Welcome To Katoomba and The Blue Mountains

Welcome To Explore Katoomba!

My name is Allan Cockerill, a writer based in Bathurst, NSW.

For years I’ve had a passion for history, writing and tourism, and have had experience conducting tours with groups of people through the Blue Mountains and Sydney.

Explore Katoomba.com is a product of these passions, and I am looking to highlight the people and attractions of the Blue Mountains area in general, and Katoomba in particular, on this site!

Katoomba has so much to offer everyone from families with children to seniors and back packers, that it has become a major NSW and Australian tourism destination!

Below: The Skyway, Scenic World in Katoomba

One of the things that stands in the area’s favor as a holiday destination is its proximity to Sydney.

With the global financial crisis throwing the holiday plans of many into chaos, the Blue Mountains offer the chance to have a week end, or a week away without breaking the budget.

The City of The Blue Mountains can also provide a great over night stop over on a road trip to places like Bathurst, and the historic gold mining villages of Hill End and Sofala, or the vineyards of Mudgee.

Katoomba is about 110 kilometers, or just over 68 miles, west of Sydney.

Ka-toom-ba is a native Australian word for ’shining falling water’, and the town was named after the nearby water falls in 1877.

First developed as a holiday and tourist destination towards the end of the 19th century, Katoomba has quality hotels, motels and guest houses providing accommodation.

Today, tourism based on the area’s rugged local scenery and attractions is the main industry in Katoomba.

Being only a short trip by road or rail from Sydney makes it a very popular destination.

Below: The Cascades, Leura

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Please note that this website is not connected with any tour group operator in the area, and present content has grown out of my love for the area!

Below: The Carrington Hotel