On the southern outskirts of Sydney, with 30 kilometres of fantastic coastline, is the city of Wollongong, known as the regional capital of the Illawarra.

To the north of Wollongong is the Royal National Park, offering pristine heath, rainforest and coastal habitats to explore, then follow the spectacular coast road, as it cuts into the cliff face, passing over sites where coal mines once burrowed into the mountain.
 

Travelling through the central area the attractions include the Science Centre and Planetarium, Belmore Basin, Flagstaff Hill, Wollongong City Mall, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Illawarra Museum, Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Mount Keira Summit Park (Mount Keira) and the Wollongong Botanic Garden (Gwynneville).

Then keep on travelling south for Port Kembla Harbour, Breakwater Battery War Museum (Port Kembla), Nan Tien Temple (Berkeley), Illawarra Motoring Museum (Kembla Grange), Lake Illawarra (Windang), Illawarra Yacht Club (Warrawong) and Yallah Woolshed (Yallah).

The Wollongong area offers a diverse range of activities for the visitor, including a reputation for adventure sports, as well as wonderful natural scenery and bushland. Your leisure activities can include parasailing, abseiling, rock climbing, fishing, windsurfing, hang gliding, mountain biking, sailing and scuba diving. There is an great cycleway network that skirts the coastline. Starting at Thirroul, the cycleway winds through some spectacular scenery. All up, the city boasts over 60 km of shared cycleway. If bush walking is your pleasure, then there are some well established walking trails through rare tracts of pristine rainforest.

Check out our listing of Wollongong accommodation. In addition to our listed online travel guide information, contact the local tourism visitor centre for your destination for more attractions, tours, local maps and other information.