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'Discover breathtaking landscapes, sit and listen to a rainforest stream or contemplate a wilderness stretching out of the horizon'
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Blue Mountains is the perfect place to reconnect with nature and rejuvenate your soul in Australia's most accessible World Heritage listed wilderness'
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'Stretching over 1 million hectares, the region is a mix of rainforest, blue-hazed valleys, golden sandstone escarpments, canyons, tall forests, and windswept heathlands'
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'The Blue Mountains region is privileged to have both pristine wilderness and significant cultural and historical sites'
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'Despite the descriptor, the Blue Mountains are not mountains but are in fact dissected sandstone plateaux which shelter a rich diversity of plant and animal life'
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The name Blue Mountains is derived from the blue tinge the range takes on when viewed from a distance
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'There are rare and ancient plants and isolated animal populations tucked away in its deep gorges and more than 100 species of eucalypts grow here'
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'Six Aboriginal language groups treasure their connection with the land-- the Darug, Gundungurra, Dharawal, Darkinjung, Wanaruah, and Wiradjurl'
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'These groups have passed down through the generations ceremony, songs, stories, and art, as well as knowledge of landforms, climate, plants, and animal life'
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Play with a kangaroo, a national symbol of Australia
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The kangaroo is important to Australia's culture and national image: 'its emblem is used on the Australian coat of arms, on some of its currency, as well as by some of Australia's best known organisations, including Qantas'
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Play with another animal native to Australia- the koala!
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Watch for the Winter Magic Festival in June, one of Australia's largest community festivals!
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You may also want to ride the Zig Zag Railway's Harry Potter themed train rides while you're there
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'You can challenge yourself too, climbing, caving, canoeing, or hiking through the soaring terrain'
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Ride through the beautiful blue mountains
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You'll see many animals here!
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With all the things you get to see and do this day, you might be a little tired on the way home!
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These dreamers are getting ready to see the Three Sisters, Katoomba Falls, Mount Solitary and Jamison Valley
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'This wonderful wilderness is on Sydney's doorstep but it can feel a world away'