Essential Sydney Tour: Enjoy Iconic Landmarks and a Luxurious Lunch at the Cruising Yacht Club

Explore Sydney’s major landmarks like the Harbour Bridge, Opera House, and Botanical Gardens with our essential 5 hour Sydney tour. Delight in a meal at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which offers views of Rushcutters Bay. Later, tour the famous Bondi Beach, where you’ll have some time for a brief walk.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Welcome to Sydney, one of the most vibrant and panoramic cities in the world. During your stay in Sydney let a local expert guide show you the best the city has to offer. Your private tour will start in your hotel lobby where your friendly guide will meet you before showing you through the historic Rocks precinct. Witness the birth place of Sydney and explore the convict built cottages, pubs and the first church in Australia.

Head east to the stunning Botanical Gardens situated right in the heart of Sydney. En route pass through Macquarie Street named after the fifth Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie. Here you will see Australia’s first Parliament House, the Mint, Hyde Park Barracks and St Mary’s Cathedral. The tour continues onto Mrs Macquarie’s Chair situated on the water’s edge, here you will enjoy a walking tour of the harbour’s edge with magnificent views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House before rejoining your vehicle.

Continue through Woolloomooloo, Kings Cross and into Rushcutters Bay. It’s here you’ll stop to enjoy a lunch at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Australia’s premier yacht club and home to what is considered yachting’s ‘Everest’ – the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

After lunch, continue on through Darling Point, one of Sydney’s most affluent suburbs and see some of Sydney’s most sought after addresses. Pass by Double Bay, Rose Bay, Vaucluse and Watsons Bay, before traversing along the coastline to Sydney’s most famous beach, Bondi Beach. Here you will have some time to soak up the atmosphere of this beachside Mecca. Stroll down the esplanade with the locals and maybe enjoy an ice cream before re-boarding your vehicle. Return to the city via the vibrant Oxford Street and the suburb of Paddington; admire this boutique shopping precinct and the charming Georgian and Victorian architecture of the homes.

Arriving back at your hotel you will have enjoyed a great day out seeing some of Sydney’s best kept secrets and having taken some fantastic photos.

Points of Interest

  • Hyde Park Barracks

  • St. Mary’s Cathedral

  • The Rocks

  • Sydney Opera House

  • Bondi Beach

  • Sydney Harbour Bridge

  • Kings Cross

  • Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

  • Macquarie Street

  • Watsons Bay

  • Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA)

  • Mrs Macquarie’s Chair

  • Parliament of New South Wales

  • Australian Luxury Escapes

  • Oxford Street

  • The Mint

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • National Park fees included
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Lunch provided
  • Beverages served
  • Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
  • Knowledgeable private driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Hyde Park Barracks
Macquarie Street, Queens Square
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Megd279
Jul 2, 2024
Essential Sydney Tour - Amazing experience! Our guide was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and fun. Great way to see Sydney highlights and areas you might not know of otherwise. Highly recommend.
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Kristenbb8907pj
May 27, 2024
Great day with Australian Luxury Escapes - Our group had the pleasure of getting Grant for the day. It was a great tour that showed areas of Sydney that are not your typical "touristy" spots which I really like. Highly recommend this tour/company and will definitely go on another one of their tours next time I am in Sydney.
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Trevor_s
Dec 28, 2023
Suzy was an amazing host... - Suzy was an amazing host and suited our family perfectly. It was the perfect way to start our Sydney adventure! Thank you Suzy!
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Dianne
Mar 5, 2023
Excellent tour and intro to areas around Sydney Harbour and many areas beyond - Grant was a great guide! He was knowledgeable and sociable. He was also flexible, giving us options as we toured. We enjoyed the lunch at the Yacht Club. We saw and heard about many areas in Sydney. Would definitely recommend the tour and Grant!
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Cobyp05
Dec 27, 2019
Absolutely amazing tours, and good for kids! - The tours were absolutely amazing, and the tour guide made us that much better! I highly recommend David, he is super fun, and a great host, he honestly made the tour just that much better. By the end he wasn’t just a guide, he was a friend, and we really believe he is the reason the our trip to Sydney was so good!
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Cheryl
Oct 27, 2019
Great way to spend a day - Wonderful tour with Hugh our very knowledgeable and funny tour guide for the day. We learned a lot about Sydney and got a great taste of the city. We had a delicious lunch at the yacht club too. I would highly recommend this tour.
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