Our Sydney coastal walk leaves the city behind as we walk along  the Royal National Park’s majestic bush-lined coastline between Bundeena and Otford, two idyllic little villages on Sydney’s southern border.  Stretching approximately 28kms, the famous coast walk takes a comfortable 2 days, or do a section of it in with us in a day tour.

We begin all our tours with a scenic 20 minute ferry ride across the Port Hacking River from Cronulla to Bundeena from where a short walk takes us to the historic rock carvings of the Dharawal Aboriginal people. Full day tours then continue along the majestic coastline and past the unique and beautiful sandstone formations of Wave Rock, Prawn Rock, The Devils Dice and White Cliffs of Marley, the stunning and secluded Big and Little Marley Beaches and we also explore a unique and extremely well preserved depression era Hermit’s Cave.

Overnight camping tours continue past Marley beaches to our idyllic ocean front campsite where we’ll relax with a swim, enjoy a beer or wine, dine on sumptuous gourmet food, and camp under the stars.

Our Sydney coastal walk continues along the Coast Track on the second day through the rocky inlet of Curracurrang where Aboriginal artefacts discovered in the 1960’s confirm 7500 years of Dharawal inhabitancy. From here we pass over a little rise to Curracurrong where the majestic horizontal outcrop of Eagle Rock and the 43m high waterfall into the ocean are some of Sydney’s finest natural sights. After passing through the Curra Moors we enjoy the spectacular view of Garie Beach, the southern end of the Royal National Park, Wollongong and beyond from Garie North Head. While Little Garie, Era and Burning Palms, as well as being gorgeous little surf beaches, give a glimpse back in time to the Great Depression of the 1930’s with the heritage listed shack communities. Walking up through the Palm Jungle and coastal rainforests we’ll emerge atop the escarpment and be treated to another divine ocean view from Werrong lookout before continuing through more typical Sydney bushwalking scenery of a Sydney Red Gum forest to Otford train station for our return home.

Royal National Park in Sydney is Australia’s oldest National Park and, after Yellowstone in the USA, the second oldest in the World. Gazetted in 1879 as The National Park, it was renamed Royal National Park after Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Australia in 1954. It has over 100km of walking tracks to enjoy, from the rugged, exposed coastal trek of 30km along The Coast Track to the more sedate and sheltered 10km walk along the bush track of Lady Carrington Drive.

Spreading over 16,300 hectares the Royal National Park is as diverse as it is vast. In the sandstone sections of the park, vegetation is restricted by the shallow soil beds but in more sheltered creek systems where the soil can lie deeper and richer, it gives birth to an abundance of plant and tree life. Rivers have cut their way through the sandstone over millenia to create a maze of waterholes, creeks and lagoons as they wind towards the ocean, providing many a secluded place to cool off in after a tiring walk, and providing a valuable drinking source for the native rock and swamp wallabies, echidna, native rats and mice and the imported Rusa deer that abound in the park. Royal National Park is also home to over 700 species of flowering plants and countless species of birds, that you are sure to encounter and enjoy on any bushwalk you choose to do in the park.

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Royal National Park Accommodation For places to stay in and around the Royal National Park and the Sutherland Shire visit the following websites Sutherland Shire, Bundeena, Cronulla, Oyster Bay or Alcheringa