Major Tourist Attraction
BRONZE AWARD
Cape Byron State Conservation Area
This extraordinary site nestled into an iconic headland, provides a diversity of world renowned experiences. Whilst offering one of the best places in the world for land-based humpback whale watching, visitors can also walk the magnificent cliff-top, visit the lighthouse, or even stay in the Lighthouse Keepers' quarters or Beach Cottages.
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FINALIST
Blue Mountains National Park
As part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, this national park is one of a kind. World renowned for its golden vertical cliffs and a carpet of forest that colours the air blue. Find solitude in a rainforest gully, or take the challenge of a deep canyon or wandering highland heaths and peaks.
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Ecotourism
GOLD AWARD
Lane Cove Tourist Park
Situated only 10kms from the City of Sydney, Lane Cove River Tourist Park is known as both a great tourist park and a green tourist park, offering an escape from the city, whilst still being in the city. Surrounded by natural beauty, the park is completely carbon neutral, runs on green power and has a water saving plan in place.
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BRONZE AWARD
Dorrigo National Park
As part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, World Heritage Area, Dorrigo National Park is a significant ecotourism destination. The park's Skywalk and boardwalks make it one of Australia's most accessible World Heritage areas, with the Rainforest Centre making it one of the state's most popular ecotourism destinations.
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FINALIST
Blue Mountains Discovery
More than just a walk in the park! Blue Mountains Discovery Walks Talks and Tours program offers a comprehensive range of ecotourism services which reflect the natural environment in which we operate and our team’s cultural backgrounds. You can find out more with a Discovery Ranger.
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Heritage and Cultural Tourism
SILVER AWARD
Blue Mountains Walking Tracks
With the most extensive tourist walking track network in Australia, visitors to the Blue Mountains National Park can explore trails created for Victorian-era honeymooners, or follow Aboriginal pathways created over thousands of years.
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Indigenous Tourism
GOLD AWARD
Coffs Coast Aboriginal Discovery
This Aboriginal Discovery program is developed in consultation with the local Aboriginal community, including Elders delivered by Gumbaynggirr guides. An innovative, educational and interpretive program which includes walks, talks, traditional & contemporary stories and tours providing accurate and engaging Aboriginal cultural insights.
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Read more about Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve excursions
SILVER AWARD
Sculptures in the Scrub
Deep in the vast Pilliga Forest lies the stunning Dandry Gorge and the magnificent Sculptures in the Scrub. This once secret location of Aboriginal Gamilaroi significance is now being shared with visitors through four unique sculptures revealing the cultural history of the Pilliga in a most striking fashion, set in Timallallie National Park.
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Tourist and Caravan Parks
SILVER AWARD
Lane Cove Tourist Park
Situated only 10kms from the City of Sydney, Lane Cove River Tourist Park is known as both a great tourist park and a green tourist park, offering an escape from the city, whilst still being in the city. Surrounded by natural beauty, the park is completely carbon neutral, runs on green power and has a water saving plan in place.
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New Tourism Development
GOLD AWARD
Tandara (Lane Cove Tourist Park)
Sydney’s newest sustainable ecotourism experience – luxury under canvas set in the Lane Cove National Park, with the finest inclusions. At night, a new dimension to the Tandara experience occurs, with guests being treated to a nocturnal view of the national park through low voltage lighting.
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QANTAS Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism
GOLD AWARD
Lane Cove Tourist Park
Situated only 10kms from the City of Sydney, Lane Cove River Tourist Park is known as both a great tourist park and a green tourist park, offering an escape from the city, whilst still being in the city. Surrounded by natural beauty, the park is completely carbon neutral, runs on green power and has a water saving plan in place.
Read more about Lane Cove National Park
Adventure Tourism Finalist
Yuraygir Coastal Walk
This walk is an exceptional adventure 'bush walk' along the longest stretch of protected coastline in NSW. The four day walking route is a series of linked tracks, trails, beaches and rock platforms marked by coastal emu footprint signs, including overnight accommodation in villages or national park campgrounds along the route.
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Festivals and Events Finalist
Scheyville National Park
Over 1200 people attended the Scheyville Centenary Celebration at Scheyville National Park. Rich in the history of European occupation, Scheyville still shows evidence of its many phases of European occupation in the farm relics and restored historic buildings, once used for agriculture, military training and immigration.
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Our commercial partners
NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service would also like to congratulate our commercial partners, including tour operators for their great success at the awards:
Tri State Safaris - Gold Award for Tour and/or Transport Operators & Gold Award for Adventure Tourism
Jenolan Caves – Gold Award for Tourist Attraction & Gold Award for Heritage and Cultural Tourism
