Bondi and eastern suburbs private day tour

Sydney tours - Bondi, Watson’s Bay, Kings Cross, Paddington
& Woolloomooloo

We will pick you up at your accommodation and return you to your accommodation at day’s end. The day is designed for your small group only (1-6). We are more agile than a big bus and a medium sized SUV allows for ease of parking and access to narrow streets. There is no need for us to make several pick-ups of other people or groups as the tour is for your group only. You will get to know your journey maker!

Highlights

  • Explore the Eastern Suburbs beaches of Bondi, Tamarama and Bronte and walk along a section of the scenic coastal pathway between Bondi and Bronte. The Bondi Beach promenade provides an entertaining walk, with the opportunity to observe Bondi lads and ladies improving their physiques at an outdoor gym.

  • In the middle of Bondi Beach is the recently restored Bondi Pavillion. This Meditteranean styled building has a wonderful open sense of space with breezy courtyards, a redesigned light filled atrium, and widespread use of locally occurring coastal plants. So many archways!

  • As we progress past the pavillion it is difficult not to be taken in by the street and contemporary artworks on the sea wall of Bondi Beach.

  • Our next destination is Australia’s first fishing village, picturesque Watsons Bay. We will walk to the nearby rugged sandstone cliffs of a place known as the Gap with the option of a second short walk to Hornby light house. This walk provides panoramic views of Sydney Harbour.

  • Heading back from Watsons Bay we will stop at the scenic cliffs of Vaucluse to see Macquarie Lighthouse, the first and longest serving lighthouse in Australia

  • The tour takes a change of pace with a short walk around Paddington which provides the opportunity to see the architecture of historic terrace homes, quaint streets, designer shops and the serenity of Paddington Garden Reservoir.

  • We then undertake a driving tour through historic Darlinghurst where we will discuss several historic buildings and the stories behind them, whilst also picking up vibrant Kings Cross with its stunning heritage-listed modernist design, El Alamein Fountain.

  • Make our way to the historic Rocks area and see Sydney’s new harbour foreshore playground, Barangaroo Reserve. The parkland and terracing at the reserve can only be described as a remarkable piece of urban reconstruction replacing a disused concrete storage area.

  • The waterline of the reserve was altered to mimic the land as it existed at the time of first settlement in 1788 and underneath the reserve is a massive void, known as the Cutaway.

  • Appreciate the engineering brilliance of the Sydney Harbour Bridge when we visit the Sydney Pylon Lookout. The Sydney Pylon has both a spectacular lookout and museum with artefacts, plus a theatre running a video on the background, history and construction of the bridge. And yes unlike the Bridge climb you can take your camera!

  • We can vary the plan above if you have already been to some of these places or would like to visit a few other places. If you would like to visit Coogee Beach and Wedding Cake Island, Royal Botanical Gardens or Wendy Whiteley’s Garden the tour can be modified to include these places.

Duration

• Around 8-9 hours

• Generally pick up is at 8.30am and return to your accommodation at around 5.30pm - let us know if you would like to vary the pick up time.

• We can arrange an early pick up and drop off to the cruise ship terminals (White Bay or International)

Inclusions

delicious lunch

water

photos using a mirrorless digital SLR that are emailed to you a few hours after the tour finishes

Exclusions

entrance fee to Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon ($29)