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Tours of the City Walking Tours The Rocks Self-guided Tour leaflet is available from the Sydney Visitor Centre for A$2.20 and covers approximately 30 historic buildings and points of interest in The Rocks. The heritage walk takes one to three hours, beginning at the Visitor Centre – a former sailor’s home – and ending at Cadman’s Cottage. The Rocks Walking Tours (tel: (02) 9247 6678; website: www.rockswalkingtours.com.au) operates 90-minute guided tours, taking in all the historic sites. Tours cost A$16 and depart three times a day (twice a day on weekends) from Shop K4, Kendall Lane. Bus Tours Great Sights South Pacific (tel: (02) 9241 2294) offers an ‘Inside Sydney’ half-day tour encompassing Sydney Harbour, the Northern Beaches and Manly, with a Harbour Cruise option. Departures are daily at 0830 and 1400, from the Coach Terminal at Star City Casino, Darling Harbour. The tour costs A$96 or A$148 for a whole-day tour with a cruise. Other Tours There is a plethora of harbour cruises available from a number of operators, many of them based at Circular Quay. Captain Cook Cruises (tel: (02) 9206 1111) offer the ‘John Cadman Sunset Dinner Cruise’ for theatregoers. Departures are at 1700 daily, from No 6 Circular Quay, ending at the Opera House at 1830. The A$69 fee includes champagne and a two-course meal with wine. The ‘Sydney Harbour Explorer’ (A$25) and ‘Sydney Harbour Highlights Cruise’ (A$20) are hop-on, hop-off cruises, leaving from No 6 Circular Quay, with a fixed number of stopping points. ‘Sydney Harbour Explorer’ departures are every two hours (0930-1530), while ‘Sydney Harbour Highlights Cruises’ are approximately one per hour (0930-2000). For aerial views of Sydney Harbour, the Bridge and the Opera House, Sydney Sights Day & Night (tel: (02) 9233 1000; website: www.sydneysights.com) offer a ‘SkyTour’ lasting approximately one hour and costing A$150 (by airplane) or A$350 (by helicopter). Tours depart from Bankstown Airport, Airport Avenue, Bankstown. |
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