Sydney’s Top Sights - Sydney - page 406

SPORTS & ACTIVITIES

MANLY SURF SCHOOL
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
( 9977 6977; www.manlysurfschool.com ; North Steyne Surf Club; adult/child $60/50; Manly) Offers two-
hour surf lessons year-round at Manly, Collaroy, Dee Why or Palm Beach. Also runs surf
safaris up to the Northern Beaches, including two lessons, lunch, gear and city pick-ups
($100).

SURFING

MANLY KAYAK CENTRE
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
( 1300 529 257; www.manlykayakcentre.com.au ; West Esplanade; 1/2/8hr from $20/35/70; 9am-6pm Dec-Feb,
reduced hours Mar-Nov; Manly) As long as you can swim, you can hire a kayak or paddle
board from this stand near Oceanworld (with a second stand near Manly Wharf Hotel).
You'll be provided with a life jacket, paddling instruction and tips on secluded beaches to
visit. Three-hour kayak tours cost $89.

KAYAKING

CYCLING

MANLY BIKE TOURS
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
( 8005 7368; www.manlybiketours.com.au ; 54 West Promenade; hire per hr/day from $14/28; 9am-6pm;
Manly) Hires bikes and runs daily two-hour bike tours around Manly (10.30am, $89, book-
ings essential).

DIVE CENTRE MANLY
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
( 9977 4355; www.divesydney.com.au ; 10 Belgrave St; 9am-6pm; Manly) One of the largest dive
shops in Sydney, offering shore and boat dives. A three-day learn- to-dive PADI adventure
costs $395. Hire snorkelling/dive gear for $25/70 per day.

DIVING

TOUR, SNORKELLING

ECOTREASURES
( 0415 121 648; www.ecotreasures.com.au ) Small group tours include Manly Snorkel Walk & Talk
(90 minutes, adult/child $45/30) and longer excursions to the Northern Beaches and Ku-
ring-gai Chase National Park, including Aboriginal Heritage Tours lead by indigenous
guides.

PRO DIVE DIVING