Bundeena and the Royal national Park

Bundeena and Maianbar are villages which located on the Cronulla Coast in Southern Sydney, offer visitors a quick and easy escape from the fast pace of the city to a setting of secluded bays, beaches, and bushland. They border the south shore of Port Hacking and are otherwise surrounded by the beautiful and historic Royal National Park.

Bundeena takes its name from an Aboriginal word meaning "noise like thunder" and has a distinct history. In addition to its famous artists and tranquil setting, Bundeena is known as the gateway to the 26 km Coast Walk through the Royal National Park to Otford.

Bundeena and Maianbar offer a wealth of beautiful scenery and plenty of fun to entice the whole family. Visitors will find plenty of outdoor activities, shops and cafes, and overnight accommodations, only an hour south of Central Sydney.

Bundeena's beaches provide the ideal location for a day in, on or near the water. Whether you enjoy swimming, snorkelling, fishing, kayaking, boating, fitness classes, or just plain relaxing you'll find what you're looking for in this hidden paradise. There are four beaches within easy walking distance of the centre of Bundeena: Bonnie Vale Beach, Horderns Beach, Gunyah Beach, Jibbon Beach. Jibbon Beach is a favourite among the locals, with its secluded crescent-shaped sandy strand that fronts the bush.

In the winter and spring months, you can catch a glimpse of the whale migration from the Coast Track, along the cliff tops just east of Bundeena. To get an even closer look at these graceful creatures of the deep, a family-run charter boat offers seasonal whale watching trips from the Bundeena Wharf on weekends.

Enjoy a drive into the Royal National Park off of the Prince's Highway just sixty minutes south of the Sydney CBD. Park passes are not required unless you're driving into Bonnie Vale or stopping elsewhere in the Park. Passes are available at the park entrance or at the Bundeena Service Station.

For a relaxed trip on a vintage ferry boat, visitors will enjoy a scenic 20 minute ride across Port Hacking between Cronulla and Bundeena. Ferries depart on the half hour from the public wharf at Gunnamatta Bay, located a short five minute walk from the Cronulla Train Station. The Ferry Timetable is available here.

For More Information

About Mother's Day

Yesterday, my brother bought an ice-cream cake and we shared it with my parents, sister-in-law and niece after dinner to celebrate Mother’s Day. In China, there isn't a local Mother’s Day, but we have Women’s Day on 8 March. On Women’s Day, some schools and companies give their female workers one day’s break or organize a Day Trip for the celebration. At home, we often prepare flowers and cards to show appreciation for our mothers. And now, boyfriends always give their girlfriends special gift for the occasion (just like Valentine day). Over the past 20 years, China has accepted some western celebrations like Christmas, Valentine, Mother’s Day and so on. I think sometimes people just need some more reasons for making life exciting.

After I searched “Mother’s Day” on Google, I found different countries celebrate Mother’s Day on various days of the year because the day has a number of different origins. It said the modern Mother’s Day holiday (which is celebrated on the second Sunday of May) was created by Anna Jarvis as a day for each family to honor its mother and it’s now celebrated on various days in many places around the world. According to the history, in 1907, Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948), a Philadelphia schoolteacher, began a movement to set up a national Mother’s Day in honor of her mother, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis. She asked many important people and businesses men to help create a special day to honour mothers.