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.
The oldest part of Sydney, site of the first settlement
360 degree view over the harbour
Fantastic views on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Lunapark.
Icon
With the Fingerwharf, Harry Café de Wheels
Where Elizabeth Macquarie, wife of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, waited for tall ships to bring news, clothes and furniture from home!
Iconic building, opened in 1973.
Eclectic architecture of the Victorian era, art deco and Manhatten style red-brick buildings.
The Golden Mile, playground of Sydney's underground.
Starting point of the Sydney to Hobart Yaught Race
Build in 1805, Home of Charles Wentworth, politician, lawyer, explorer, newspaper owner.
Home of Shark Beach, where the kiddies frollic in the surf without fear for the 25 bull sharks of Sydney harbour.
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)
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.
Iconic beach, birthplace of Australia's beach culture. Coffee break!
AKA Glamourama
Family friendly beach.
Paddington, as in the suburb. Marvel at the Victorian terraces. Fashion district!
As in Surry Hills & Darlinghurst the trendy suburb where the locals play.
Darlinghurst is where Sydney's Mardi Gras takes place every year (usually in March).
Paddi's Markets!
Entertainment district in the old working harbour
We pick up from all city hotels. Please confirm your booking at least 48 hours before departure (or 24 hours for last minute bookings!
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Private Tour: Half-Day Iconic Sydney lasts about 4 hours. The itinerary has 22 stops.
Prices start at $250 per person for this Sydney experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 3 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. We pick up from all city hotels. Please confirm your booking at least 48 hours before departure (or 24 hours for last minute bookings! Pickup points include W Sydney, MPI Hotels.
The experience is available in DE, EN, NL.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 10 travellers can book together.
Specialized infant seats are available Children must be accompanied by an adult
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
This is an excellent overview of Sydney in a very short time frame. Our guide was knowledgeable about the entire city and we covered a lot of ground. A caution, Sydney is very hilly and the roads are bumpy so just be prepared.
We enjoyed our private half day tour. Our guide was informative & engaging. We saw a lot of sydney in 4 hours. We would recommend taking off the Opera house from the list of included stops as we didn't get to stop there at all & not sure how the guide could park for us to stop. Our guide did do a drive by once we requested it. Also bottled water was supposed to be included but we didn't get any.
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!
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.
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
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...
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.
<p>Not what I expected. We got into the van and drove around the city in traffic</p>
<p>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!!</p> <p>Marie</p>
<p>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.</p>
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Tour: Half-Day Iconic Sydney | 4 hours | 4.6 (11) | $250 | |
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