Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
Circular Quay is the departure point for Sydney Harbour boating activities such as Tribal Warrior (
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)
,
Whale Watching Sydney (
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)
, Captain Cook Cruises (
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)
and Matilda Cruises (
CLICK HERE
).
BIKE BUFFS
wheeled tours around the harbourside sights (including jaunts over the Harbour Bridge),
day/week $35/60/295).
CYCLING
BONZA BIKE TOURS
( 9247 8800;
www.bonzabiketours.com
;
30 Harrington St; adult/child $99/79; Circular Quay)
These bonza
bike boffins run daily four-hour Sydney Classic bike tours - a great introduction to the har-
bour city, trundling past the Opera House, Hyde Park, Darling Harbour, Chinatown,
Sydney Tower and the Royal Botanic Gardens. Other tours tackle the Harbour Bridge,
Manly and the city highlights. They also hire bikes (per hour/day $15/40).
CYCLING
PEEK TOURS
Royal Botanic Gardens, Hyde Park, Macquarie St, Martin Place and The Rocks. OK, so
they're not completely free - the guides work them for tips, so you pay what you think is a
fair rate.
WALKING TOUR
THE ROCKS WALKING TOURS
( 9247 6678;
www.rockswalkingtours.com.au
; 23 Playfair St; adult/child/family $32/16/80; tours 10.30am,
12.30pm & 2.30pm Mon-Fri, 11.30am & 2pm Sat & Sun; Circular Quay)
Regular 90-minute tours
through the historic Rocks, with plenty of not-so-tall tales and interesting minutiae.
WALKING TOUR
THE ROCKS GHOST TOURS
( 9241 1283;
www.ghosttours.com.au
;
adults $42; tours 6.45pm Apr-Sep, 7.45pm Oct-Mar; Circular Quay)
If you like your spine chilled and your pulse slightly quickened (they're more creepy than
properly scary), join one of these two-hour tours, departing Cadman's Cottage nightly.
Tours run rain or shine (ponchos provided); bookings essential.
WALKING TOUR