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Kanimbla View is available for your own special events and celebrations and is the ideal venue for a Yoga Retreat.

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Eco Tourism

Published November 3, 2010 | By kanimbla

Eco Tourism

Eco Tourism

Kanimbla View offers stylish and comfortable accommodate to our guests with a minimum impact on the environment. Here are some highlights of our approach to responsible tourism.

Land Management
We have entered into a Voluntary Conservation Agreement with NSW’s National Parks & Wildlife Service to co-manage Kanimbla View’s clifftop sanctuary. This VCA will preserve the escarpment and habitat of rare and endangered species like the Glossy Black Cockatoo.

Wildlife Refuge
The National Parks & Wildlife Service has also declared the whole of Kanimbla View a wildlife refuge. You’ll love our birds, frogs, lizards and other wildlife – and understand why we don’t allow pets on the property.

Built Environment
Our buildings – especially the eco-cottages – have been designed, sited and built to minimize their environmental impact. You will see how well they set into the bush. Their interiors are notable for extensive use of natural and recycled materials.

Energy Management
Our cottages are solar-powered. No wonder the Discovery Channel rated us one of the 10 best solar-powered tourism properties in the world.

Waste & Water Management
We make it possible for you to contribute to our extensive recycling and composting program. Water-saving measures include our odourless composting toilets that not only use no water but also minimise our impact on the bush (and allow us to keep our rhododendrons well fertilised!).

Environmental Education
You will find in your accommodation extensive information about Kanimbla View’s environment and Australian flora and fauna generally.

 

Tourist Info

Published November 3, 2010 | By kanimbla

Tourist Info

Useful Info
(All providers are based in Blackheath unless otherwise noted.)

Adventure

  • Australian School of Mountaineering (Katoomba)
    (T) 02 4782 2014 (W) www.ausmtn.com.au
  • Blue Mountains Adventure Company (Katoomba)
    (M) 02 4782 1271 (W) www.bmac.com.au
  • River Deep, Mountain High (Katoomba)
    Craig tel: 4782 6109 / 0500 8888 33 web: www.rdmh.com.au

Antiques

Bakeries

These three sourdough bakeries/patisseries are outstanding.
  • Bakehouse on Wentworth
    (T) 02 4787 7255
  • Blackheath Patisserie
    (T) 02 4787 8447
  • Hominy Bakery (Katoomba)
    (T) 02 4782 9816

Catering

    • We have a fully equipped commercial kitchen and are able to provide quotes for all your catering requirements.

Cinemas

  • The Edge Cinema (Katoomba)
    (T) 02 4782 8900 W) www.edgecinema.com.au
    Home of the Imax film on the Blue Mountains; feature films, too.
  • Mt Vic Flicks (Mt Victoria)
    (T) 02 4787 1577 (W) www.bluemts.com.au/mountvic/default2.htm
    Consistently voted best Australian regional cinema – great films and atmosphere

Ecotourism & Conservation

Galleries

  • Blackheath Art Circuit
    (W) www.blackheathartcircuit.com.au
    A great site for discovering all of Blackheath’s outstanding galleries.
  • Stop Laughing, This Is Serious Gallery
    (T) 02 4787 5601/7533 (W) www.stoplaughing.com.au/gallery
    Lis and Ian have created a unique showcase for some of Australia’s finest cartoonists, children’s book illustrators and environmental artists. Always worth a look!
  • Waragil Studios
    (T) 02 4787 7722 (W) www.waragilstudios.com.au
    Features the work of noted artists John Caldwell and Jan Ashby

Gardens

Golf

Yoga retreats

Kanimbla View is a beautiful setting – with excellent facilities – for a yoga retreat. Check out the providers below to see when they are next coming to us.

  • Australian Association for Yoga in Daily Life T. 02 9518 7788
  • Astanga Yoga, Paul Frechtling T. 0410 354 700
  • Blue Monkey Healing, Rowanna Body T. 0400 094 929
  • Kundalini Yoga, Rut Frohlich T.0408 218 443
  • Hatha Yoga Space, Anton & Alyona Mosin T. 0405 390 945
  • Springwood Yoga, Linda Rowntree T. 0414 235 695
  • Yoga with Pam, Pam Badman T. 0411 548 437

Guides, Tours & Attractions

  • Tread Lightly Eco-Tours (Medlow Bath)
    (M) 02 4788 1229 (M) 0414 976 752 (W) www.treadlightly.com.au
    Tim Tranter is our favourite guide in the Blue Mountains. Deeply knowledgeable, very caring and a lot of fun, he specialises in small group tours and guided walks.

Horse-riding

Kids’ stuff

  • Megalong Valley Farm & Heritage Centre
    (T) 02 4787 8188 (W) www.megalong.cc

National Parks

  • National Parks Headquarters, Blackheath
    (T) 02 4787 8877

Pampering (massage, facials, etc)

  • Pamper Professionals
    (M) 0415 816 903 (W) www.papmering.com.au
    Tina and her colleagues offer a full range of on-site massage, spa and beauty treatments to Kanimbla View’s guests. Advance bookings are essential.
  • Bodycare Connection
    Paul and Rose
    (T) 4782 4885 / 0414 572 929
    Swedish & Remedial massage, Reiki, Facials, Body Scrubs, Reflexology, Manicures/Pedicures
  • Linda
    (T) 4787 5777 / 0412 982 552
    Massage: Swedish, Remedial, Seated (neck, shoulders & back)
  • Penny
    (T) 4787 8873
    Reflexology specialist
  • Robyn
    (T) 4782 2052
    Shiatsu massage, Reiki
  • Sara
    (T) 0414 370 615
    Cultural Bodywork (Kahuna – Hawaiian based massage)

Restaurants & cafes

  • Victory Café
    (T) 02 4787 6777
  • Vesta
    (T) 02 4787 6899
  • Wattle Café
    (T) 02 4787 8153

For further information about the region try:
www.blackheath-nsw.com
www.bluemts.com.au
www.bluemountainswonderland.com.au
www.lithgow-tourism.com

Activities

Published November 3, 2010 | By kanimbla

Activities

Tennis Outdoors

Unexpected Delights

Pamper, stretch and indulge yourself on the property…
or in beautiful Blackheath!

Pampering

  • A beautiful bushland experience – whatever the weather!
  • Enjoy a massage, facial or a session of reflexology. We can recommend local specialists who will come straight to your door. Go to Info.
  • Take part in a weekend of yoga. Retreats led by some of Sydney’s best known yoga practitioners – see Info — are now a regular feature on Kanimbla View’s calendar. Find out from us when the next one is happening.
  • Stretching
  • Have a hit of tennis on our full-size court.
  • While you’re on court, get out the basketball, and shoot a few baskets.
  • Perhaps some outdoor table tennis or petanque under the gum trees is more your speed.
  • Bushwalk on the property – our cliff top walk is a must! Or stroll over to the magnificent walking tracks of nearby Centennial Glen.
  • For the more adventurous try: some hang-gliding from Mt Blackheath; horse-riding down in the valleys below; abseiling and rock-climbing on Wall’s Ledge; and canyoning and mountain-biking further afield.
  • Why not work out or book in for some yoga at the Blackheath Fitness Centre? Go to Info for further details.
  • And you can always get a game of golf just down the road at Blackheath’s beautiful 18-hole course. See Info.

 

Indulging

The greatest indulgence of all is just to stop and do nothing! Other than to drink in the absolute peacefulness and natural beauty from your own cliff top lookout or private woodland deck.

  • Indoors you might want to curl up in front of the fire with a good book from our library, or a good friend and a glass of red.
  • You may want to savour a gourmet meal – prepared either by yourself (you actually now have the time!) or by our chef Tony Barlow who can deliver it to your door. Alternatively, you’re just minutes away from some of the best restaurants in the Blue Mountains. Go to Info.
  • You may even want to leave the property – some do! – and become a part of beautiful Blackheath’s café society. Apart from the pleasures of a cappuccino and conversation, you will want to check out the other local delights: two excellent French bakeries; the largest antiques market in the mountains; and the Blackheath Art Trail – a leisurely stroll through a stunning collection of local art galleries. Just click Info.
  • Some of these delights will obviously suit your children.
  • But the Blue Mountains also offer kids of all ages a wide range of their own indoor and outdoor treats. Go to Info for further details.

 

Events & Receptions

Published November 3, 2010 | By kanimbla

Events & Receptions

Kanimbla View Lodge

Kanimbla View is available for your own special events and celebrations and is the ideal venue for a Yoga Retreat. You can have exclusive use of the whole property, including the Lodge where you can either prepare your own meals in our recently renovated commercial kitchen, or engage outside caterers. Contact us for recommendations.
The Lodge dining area can accommodate up to 22 persons on the upper level. The lower level is an informal living space that sweeps round the fire and looks out through tall sash windows onto beautiful landscaped gardens and woodland.

The Lodge also has its own sound system, two bathrooms, and a spacious outdoor deck and BBQ area.

Packages

  • “Relaxed” package: 2 Cottages, Studio and Adobe Lodge, with exclusive use of tennis court, walks, lookouts & petanque pitch: Sleep 12-17

For terms and rates on these packages, go to Rates.

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