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Simmo's Scenic 4WD Tours
Highlights
- Explore rugged landscapes in a modern Toyota Landcruiser while discovering the rich history of the gold rush.
- Spot native wildlife and capture stunning photos during your adventurous journey through the Blue Mountains.
- Experience hands-on activities like gold panning and mushroom collecting for a taste of the great outdoors.
- Enjoy daily tours from Orange and surrounding towns, ensuring a memorable escape into nature's beauty.
Simmo’s Offroad Tours offer fun and educational Eco-Certified 4WD passenger tours across the Blue Mountains and Central West of New South Wales, showcasing ruggedly beautiful destinations including Hill End, Ophir and Sofala gold fields, Mount Canobolas, Abercrombie Caves, Katoomba, Blue Mountains, Jenolan Caves and Kanangra Boyd National Park.
From the comfort of Simmo’s modern Toyota Landcruiser explore challenging bush tracks, adventurous water-crossings, spot native animals – and travel back in time to the days of the Australian gold rush.
Popular activities include bush walking, wildlife photography, trout fishing, gold panning, mushroom collecting, swimming, kayaking and campfire cooking.
Operating daily from Orange, Bathurst, Oberon, Lithgow Katoomba and surrounding towns, Simmo strives to ensure your trip to the country is a truly memorable experience!
Itinerary highlights
Hill End
From Bathurst, explore fun 4WD trails by the Turon river to the historic township of Hill End. Visit the National Parks and Wildlife Information Centre, and take in the views from Bald Hill Lookout. Visit the historic General Store and incredible History Hill museum, or pan for alluvial gold in the fossicking area.
Ophir
From Orange, you travel in Simmo’s Toyota Lancruiser 4WD to the historic Ophir goldfiends. Explore rugged 4WD trails in the Ophir Reserve to an abandoned gold mine, pan for alluvial gold or fish for trout in Summer Hill Creek. Visit the old cemetery, take a short bushwalk to the Ophir waterfalls, or take in the views from Doctors Hill lookout.
Sofala
From Bathurst, travel in Simmo’s Toyota Landcruiser, exploring fun 4WD trails along the Turon River to historic Sofala. Stroll around the pretty little village and visit the General Store. Guests will enjoy a visit to the goldfields museum on the outskirts of Sofala or maybe pan for alluvial gold or fish for trout in the Turon river.
Jenolan Caves
From Katoomba or Oberon, travel in Simmo’s Toyota Landcruiser, exploring fun 4WD trails through the Kanangra Boyd National Park to Jenolan Caves village. Take a short stroll to Blue Lake and view platypus when they come up for air! Guests can enjoy a guided tour through Chifley cave before heading back into the National Park and spotting native animals.
Abercrombie Caves
From Bathurst you travel by 4WD, exploring rugged 4WD trails to Abercrombie Caves and Abercrombie River National Park. Guests can enjoy a guided walk through the spectacular limestone formations of Arch Cave, or relax in the beautiful picnic area where kangarooos and other native wildlife are regularly spotted. Return to Bathurst via the impressive Grove Creek waterfalls, and some fun 4WD tracks in the National Park.
Blue Mountains
Get away from the crowds and experience the Blue Mountains National Park by 4WD. Take in the sights from Govett’s Leap Lookout and explore fun 4WD tracks along the Cox’s River and Kanimbla Valley. Guests will be intrigued by the ageless Aboriginal rock art and the stunning sandstone formations of the Gardens of Stone National Park.
Tour details
- On demand
Features
Service facilities
Sevice Activity
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Operation information
Simmos Offroad Tours
Simmo’s Offroad Tours boast an exciting range of fun and educational Eco Certified 4WD tours tailored for small groups – including Wine and Food Safaris, Scenic 4WD Passenger Tours, 4WD Tag-a-Long Tours, Camping Adventures and Extended 4WD Safaris across NSW.
Larger groups can also be accommodated, with buses available on request.
Wine lovers and foodies will love Simmo’s Food and Wine Safari – showcasing superb cool-climate wines and delightfully fresh produce of Orange, Bathurst and the Central West.
Simmo also provides fun and educational Scenic 4WD Tours across NSW including Hill End, Sofala, Ophir goldfields, Katoomba and the Blue Mountains, Abercrombie Caves, Jenolan Caves and Kanangra Boyd National Park.
Popular activities include bushwalking, wildlife photography, gold panning, trout fishing, mushroom collecting, swimming and kayaking.
For the truly adventurous Simmo provides fully-catered overnight Camping Adventures, where guests experience a night under the Southern Stars and enjoy wholesome campfire meals.
If camping is not your thing, Simmo has a range of extended 4WD safaris across NSW with pub stay, cabin and motel accommodation options.
If you own a 4WD, you can join Simmo on one of his regular 4WD Tag-a-Long Tours to learn what you and your vehicle are capable of!
Accreditations
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ECO Certified (Advanced Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
Memberships
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- NSW – Visit Bathurst
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