Jindabyne

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This is an overnight stop for the Oz Experience bus. Accommodation and meals are included here as part of your Local Payment. Here you’ll get to enjoy the mountain life; perhaps a sauna, swim or a drink at the bar while taking in the magnificent view of the lake.

Seasonal itineraries:
Let the bus do all the work as we climb high into the Australian Alps (seasonal Nov-May). Enjoy a rewarding hike to the glacial Blue Lake along an alpine track (2½ hour round-trip) absorbing stunning views and the peak of Mt Kosciuszko (the highest point in Australia).

During winter, (Jun–Oct) we visit the ski village of Perisher/Smiggins for fun in the snow (optional hire of toboggans or snow tubes at own expense).

Oz Experience recommends:

Give yourself a few days here in winter for additional alpine walks or go skiing/snowboarding at the nearby Perisher and Thredbo resorts (own expense)
Go 'hot dogging' behind a power boat on lake Jindabyne in summer

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This town in the Snowy Mountains, near Perisher-Smiggins skifield and Mt Kosciuszko, was moved along with its inhabitants to its present site in the 1960s when Lake Jindabyne was created as part of the huge Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Scheme.

In summer the town is a hotbed for walks, horse riding, mountain biking.

In winter the attention moves to the skiing/snowboarding on the nearby Thredbo and Perisher-Smiggins ski fields.