Travel to Sydney

When examining a list of attractions or a map of Australia, it's only natural to think, "I just want to do everything!" But to narrow it down a little bit, Sydney Australia is a destination that won't disappoint! If you're pressed for time, the Australian tourism industry recommends catching the Manly Ferry, taking a harbor cruise, riding the Shelly Ferry, visiting Shell Beach and touring Manly Beach. Many travelers point to the Sydney Opera House as a highlight of their trip as well.

When you come to Sydney Australia, you'll obviously want to get the most optimal view of the towering buildings, the world-famous Harbour Bridge and the architecturally intriguing Opera House. At Circular Quay, you can travel thirty minutes from the Sydney Harbour to Manly via ferry, where you'll get the best view of these landmarks. When you arrive in Manly, you may want to eat some delicious grub at the brand new Manly Wharf Pub. A more traditional, narrated tour is the Sydney Harbour Cruise, which can tell you a little bit about waterfront mansions, Australian history and the city's multitudinous cultural offerings.

You'll get the same view as the ferry, but you'll have a longer ride and more commentary. "Coffee cruises" have become very popular, offering fresh espresso, teas, gourmet biscuits, muffins and Lamingtons, which is an Aussie favorite. Or you can go on the half-day Sydney Harbour sail aboard "Katrina," a luxury yacht, which will take you to hideaway beaches and bays. The Sydney Harbour Bridge Cruise will quickly take you beneath the bridge and narrate a little about this landmark, specifically. You'll stop in the Darling Harbour, where theatres, aquariums and museums await.

For all you land-lubbers, there's a nice walk from the Manly Ferry Terminal to Shelly Beach. You'll pass pubs, cafes, shops and restaurants, although, the particularly keen may even spot a Manly penguin or breaching Humpback Whale! You can take a tour of Manly Beach or get a terrific view of the Sydney Harbour from the North Fort lookout. With the city, the AMP Centrepoint Tower, a 1,000-foot-high Australian national monument, will give you a bird's eye view of Sydney's cityscape.

Sports are more than just entertainment in Sydney Australia: it's an important part of culture and a celebration of the Australians' pride. It is an important part of the culture. Rugby is by far the most popular sport but you can also see a horse race at Randwick Race Course, an Australian Football League game (cheer for the Sydney Swans!), a National Basketball League game (go Sydney Swifts!), the start of the "Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race" and the quirky "City to Surf" foot race.

When you first arrive in Sydney Australia at the Kingsford Smith airport, unless you've booked a tour, you'll likely feel overwhelmed and out-of-sorts. You can visit the Sydney Visitor Centre in The Rocks at the corner of Argyle & Playfair Streets or the Sydney Visitor Center at 33 Wheat Road in Darling Harbour between 9:30 am and 5:30 pm to get maps and attraction information.

The key to Australian vacationing is to come prepared, so you may want to look online or book a few tours before you depart from your homeland! The "Sydney Sampler," for instance, offers five nights exploring Sydney. Starting at $U425 per person, you'll receive five nights of hotel accommodations and round trip airport transfers, a day at Blue Mountains National Park, the Sydney Harbour coffee cruise, the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge and beach tours. You'll also stop to see wildlife, museums, shops, Aboriginal heritage sites and more. To arrange a tour, you can check "United Vacations Sp".

Sydney Harbor is one of those tourist icons that embody what Sydney is. So in every trip to Sydney, going out to see and visit Sydney Harbor is one of the first things you would want to do. As such, it is no wonder why Sydney Harbor is one of the most photographed landmarks in Australia, if not in the whole world. A trip to Sydney is never complete without getting snapshots in front of the Harbor Bridge from the Opera House, or from wherever it might be.

Aside from the thrill of going out to see the Sydney Harbor, from a Sydney local's point of view, there are actually 4 top practical and surefire ways to enjoy Sydney Harbor. The first way to enjoy Sydney Harbor is to just walk around it. To do this, one has to get down to a train session called Circular Quay which is right in the CBD on the edge of the water.

There are buses, trains and taxis, all of which will take visitors there. Otherwise, you can take a walk depending on where your accommodations is. From there you'll pass by some beautiful parkland and some pretty major tourist stops, tourist attractions, tourist icons that are within that walking distance to that area. If you go around to the east you'll walk towards Sydney Opera House. Towards the west, you will reach an area of Sydney called The Rocks which is old Sydney town. It was the first British settlement area in Sydney. When you had enough of walking around you can then just walk back to Circular Quay.

The second way to enjoy Sydney Harbour is by taking a ferry when taking in the sights and sounds of the city. There are a number of ferry services , most of which are public transportation that operate in and around Circular Quay.

It's amazing that for the price of a simple public transport ticket, one can spend as much time as one likes cruising up and down and going from one place to another. An example of a very pleasurable ferry ride to take is the Manly ferry. Its a 30-40 minutes travel time gives you to spend a lot of time to enjoy the length and breadth of the Sydney Harbor. 

The third way to enjoy Sydney Harbor is by taking the good-old-fashioned Harbour Cruise. The best times to do this is during summer months when the weather is usually very good. There are plenty of private companies that put up Harbor Cruise entertainment in a lot of different forms. But most of them are eat and drink occasions ranging from simple sessions for coffee or morning tea, to more advanced visitors coming in for a lunch cruises, dinner cruises with full buffet, big seafoods cruises, big drink packages and a lot more. Booking can be done either by booking for an organized package, or by dropping by Circular Quay where there's a number of booths and stalls of companies offering different Harbor cruises and their schedule.

The fourth and final way to enjoy Sydney Harbour is by swimming in it. But while Sydney Harbour is a great place for a swim, it is in fact a port that is not any different from any other shipping port. As such you cannot swim directly in it, or get in the Circular Quay with your swimming gear in tow because it is full of ships, boats and ferries. But all is not lost because there are some spots in the area that are really great for a swim. If you are out on the suburbs, the Camp Cove is the best destination. So, when you find yourself in Sydney to, do try any or all of these suggestions on how to enjoy the Sydney Traveler.