Katoomba City Tour! 🇦🇺 (Things to do in Australia's Blue Mountains)

Today we're giving you a complete tour of Katoomba, a small town in Sydney's Blue Mountains! First, we head to Echo Point to check out the Three Sisters Lookout and the small tourist center, followed by a visit to Scenic World to see the world's steepest railway. Finally, we show you around the Katoomba town center to check out some of its antique shopping and its "Street Art Walk". The best part of Katoomba is easily the hiking, so we give a few recommendations on hiking trails too!
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:33 Echo Point
1:24 The Three Sisters
1:59 Echo Point Continued
2:57 Scenic World
3:53 Town Center
5:24 Street Art Walk
6:43 Best Hikes
7:14 Recap
7:46 Thanks for watching! Subscribe for more adventures! :D

[@reelhappytravellers2691]

I have been traveling the world together with my partner for over ten years now and one of the things we love the most is the freedom that travel and this lifestyle gives us. So your video brings us back some adventure, excitement,things that we lost the last year and we definitely need....... Thanks for sharing,keep going my friend!!!!!

[@IfWeGoTo]

It means a lot to us that we can bring you on a little adventure, especially during these trying times. :( We've felt really limited too, you're not alone. I definitely think we're taking being stuck in a basically covid-free country for granted!! Thanks so much for watching!! Do you guys have an instagram or anything? Would love to connect!!

[@johnboy5736]

Hi Guys. Magic !!! Thanks for the great video. John

[@IfWeGoTo]

Wow thank you!! So happy you enjoyed it! :D

[@hildadeviyanti139]

L25. New friend here! Nice video. Thank you for sharing. Have a wonderful day & Gbu 🙏😍

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you so much!!

[@ariesram74]

I was there 25 years ago and don't recognize anything in the city. Some great hiking there though. I stayed at a backpacker hostel. I remember drinking in a veterans hall. Everything was really laid back.

[@IfWeGoTo]

I’m sure it had changed a lot over the years!! But it still has a very quiet, laid back vibe! :)

[@JeremyPayne]

Amazing place the Blue Mountains, thanks for taking us there.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thanks for watching Jeremy!! Glad we would give you a little tour around!!

[@offthebeatenpath9248]

More beautiful scenery and I love street art thanks for showing that

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thanks so much for checking it out! I loved that street art gallery! They turned what would otherwise be an eye sore into something super cool!

[@offthebeatenpath9248]

@@IfWeGoTo totally agree with you

[@DrBearAviation]

Awesome video. I live in Sydney, and never get tired of visiting Blue Mountains area. BTW, I also hate the A$4.6/h parking charge at echo point. 😁

[@IfWeGoTo]

So lucky you live nearby!!! Would love to live in Sydney.. really a top tier city! Hahah, yeah that is way too much for what it is, worth the walk!

[@KookyLovestoTravel]

The scenery is breathtaking!!

[@IfWeGoTo]

Absolutely gorgeous there!! Thank you!!

[@Anna-sf9su]

Wonderful! Very cool.....

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you!! :D

[@colincraigo5793]

Awesome!

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@feastfriday]

This felt like a travel show. Love the shots and the audio was crisp! Love the art walk. So many good pieces.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Ahh thank you!! We've been messing with some new mics! A few videos later and I finally think we've got it right!! lol The art back there was awesome! I liked that like alien purple parrot one myself! lol

[@shaheenadams8162]

Thanks for the video 🏞🌍👍🏼. Also, great job on the co-hosting, enjoying that vibe.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thanks for watching!! I’m stoked Alan is starting to be more comfortable on camera!!

[@CarloPavan]

Thank you guys for another lovely travel vlog! 😀💙 I'm so jealous of how much sunshine you have over there! (a Londoner's envy) 😄😍 I miss Australia a lot!

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thanks so much for coming along!! Oh man, I was there complaining about how cold it was... definitely taking that for granted! I'm not sure if I could survive in London though! lol

[@briansmythe3219]

Thanks For showing off our Little Town Too the World

[@IfWeGoTo]

Was a pleasure to!! Katoomba was one of our absolute favorite spots in Australia!! You’re lucky to be from there!

[@sinansn6499]

So beautiful place my friend thank you for sharing

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you so much!!

[@kheysikoga3833]

I loved it! 🥰

[@IfWeGoTo]

So happy you liked it!! Are you planning on visiting the Blue Mountains?

[@waterfallmadman]

That waterfall at the end looks really nice. 😉

[@IfWeGoTo]

You would love the waterfalls in the blue mountains!!!

[@Globetrotterkin]

It looks so beautiful there! Love the story about the 3 Sisters!

[@IfWeGoTo]

It is insanely gorgeous, easily one of the prettiest spots in Australia!! I thought the 3 sisters story was great too!! When we lived in Hawaii all of our native friends would tell us the stories of the formations and they’re always so fascinating! So I’m stoked they have stories here too!!

[@Globetrotterkin]

@@IfWeGoTo Have a great weekend!

[@CampingCompanions]

Wow! I love the story about 3 sisters, but that back ally was really cool too!

[@IfWeGoTo]

Its a pretty neat story!! That alley was awesome, turned something that would have otherwise been very meh into a cool art gallery!! Thanks so much for joining us! :D

[@IfWeGoTo]

@Larry Keanu When you get excited about a new comment and its just spam. lol

[@IfWeGoTo]

@Raiden Jeremiah Blatant spam lol

[@WandernfuerGeniesser]

oh it´s a wonderfull Video, thanks for sharing and have a nice week. Greetings from Austria 👍😊

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you so much, we're glad you enjoyed it! :D Hope everything is going well in Austria!! That's somewhere on our bucketlist!

[@DoodletheTravelBug]

The railroad looks terrifying....Ugh! ha ha. We get overly excited too when we meet a cat on our travels. Great vlog!!!!

[@IfWeGoTo]

It almost looks like a rollercoaster!! lol Cats are the best! I'm glad so many other people love them too! :D Thanks for watching!!

[@TheRealMcNeals]

The art is fantastic! What a way to spruce up an alley. The railroad ride would be at the top of our list. So fun!

[@IfWeGoTo]

We should have done it!! I guess it's hard when you have to pick and choose when a place is expensive!! haha

[@TheRealMcNeals]

@@IfWeGoTo isn't that always the way it works? It feels so expensive then you kick yourself later because you didn't! It looks pretty cool!

[@IfWeGoTo]

@@TheRealMcNeals EXACTLY! Hahaha! Alan's current life goal is to retire early so we're always trying to scrimp and save... but that's so hard when you want to do it all on trips! lol

[@TheRealMcNeals]

@@IfWeGoTo isn't that the truth. Although, YOLO! 😁 We have traveled with 5, sometimes 6, kids and know what it's like to prioritize which fun things are most important. It is expensive to do the touristy things. We've found that the kids remember the hikes and unexpected treasures that didn't actually cost anything.

[@ChasingDifferentAdventures]

The Valley of the Waterfalls is spectacular. Great presentation and awesome tips all other tourist. ⛰🏞🏔🙋👍

[@IfWeGoTo]

Valley of the waters is so incredibly gorgeous, one of those spots you make it to that just leaves you in total awe!! We have a video of that hike coming up in a week or two (need to check) too!!

[@ChasingDifferentAdventures]

@@IfWeGoTo Just Vista's alone are an awesome site add the Waterfalls and or Cascades it make for stunning images. If when ever am near Australia 🇦🇺 those locations would be considered. Especially, the Valley 🏞 of Waters 🙋👍⛰🏞💖❣💗

[@ChasingDifferentAdventures]

@@IfWeGoTo My 360° would be awesome for this place

[@robertdandria7788]

That was very interesting , i like the way they painted the back of their homes , question how hard was it to drive on the wrong sidevof the road !!

[@IfWeGoTo]

Our first experience on the wrong side of the road was March 2020!! It was TERRIFYING! lol... But after like 20 minutes you kind of get used to it. After a month or two your brain kind of rewires to the other side... I feel like driving on the right is going to be a challenge all over again when we get back!! lol

[@kankiritharan3418]

I went today 2 Eco point amazing ❤

[@IfWeGoTo]

Agreed! It is so beautiful!

[@carlanderson774]

The " Blue Haze " of the mountains is showing up really good in your Video , looks amazing

[@IfWeGoTo]

Glad you caught it! At first i didn't understand why they were called the blue mountains... until that haze set in one day!! Absolutely stunning part of the world!

[@IfWeGoTo]

Also, thanks so much for watching! :D

[@hurleydoman7186]

nice-vid keep going

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you so much!!

[@MathewLauren]

Those views are unreal

[@IfWeGoTo]

Its a gorgeous little town!!

[@WhereDoWeTravelNow]

Poor sisters. Haha 😈 At 2:34 you reminded of myself running after cats in Malta... at least you got lucky in the end 😆

[@IfWeGoTo]

Yeah the story is kind of sad. Those cats are tricky hahahah

[@CandEAdventures]

We were looking into this area because of some missing 411 activity here ! From thylacine sightings to missing 411 mysteries this area is fascinating ! Thanks for sharing !

[@IfWeGoTo]

What are the missing 411 mysteries? I'm super interested!! Also had no idea thylacines were spotted in the Blue Mountains! Though I am not surprised!! I was secretly hoping we would spot one while we visited Tasmania!! I did see a tasnnish slinky dog-like creature while there for just a split second on the road, but I thought it looked more like a fox's movements!

[@CandEAdventures]

@@IfWeGoTo we would 100% count that dog like creature as a thylacine 😂 can’t prove it wasn’t a thylacine. We had planned a trip to Australia/Tasmania with the excuse of “searching for a thylacine”. Missing 411 is a book series about a researcher that looks into mysterious disappearances in national parks , primarily in USA and Canada . He did do a few cases in Australia though. Interesting stuff to have a beer and go down the KZbin rabbit whole with lol.

[@mejn10]

Amazing

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thanks for all of your support!!

[@mejn10]

@@IfWeGoTo your welcome

[@KathysOutdoorAdventures]

Very cool area to explore. What great views from the trail and those falls! New follower :)

[@IfWeGoTo]

Many thanks! Have you ever made it to Australia? You'd love it if you're into hiking and nature!! :D

[@KathysOutdoorAdventures]

@@IfWeGoTo I have not yet, but it is on my bucket list. Until I can go, I will watch it through your eyes! :)

[@brianchiron]

Great job on this video

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you!!

[@ConsidertheWonders]

Would totally skip the town for those hikes! And that totally looked like a way to lure you into an alley 🤪😂🤣

[@IfWeGoTo]

The hikes were really where the Blue Mountains shined!!

[@husr1440]

Katoomba is a amazing place but lots of people are bad people but all the places you show in this video I know I live in Wentworth falls

[@IfWeGoTo]

It is really a beautiful place!!! You are extremely lucky to live in the area!! Thats unfortunate that some of the people are bad in the region? We fortunately did not experience any of that and everyone there was very kind to us!

[@trvlnthru]

The view from the overlook near Three Sisters looks so beautiful! Would love to hike down there. The steepest railway at Scenic World looks really fun. I hate gondolas though. I don't love the feeling of just dangling in the air on a wire. But I would definitely love that railway. Looks like a cool little antique shopping district. Why was nothing open? Was it too early in the day? Enjoyed this tour. Looks like there are some interesting ways to spend the day in Katoomba. Thanks for showing us around!

[@IfWeGoTo]

I can relate there!! We took gondolas like that in Switzerland and omg when they would swing it was terrifying! lol The railway was super cool, kicking ourselves for not taking it! I'm not sure why they weren't open!! Maybe it was just the day of the week? Australia has a lot of businesses randomly closed on some weekdays, not what I'm used to being from the US! lol Thanks so much for watching!! We greatly appreciate having people to share our mini adventures with!

[@ALxdCr4ftPlays]

Nice video. I'm from Wellington, NZ. Last time I was in Sydney was Jan 2017, but never went to the Blue Mountains. My ambition is to come visit Sydney again for 7-8 Nights from late December over NYE, staying in the CBD, but Blue Mountains will def be on my wishlist. Might chose a tour group. Could take the train. Have a full NZ Driver Licence, but hiring cars in Aussie costs more than in NZ.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you so much! How do you like NZ? It’s on our bucket list! We wanted to go but it was still locked down. The blue mountains are definitely worth visiting for a day or two. If I recall, we took an Uber to a rental car location that was a little outside of the city so it came out to be a lot cheaper. I’m sure the train would run near a rental pickup area too!

[@NinetyOneAdventures]

Hike up and ride down? Oh my no....Can I do the opposite? LOL!!!!

[@IfWeGoTo]

That would make a lot more sense right?! 🤣

[@NinetyOneAdventures]

@@IfWeGoTo for me yes!! Lol!!

[@YourManJerry]

Funny cat walked a way..

[@IfWeGoTo]

Gotta love cats. Thanks for watching and all of the comments!! 😃

[@YourManJerry]

@@IfWeGoTo you’re welcome

[@TheTolleRoad]

You’re supposed to yell at Echo Point to confirm if it lives up to its name! Nice hikes and loved the artwork in the back alley.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Hahahaha I had no idea.... now I'm bummed I missed the opportunity!!

[@joshmcdaniel4367]

How r u Brandi so amazing videos on KZbin

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy them!

[@steventamez7854]

How do I live here?

[@IfWeGoTo]

Just move!! This has been one of my fav places in Australia, would be an awesome spot to move to.

[@stevebailey5591]

I can't believe you're entrepreneurial enough to do these excellent videos but you didn't even try to persuade that guy to let you look around his store - the exposure would have been in his interest.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you!!! If I recall you mean the antiques store right? I’m not sure the store was his! But either way we didn’t want to be pushy… every store needs time without customers to prep! 🙂 next time!