Sydney itineraries
One Day Around the Harbour
Opera House, the gardens, the Manly ferry and the bridge in one loop. The scenes every first-timer comes for, in the order that works.
Two Days from The Rocks
Drop your bags in The Rocks, spend day one in the city and Darling Harbour, day two on the ferry to Taronga and the north side. The wharves are five minutes from bed.
Mountains, Beaches, Island
Base yourself by Central Station: day one the Blue Mountains, day two the coast from Bondi to Watsons Bay, day three Cockatoo Island and the markets. For people who have already done the harbour loop.
Festivals & seasons
- 1 — Sydney Festival
- 1 — High summer on the beaches
- 2 — Lunar New Year
- 3 — Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
- 4 — Sydney Royal Easter Show
- 5 — Vivid Sydney
- 7 — Winter whale season
- 8 — City2Surf
- 10 — Sculpture by the Sea
- 11 — Jacaranda season
- 12 — Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race start
- 12 — New Year's Eve on the Harbour
Souvenirs
- Tim Tams
- UGG boots
- Manuka honey
- Koala toys, boomerangs, magnets
- Aboriginal art prints
- Vegemite
- Lucas' Papaw Ointment