I remember coming to visit The Three Sisters when I was younger with my family, The rock formations are still just as impressive as they were through my younger eyes. There is a local Aboriginal legend about the rock formation, that lead to its name.
"The Aboriginal dream-time legend has it that three sisters, 'Meehni', 'Wimlah' and Gunnedoo' lived in the Jamison Valley as members of the Katoomba tribe. These beautiful young ladies had fallen in love with three brothers from the Nepean tribe, yet tribal law forbade them to marry. The brothers were not happy to accept this law and so decided to use force to capture the three sisters causing a major tribal battle.
As the lives of the three sisters were seriously in danger, a witchdoctor from the Katoomba tribe took it upon himself to turn the three sisters into stone to protect them from any harm. While he had intended to reverse the spell when the battle was over, the witchdoctor himself was killed. As only he could reverse the spell to return the ladies to their former beauty, the sisters remain in their magnificent rock formation as a reminder of this battle for generations to come."
The Three sisters are massive! standing at nearly 1000m tall each they stand guad over the valley.
I would recommend visiting The Three sisters at Dusk or dawn - you will see the variation in colours as the light bounces from the different textured surfaces.
If you're in Katoomba and on a budget the local website for the Blue Mountains has a great page - Top 10 things to do for Free - www.bluemts.com.au - There is also lots more information about accommodation and tourist tips.
