Werona Blue Mountains Eco Cottage | Nina’s Bees | Tiny Home Big Views | IKOU | Secret Creek Cafe & Wildlife Sanctuary | Tread Lightly Eco Tours | Blue Mountains Conservation Society
This eco friendly property has a beautiful energy about it and is designed to regenerate with comfort and utter relaxation in mind. Created by an ex corporate Sydney escapee, it is a healing place and an experience in simpler living without skipping modern comforts. Be inspired by the joy of an elegant eco lifestyle!
With stunning gardens where flowers are always in bloom, a tranquil fish pond, tree swing, winding paths, and hidden treasures. Werona is opposite a quiet reserve yet just a 1.2km walk to the station, quaint shops, and 600 metres from Conservation Hut, Wentworth Falls, and the stunning Charles Darwin Walk. There are many incredible walks, lookouts and adventures on your door step - many of which are even more magical than the popular tourist spots (and less crowded). There are many hidden delights only the locals know about which your hosts are happy to share with you. You are also a short distance from all the famous Blue Mountain icons.
Nina’s Bees all natural botanical balms, soaps, body scrub and food wraps are handmade with organic ingredients and bee products from our apiary in the Blue Mountains, NSW Australia.Check out the glowing ekko.score on Nina’s Heel and Elbow Lotion Bar! The ekko.score has just launched in our body category to help you see at a glance the true econess of any product.
Tiny Home Big Views is a semi off-grid tiny home perched on a sprawling rural parcel offering an eco friendly accommodation with sensational views of The Great Dividing. Situated close to all Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains attractions including Bilpin (apple picking and Cider tasting), and Mount Tomah Botanical Gardens. Aside from the terrific hosts Gordon and Wendy, gorgeous position and comfortable tiny living, it’s the place to go if you have always wanted to try a waterless composting toilet for yourself (and feed the friendly cows)!
iKOU is an Australian botanical skin care and lifestyle label, that brings the traditional spa culture to life using 100% pure ingredients from nature. They offer a range of products for skin and body care including scrubs and creams, as well as home fragrance and accessories.They are an ethical, sustainable business that genuinely cares for our environment. iKOU only use pure, ethically sourced, natural ingredients in all their products. Founders Naomi & Paul Whitfeld started iKOU from their kitchen and converted garage in the beautiful Blue Mountains. Today, they supply their stunning nature-based products throughout Australia and overseas.
Secret Creek is a vegan cafe and restaurant set inside a 200 acre native wildlife sanctuary. They specialise in unique functions and rustic weddings. If you want to experience a cruelty free degustation like no other after enjoying an intimate wildlife experience tucked away in a gorgeous part of Lithgow then look no further. Sharing Trevor and Tenille’s passion for looking after our wildlife is an added treat!Founder, Trevor Evans worked for 20 years in the mines before leaving to pursue his dream of saving Australia's endangered species, creating the Australian Ecosystems Foundation Inc and built Secret Creek Sanctuary. Based in Lithgow NSW.
Tread Lightly eco tours are specialists in the environmental and the cultural aspects of the Blue Mountains World Heritage region with tours that explore remote wilderness experiencing the natural beauty and ecology of this region. They offer walking tours in the Valley of the Waters, Grand Canyon, the Ruined Castle, Blue Gum Forest, Kedumba Valley, and wilderness areas of the Blue Mountains. Night tours and 4WD tours are also available.Tread Lightly eco tours are Advanced Ecotourism Accredited by following minimal impact and best practice touring and in 2010 are acknowledged as one of the top 50 responsible, ethical and sustainable businesses in Australia.
The Blue Mountains Conservation Society cares for the Earth and it is also their mission to increase awareness of the natural environment in general. They run terrific events such as their upcoming Bat Night at the stunning Blue Mountains Cultural Centre and they have a native nursery for establishing a beautiful native garden for our wildlife.The Katoomba and District Wildlife Conservation Society (the original name of the BMCS) was formed in 1961, when a group of concerned residents met to determine the action that they could take to help protect the Blue Mountains environment. While volunteer groups can often be understated the wealth of knowledge their
So many treasures in the Blue Mountains - it is a wonderfully soul nourishing place - and we could all do with a bit of that I think! These communities are doing it tough and the repercussions will be felt long after the fires are out. The best thing anyone can do for themselves and these communities is to visit them! Not only will you have a wonderful and much needed break, you'll be directly supporting these communities in the process. Wednesday, 4 March 2020