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 Sydney
Holidays - At A Glance
If it can be done on water, you can do it in Sydney. The city offers every
imaginable activity and all forms of water sports are very
popular. Swimming, surfing, sailing, boating, cruising, windsurfing, diving, jetskis....
to name just a few.
Sydney's
sporting calendar is always full and many of Australia's major sporting
events take place in the city's large stadiums and sports centres. Cricket,
both codes of rugby, AFL, football, swimming championships... sports fans
are catered for throughout the year.
Sydney harbour is a must and there is no shortage of vessels offering harbour cruises,
ranging from a
replica of the HMAS Bounty, paddle wheel showboats, luxury yachts, harbour cruisers,
sailing vessels or the majestic Sydney
Harbour ferries and harbour cats. Not forgetting canoes,
kayaks....
A harbour cruise is a great way to see the Harbour
Bridge and Opera House as they were meant to be seen. Sydney
Ferries have all-in-one tickets for travel as well as admission to many of the popular
attractions.
Taronga Park Zoo is a must
for animal lovers as is the Sydney Aquarium. For a
change of pace, visit any one of Sydney's nine museums and galleries.
Lovers of natural history
should not miss the Australian Museum adjacent Hyde Park.
There are numerous walks, organized tours and bicycle tours throughout the
city and the harbour shoreline has many great walks suitable for all levels
of fitness. If you have a head for heights, try the Harbour bridge
walk and stop off at the Harbour
Bridge Museum in the south-east pylon for some of the best views in Sydney.
The glittering harbourside casino at
Star City includes a
hotel, theatre, showroom and restaurants. Take in a movie in the IMAX theatre at Darling Harbour
or sip sundowners
at Cockle Bay Wharf.
Visitors to Sydney will find an numerous choices of
airport transfers providing
door-to-door services in mostly mini-bus fleets. There is also a city
bus service to and from the airport.
The city layout and surrounding areas can be seen in this
Sydney highlights locality map.
Sydney
Holidays - Places of
Interest
The city
offers visitors
early Australian historical sites, numerous beaches, water sports,
boating, fabulous scenery, gourmet food, great shopping, an excellent
climate... and that distinctive bridge!
No
visit to Sydney is complete without a harbour cruise, a
visit tothe world
famous Sydney
Opera House and the nearby
Sydney
Harbour Bridge. That
still leaves all the historic sites, colonial buildings and cobbled streets, tourist
precincts, the 2000 Olympics site, cosmopolitan nightlife, harbour and river cruises, inner city monorail, world class aquarium, museums and art
galleries... Sydney has it all!
The Beaches -
Sydney has numerous popular beaches that are an essential part of the
city's ambience. Bondi has rolling surf, trendy restaurants and
is a must see for any Sydney visitor. Coogee
has an excellent ocean beach with fine hotels, restaurants and side walk cafes. Fairy Bower
offers ocean walks and is renowned for it's cliff-top homes. Balmoral Beach
has two
harbour beaches, an esplanade and the historic Bathers Pavilion.
The longest beach in Sydney is Cronolla, with a walking
track around the cliffs, sea pools and coves. Manly is on the north side of the Sydney Harbour with
it's wharf, beaches and Oceanworld Aquarium. A trip on the Manly Ferry
from Circular Key/Darling Harbour is a Sydney favourite. Even more
beaches stretch north from Manly through Freshwater,
Curl Curl, Dee Why and Narrabeen.
The City -
Enjoy a performance at the Sydney Opera House or just an
organised tour to appreciate its imposing beauty. Take in
the views or dine in the revolving restaurant at the top of the 305
metres high Sydney Tower. Learn more about the early days of
Australian settlement with visits to Cadman's
Cottage, St James Church,
Hyde Park Barracks,
Elizabeth Bay House
and the early colonial district of Millers
Point.
Shopping opportunities abound at locations such as
Darling Harbour,
Piccadilly,
Royale Arcade, Paddington Markets,
Strand Arcade,
The Rocks Markets,
Skygarden and Paddy's Markets.
Choose from hundreds
of restaurants and eateries catering to every taste and all budgets. The inner-city monorail
will get you from place to place throughout the city centre.
A lot of Sydney's charm
can be found in the cosmopolitan city fringes. On the
south side of Sydney Harbour is Darlinghurst with its Italian
influences, the market and pubs of Surrey Hills, Victorian terrace houses
throughout renovated Paddington, sought after harbour
view apartments at Elizabeth Bay and the
myriad of yachts
at Rushcutters Bay. On the north side
of the harbour are the appealing
residential suburbs of Neutral Bay, Cremorne and Mosman. Balmoral
is a beach suburb that fronts onto
Middle Harbour and has lovely views across to Manly, the holiday
hub of the
north shore.
To
the west of the city lies Parramata, site of the second
European settlement in Australia, and now part of Sydney's urban growth.
The town has preserved
many of it's historic buildings and links to the colonial past. Elizabeth Farm is
the oldest surviving home in Australia, dating to 1793.
Author's
Note: Sydney has a huge metropolitan area and if you plan on seeing the
best the city has to offer, we strongly recommend checking out the best
prices available for
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