The Complete Sydney Walking Tour

The Complete Sydney Walking Tour

See the best of Sydney on this three-hour crash course covering the city’s fascinating history, vibrant culture and stunning architecture in just 3 hours (including a coffee and a beer)!

Your friendly, local tour guide will give a taste of everything — starting with the history (Aboriginal Australia through to today) then move onto other important bits like our favourite cafes, pubs, museums and walks to do around.

You’ll finish this tour at a historic Sydney pub with suggestions about what to do next in Sydney, and you will come away from the experience with a greater understanding of what makes Sydney tick.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point Easy walk from Circular Quay Train Station, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

Get photos of Australia's most iconic building from the best location.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales 2060 Australia

In-the-know locals know just where to go to get the best views of this iconic monument

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Mrs Macquaries Rd, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

Explore the stunning gardens

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Cadman's Cottage, 110 George St The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

Sydney’s oldest surviving house from European settlement


Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Wollemi National Park, Wollemi National Park, New South Wales

Australia is believed to be the oldest continent on earth. The Wollemi Pine was thought to be an extinct tree until it was discovere in 1994. We'll see one of the Pines without needing to trek out the Wollemi National Park.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: The Rocks, The Rocks, New South Wales

The oldest bit of Sydney was nearly demolished in the 1960s, but local legend Jack Mundey led the campaign to protect the area. We'll see an artwork honouring his legacy.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Tank Stream Fountain, 5010 Herald Square, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

The original river from which Sydney’s settlement was based, the Tank Stream flows through the heart of Sydney’s centre

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: The Cenotaph, Martin Place, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

Every year on ANZAC and Armistice days Sydneysiders gather here to honour their military history. The ANZACS and WWI shaped Australian identity, back when many Australians still regarded themselves as British

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Angel Hotel 125 Pitt St, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

A very popular art installation featuring empty birdcages that play the calls of birds that once lived in the area — the noises change depending on what time of day you arrive

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Martin Place, Between Macquarie and George Sts., Sydney, New South Wales Australia

A gathering space for Sydneysiders, and filming locations for many blockbusters such as “The Matrix”

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Foundation Park, The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

View the original foundations of the First Fleet’s earliest houses

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: The Argyle, 18 Argyle Street The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

A heritage listed road cutting built with convict labour and later explosives and paid labour


Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sydney Customs House 31 Alfred St Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

Former customs house of Sydney, now a museum


Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Grand Post Office (GPO) Sydney, Martin Place, George and Pitt Streets, Sydney, New South Wales Australia

One of the largest sandstone buildings in Sydney, with an exposed bit of the Tank Stream running underfoot

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Pitt Street Mall, Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales Australia

Main CBD shopping precinct, which attracts some of the highest rents in the world

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sydney Tower Eye Observation Deck, Westfield Centrepoint 100 Market St Retail Level 5, Westfield Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

Sydney's tallest building and an iconic feature of Sydney skyline

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: The Strand Arcade, 412-414 George St, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

A beautiful 19th-century arcade with restored shop fronts are exact replicas of the originals

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Queen Victoria Building (QVB), Queen Victoria Building 455 George St, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

A Romanesque Revival Building featuring a sealed letter from Queen Elizabeth II to be opened by the citizens of Sydney in 2085.


Duration: 10 minutes