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Private Tour: Half-Day Iconic Sydney

4.6

8 Ratings

Sydney

Discover the iconic sights of Sydney on this 4-hour private tour. Get insider tips from an expert guide and uncover the best beaches, walks, restaurants, and pubs in the city.

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

The Rocks - The oldest part of Sydney, site of the first settlement
Observatory Hill - 360 degree view over the harbour
Dawes Point Park - Fantastic views on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Lunapark.
Sydney Harbour Bridge - Icon
Woolloomooloo Wharf - With the Fingerwharf, Harry Café de Wheels
Mrs Macquarie’s Chair - Where Elizabeth Macquarie, wife of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, waited for tall ships to bring news, clothes and furniture from home!
Sydney Opera House - Iconic building, opened in 1973.
The Potts Point Galleries - Eclectic architecture of the Victorian era, art deco and Manhatten style red-brick buildings.
Kings Cross - The Golden Mile, playground of Sydney’s underground.
Rushcutters Bay Park - Starting point of the Sydney to Hobart Yaught Race
Vaucluse House - Build in 1805, Home of Charles Wentworth, politician, lawyer, explorer, newspaper owner.
Nielsen Park - Home of Shark Beach, where the kiddies frollic in the surf without fear for the 25 bull sharks of Sydney harbour.
Watsons Bay - At Sydney’s South Head, where the harbour spills out in the Pacific.

Marvel at the wooden, multimillion dollar cottages.

15 min Gap walk (for those who feel like it)

Gap Park - 15 min walk along Jacob’s Ladder for the best views over the harbour, the Gap and the Pacific.

From May to September, and November to December: spot a humpback or a southern right whale on their yearly migration to and from the tropics.

Bondi Beach - Iconic beach, birthplace of Australia’s beach culture.

Coffee break!

Tamarama Beach - AKA Glamourama
Bronte Beach - Family friendly beach.
Paddington Markets - Paddington, as in the suburb.

Marvel at the Victorian terraces.

Fashion district!

Aurora Rooftop Hotel - As in Surry Hills & Darlinghurst the trendy suburb where the locals play.
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras - Darlinghurst is where Sydney’s Mardi Gras takes place every year (usually in March).
Chinatown - Paddi’s Markets!
Darling Harbour - Entertainment district in the old working harbour

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Live commentary on board

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

This 4-hour, guided Sydney highlights tour is the perfect way to kick-start or end your holiday. See all the city hot spots and tourist icons. An expert tour guide will provide you with all the insight info you like to know as a first time visitor. Where are the best beaches in town? Or the best walks, the finest restaurants or the most atmospheric Aussie pubs? In fact, this tour will leave you with so many ideas and plans that you’ll likely decide to extend your stay in the world’s most beautiful city.

Children must be accompanied by an adult
A maximum of 6 people per booking
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

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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Palls_t

May 23, 2023

City city tour - We had a lovely guide Eva Massi take us through the city and suburbs. She is very knowledgeable and very friendly too. She was very flexible and explained us all of what we expected to know and much more. I highly recommend this tour and kudos to Eva. Keep up the good work!

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Kerrygorgone

Jul 7, 2022

Fantastic way to see Sydney! - Lovely way to see the city! We mentioned to Andrew that we like history and architecture, so he brought us through some of Sydney’s many neighborhoods and told us about them, pointing out certain houses. He also brought is to several scenic vistas, including Sydney Harbor National Park and Bondi Beach. Andrew knows all the best tea shops, too! He left us off at the Queen Victoria Building so we could have tea there on the top floor.

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Marjoriefitzmd

Jan 25, 2020

A Personalized view of Sydney - This tour was fantastic! We covered all the highlights, toured many neighborhoods which we had requested and our driver even stopped at some out of the way spots we hoped to see. His Mercedes Van was very comfortable...

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Sucharita

Jun 2, 2019

Wonderful introduction to the city !!! - It was a wonderful tour and excellent introduction to the city. Alexandra has a fountain of knowledge on the history and special stories about the city. He was extremely understanding and took excellent care of us. Would highly recommend this to everyone on their first day in Sydney.

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Marie

Feb 1, 2018

Our guide took us through the city... - Our guide took us through the city in chronological order. He took us to the first areas that were established first and then to the areas that are just now being developed - Barangaroo. Throughout he gave us historical facts, folklore and anecdotes about each area. His knowledge was very extensive. He was also very personable. A great tour and a great guide!! Marie

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Bruce

Nov 29, 2017

very knowledgeable tour guide. we... - very knowledgeable tour guide. we had a large list of Sydney sights we wanted to see and we did..bonus..we saw a whale from the top of a special sightseeing peak.

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Thalia_p

Mar 6, 2020

Highlights of sydney - Great tour of iconic Sydney spots plus beautiful coastal suburbs we wouldn’t have seen without this tour - our guide was very accommodating and very informative

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Elizabeth