Sydney Private Tour: Sights and Secrets

SEE SPECTACULAR SYDNEY - THE FAMOUS SIGHTS AND HIDDEN LOCAL SECRETS on a Private Tour of Sydney and the Bondi Beach area.
The places we can visit are the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Rocks, Royal Botanic Garden, Woolloomooloo, Chinatown, Darling Harbour, Paddington, Watsons Bay, Rose Bay.

Visit the Sydney Harbour National Park for local wildlife, stroll to Hornby Lighthouse at South Head or parts of the Bondi to Coogee Walk.

Try a weekend market, art gallery, city winery or micro brewery. Go gift shopping or try local produce at a beachside restaurant. There's options aplenty.

We are a fun Australian business owned by Ben Barry - a tour guide of over 15 years.

Personalised Sydney Tours have flexible itineraries and it's your choice whether you want a slower paced experience with a walk or two or one that quickly packs in every sight. Depending on where you have been and what you have seen, we can customise each tour to your interested areas and activities.

What to expect:

Duration: between 7 hours and 8 hours

The Rocks

, , Sydney, 2000, New South Wales

See hidden alleyways, convict built hotels and churches, Australia's oldest bank, pub and police station in the historic old town of Sydney. Take an interesting photo under the Sydney Harbour Bridge of the spanning arch. Get selfies with the Sydney Opera House in the background.

30 minutes

Millers Point

Millers Point, , Sydney, 2004, New South Wales

See the Sydney Observatory and the historic area from a great lookout overlooking Sydney.

10 minutes

Sydney Opera House

Bennelong Point, Easy walk from Circular Quay Train Station, Sydney, 2000, New South Wales

See the Sydney Opera House up close for great pictures of its 'sails' and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Walk into the foyer area and up the entry steps. Inspiring architecture,

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Sydney, 2060, New South Wales

See the Sydney Harbour Bridge from various parts of Sydney: Circular Quay, The Royal Botanic Garden and from Sydney's eastern suburbs of Vaucluse and Watsons Bay.

30 minutes

State Library of New South Wales

1 Shakespeare Place, , Sydney, 2000, New South Wales

Grand building with Roman columns

Pass by without stopping

Sydney Eye Hospital

8 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Famous sandstone building

Pass by without stopping

The Mint

10 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Georgian style architecture of where Australia's first currency was coined

Pass by without stopping

Hyde Park Barracks

Queens Square, Macquarie Street, Queens Square, Sydney, 2000, New South Wales

A UNESCO World Heritage site of where convicts were housed.

Pass by without stopping

Museum of Contemporary Art

140 George St, The Rocks, Sydney, 2000, New South Wales

Abstract art and Australian Aboriginal Art

Pass by without stopping

Hyde Park

Elizabeth St, Sydney, 2000, New South Wales

Beautiful gardens, water fountains and views of the Sydney Tower

Pass by without stopping

St. Mary's Cathedral

St Mary_s Road, St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney, 2000, New South Wales

Australia's largest Roman Catholic Church

Pass by without stopping

The Domain

Mrs Macquaries Road, , Sydney, 2000, New South Wales

Lovely park where public concerts are held surrounded by large fig trees

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Mrs Macquarie's Chair

1D Mrs Macquaries Rd, The Rocks Visitors Centre, Sydney, 2000, New South Wales

Sit in the famous chair that Governor Lachlan Macquarie ordered convicts to cut into the rock for his wife.

10 minutes

Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Mrs Macquaries Rd, , Sydney, 2000, New South Wales

Drive into the Royal Botanic Garden to see various Australian trees and flowers and stop for the best picture of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House together.

10 minutes

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney, 2000, New South Wales

Houses international and indigenous art and hosts the Archibald Prize - Australia's most popular portrait competition.

Pass by without stopping

Woolloomooloo Wharf

6 Cowper Wharf Rd, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, 2011, New South Wales

See the famous finger wharf and naval base

Pass by without stopping

Shark Beach

Promenade Rd, Nielsen Park, Vaucluse, 2030, New South Wales

Enjoy a tea or coffee at one of the nicest swimming beaches in Sydney Harbour

10 minutes

Camp Cove

Sydney, New South Wales

Famous spot at a pristine beach where the British raised the flag to claim Sydney

5 minutes

South Head

South Head, Sydney, New South Wales

Walk to Hornby Lighthouse - Australia's second oldest lighthouse for grand views of Sydney, Manly and the Pacific Ocean

45 minutes

Watsons Bay Baths

Marine Parade, Watsons Bay, 2030, New South Wales

Watsons Bay is located right at the entrance of Sydney Harbour so has harbour and ocean views.

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Gap Park

Gap Road, , Sydney, 2030, New South Wales

Look for dolphins and whales at one of Sydney's best lookouts

10 minutes

Macquarie Lighthouse

Old South Head Road, Vaucluse, 2030, New South Wales

Australia's oldest lighthouse designed by a convict

2 minutes

Bondi Beach

Queen Elizabeth Drive, , Sydney, 2026, New South Wales

Enjoy lunch on the water, go for a walk on the promenade, enjoy a swim, watch the surfers and skaters, go shopping for souvenirs or designer labels.

1 hour

Bondi Iceberg Club

1 Notts Ave, Bondi Beach, Bondi, 2026, New South Wales

Have a drink at the famous Icebergs - a restuarant complex overlooking a rock pool at Bondi Beach

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Bondi to Coogee Walk

Notts Avenue, South Bondi, Bondi, New South Wales

Take an optional walk from Bondi Beach to Tamarama Beach and Bronte Beach along a walkway on the cliffs and coves of Sydney's eastern beaches

45 minutes

Tamarama Beach

Bondi, 2026, New South Wales

Great picture stop overlooking the surfers shredding the waves

Pass by without stopping

Bronte Beach

Bronte Road, Bronte, NSW 2024, New South Wales

Admire the grand architecture overlooking azure blue water

2 minutes

Centennial Park

Grand Drive, Centennial Parklands, , Sydney, 2021, New South Wales

See flying foxes(fruit bats), black swans, pelicans, Eurasian coots, ducks and swamphens or take a walk through a rose garden

15 minutes

Paddington Markets

395 Oxford Street, Sydney, 2021, New South Wales

See the grand Victorian terrace townhouses in the village of Paddington, drive down famous Oxford St and check out their markets.

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Chinatown

Sydney, 2000, New South Wales

See the array of Asian shops, restaurants and markets

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Darling Harbour

, , Sydney, 2000, New South Wales

Walk along the board walk to King St Wharf and Barangaroo - one of Sydney's busiest waterside location

10 minutes