There are two main private trolley companies in Katoomba that will take guests to various points in the Blue Mountains area beyond the point where the public transit system ends at Echo Point. This was the only one offering a one-day pass vs. a minimum of 3 days with the other company. The cost at $25 per person ASD seemed a little steep, but we didn't have enough time to walk between all of the points we wanted to see, and so bought tickets. The buses run on time, and the drivers are friendly and give good information about the area. The only downside is that the majority of the stops are at resorts and stores rather than natural points of interest. This is fully disclosed in their brochure and on their website, so it was not a surprise! There are discounts at some local businesses that come with the trolley pass, and you can also combine the trolley with other activities such as the a gondola ride; so it is definitely possible to make this a good deal! In the end, we were pleased with being able to get to Leura Cascades without a long walk - but the $75 price tag for the three of us was a bit high given that was all we were doing beyond public transit. My suggestion would be to allow 2 days to explore the park and use public transit for one day to explore Echo Point and the surrounding area, and then use the trolley the second day to get to a few other points beyond the public transit area, and perhaps take advantage of some of the discounts! read more

I booked a Return Coach Travel to Jenolan Caves + Admission To Lucas Cave through Trolley Tours and since I've read so many warnings of booking ahead to avoid the queue (or else you may miss the scheduled tour[s]), I booked it online ahead of time. When I got there, there was a queue, but they were mostly for the Blue Mountains tour so I was lucky to have noticed Darrell (sp?) was inquiring if anyone had booked a Cave tour before he was about to head out the door. Darrell was the bus driver and turns out there were only 5 of us (in a bus capacity of 30+ people) who were going. =) [I am keeping my review focused on Blue Mountains Trolley Tours service, who provided us the transport and tickets. The Jenolan Cave tour itself was led by another entity and so I will withhold that review from here.] Darrell was great. I'm not much of a talker, but the banter he kept going with the 2 couples up front kept the ride to the caves easy-going, laid back and at times, quite funny. He did provide "Informative commentary and scenic stop at Govetts Leap Lookout, Blackheath" as the description read, and he got us to the caves in good time. After he retrieved our tickets for us, he gave us the down-low on how we should approach our day there (since not all of us were going on the same tour) and told us we'd need to be going back approx 3:10pm. With a few backpackers in tow, we were out of there by 3:15pm and, despite having to pull over for a random but mandatory sobriety test on the way, we got back to Katoomba sooner than expected (around 4:20pm). read more

1. Visit the blue mountains, they are beautiful (take train from central to katoomba and walk outside and you'll find this tour company) 2. Use this tour company I came on a day when it was cold and raining (bummer) but trolley tours was super nice and gave us a good discount because they knew we wouldn't see much if the weather didn't improve. I did not have time to go to the jenolan caves but realistically, there is enough to see in the blue mountains to spend a whole day there. I did the trolley tour + 3 rides at scenic world package and recommend it. Each scenic world ride is a bit different and gives you a different view so would recommend doing them all. There are two trolleys, one that is an express to scenic world and another that makes a full round. They do a great job giving commentary of all the sites and everyone is friendly. They are also on time so stick to the schedule. If you like to hike would recommend trying to get in as many of the scenic bushwalks as you can, they will give you a map. I started with trolley 1, made my way to stop 10 which is gordon falls, did the walk to Leura cascades, picked up the bus again and got off at stop 14 and did the prince henry cliff walk then did the giant stairway and three sisters from stop 18. I think the walks we did were awesome and the weather did improve and the views were incredible. i'm a fast walker and in shape so didn't have a problem fitting this all in but pace yourself because they can take up to the time they say they take Eat lunch in leura, bunch of cute boutiques and small restaurants. Bring a jacket, it gets VERY cold when it is indeed cold there. read more