Sydney custom itinerary private day tour

Explore Sydney’s Hidden Gems

Inner Sydney Bespoke

It’s not just the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge! A short way from Sydney’s iconic attractions are hidden gems that show both the history of our city and its contemporary sparkle. Here are a few of our favourites:

• White Rabbit Gallery and neighbouring green building, One Central Park

• Sydney University and Chau Chak Wing Museum

• Short walking tour of Darlinghurst

• Australian Museum

• Sydney Observatory

• Police and Justice Museum (open Sat and Sun only)

• Sydney Harbour Pylon

• the Grounds at Alexandria

• Royal Botanic Gardens

• Wendy Whiteley’s garden

• Sydney architecture

• Macquarie and Hornby lighthouse

• North Head sanctuary

• NSW art gallery

• Barangaroo South to Barangaroo Reserve walk, including commentary on the buildings and history of the Barangaroo site

• URBNSURF at Olympic Park

Why not check out some or all of these places? They are reasonably close to the city (within 10-30 minutes).

We are happy to tweak the itinerary to include more of the places that spark your interest or create a customised tour just for you!

Let us know which destinations interest you and we will reply with a day plan for your approval.

Personalise an existing tour

If you would like to customise one of our other tours (excluding the Blue Mountains) and include one or perhaps two of the above places, get in touch.

Don’t forget to tell us which tour and what place(s) you would like included.

More information

White Rabbit Gallery and the Brett Whiteley Studio are located in the inner-city areas of Sydney. If you enjoy art you will like these galleries.

White Rabbit Gallery contains one of the world's most significant collections of Chinese contemporary art, with an emphasis on 21st Century art. The gallery does not charge an entry fee and is owned by philanthropist, Judith Nielson.

The Brett Whiteley Studio was the home and studio of renowned contemporary Australian artist, Brett Whiteley, from 1987 until 1992. It contains paintings, drawings, sculpture, unfinished art and personal items. The studio provides a unique view of this highly talented artist's world. Note this studio is curently closed and re-opens in 2025.

The University of Sydney was Australia's first university and its campus is ranked in the top 10 of most beautiful campuses in the world. It is an internationally renowned university, has a rich history and some wonderful sandstone heritage buildings. Whilst there we also have the option of visiting the Chau Chak Wing Museum.

See some heritage architecture, harbour views, a quircky neighbourhood and an ubran renewal project when we do a short walk around Balmain and Ballast Point.

The Grounds at Alexandria is a former pie factory which has been converted to several restaurants and an organic garden. Its an off the tourist trail place which offers contemporary food and specialty coffee.

Often overlooked by tourists the state library which opened in 1869 has the magnificent Mitchell reading room with books located on the walls over three levels. The library offers a changing exhibition program that can be seen on the first level and a number of items of historical interest.

The Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens is located to the east of the city and is an expansive park covering 30 hectares.

It contains an outstanding collection of plants and trees from Australia and overseas. If you like nature and would like to see some native flora the Royal Botanic Gardens warrants between one and two hours of time.

North Head sanctuary at Manly has a lot of on offer including 2nd World fortifications, quarantine cemetary, hanging swamp and native bushland. There are some spectacular lookout points from which to see the entrance to Sydney Harbour and dramatic sandstone cliffs.

Architecture

Sydney has a broad range of architectural styles ranging from Colonial, Victorian, Federation, Edwardian, Inter war, Brutalist through to contemporary skyscrapers.

If you would like to explore Sydney’s architecture as part or all of a customised tour please send an email and we will provide more information.

One option is to focus upon a particular era of architecture or cover a range of styles from different periods. We have many favourites so it is just a question of how much time you have to seen them.

URBNSURF

URBNSURF is a wavegarden located at Olympic Park. Surfers can book a one hour session that suits their surfing skills, ranging from beginner to expert.

A visit to URBNSURF can be included as part of a full day tour to the Blue Mountains or any of the other places we visit.

If interested please get in touch and we will answer any questions, and provide further information.

Also see our blog:

https://www.sydneynimbletours.com.au/journal/sydneys-new-surf-venue