Wild Swimming Sydney Australia: 250 Best Rock Pools, Beaches, Rivers & Waterholes

by Sally Tertini

Dip in to the dazzling array of wild swimming spots in and around Sydney. Inside you'll find details of over 250 amazing places to swim within a three-hour drive of the city. Every rock pool and tidal bath from Jervis Bay to Newcastle has been reviewed, as well as dozens more beaches, rivers, lakes and waterholes.For over five years the authors researched and swam at hundreds of wild swimming spots. In this volume they reveal their favourites, combining engaging travel writing and spectacular photography. With detailed directions, co-ordinates and maps, this is the perfect book for swimmers, explorers and armchair travellers alike.Sydney is surrounded by some of the most beautiful national parks and wilderness in the world. Dramatic canyons and serene rivers flow through pristine bush to meet a coastline of white sand and tidal pools. This book will guide you to the best the area has to offer while also celebrating the sheer joy of wild swimming. It will ignite your sense of wonder, exploration and fun, and it will embolden you to get out there and jump in!

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

Published November 3, 2017

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of weekend adventures to plan for!

[Lizpixie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful guide to some beautiful swimming spots in my home city. There’s quite a few I’ve already swum at, like Grose Wold, Bents Basin & Glenbrooks Blue Lagoon, all of which I spent many summer days at as a kid.

[Pegaunimoose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book I found at an op shop. It sparked two Sydney swimming odysseys!

[Scout X · Rating 5 out of 5]

Will make you explore your own backyard