Sydney Things to Do Tips by grantravel

Just a short stroll from the Star City Casino where we staying, there is so much to see and do in Darling Harbour.

On a spectacular harbour setting, the precinct has many of Sydney's major tourist attractions, including the Sydney Aquarium, the Australian National Maritime Museum, Powerhouse Museum, IMAX Theatre and many more.

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Website: www.darlingharbour.com.au

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Sydney's most famous landmarks. There are photo opportunities from many different vantage points including from the Rocks and Circular Quay for a close-up, or from the Sydney Opera House you can get a photo of the whole bridge. Also you can get a photo with the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House in one photo from Mrs Macquaries Point. Next time I'm in Sydney I want to take a photo from on top of the bridge.

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Website: www.bridgeclimb.com

The Sydney Opera House, situated on Sydney Harbour at Bennelong Point, is considered by many to be one of the wonders of the modern world.

The Opera House is one of Sydney's most popular icons with tourists and travellers from the world over visiting, photographing and standing in awe of the cultural centre of Sydney.

Just like the Harbour Bridge you can take photos of the Opera House from many different vantage points. You can get a photo with Opera House and the Harbour Bridge in one photo from Mrs Macquaries Point.

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Website: www.sydneyoperahouse.com

The Sydney Tower experience takes you a staggering 250 metres above Sydney, commanding breathtaking views, including the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. From the beaches to the mountains, you’ll be amazed at what you can see from the highest point in town.

Skytour, the largest simulated ride in the Southern hemisphere, takes you on an amazing virtual adventure through Australia’s cultural history and geography.

Adults $22.00
Child (5-16 years) $13.20

Ticket price includes a visit to the Observation Deck at Sydney Tower and admission to Skytour.

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Address: Corner of Pitt & Market Street
Website: www.sydneyskytour.com.au

Mrs Macquaire's Chair, provides one of the best vantage points in Sydney. The historic chair was carved out of a rock ledge for Governor Lachlan Macquarie's wife, Elizabeth, as she was known to visit the area and sit enjoying the panoramic views of the harbour.

Mrs Macquarie's Point, directly east of the Opera House on the eastern edge of the Royal Botanic Gardens, provides excellent views west across the harbour to the Bridge and the Mountains in the far distance.

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Directions: From Circular Quay, Mrs Macquarie's Chair is an easy 20 minute walk past the Opera House and along the foreshore walk in the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Very interesting exhibits showcasing sea creatures from the rivers and oceans of Australia

$25.00- Adult
$13.00- Child (3 to 15 years)

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Phone: 02 8251 7800
Address: Darling Harbour
Website: www.sydneyaquarium.com.au

One of the most popular islands in Sydney Harbour is Fort Denison, sometimes known as ‘Pinchgut’ or ‘Rock Island’. The island has a fascinating convict past, being originally used as a place of punishment for the more difficult convicts. It was the convicts who named it ‘Pinchgut’ after the starvation rations they had to face.

By the 1840s the colony, fearing invasion from the Russians, had converted the island into a fort and by 1857 the fort was manned, including two ten inch guns and twelve 32 pounders. The guns have only been fired during ceremonies and on special occasions.

Fort Denison is designed in the Martello style and one of the few intact examples surviving in the world. Martello Tower* (a circular masonry fort for coastal defence). You can climb Australia’s only Martello Tower and then lunch in the island café gazing at bustling harbour traffic and a view most Sydney siders never get to see.

There are guided tours of the fort’s tunnels and cannons. Bookings can be arranged through the Sydney Harbour National Park Information Centre (The Rocks) and access can be made via water taxis.

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