Day 97 - Bents Basin Campground, 2nd October 2025

I set the alarm for 7am and Ian and I headed up to Katoomba to Scenic World. 


We arrived just after 9am and went to the Scenic Skyway, Australia’s highest cable car at 270 metres above the canopy of the Jamison Valley.


It gave magnificent 360 degree views of the Blue Mountains including the iconic 3 Sisters.



We got off the skyway and did the short walk to Katoomba Falls.



We walked part of the Prince Henry Cliff Walk around to the 3 Sisters at Echo Point, 1.2 kilometres that included way too many stairs! We stopped at a few lookouts along the way….





…before arriving at Echo Point.


And of course, the 3 Sisters.


We stopped for a coffee at The Lookout at Echo Point before starting the journey back.


Next was the Scenic Railway, the steepest railway in the world. It was a bit scary going over the edge, at 52 degrees incline, it is pretty steep!






On the valley floor we did the walk looking at the old miner’s village.




And then ventured in to Dinosaur Valley.






We went back up the railway, managing to get the front row which gave us a great view.
Next up was the Scenic Cableway. We travelled down and then back up, getting some spectacular views of the mountains, the 3 Sisters, Mount Solitary, Orphan Rock and the rainforest below.





Our last stop at Scenic World was the Aquarium, an underwater dinosaur habitat.



On the way out of Katoomba we stopped for Ian to meet some of the local wildlife.



Our next stop was Sublime Lookout - and it was! Although the wind was so strong we had to hang on to everything tightly!





We then headed to Wentworth Falls and our first stop - Jamison Lookout.



We continued the walk down to Fletcher’s Lookout which gave a spectacular view of the waterfall. It was so windy the water was going up the waterfall and my hair was going everywhere! There was no chance of keeping a hat on! 









We continued down and walked over the top of the waterfall to the other side. It’s hard to describe how amazing it was. 






The final stop for the day was Lincoln’s Rock - another beautiful lookout over the mountains, and another chance for Ian to get some funny pics.







Back at camp we cooked up some delicious pork belly (from the Atherton Tablelands) to have with our salad for dinner. Ian and I rugged up and put a movie on to watch outside while sipping our Baileys and Kiss of Fire liqueur. Magnificent day!
















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