Private Full-Day Sydney Tour: Bondi Beach, Sydney Opera House, and Local Secrets
4.8
19 Ratings
Sydney
Experience the best of Sydney on a private full-day tour with Personalised Sydney Tours. Explore iconic landmarks like the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge, as well as hidden local secrets. Customize your itinerary and enjoy a personalized experience with a knowledgeable tour guide.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • The Rocks - See hidden alleyways, convict built hotels and churches, Australia’s oldest bank, pub and police station in the historic old town of Sydney. Take an interesting photo under the Sydney Harbour Bridge of the spanning arch. Get selfies with the Sydney Opera House in the background.
  • Millers Point - See the Sydney Observatory and the historic area from a great lookout overlooking Sydney.
  • Sydney Opera House - See the Sydney Opera House up close for great pictures of its ‘sails’ and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Walk into the foyer area and up the entry steps. Inspiring architecture,
  • Sydney Harbour Bridge - See the Sydney Harbour Bridge from various parts of Sydney: Circular Quay, The Royal Botanic Garden and from Sydney’s eastern suburbs of Vaucluse and Watsons Bay.
  • State Library of New South Wales - Grand building with Roman columns
  • Sydney Eye Hospital - Famous sandstone building
  • The Mint - Georgian style architecture of where Australia’s first currency was coined
  • Hyde Park Barracks - A UNESCO World Heritage site of where convicts were housed.
  • Museum of Contemporary Art - Abstract art and Australian Aboriginal Art
  • Hyde Park - Beautiful gardens, water fountains and views of the Sydney Tower
  • St. Mary’s Cathedral - Australia’s largest Roman Catholic Church
  • The Domain - Lovely park where public concerts are held surrounded by large fig trees
  • Mrs Macquarie’s Chair - Sit in the famous chair that Governor Lachlan Macquarie ordered convicts to cut into the rock for his wife.
  • Royal Botanic Garden Sydney - Drive into the Royal Botanic Garden to see various Australian trees and flowers and stop for the best picture of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House together.
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales - Houses international and indigenous art and hosts the Archibald Prize - Australia’s most popular portrait competition.
  • Woolloomooloo Wharf - See the famous finger wharf and naval base
  • Shark Beach - Enjoy a tea or coffee at one of the nicest swimming beaches in Sydney Harbour
  • Camp Cove - Famous spot at a pristine beach where the British raised the flag to claim Sydney
  • South Head - Walk to Hornby Lighthouse - Australia’s second oldest lighthouse for grand views of Sydney, Manly and the Pacific Ocean
  • Watsons Bay Baths - Watsons Bay is located right at the entrance of Sydney Harbour so has harbour and ocean views.
  • Gap Park - Look for dolphins and whales at one of Sydney’s best lookouts
  • Macquarie Lighthouse - Australia’s oldest lighthouse designed by a convict
  • Bondi Beach - Enjoy lunch on the water, go for a walk on the promenade, enjoy a swim, watch the surfers and skaters, go shopping for souvenirs or designer labels.
  • Bondi Iceberg Club - Have a drink at the famous Icebergs - a restuarant complex overlooking a rock pool at Bondi Beach
  • Bondi to Coogee Walk - Take an optional walk from Bondi Beach to Tamarama Beach and Bronte Beach along a walkway on the cliffs and coves of Sydney’s eastern beaches
  • Tamarama Beach - Great picture stop overlooking the surfers shredding the waves
  • Bronte Beach - Admire the grand architecture overlooking azure blue water
  • Centennial Park - See flying foxes(fruit bats), black swans, pelicans, Eurasian coots, ducks and swamphens or take a walk through a rose garden
  • Paddington Markets - See the grand Victorian terrace townhouses in the village of Paddington, drive down famous Oxford St and check out their markets.
  • Chinatown - See the array of Asian shops, restaurants and markets
  • Darling Harbour - Walk along the board walk to King St Wharf and Barangaroo - one of Sydney’s busiest waterside location
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST) included
  • Air-conditioned vehicles
  • Parking fees covered
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

SEE SPECTACULAR SYDNEY - THE FAMOUS SIGHTS AND HIDDEN LOCAL SECRETS on a Private Tour of Sydney and the Bondi Beach area.

The places we can visit are the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Rocks, Royal Botanic Garden, Woolloomooloo, Chinatown, Darling Harbour, Paddington, Watsons Bay, Rose Bay.

Visit the Sydney Harbour National Park for local wildlife, stroll to Hornby Lighthouse at South Head or parts of the Bondi to Coogee Walk.

Try a weekend market, art gallery, city winery or micro brewery. Go gift shopping or try local produce at a beachside restaurant. There’s options aplenty.

We are a fun Australian business owned by Ben Barry - a tour guide of over 15 years.

Personalised Sydney Tours have flexible itineraries and it’s your choice whether you want a slower paced experience with a walk or two or one that quickly packs in every sight. Depending on where you have been and what you have seen, we can customise each tour to your interested areas and activities.

Location
The Rocks
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(19 Ratings)
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413kf
Jun 5, 2024
Excellent guide and tour - Ben is an amazing wealth of information about Sydney and Australia. He is kind, considerate and was willing to answer all our questions. It was raining hard during our tour but still managed to include all Sydney’s highlights and beach’s, even had umbrellas for all four adults. He met us at the airport smiling even though our plane was 2 hours late. Just a top notch tour and really great man. Thanks again Ben
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Joe
May 14, 2024
Great way to see metro Sydney and the blue mountains - This was an excellent tour to get an overview of the metro Sydney city. Ben was excellent in providing information prior to the tour regarding pickup,tour inclusions etc.. He adjusted our pick up time and was there at our hotel to meet us. It is a full day tour in a very comfortable and clean van. A great value as there were four of us and we got to see the highlights of the city. We paired this with the blue mountains tour and were again happy and thrilled with overall tour. Be sure to do the cable car and tram into the rain forest. Both days Ben made arrangements for lunch and it was great both times. Great food selections. On the blue mountains tour he stopped at a local Ugg store on the way back to Sydney. Locally operated and the prices were incredible. He does not get a kick back. This was just a random request we made and he accommodated us. Overall Ben is a great tour guide with intimate knowledge of Sydney and the blue mountains. He is friendly and funny and has many antidotes to provide an in depth understanding of Sydney and the surrounding areas. Highly recommend Ben for his tours.
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Koryf890
Mar 28, 2024
Amazing Sydney! - We had an amazing day! It was our first time to Sydney, and we got a fantastic overview. We saw numerous beaches and many unique neighborhoods. We were ahead of larger busses at some stops and got to visit unique locales that larger busses couldn't. There was a fantastic lunch at Bondi Beach. We learned some great history of Sydney. Ben provided insights into local wildlife. He also gave advice about additional activities for the remainder of our time here. Highly recommend!
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Perry_s
Dec 19, 2023
A Must Do, and Do It With Ben - This was a fantastic full day tour of Sydney. We got to see all of the must see sights (Harbor Bridge, Opera House, Bondi Beach, etc.) plus a lot of different areas of the city, and learned a lot about all of these sights/areas. Our tour guide, Ben, was outstanding——-knowledgeable, personable, accommodating, and a lot of fun to be with. Overall, this private tour was good value for money———-don’t miss it and absolutely do it with Ben!
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Rebecca
Nov 22, 2023
Spectacular Sydney and coastal sights - The four of us had an amazing time on our Sydney and Bondi Beach tour with Ben. He took us through The Rocks and out to Watson's Bay past many pretty areas of Sydney Harbour. After a great lunch that is right in the middle of Bondi Beach we went on a spectacular coastal walk to Tamarama and Bronte Beach. Thanks for a fun day Ben and your local tips on things to see and do in Sydney and the Blue Mountains. We will highly recommend you to other friends visiting Sydney.
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Msedaka
Apr 26, 2023
Really Nice Private Tour - We actually did two tours with Ben -- the Sydney Full Day Private Tour and the Blue Mountains Tour and both were great! Ben has such a wonderful disposition and really enjoys what he does. His tours are thorough and informative. We are Americans visiting Sydney for only a few days and Ben packed so much into it!
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Sam_b
Apr 5, 2023
A great way to see lots of Sydney - We had a great time exploring Sydney with Ben, who offered us the chance to flex the day around our preferences and what we wanted to see. We had a good balance of guided time and a chance to explore some of the areas on our own. Ben is clearly passionate about Sydney and knows lots about the area. As we were only in Sydney for a short while we found this was a great way to see lots of the sights, including the beaches. We left with plenty of recommendations of other places to see but most of those will have to wait until next time!
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Smallworld0725
Mar 24, 2023
Amazing Day! Full of wonderful surprises along the way! - My husband and I spent an entire day with Ben in Sydney. Ben is punctual, polite, a very safe driver, and well traveled tour guide. He is also the father of young children, so I am assuming he would be great with kids. He has an incredible knowledge of Sydney’s history, flora and fauna, and wildlife. He immediately picked up that I was interested in birds, so he named and pointed out several and identified their calls at so many of our stops. Ben showed us so many interesting places in Sydney that we would never have seen on our own, thanks to Ben I have some beautiful Sydney photos, videos of birds, and other unique Australian wildlife. We have had several “personalized” guided tours in various countries, and Ben is one of the best we have ever had. Kathy A
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Richardhenley
Mar 11, 2023
Outstanding Guide and tour experience! - Ben was an exceptional tour guide. He had the tour all mapped out to enable us to see the major points of interest in the city and have some time to walk and enjoy the scenery. He has excellent knowledge of the history of the city and the settlers. Sydney and the surrounding areas are nothing short of beautiful. The beaches, the surf, the parks, the opera house, the wildlife (except the bats!) are not to be missed and you will come away with a lot of the history of the city. Thank you Ben for a great day!
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551russellg
Feb 13, 2023
Great time in Sydney - Out guide Ben was great. He was very knowledgeable and fun. He did not rush the day. Would highly recommend.
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