical North Coast
- Bushwalking north of Lismore, Broadwater National Park
- Diving and snorkelling around Byron Bay, Byron Bay
- Wildlife-watching around Byron Bay, Lennox Head
- Mountain-biking around Byron Bay, Nightcap National Park
