The Vine Adventure Company

The Vine Adventure Co. runs small-group guided hikes and trail runs across Sydney and the Blue Mountains for travelers who want more than a lookout photo. Groups are capped at eight guests, which means the pace suits the people actually walking rather than a timetable, and there is room to stop where the view earns it.

Every route has been personally scouted before it is offered. Trips range from half-day coastal walks on the Bouddi peninsula and harbor-edge routes on Sydney's lower north shore, through to full-day Blue Mountains adventures that leave the crowded lookouts behind for hidden sandstone caves, fern valleys and waterfalls most visitors never reach.

Your guide brings more than 25 years of hiking and trail running across two countries, including years spent building and leading a guiding business in the mountains around Cape Town, South Africa. Every tour includes an experienced guide, drinking water and a full safety briefing, and the company holds a NSW National Parks Eco Pass and current public liability insurance.

Suitable for reasonably active walkers aged 16 and over. Bring comfortable hiking shoes, weather-appropriate layers and your own snacks.