Eco holidays in Australia

Jemby-Rinjah Eco Lodge

The Blue Mountains, New South Wales

Experience the spectacular Blue Mountains from the comfort and tranquillity of the award winning Jemby-Rinjah Eco Lodge. A unique Australian ecotourism escape in the heart of the Blue Mountains.

Situated three kilometres from Blackheath, surrounded on 3 sides by The Blue Mountains National Park, and tucked away in 7 Hectares of prisitne bushland, Jemby-Rinjah Eco Lodge is only 2 hours drive from the Sydney CBD and features a fully licensed restaurant, conference centre, self-contained cabins and group eco lodges located in a quiet and private natural bush setting,

Jemby-Rinjah Eco Lodge is ideal for a quiet family holiday and also caters for special interest groups – schools, bushwalking clubs, artist groups, yoga groups, religious groups, and family reunions. They specialise in small to medium conferences (up to 80 delegates), especially the conference wanting a mix of outdoor team building activities and indoor work.

Jemby-Rinjah is a unique venue for your wedding reception. They are ideally situated just minutes from some of the most breathtaking lookouts and scenery in the Blue Mountains, providing an unforgettable location for your wedding ceremony.

Accommodation is in eco friendly timber cabins and lodges. Enjoy a meal at the fully licensed restaurant which serves delicious mountain cuisine or simply relax on one of the many verandas around the main lodge, or sit on the porch in front of your cabin and soak in the ambience.

Situated in the heart of the Blue Mountains Jemby Rinjah Eco Lodge is the perfect base for your Blue Mountains experience. Stroll to the nearby Evans lookout for spectacular views over the Grose Valley, walk the dramatic Grand Canyon adjacent to the lodge. Discover local arts and crafts, galleries, markets and magnificent gardens or visit one of the Mountains famous festivals.

For the adventurous, activities can be organised with local companies including: abseiling, canyoning, rock climbing, 4WD tours, night possum prowls or a guided walk to the glow worms listening to the haunting sounds of the didgeridoo. Only 15 minute drive to the township of Katoomba home of the popular Three Sisters and Scenic World.

Jemby-Rinjah Eco Lodge

Jemby-Rinjah Eco Lodge

Jemby-Rinjah Eco Lodge

Jemby-Rinjah Eco Lodge

Jemby-Rinjah Eco Lodge

Jemby-Rinjah Eco Lodge


Eco Credentials

  • Eco Certification: Advanced Ecotourism
  • Mission statement: “To maintain a unique tourism and educational facility offering a tranquil experience whilst ensuring an ecologically sustainable future through practices based on a ‘tread softly, live lightly’ philosophy”.
  • Jemby-Rinjah Eco Lodge was designed to coexist with, and take advantage of the natural environment and has won several major awards both for the innovative design and its successful operation as a tourism business. These include NSW Tourism Awards for environmental tourism and tourist development projects and the Banksia Environmental Foundation Award for the Built Environment.
  • Jemby-Rinjah Eco Lodge was built on an existing degraded site within a property which had been cleared for logging to supply a ‘dolly peg’ factory in nearby Blackheath township. Cabin sites were specifically selected to utilise these cleared sites and existing fire trails were also used for access and to bring in materials. All remaining trees and native vegetation were retained and since completion of the Lodge there has been significant regeneration.
  • All buildings are constructed on the ‘Pole platform’ or ‘Pole frame’ principle using treated, plantation pine product as the structural base. All external cladding is weatherproof, grooved plywood sheeting and all internal cladding is a rustic finish pine plywood, sourced from local plantation suppliers. All structures are a lightweight super insulated timber construction to give quick thermal response for their intermittent use.
  • Verandahs and raised plank walkways are used to ensure minimal impact on flora and fauna. Access for the disabled is provided in the barrier free design. All stages of the facility are connected by paths and ramps for wheelchair accessibility.
  • The buildings are oriented for solar benefits and are well insulated using fibreglass and reflective foil to prevent condensation in the cold climate as well as the use of strawboard ceilings in 45 mm sheets which provide excellent thermal and acoustic insulation. Corrugated colour bonded roofing was used and roof trusses were made on site to utilise small timber sections and galvanised connectors.
  • The boardwalks house all essential services beneath them to minimise soil disturbance and all original building materials were carried in using the boardwalks.
  • Limited use is made of off-site energy sources, with the utilisation of energy saving lighting and heating. Water saving devices has been installed where possible. Our on site waste management system boasts grey water treatment, composting toilets, and the implementation of recycling policies and practices.


    • Jemby-Rinjah Eco Lodge
    336 Evans Lookout Road, Blackheath, New South Wales
    02 4787 7622
    www.jemby.com.au


    Deluxe Cabin: $219 to $265
    Lodge: $130 to $270
    Self Contained Cabin: 185 to $240