Things to Do in Sydney – City Guide

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the royal botanic gardens

royal botanic gardens

feet and a heartbeat offers guided tours introducing visitors to the sights

need a slower pace? tour sydney harbour on a replica of a timber tall ship whilst eating oysters

alternative and colourful inner-west neighbourhood. wander king street

kangaroo pizza

el loco mexican cantina - how tasty $ tacos! a great little authentic mexican cantina attached to the excelsior pub in surry hills serving delicious tacos and margaritas in a relaxed setting

sake restaurant & bar - contemporary japanese food set within a designer space in the historic argyle precinct at the rocks. try the prawn dumplings and a sashimi tasting plate

thanon khaosan thai restaurant - need authentic thai food? this popular lunch and dinner destination has a layed back atmosphere in a great location on pitt street near central station

baba laksa house - underneath the grace hotel on king street. open lunch time only and monday-friday. great

where to drink in sydney

harts pub - great hand crafted beers

the observer hotel - listen to live music while downing of guinness and kilkenny

the glenmore - awesome roof top terrace

forresters - beer

newport arms - home to australia's largest waterfront beer garden

single origin - open monday-friday

mecca espresso - open monday-friday on king street

wake up! - another top choice next to central station. clean

amazing roof top views from sydney harbour yha the rocks

vibe hotel cbd - in the heart of the city

cambridge hotel - conveniently located near cbd in the top neighbourhood of surry hills

mercure sydney - short walk to central station and a range of eateries

hilton - great location on famous george street

paddy's markets - huge market near chinatown selling fruit & vegetables

sydney fish market - authentic working fish market. catch the metro rail from central

pitt street mall - described as ‘sydney's fashion centre” boasting retail giants and specialty stores in the heart of the cbd

newtown's king street offers unique and quirky stores

vivid sydney - month long after festival where sydney is transformed into a spectacular canvas of

carols in the domain - australia's largest free christmas concert where 100

free bus shuttle

a free cbd shuttle runs every 10 minutes on a loop from central station to circular quay via elizabeth and george streets

my multi passes - unlimited travel on all government trains

finding free wifi in sydney

more and more free wireless wi-fi ho ots are being installed all over in sydney

read more: how to stay internet safe and private when using free wi-fi

too in the winter

why not do something different and experience a summer christmas and boxing day? plus

best insiders tip

it offers great coastal and bush walks

do you have any tips on things to do in sydney?please share in the comments

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things to do in sydney - city guide

february 7

craig makepeace

are you looking

why visit sydney

if you are going to visit australia then you can't miss sydney. besides being australia's largest city

don't just use sydney as a gateway to

things to do in sydney

why not start your visit to sydney

the hour easy walking tours will show you the sights and give you your bearings so you can then go it alone

bondi to coogee coastal walk

ferry to manly from circular quay

learn to surf at bondi beach

climb the sydney harbour bridge

night climb and take in the breathtaking views. visit bridgeclimb.com

walk across the sydney harbour bridge

walk through hyde park

sydney tower

sunset cruise on the harbour

sunset cruise

walking tour

here are some private walking tours of sydney

tall ship cruise on the harbour

art gallery of nsw

taronga zoo

kayak middle harbour

hit the beaches

bronte beach

helicopter flight

why not take to the skies in a helicopter flight and get an amazing view of sydney's beaches

walk around sydney

best neighborhoods in sydney

circular quay

the rocks district

surry hills

paddington

darlinghurst

manly

darling harbour

newtown

where to eat in sydney

chinatown - looking

$ laksa

larger main meals. and ms g's kooky cocktails are very famous

australian heritage hotel - famous

ampersand cafe & bookstore - surry hills location

outside on the deck and enjoy one of the best views in bondi

caz enjoying a at the observatory hotel

australian heritage hotel - oldest continuously licensed pub in sydney

the clock hotel - huge pub

the lly hotel - one of the eastern suburbs most stylish pubs

lord dudley - pub

manly wharf hotel - seaside pub

campos newtown missenden road

where to stay in sydney

we have researched and compiled a list of places to stay in sydney here

vibe hotel north sydney

park hyatt sydney - contemporary luxury

shangri-la - luxury in the rocks district

q sydney - a designer boutique hotel in the centre of the sydney cbd

camping in sydney

click here to view all available properties in australia

booking.com

best markets and shopping in sydney

paddington markets - open saturday's

bondi markets - open sunday's offering original designer clothing

the rocks markets - saturday's and sunday's offering fashion

the rocks markets

queen victoria building - located on george street. the place to go

westfields - over seven levels of famous departments stores

“paddo” to the locals

events & festivals in sydney

new years eve - is there a better setting and fireworks display in the world? i think not

the sydney festival - every january a festival of music

getting around sydney

walking in sydney

the cbd is very walkable

hop-on-hop-off-bus tour

the sydney explorer offers commentary tours of the cbd and to bondi at different stops including all the major sydney attractions

city rail trains

the city circle loop will take you around the cbd area

bondi beach - take the eastern suburbs line to bondi junction then connect

family funday sunday - travelling

getting to sydney airport

airport - trains run directly from central station to the airport $15.90 one way

airport connect - a door to door shuttle services to and from sydney domestic and international airport and to and from the sydney cbd

sometimes we find uber is cheaper to get to and from sydney airport

sydney city libraries

starbucks locations in sydney

mcdonald's

sydney airport

circular quay

also

best time to visit sydney

but

bondi beach

getting there and away

sydney is australia's biggest city

from north america you have many options including qantas

from asia consider jetstar

unbelievably it took me years to visit this place

located within an hours drive south of the sydney cbd

plan your trip to sydney

accommodation in sydney

booking.com has over properties in sydney including hotels

flights to sydney

skyscanner is a comparison website that searches millions of flights. once you find your best deal

car rental in sydney

rentalcars.com is the world's biggest car rental booking service that compares all the major brands like hertz

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