A Blue Mountains Private Tour from Sydney
Private Blue Mountains tours from Sydney: guided or driver-only, priced per person or per group, what entry tickets cost extra, and which suits a couple, a family or a group.
A private Blue Mountains day from Sydney costs more than a coach seat, often much more, and the listings price it in two ways: per person, or one price for the car. The first thing to check is whether you are paying for a guide or a driver. For a guide of your own, Go Beyond Tours’ Blue Mountains: Private Scenic Tour with Optional Stops is from US$343 a person (checked November 2026), with pickup in Sydney, a local guide and national park fees in the price. Its Featherdale and Scenic World stops are optional and their entry is not included, nor is lunch. For two adults on 26 November 2026 the calendar showed one option, 9 hours, at US$685.70 (US$342.85 each); check the price for your party size in the calendar.
The day is 9 hours in an air-conditioned minivan: the Jamison Valley, a bushwalk up to Echo Point for the Three Sisters, lunch in Katoomba at your own cost, and Leura village. Free cancellation runs up to 24 hours before.
Guide or driver, per person or per group
| Private day | From | Priced | Guide or driver | Entry tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Scenic Tour with Optional Stops (Go Beyond Tours) | US$343 | Per person | A local guide | Not included for Featherdale or Scenic World; park fees included |
| Blue Mountains & Scenic Wildlife Private Tour (GoexploreNSW) | US$435 | Per group of up to 6 | A driver, not a guide | Not included |
| Full-Day Private Tour (Sydney Chauffeur Maxi) | US$1,004 | Per group of up to 3 | A chauffeur-guide | Not included |
| Private Day Tour with Wildlife Park (Blue Ribbon Day Tours) | US$339 | A person, for a group of 3 to 9 | A guide | National park and wildlife park entry included |
| Private Tour including Wildlife Park (Runaway Tours Sydney) | US$509 | A person, for two; less each in a bigger group | A private guide | Not stated |
| Private Tour by Luxury Mercedes (Escape Scenes) | US$349 | A person, for two, on the 7-hour afternoon option | Owner-operator | Featherdale an optional stop |
GetYourGuide listings checked November 2026; Viator listings checked November 2026. The Viator prices depend on the number of people in the booking; the figure shown is for the group size named.
The table splits into two kinds of day. GoexploreNSW's is a car and a driver: Echo Point, free time at Scenic World, Leura and Featherdale, with the driver getting you between them and the time at each stop yours. Its tickets are extra. The guided days put someone beside you on the bushwalks and at the lookouts.
What a private day adds, and what it does not
Pace is the main thing you buy. A shared day runs to a timetable: the Andersons Tours full day gives about an hour at Scenic World, half an hour at the Three Sisters and an hour at the wildlife park. A private day lets you stay where you like it. Pickup is the other: the private days collect you in Sydney, while shared days gather at set pickup points.
It does not buy you entry. On the three GetYourGuide private days, entry tickets are extra, apart from Go Beyond Tours’ national park fees. Scenic World’s Day Pass for adults is from $64 (Scenic World, checked November 2026). Budget for that per person on top of the private price, and for lunch, which none of the GetYourGuide private days includes.
The private days are also thin on reviews: 15 for Go Beyond Tours on GetYourGuide, 10 for GoexploreNSW and 9 for Sydney Chauffeur Maxi (checked November 2026). The Viator listings carry more: 4.9 from 210 reviews for Blue Ribbon Day Tours' private day (checked November 2026).
Which private day for your group
Blue Mountains: Private Scenic Tour with Optional Stops
Go Beyond Tours: 9 hours with a local guide in an air-conditioned minivan, pickup in Sydney, park fees included. Featherdale or Scenic World as extra-cost stops.
Check dates →From Sydney: Blue Mountains & Scenic Wildlife Private Tour
GoexploreNSW: one price for the car for up to 6, a driver rather than a guide, Echo Point, Scenic World, Leura and Featherdale with tickets extra.
See the car →Blue Mountains PRIVATE Day Tour with Wildlife Park (Min.3 )
Blue Ribbon Day Tours on Viator: a private guided day for 3 to 9 with national park and wildlife park entry, and a river cruise back to near the Opera House around 6 pm.
See on Viator →Blue Mountains Private Tour including Wildlife Park
Runaway Tours Sydney on Viator: a private guide, Featherdale, the Three Sisters, waterfalls and a lunch stop in Leura. The price each falls as the group grows.
See on Viator →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026; Viator checked November 2026). Private days price by date and group size, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
If a private day is more than you want to spend, small group or coach shows the shared days that cap their groups at 10 to 20.
More from Sydney
Blue Mountains Days with Open Dates
Day tours from Sydney to the Blue Mountains with live availability. Times, what is included and cancellation terms are on each listing.
Book a Private Day with a Guide
Go Beyond Tours' private day from Sydney: a local guide, the Jamison Valley and Echo Point, Katoomba and Leura, with Featherdale or Scenic World as extra-cost stops.
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