Top 10 Unique Experiences in the Mudgee Region for 2011

Sleep in Orient-Express Railway Carriages at Ruwenzori Retreat - stay in 100-year old restored railway carriages set on a mountain top with its own dining cart, outdoor fire pit and sleeping 12 people
Helicopter over widest canyon in the world - Capertee Valley helicopters will fly you over the Capertee Valley, the widest canyon in the world, with breathtaking scenery at dizzying heights
Photograph Foxes in the Wild - a wildlife photographers dream the new "Tour Now and Then' takes visitors up close and personal to whistle-down foxes and see them under moonlight in the wild
Discover what's inside at Rylstone's Bridge View Inn - enjoy unexpected surprises at this newly restored historic building - 29 Nine 99 is a Chinese treasure trove for shopping with great yum cha; a tasting room for Debeaurepaire Wines; the Cottage Museum; and a quaint community garden
Learn to Spin - learn the ancient craft of spinning wool, felt and fleeces in a variety of colours and styles at Spun Out in Gulgong, classes start from $15pp with Patricia Bennet
Eat at Deebs Kitchen - carve your dinner off a pig-roasting carcass and eat at shared long tables at Mudgee's most authentic Lebanese restaurant, located 8km outside of town, for $55pp and its BYO
Walk Gulgong's Symbol Trail - take a walking tour of 70 tiles on the footpaths of historic Gulgong which used symbols as a secret language during the Great Depression
Learn to Fly over the Vineyards - take the controls and learn to fly in a light aircraft over Mudgee's vineyards with Airwest Flight Training, introductory flights cost just $88
The Drip at Goulburn River National Park - walk through a cathedral-like atmosphere at The Drip, a towering sandstone cliff-face dripping clear spring water into the rocky river bed
Sleep in an old Church - stay in a converted catholic church which sleeps two people and is nestled in 150 acres just outside Mudgee, aptly named 'The Church'.

The Mudgee Region is a 3.5 hour drive from Sydney in the Central West of NSW. There are also daily 40 minute Aeropelican flights from Sydney.

To book any of these activities and for more information on things to see and do, contact the Mudgee Region Visitor Information Centre on (02) 6372 1020.

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