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Sydney, Pittwater Eco YHA
Things to do in Sydney, Pittwater Eco YHA
Kayak and picnic around the beautiful Morning Bay. Bushwalk to lookouts, aboriginal engraving sites, and waterfalls. See native animals in their natural setting. Try twilight sailing or just doing nothing! The bushland and the azure backdrop of Pittwater's bays have attracted YHA hostel users since World War II.
At the hostel
$7.50 Church point ferry
Visit other parts of the western shore and Scotland Island
$18 Kayaking
Kayak to the bays and beaches of Pittwater. Get lost in the mangroves. Kayak to visit other parts of the National Park and aboriginal engraving sites. Price is $18 for the first hour and $8/hour thereafter.
$40 Palm beach ferry
Day tours over Pittwater, the Hawkesbury and Cowan waterway to Bobbin Head.Day tours over Pittwater, the Hawkesbury and Cowan waterway to Bobbin Head.
$59 Sailing
Local sailing school, All Sail, offers introductory sailing courses and to join in on twilight races. Single twilight crew spot from $59 per person.
Tours & activities related to this hostel
2 Day Learn to Surf Weekend
Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb
FREE things to do in Pittwater
- Bush walk to lookouts, aboriginal engraving sites and other bays of Pittwater
- Wildlife spotting: Wallabies often graze around the hostel; possums and bandicoots are out at night; birdlife is abundant; and goannas are amble across the terraces in warmer months.
- Sunrise walk – see the making sun from a sandstone rock shelf overlooking Pittwater and beyond to the Tasman Sea
- Full moon walk when timing coincides
- Mountain Bike the trails of the National Park (Yes, you can get here by mountain bike from West Head Road)
- Fishing – bring a fishing line and try for a king fish, a bream or a flathead
DISCOUNTS IN THIS REGION
- (02) 9974 2159 or 0414 466 635
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- To redeem this discount present your YHA physical or digital membership card at the location.
- 9550 3666
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- To redeem this discount use the promo code 'YHAAUSTRALIA' at checkout.
- 02 9004 1111
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- To redeem this discount, book a cooking experience online and use promo code ‘YHA’ at checkout. Once bookings are made they cannot be changed or cancelled.
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YHA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We acknowledge and pay our respects to Elders past, present, emerging and the extended Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island community.
