LUXURY IN SYDNEY AND NSW Bespoke tours, luxury escapes and beautiful hotels…luxury touring options are never far away in Sydney and NSW. Multi-region AEA Luxury Tours AEA Luxury Tours offer luxurious full-day charter tours of Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Hunter Valley. Designed and personalised for small groups, the flexible Diamond Series itineraries include breathtaking scenery combined with superb fine dining experiences. Overnight and longer charter tours of regional NSW are also available. Tel: +61 2 9971 2402 www.aealuxury.com.au Australian Luxury Escapes Australian Luxury Escapes is the premium, private charter brand of Australian Wild Escapes. They offer luxury personalised tours of Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Hunter Valley. Tailored luxury charters can also be arranged. Tel: +61 2 9980 8799 www.australianluxuryescapes.com Balloon Aloft Hunter Valley and Sydney Fly with Australia’s original hot-air balloon operator offering passengers award-winning service, comfort and safety. Flights are available from the Hunter Valley and Camden Valley near Sydney. Daily sunrise balloon flights last approximately one hour and are followed by a delicious gourmet breakfast and champagne celebration. Tel: +61 2 4990 9242 www.balloonaloft.com LuxGolf LuxGolf is Australia's first all-inclusive luxury golf touring company specialising in providing unprecedented access to the most prestigious, exclusive and private golf clubs in Sydney and the Hunter Valley. LuxGolf tours offer guests: preferred LuxGolf Tee Times at private courses, luxury transfers in a Porsche Cayenne, use of Callaway’s Legacy Collection clubs, shared motor cart and complimentary in-cart refreshments, warm- up driving range balls and a LuxBlack Game Day Kit (containing three Callaway balls, a Callaway golf club, a LuxGolf towel, LuxTees, Lux Divot tool, ball marker and scoring pencil). Tel: +61 434 602 549 www.luxgolf.com The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains Balloon Aloft Hunter Valley and Sydney Image courtesy of Balloon Aloft LuxGolf Image courtesy of LuxGolf Current as at 1 April 2016
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LUXURY IN SYDNEY AND NSW
Bespoke tours, luxury escapes and beautiful hotels…luxury touring options are never far away in Sydney and NSW.
Multi-region
AEA Luxury Tours AEA Luxury Tours offer luxurious full-day charter tours of Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Hunter Valley. Designed and personalised for small groups, the flexible Diamond Series itineraries include breathtaking scenery combined with superb fine dining experiences. Overnight and longer charter tours of regional NSW are also available.
Tel: +61 2 9971 2402 www.aealuxury.com.au
Australian Luxury Escapes Australian Luxury Escapes is the premium, private charter brand of Australian Wild Escapes. They offer luxury personalised tours of Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Hunter Valley. Tailored luxury charters can also be arranged.
Balloon Aloft Hunter Valley and SydneyFly with Australia’s original hot-air balloon operator offering passengers award-winning service, comfort and safety. Flights are available from the Hunter Valley and Camden Valley near Sydney. Daily sunrise balloon flights last approximately one hour and are followed by a delicious gourmet breakfast and champagne celebration.
Tel: +61 2 4990 9242 www.balloonaloft.com
LuxGolf LuxGolf is Australia's first all-inclusive luxury golf touring company specialising in providing unprecedented access to the most prestigious, exclusive and private golf clubs in Sydney and the Hunter Valley. LuxGolf tours offer guests: preferred LuxGolf Tee Times at private courses, luxury transfers in a Porsche Cayenne, use of Callaway’s Legacy Collection clubs, shared motor cart and complimentary in-cart refreshments, warm-up driving range balls and a LuxBlack Game Day Kit (containing three Callaway balls, a Callaway golf club, a LuxGolf towel, LuxTees, Lux Divot tool, ball marker and scoring pencil).
Tel: +61 434 602 549 www.luxgolf.com
The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains
Balloon Aloft Hunter Valley and Sydney Image courtesy of Balloon Aloft
Platinum Pro Golf Tours Platinum Pro Golf Tours (PPGT) provides exclusive access to premium and private golf courses around New South Wales as well as designing tailored golfing experiences for groups. All tours are escorted by a fully qualified and accredited PGA professional who provides coaching and advice to players for the duration of the tour. There are a range of different tour options available varying in duration from five to nine days, however all tours can be customised to suit a group's preferred date and duration, course preference, accommodation and dining needs.
Tel: +61 415 809 278 www.platinumprogolftours.com
Sydney
Australia in Style With a fleet of luxury vehicles, Australia in Style offers stylish tour and transport options. These include Rolls Royce-chauffeured fine dining experiences, romantic horse and carriage rides and Sydney Harbour island picnics. Visitors with limited mobility seeking personalised Sydney touring can travel with Australia in Style’s “No Steps Tours”.
Tel: +61 2 9310 0200 www.australiainstyle.com.au
Chic in the City Chauffeured tours of Sydney’s most fashionable shopping precincts can be tailored to visitors’ individual tastes and preferences. Itineraries include visits to top Australian and international designer boutiques, with the option to add chocolate tastings, champagne, afternoon tea or a pampering session.
Eastsail Guests can either try their hand at sailing or let the crew do all the work. Eastsail can time the sail for sunset cocktails, arrange dinner and an overnight stay on-board, anchoring in a quiet harbour cove. No sailing experience is required. Skippered charter day tours and bareboat charters are also available.
Tel: +61 2 9327 1166 www.eastsail.com.au
Harbour Days Sailing Set sail from Darling Harbour to discover Sydney from the deck of a luxury yacht. Exploring the main harbour and quiet coves, guests have the opportunity to help sail or just sit back and relax. The full-day tour includes a gourmet lunch at anchor, with the opportunity to cast a fishing line or go for a swim.
Tel: +61 2 9968 1578 www.harbourdays.com.au
Cypress Lakes Resort, Pokolbin
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Heli Experiences Every seat is a window seat and every passenger is treated to some of the most breathtaking views of Sydney with Heli Experiences. Flights depart from Sydney Airport and include scenic flights over Sydney Harbour, sunset flights, Hunter Valley and Blue Mountains full-day itineraries with gourmet lunch.
Tel: +61 488 999 626 www.heliexperiences.com.au
inART Tours inART specialise in luxury bespoke art tours that provide a unique experience, personally tailored to individual interests, covering Sydney’s rich contemporary art scene. Tours are offered as half-or full-days with return hotel transfers, morning tea and lunch. Guests receive a personal introduction to the leading galleries, exhibitions, gallery directors, artists and curators who define Sydney's vibrant arts scene.
Tel: +61 416 262 189 www.inart.com.au
Instyle Chauffeured Limousines Australia Luxury transport, transfers and touring services are offered using a well-maintained fleet of vehicles and professional drivers.
Just Sydney Specialising in tailored private tours of Sydney, Just Sydney also offers a concierge service and chauffeur assisted transport for seniors. Customised tour options can include coffee at a local inner harbour beach, the scenic Manly to Shelly Beach walk, lunch at a restaurant with views to the Sydney Opera House or at a local yacht club on Sydney Harbour
Tel: +61 411 555 135 www.justsydney.com
Local Eyes Sydney Local Eyes Sydney introduces visitors to the Sydney that locals know and love by offering experience-based premium touring options and activities. See Sydney from a luxury motor cruiser; enjoy uniquely Australian flavours in a cooking class with lunch at a private home; visit boutique art galleries with a local art expert; hike along trails in harbourside national parks; or improve your photography skills under the guidance of an award-winning local photographer. Tours are either half- or full-day and depart on scheduled days throughout the week with a maximum of seven participants. Private touring options are also available for half-, full- or multi-day itineraries and can also include surfing, kayaking, snorkelling, stand-up paddle-boarding and yoga.
Tel: + 61 2 9907 6620 www.localeyessydney.com
Sydney Harbour Aerials
Art After Hours at The Art Gallery NSW
Shelly Beach, Manly
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My Detour This specialist sightseeing company has a new range of tours focussing on providing visitors with unforgettable local experiences. Designed around foodies, families, music and fitness, the tours are available in classic, bespoke or luxe format. My Detour also offer Indigenous itineraries and has exclusive rights to operate tours of the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo.
Tel: +61 2 8399 3483 www.mydetour.com.au
Sensational Sydney Cruises One of the newest cruise companies on Sydney Harbour offers a small group experience on board ambiance, a 15m motor yacht. Cruises include a two-hour morning tea cruise and a four-hour cruise with a three-course barbecue lunch and beverages. Sensational Sydney Cruises also offer a full day of touring by sea and land or private charters. Cruises depart from Campbell’s Cove Pontoon, Circular Quay.
Sydney Bespoke Tours These personalised itineraries offer a wide range of fully-guided private luxury touring options in and around Sydney. Day tours can be tailored to suit all kinds of travellers from families to romantics or wildlife lovers. Bespoke itineraries include Sydney with the Kids, a day in the Blue Mountains or a private wildlife tour in the Southern Highlands. Four of the newest tours available are Explore Sydney Like a Local, Northern Beaches Nature and Culture, Secret Sydney plus Sydney Fashion and Style.
Sydney HeliTours Sydney HeliTours offer scenic flights over Sydney, the harbour, the coastline and beaches. Visitors can travel by helicopter from Sydney to play a round of golf by the sea, walk in the Blue Mountains, hand-feed kangaroos in a bushland sanctuary or lunch in the Hunter Valley. Represented by Australian Attractions.
Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House offers a range of packages that merge world-class performances with a guided tour and dining options to create the ultimate Sydney Opera House experience. The Red Carpet Package allows guests to indulge in fine dining options; the Starry Nights Package provides a casual dining option; the Showcase Package includes a tour and performance. The Opera Bar is perfect for a pre-show cocktail while Bennelong Restaurant at the Sydney Opera House serves award-winning cuisine under one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs, Peter Gilmore.
Tel: +61 2 9250 7250 www.sydneyoperahouse.com
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Cruising Sydney Harbour Image courtesy of Sensational Sydney Cruises
Sydney Seaplanes Sydney Seaplanes offer a range of spectacular scenic flights over Sydney and the Blue Mountains; a collection of Fly/Dine packages combining scenic flights with lunch at one Sydney’s waterside restaurants or a secluded beach picnic; Fly/Stay packages to a selection of boutique accommodation in Sydney and surrounds; and Fly/Tour packages which can incorporate golf in the Hunter Valley or backstage access to the Sydney Opera House.
Tel: +61 2 9388 1978 www.seaplanes.com.au
Ultimately Sydney Packed with personality and flavour, these scheduled small group tours provide an authentic taste of Sydney. The half-day ‘Story of Sydney’ tour provides the ultimate orientation tour including the iconic city sights, Eastern Suburbs and Bondi Beach. The Elusive North, takes visitors to some of the city’s most affluent residential suburbs, fashionable shopping strips, picturesque beaches and trendy dining strips north of the Harbour Bridge. Whilst Ultimately Sydney’s half-day gourmet tours visit the city’s diverse villages, meet locals and sample the multicultural flavours that have shaped the city. Private charters with the option to include exclusive hands-on and behind-the-scenes experiences and foreign language tours are also available.
Tel: +61 407 903 162 www.ultimatelysydney.com.au
Blue Mountains
Blue Diamond Tours Blue Diamond Tours offers small group luxury tours from Sydney to the Blue Mountains in a luxury Mercedes–Benz van.
Tel: +61 414 917 317 www.bluediamondtours.net
Emirates One & Only Wolgan Valley Located adjacent to the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, a two and a half-hour drive from Sydney, this property is a world-class, conservation-based resort bordered by two national parks. It features 40 luxurious free-standing suites, a pampering day spa, choice of dining options and a range of outdoor tours and activities taking in native bushland and wildlife. A Luxury Lodges of Australia property.
The Escarpment Group Blue Mountains The Escarpment Group is a unique collection of luxury escapes in the World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains. It incorporates four luxury properties - Lilianfels Resort and Spa and Echoes Boutique Hotel & Restaurant located at Katoomba; The Hydro Majestic Hotel at Medlow Bath; and Parklands Country Gardens & Lodges at Blackheath. Each of these properties offer luxurious accommodation and fine dining.
Bells at Killcare, Killcare Heights This boutique resort is just over an hour’s drive north from Sydney and features luxury accommodation for adults, with private cottages, a world class multi-award-winning restaurant, luxurious day spa, manicured grounds and a refreshing lap pool.
Tel: +61 2 4349 7000 www.bellsatkillcare.com.au
Pretty Beach House, Pretty Beach Pretty Beach House is a four-pavilion hideaway offering world-renowned cuisine with tailored guest experiences. Each pavilion houses a generous king bedroom, separate dressing room, deluxe bathroom, open-plan sitting area and a fully-stocked minibar. Guests can personalise their stay with a range of activities including a ‘welcome to country’ Indigenous smoking ceremony by a Darkinjung elder, mountain-bike riding, helicopter day trips into wine country and visiting the glorious waterways of the Central Coast on board the property’s luxury sports cruiser. A Luxury Lodges of Australia property.
Tel: +61 2 4360 1933 www.prettybeachhouse.com
Hunter Valley
Audrey Wilkinson Vineyard & Cellar Door, Pokolbin Ultimate Winery Experiences Audrey Wilkinson Vineyard is one of the hand-selected collection of premium wineries from Ultimate Winery Experiences, which takes visitors beyond the cellar door to reveal the best in Australia’s wine experiences. Enjoy a gourmet picnic hamper in the vines, luxury accommodation surrounded by grapes, meet the winemakers or take a behind-the-scenes winery tour.
www.ultimatewineryexperiences.com.au
Château Élan at The Vintage, Rothbury One of Australia's finest golf and spa resorts located in the heart of the Hunter Valley, the property features superb dining, a championship golf course and luxury accommodation. The Spa at Château Élan has 17 treatment rooms and offers exclusive luxury products.
Tel: +61 2 4998 2500 www.chateauelan.com.au
Executive Air, part of the The Criddle Group Executive Air offer visitors the opportunity to play a round of golf on the Greg Norman-designed course at The Vintage in the Hunter Valley and be back in Sydney by 6.00pm. Executive Air also has a two-day tour to the Hunter Valley for wine tasting with the choice of a round of golf on the second day.
Hunter Valley Private Tours, Rothbury This Hunter Valley-based company offers private wine-tasting, horse stud and olive grove tours. Charters can also be arranged to Port Stephens for luxury sailing experiences or can be tailored to suit individual needs and interests.
Spicers Vineyards Estate, Pokolbin Spicers Vineyard Estate in Pokolbin features eight luxury suites, Spa Anise and fine dining at Restaurant Botanica. It is an ideal base from which to enjoy the flavours of the Hunter Valley wine country.
Beach Suites, Byron Bay Beach Suites offers a range of luxury boutique studios and apartments with discreet personal service and Byron Bay beachfront access. The penthouse apartments have sweeping ocean views, modern kitchens, vast living areas, spacious bedrooms with bath/spa ensuites and private, rooftop swimming pools. Ground floor beachfront studios allow direct beach access through private gates and offer heated plunge pools on large timber decks.
Tel: +61 2 6680 9944 www.beachsuites.com.au
Elements of Byron, Byron Bay A new world-class beachfront resort Elements of Byron, has opened on Belongil Beach with views to the rainforest, lakes and absolute beach frontage. There are 193 one-and two-bedroom villas of which 94 are now open. Three separate pavilions make up the central resort and leisure facilities which include a restaurant and lobby bar, poolside bar and kiosk, gymnasium and five-suite garden spa. Weaving throughout is a lagoon pool and spa. Accor Hotel Group has signed an agreement with Elements of Byron under its boutique luxury brand, The MGallery Collection.
Tel: +61 2 6639 1500 www.elementsofbyron.com.au
The Byron at Byron Resort and Spa, Byron Bay Set within a stunning subtropical rainforest, the Byron at Byron offers luxury self-catering accommodation and deluxe suites. In addition to its resort style facilities including day spa, tennis court and pool, the property features rainforest boardwalks with abundant birdlife and access to the beautiful Tallow Beach. The resort is located only minutes (via complimentary shuttle service) from Byron Bay township.
Tel: +61 2 6639 2000 www.thebyronatbyron.com.au
Hunter Valley Wine
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Elements of Byron Image courtesy of Elements of Byron
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Paperbark Camp, Jervis Bay Luxury tented accommodation is located near the pristine white sand beaches of Jervis Bay, just a two and a half-hour drive south of Sydney. Paperbark Camp offers a unique blend of fine food and wine, cosy accommodation and a peaceful bush setting, providing the perfect base from which to explore this stunning region.
Tel: +61 2 4441 6066 www.paperbarkcamp.com.au
Tanja Lagoon Camp, Tanja Luxury safari tents offer self-contained accommodation, just a 35 minute drive from Merimbula. Nestled within Mimosa Rocks National Park on Middle/Tanja Lagoon, the four luxury tents have private decks with lovely views of the lagoon, en-suite bathroom and kitchen facilities. One tent contains a bath while one is fully accessible. Breakfast and free use of canoes are also included. A range of activities includes canoeing on the lagoon, bushwalking or mountain bike riding.
Tel: +61 2 6494 0123 www.tanjalagooncamp.com.au
Lord Howe Island
Air Adventure Australia On the Majestic Lord Howe Island Tour, visitors fly by private jet from Sydney direct to Lord Howe Island for four nights, staying at Capella Lodge. Visitors can enjoy a glass-bottomed boat cruise, snorkelling and fish feeding plus a guided interpretive day tour to North Bay. The tour includes private charter flights, accommodation, all meals, drinks, entries, transfers, activities and local guides.
Tel: +61 3 5572 1371 www.airadventure.com.au
Capella Lodge With clear views over the Pacific Ocean and the world's southern-most coral reef, Capella Lodge is located near a tiny, secret beach at Lover's Bay. The property features views of the mountains and turquoise lagoon from the lodge's luxurious indoor and outdoor lounging areas, restaurant and suites. Capella is a member of Baillie Lodges and a Luxury Lodges of Australia property.
Tel: +61 2 9918 4355 www.lordhowe.com
For information on luxury accommodation in Sydney, please refer to the Destination NSW Sydney Accommodation Guide factsheet.
Paperbark Camp, Jervis Bay
Tanja Lagoon Camp, South Coast Image courtesy of Kit Goldsworthy
