Cronulla, Bundeena & The royal national park

Just a 50-minute train journey from Circular Quay will get you to Cronulla in Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney's. With fantastic secluded beaches and a lively outdoor café culture, you'll also find top surfing, fishing, glorious hiking, and scope for whale-watching or just lazing on unspoilt beaches. Cronulla itself has Sydney’s longest beach. Just south of Cronulla, a ferry ride across Port Hacking River, is the peaceful village of Bundeena.

Things to do and see

Catch a ferry to Bundeena, then walk the Coastal Track in the Royal National Park and explore its secluded beaches    Dine out in the restaurants and alfresco cafés lining Cronulla's foreshore   Snorkel and scuba dive, either in Botany Bay, Port Hacking or in ocean sites off Cronulla Coast    Watch humpback whales at Cape Solander on the Kurnell Peninsula from May to November    Take the one-hour walk via Jibbon Beach to see the Aboriginal rock engravings made by the Dharawal people   Learn to surf at Cronulla Beach    Visit the Frangipani gelato shop    Catch a ferry to Bundeena for the Art Trail on the first Sunday of the month    Take your 4WD off-road at the Boat Harbour 4WD Park, Kurnell Peninsula    Attend the Australian Open and Surfing Lifestyle Festival at Cronulla Beach.