Sydney Opera House
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The world famous landmark of Sydney, the Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre. Though its name suggests a single venue, the project comprises multiple performance venues which together are among the busiest performing arts centers in the world. The venues produce and present a wide range of in-house productions and accommodate numerous performing arts companies, including four key resident companies: Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Bondi Beach
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Bondi Beach is the most popular beach in Sydney attracting people from all age groups and disciplines every day. Surfers of all skill levels head to Bondi Beach to try out the waves. If you’re a beginner, there are also several excellent surf schools.
In addition to Bondi, nearby Tamarama and Bronte beaches are among some of the best in Sydney. Take the coastal walk from Bondi to Coogee to experience stunning local beaches in a beautiful setting.
Bondi to Coogee Beach Coastal Walk
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The Bondi to Coogee Beach Costal walk is a popular walking track that takes you past most of the city beaches and along spectacular cliff tops. The walking trip extends for six km in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. It features beautiful views, beaches, parks, cliffs, bays and rock pools. You can rest, swim or eat on the open during the trip. All beaches offer picnic shelters, electric barbecues, play areas, kiosks, toilets and change-rooms. The walk is not difficult, there are medium gradient paths and several staircases with occasional seating. It takes about two hours to complete the Bondi to Coogee Beach section and another hour and a half if you choose to continue to Maroubra.
Harbour Bridge
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. The view of the bridge, the harbour and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of Sydney. The bridge is nicknamed private://The Coathangerprivate:// because of its arch-based design.
Royal Botanic Gardens
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The Royal Botanic Gardens is the most central of the three major botanical gardens open to the public in Sydney (the others being the Mount Annan Botanic Garden and the Mount Tomah Botanic Garden). It is the nation's oldest botanic garden, established in 1816 on the site of the first farm in 1788.
Sydney Tower
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Sydney Tower is Sydney's tallest free-standing structure, and the second tallest in Australia. It stands 309 m above the Sydney central business district (CBD), and offers fantastic views over Sydney from the observation deck and the revolving restaurant.
Rugby at ANZ Stadium
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The Stadium Australia, known as ANZ Stadium is the home stadium for Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (since 1999), South Sydney Rabbitohs (since 2006) and Two Parramatta Eels home games (since 2008). If you want to add more Australian soul to your visit in Sydney, come see a rugby game here. Rugby is one of the most popular sports in Australia and the atmosphere can get pretty tense. If there is no game on, they also have guided tours to get to know the stadium itself.
Circular Quay
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Circular Quay is a colorful port near Sydney Opera House where boat watching can be as good a pastime as people watching. This is a popular neighborhood made up of walkways, pedestrian malls, parks and restaurants. While street performers entertain outside, those wanting a more cultural experience can head into the Museum of Contemporary Art where a sculpture garden on the roof is as much a view as the waterways below.
Oxford Street
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If you only have time for one Sydney shopping street, make it Oxford Street. Stretching from Hyde Park through Paddington and on to Centennial Park and Woollhara, the Oxford Street retail strip is where you’ll find some of Australia’s best designers and fashion boutiques, as well as jewellery, homewares, gifts, books and music. Also the bars and nightclubs are well presented on Oxford street.
Taronga Zoo
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Taronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman.
Divided into eight zoogeographic regions, the 21-hectare Taronga Zoo is home to over 2,600 animals of 340 species. You can catch the Zoo Sky Safari chair lift to take you to the top and begin your downhill trek along a different path of the Zoo. At the Animal Encounters experience you can enter the enclosures of some of the animals. The Zoo also includes the Great Southern Oceans exhibit featuring Australian Sea Lions, Australian Fur Seals, New Zealand Fur Seals, Californian Sea Lions, Leopard Seals, Penguins and Pelicans.
Sailing on America’s Cup Yachts
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One of the most unforgettable ways to experience Sydney is sailing on a genuine America’s Cup Yacht and seeing all the landmarks from the sea.
At Sydney Harbour you will have the chance to be a part of a big-boat sailing crew onboard the America’s Cup yachts in charter. Take the helm, work the grinders or sit back and enjoy the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House and other spectacular landmarks. Once reserved for only billionaires and elite sports heroes, the America's Cup yachts are now available for anyone wanting a fun day out.
No sailing experience necessary: for those wishing to participate the crew will guide guests through working the grinders.
Hop on a Ferry
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If Americas Cups Yachts are not your cup of tea, there are dozens of ferries that can take you experience Sydney from the sea. The ferries are often hop on hop off type of missiles which bring you to the most important landmarks of Sydney. Highly recommended option to replace the similar buses in your itinerary.
Several ferries sail every day from the main hub, Circular Quay. Some of the destinations they will take you include: Manly, Taronga Zoo, Luna Park, Circular Quay, Darling Harbour, Watsons Bay and Quarantine Station. You can jump on and off at any of the stops.
