Morning or Afternoon Highlights Tour in Sydney with a Local Guide | 4 hours

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1:30pm Departure
2 Adults x $98.34
$196.68
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$196.68
Morning half-day highlights tour of Sydney departing at 1:30pm
Pickup included
8am Departure
2 Adults x $98.34
$196.68
Approx Total
$196.68
Morning half-day highlights tour of Sydney departing at 8am
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water
  • Live commentary on board
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks

Overview

This half day Sydney highlights tour is just perfect to kick-start or end your holiday. See all the city hot spots and tourist icons: Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Opera, Mrs Macquarie's Chair, Woolloomooloo, Harry Cafe de Wheels, Rushcutters Bay, Point Piper, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Shark Beach, The Gap, Bondi Beach, Paddington, Darlinghurst, China Town and Darling Harbour. En route, your expert tour guide will provide you with all the insight information you need 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 half-day Sydney 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!

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Pickup details

We pick up from all city hotels within the CBD area. We do NOT pick-up from airport hotels, cruise terminals, Bondi or from hotels in North Sydney. For private tour we pick up form anywhere. PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR BOOKING PER EMAIL, MESSAGE OR PHONE 48 HOURS (or 24 HOURS IN CASE OF LAST ... MINUTE BOOKING) BEFORE DEPARTURE. Read more â–¼

Itinerary

  • The Rocks (Pass By)

    The oldest part of (white) Australia. It is where Captain Arthur Philip started the first penal settlement on 26 January 1788. Now a lively & romantic area with plenty of shops, bars and restaurants.

  • Observatory Hill

    The highest point in the inner-city, where in 1858 the Observatory was built to keep the timer and observe the Southern Cross. Now a museum, a cafe and a favourite location for weddings.

    10 minutes

  • Dawes Point Park

    Right by the Sydney Harbour Bridge. From the Ivy Steps we marvel at this beautiful part of the harbour, with views on the bridge and the Sydney Opera House.

    10 minutes

  • Sydney Harbour Bridge

    Opened in 1932, after 9 years of construction. Employed 16,000 people, and therefor called "Sydney's Iron Long". Also known as "The Coat-hanger". With 508 meters wide, for a long time the widest single span bridge. 134 meters high. 8 car lanes, 2 train-tracks, a pedestrian walkway, a cycle path and a ... commercial Bridge climbing operation.

    10 minutes

  • Mrs Macquarie's Chair

    Spot where Elizabeth Macquarie, Lachlan's second wife, loved to wait for tall shops to come in from England with letters from home, furniture and clothes. Her husband had a seat carved for her out of the sandstone: Mrs Macquarie's Chair is an attraction, and a good excuse to take in the views over this part of the harbour.

    15 minutes

  • Fort Denison Island (Pass By)

    Former prison island, military fort (during the Crimean War) and a posh restaurant.

  • Woolloomooloo Wharf (Pass By)

    AKA the Fingerwharf, the largest wooden construction in the world. Once a working waterfront, with a fish-market and a ferry-wharf. Now the home of Hollywood actors, a 5 star hotel and upmarket restaurants.

  • Harry's Cafe de Wheels - Tempe

    Not the one in Tempe, but the original one an Woolloomooloo!

    5 minutes

  • Potts Point Sunday Markets (Pass By)

    Potts Point: an eclectic mix of Victorian, Colonial, Art-Deco and Manhattan-style architecture.

  • Kings Cross (Pass By)

    Party-town, (former) red-light district, the Golden Mile, the Coca-Cola sign, Bohemian Sydney of the 30's.

  • Rushcutters Bay Park (Pass By)

    The Royal Yacht club of Australia - start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on Boxing Day. First of as series of wealthy Harbour-side suburbs.

  • Double Bay Farmers Markets (Pass By)

    Double Bay, AKA Double Pay. The most expensive shops in Australia include Dior, Cartier, Louis Vuitton. Streets lined with Ferrari's, Bentley's, and all types of German cars.

  • Woollahra Massage (Pass By)

    No, we're not having a Thai massage. We're just seeing thje posh suburb of Woollahra. And Point Piper - the most expensive real estate in Australia, where properties cost an average of $12 million.

  • Rose Bay Beach

    The largest bay of the 66 bays of Sydney Harbour. Location of the first international airport of Sydney. An airport for seaplanes, AKA the Flying Ships.

    5 minutes

  • Nielsen Park (Pass By)

    Part of Sydney Harbour National Park. Shark Beach!

  • Rose Bay to Watsons Bay Walk

    A short walk across Parsley Bay to absorbe the atmosphere in this magnificent part of Sydney. Plenty of Rainbow Lorikeets in the Banksia's. In summer we can spot an Eastern Waterdragon.

    10 minutes

  • Watsons Bay (Pass By)

    And its hamlet of wooden cottages on a peninsula, between the Pacific and the harbour.

  • Camp Cove

    The first bay Capt Philip saw after he had entered Sydney Harbour, and where he first set foot on Australian soil on 21 January 1788 - 5 days before disembarking in Sydney Cove.

    5 minutes

  • Gap Park

    Walk part of the famous Gap Walk to enjoy views over Sydney Harbour and the Pacific, In winter and late spring/early summer we can spot Humpbacks and Southern Right whales on their yearly migration to and from the tropics.

    20 minutes

  • Macquarie Lighthouse

    Replica of the first lighthouse built in Australia, to a design of Frances Greenway - the convict-architect who helped Lachlan Macquarie built Sydney.

    3 minutes

  • Bondi Beach

    Famous Bondi Beach. Birthplace of Australia's Beach Culture, location of first apartment buildings, first milkbar, first professional life saving club, Sydney's first tram terminal... Starting point of the Bondi to Coogee Walk.

    30 minutes

  • Tamarama Beach (Pass By)

    AKA Glamourama. Older generations know it also as 'Little Bondi' , where some of them may still remember the trips in a Hot Air Balloons and a visit to one of the many an ill-fated Aquariums and other entertainment venturers that dotted the Sydney beaches at the turn of last century.

  • Bronte Beach (Pass By)

    Terminus of the Bondi to Bronte Backpacker Express - the rip that takes you on a free, yet dangerous trip between Sydney's best known beaches.

  • Centennial Park (Pass By)

    In English "Centennial Park', Sydney's largest city park. Home of Lachlan Swamp - once source of Sydney's drinking water (the Tank Stream), now the home of thousands of fruitbats hanging in the paperbark ghost-tree forest.

  • Paddington Markets (Pass By)

    Paddington, aka Sydney's Fashion District. Where Australia's top-designers hold court in beautiful, heritage protected Victorian Terraces.

  • Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (Pass By)

    Held every year in Darlinghurst.

  • Aurora Rooftop Hotel (Pass By)

    Passing though lively Crown Street.

  • The Haymarket Hotel Syd (Pass By)

    Located in Sydney's China Town - small but old settlement. Home of Paddy's Markets!

  • Darling Harbour (Pass By)

    Formerly a busy working waterfront, now an entertainment district with national and international attractions, junk food, restaurants & bars, casino's, hotels etceteras.

  • Barangaroo Reserve (Pass By)

    The last chapter of Sydney.

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Additional Info

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Free Cancellation

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Reviews

4.4

94 reviews

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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 65 reviews with 5 stars

Ben was used at the last...

Published on Feb, 2025

Ben was used at the last moment for our private tour of the Sydney area. He was very accommodating, informative, and a super driver getting us to all the areas we wanted to visit.

Great to see all the...

Published on Feb, 2025

Great to see all the sights outside of the downtown area. Good presentations from the guide. A couple of drops along the way to tour specific sights.

Great Tour with Local Perspectives

Published on Feb, 2025

Our guide Ben was great. Provided a unique perspective and we visited some sights that we wouldn’t have thought of on our own.

Wonderful tour Hitting...

Published on Feb, 2025

Wonderful tour Hitting all the highlights of Sydney with a knowledgeable tour guide. We would highly recommend this tour

Perfect introduction to Sydney!

Published on Jan, 2025

Punctual pick up & small group. Visited main points of interest in Sydney, and suburbs. Nice to visit lots of different bays- Milk, Rose, Watson's, Bondi, Tamara's, Bronte, Neilson. Ben was an excellent tour guide giving lots of history, interesting anecdotes & personal experiences.

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