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Two hours from Sydney | Kangaroo Valley
Nowhere else to be.
Everything is arranged before you arrive. The whole place is yours. A Welcome to Country, botanical drinks, and a private chef cooking for one long table.
What Wylde Systems is
Private hosted stays and day experiences.
Wylde exists to help people reconnect with each other and the natural world. Our longer-term ambition is to bring thoughtful hospitality and the regeneration of land together, beginning in Kangaroo Valley.
Rewiring the connections between people and planet, through a series of curated experiences.
Three ways to come to Wylde.
Tell us who is coming and we will recommend the rest.
The essentials
At the heart of a Wylde experience.
Every booking has the same three parts. The cultural opening first, then the drinks, then the food. The rest of the day is built around them. What else goes into it is up to your group.
01 The cultural opening
Welcome to Country, Smoking Ceremony and storytelling.
Drew Longbottom of Yanaga Murru leads it, and nothing in the day happens before it.
When we go into the smoke, it takes us with it. Our scent, our identity, travels with that smoke. The smoke goes through the trees, into the tree, and through Country.
Drew Longbottom, Yanaga Murru
02 Botanical hospitality
The stories of the plants, in your glass.
Drinks by Trolley’d, using locally foraged and ethically sourced Native ingredients. Nothing goes in unless we’ve identified it and know it’s safe.
03 Farm to table
Seasonal food, grown close by.
One long table, built around local and seasonal produce, cooked by a chef who comes in for your dates.
Overnight stays include a shared dinner. The meal for a hosted day is agreed with your booking.
Kangaroo Valley
Lake David, beside Lake Yarrunga.
A little over two hours from both Sydney and Canberra. Far enough to switch off.
Add to your experience
Some options for your booking.
Outside
A seasonal botanical walk with Byron, learning the stories of the plants growing on the property. Guided kayaking and canoeing on the lake with Optimum Experiences.
Hands on
Make cocktails and alcohol-free drinks with Trolley’d, using seasonal local produce and selected locally foraged ingredients. Explore the flavours of the place, whether you drink alcohol or not.
With Yanaga Murru
A corroboree, boomerang throwing or other cultural programming, arranged directly with Drew.
Tailored
We draw on our local network to build experiences around the region. Tell us what your group is after and we will put it together.
Start with your dates.
We host a small number of weekends a year, so earlier is better than later.
Acknowledgement of Country
We Acknowledge Wodi Wodi Kin (Family) Country as being Dharrawal interpreted Country. We extend acknowledgement to the current Traditional Custodians of the land we are situated, and to all Elders Past and Present, and recognise their continuing connection to Land, Sky, Water and Country.