Kangaroo Valley

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Kangaroo Valley is a small town two hours' drive southwest of Sydney, New South Wales.

[edit] Understand

Kangaroo Valley is a fully enclosed valley seated between the New South Wales South Coast and the Southern Highlands. It is an idyllic location, with a small town that offers a number of antique stores to browse. At the same time, please don't rely on the 'Kangaroo' part of the name: there's close to nothing related to kangaroos in this place, which, frankly speaking, doesn't make this place less beautiful.

[edit] Get in

From Sydney: (approx 150 km) take Eastern Distributor, then S Western Motorway/Freeway, then Hume Highway, then Old Hume Highway, then follow the signs to Fitzroy Falls - Kangaroo Valley is just 10+ km drive further the same road. Please be advised that some built-in GPS devices show Moss Vale Rd (Kangaroo Valley's main road) as Cambewarra Rd.

[edit] Get around

[edit] See

[edit] Do

• Golf at the Kangaroo Valley Golf Club - hiring a golf cart is recommended.
• Fishing in either the river or one of the surrounding dams - freshwater licence required ($5 for 3 days).

[edit] Buy

There are a couple of antique stores around town which sell various types of product. You may find some of them overly twee, but then again there are those who thrive on such shops.

[edit] Eat

There are various cafés, bakeries and milk bars around town, as well as a few restaurants. Check out the pizzeria - it's really good.

[edit] Drink

[edit] Sleep

• Roveroak Lodge, : 149a Moss vale Road, Kangaroo Valley 2577 NSW, : +61 2 4465 2123. Check in:2PM. Check out:10AM. A decent place to spend a night in. Rooms are small, and you can't fit 3 persons into one room, but couple will enjoy the room layout. Rooms don't have TVs in them, and the internet is available only from the extra-slow pre-2000 PC sitting near the entrance. $100-160

[edit] Get out

• Take a trip to Fitzroy Falls.