This is an overall very minimalist experience. It’s basically a shuttle to some lookouts, a drive through the neighborhood, and a quick trip to Bondi and Barangaroo district. I ended up skipping the lunch cruise since I wanted to go to Manly instead. This tour is not expensive so it’s still worth doing to hit the main sites, but I would keep expectations pretty standard and plan to explore Sydney on your own after.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Live commentary on vehicle and vessel
- Bottled water
- Buffet lunch/dinner and beverage onboard the vessel
- Driver/guide
- Hotel pickup
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Excludes
- Hotel drop off
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Please be waiting outside the hotel or pick-up point that we advise PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE ON 02 9971 2402 DAY PRIOR TO RECONFIRM YOUR TOUR AND JOINING INSTRUCTIONS
Itinerary
Travel through the old town 'The Rocks' and learn fascinating history and stories of early European settlement and its convict beginnings. See many fine examples of well preserved early architecture, dating more than 200 years old.
Enjoy Sydney's best vantage point to view the Opera House and Harbour Bridge up close. Time for a short walk along the edge of Sydney's glistening harbour.
We continue our tour of Sydney, travelling through the affluent Eastern Suburbs of Double Bay, Rose Bay and Watsons Bay, viewing grand houses with dazzling harbour views. We make several stops for photo opportunities, including a panoramic view of the city skyline. A short walk at Watsons Bay (time and weather permitting) to see the entrance to the harbour from the Pacific Ocean, before heading south to Bondi Beach
Dig your toes into the soft sand of Australia's most famous beach, or stroll the beach promenade and watch Aussie surfers riding waves. You will have 30 minutes at leisure here.
On our return to the city center we drive through the glitz and glam of Paddington, full of boutique shops and latest fashion. streets are lined with quaint terrace houses over a century old, full of character that is typical of the Victorian era.
On our drive to Darling Harbour, we pass through China Town and Sydney's early market district. We stop at Darling Harbour, and learn of its early purpose, and how it has been transformed into an entertainment district, with many nice restaurants perched on the edge of the water. Time for a short walk before boarding your vehicle and concluding at Circular Quay , Eastern Pontoon, to board the lunch cruise
After your Sydney Sightseeing tour concludes, you will be taken to Circular Quay to board your Lunch/Dinner cruise from the Eastern Pontoon. Your lunch cruise is operated by Sydney Princess Cruises, Lunch boarding at 11:45am. Dinner boarding 6:00pm The cruise includes a buffet with beverage, and 2 hours cruising on the harbour, with expert live commentary. Your cruise will conclude back at the Eastern Pontoon at 2pm (Lunch Cruise) , or 8:00pm (Dinner Cruise)
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Reviews
That both the Sydney tour and lunch cruise was wonderful ! The guides were so friendly and knowledgeable. It was a great way to get unique photos of the city and bridge. Lunch was very good!
Excellent day, guide Elber was super!!!, visited lots of places, I recommend it!!
Helder was an incredible guide, full recommended
Graham is the sweetest, and very well knowledgeable. I r enjoyed our tour very much!!!
Graham is a Gem. Great trip insights and full of himour. Definitely a 5 Star. 🤗
Matt was our tour guide! Favored Henry Cavill, had a great personality and very knowledgeable. Loved how he got us in the right spot for photos.
Great introduction to Sydney and Australian history
Matt was a great guide! He taught us some history, gave some good recommendations, and keep us on schedule.
Helder was our guide and he was great - very knowledgeable and easy going. We saw all the hot spots spots in Sydney and
Excellent tour. Graham was so informative and truly made the experience memorable. Highly recommend the whole experience.
Very thorough tour of the city and the near by. Excellent vista points and enough time to take pictures. The guide/driver was friendly. The cruise gave you a great un-obstructed view to the city and the icon landmarks.
We thoroughly enjoyed this excursion. Graham, our driver for the morning bus tour, was entertaining knowledgeable and personable. Our lunch cruise was terrific. The food was plentiful and delicious and drinks were included!
Dane was very educated and shared a great experience with us, answered any cultural or curious questions we had as well.
The morning tour around the city was great. Even though the weather was not cooperative Matt was very interested and filled with knowledge about his hometown. The afternoon boat tour around the harbor was nice too and the lunch provided was good.
Great tour guide and great lunch. Informative and relaxing.
Excellent tour and very informative about the history of Sydney. Able to stop at prime times locations for great pictures
Great way to see Sydney city highlights. Morning tour was a 14 passenger van. Tour guide was very informative. Afternoon cruise around Sydney Harbour included a buffet lunch. Good food selection and infotour guide.
Minibus arrived at our hotel on time lovely to see all the sights you would not normally see. Recommend
Fab trip with excellent guide Tyler. Would recommend to anyone. He was so knowledgable and humorous. Small group made it all the more enjoyable and lunch cruise was great.
We had an amazing day out. The Sydney sightseeing trip was very educational and the harbour cruise this afternoon was exceptional
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Great way to see large parts of the city and surrounding areas. Helder was entertaining and informative. The harbour cruise was relaxing and the food was surprisingly good.
Really enjoyed this! Very informative and a great way to cover the city if you are only there for a short stay. Also good for solo travelers! Would recommend to others for sure!
Really enjoyed our morning sightseeing tour with Mario. He was very knowledgeable and entertaining. It was great to get an overview of the city and surrounding area. Especially enjoyed the stop at Bondi Beach. Also enjoyed the small group format. Made it so much easier to get on and off the vehicle. Enjoyed the cruise as well although the bay was quite choppy making it difficult to move around. Food was just ok. The tour guide had lots of information in regards to the area. Would definitely recommend AEA tours
An amazing tour. You get to see everything!!! Helder is the best tour guide; very knowledgeable and fun!!! Highly recommend
My friends from overseas were happy with this tour. I booked this for them instead of driving them around. I wanted them to have a professional guide to take thrm around Sydney. They were impressed with the guide. They told the guide was kind and knew his stuff well. The tour itself ?they said was wonderful. It covered a lot of sites within Sydney. They also loved the Harbor cruise. It was a good way to see the iconic sites of the city. Food on the ship was also great, they said. Overall, this tour is highly recommended. It might. be a bit pricier but my friends said it was worth it.
Today we had the pleasure of taking Mario's tour of Sydney. Throughout the morning, he enlightened us with his knowledge and history of Sydney. He also made our morning very enjoyable and fun.
Excellent views, wonderful people!! I hope to come back and spend more time and travel all across this beautiful continent. Stunning views and wonderful peopie
Great views and experience of high end residential areas. Guide was friendly and accommodating. Dropped us off closer to the hotel than needed, which was nice.
This was my first tour after arriving in Sydney, and I really enjoyed how informative and relaxed it was. In the morning, we went on a scenic drive around the city while our guide introduced us to different neighborhoods, famous landmarks, and shared interesting stories about Sydney. We stopped at several beautiful viewpoints and spent some time at Bondi Beach, which was a great way to start the day. The guide was a long-time local and very knowledgeable. He answered all our questions and gave helpful tips for making the most of our stay in Sydney. For lunch, I joined the harbour cruise, which was another highlight of the day. The food and drink options were excellent, and the commentary provided interesting historical background as we sailed past key sights. We also got some amazing photo opportunities of the Opera House from the water. Overall, it was a relaxing and enjoyable tour that gave me a great introduction to Sydney.
We were very fortunate to have Mario as our guide. He was not only informative, but also funny which certainly breaks up a long ride. He showed us things from inside the bus. He stopped the bus to show us thinhs if interest. He he told us that there was a path that was not steep and about 90 stairs. He was also right about that. This man exemplifies everything that you company wants to achieve. Please give Mario more than just a path on the back! Award Mario with a raise and/or let him teach the other tour guide/ and get a stipend. He was one of a kind and made that day for us in Australia memorable.
Timely, well organized, local background. A perfect way to scan Sydney on your first full day! Small group and we stayed ahead of the big buses to avoid the herds of tourists 😉
Perfect tour to get to know Sydney... If you are lucky to have Vic as your guide your tour will be even more perfect...
We took the tour with Graham who was promptly (actually earlier) at our pickup spot. He was very friendly and provided a lot of insights on all the sights we went to, and we loved his sense of humor. We spent sufficient time at each stop and we loved that he timed it so that we didn't have to compete with many other tour groups at the same location. I think at Bondi Beach there were some people on our tour who were able to take a quick dip! The city tour drove by so many interesting places that you get to appreciate that you really need a lot more time to explore Sydney, but at least we now know where to go back to. The lunch cruise itself was really good and the food was well-done - our ticket actually included unlimited drinks which was really nice. There are a lot of photo opportunities on this cruise so don't miss the opportunity to go to the upper deck. Overall, we were happy with this tour combo and would highly recommend it to others.
Paul was an excellent host. A good precursor to spending 4 days in Sydney. Now we have a full list of places to invest more time visiting and enjoying.
Was a great tour of the city and Graham was a great tour guide. The lunch harbor cruise was wonderful too!! Great narrative throughout the cruise of the city/harbor sites.
Friendly driver/guide, knowledgeable. Arrived on time, fulfilled their commitment. New vehicle. Knew his route.
Enjoying this trip depends on the weather. It was raining and so foggy on the day of our tour so we did not really see the beauty of Blue Mountain, Three Sisters, etc,
This combo was hard to review. The city portion was excellent. Our driver was a great guide, extremely knowledgeable about the history and details of each area we visited. Five stars. The water tour guide was great. Much of what we saw on land we now saw from the water. However, the food was average at best. Three stars.
Interesting City tour and harbour cruise with lunch. Enjoyable day out. Left my baseball cap on the bus but the tour company were brilliant in getting it back to me.
Lovely tour guide, Karyn. Really enjoyed all her knowledge and we had fun. The cruise was nice, if a bit long, and the captain sort of lost my interest, but wonderful to be on the boat and see the sites!
It was a great few hrs touring the sites , harbour cruising and an excellent lunch . Would recommend this one
We greatly enjoyed our tour. Our Tour guide was excellent and extremely helpful. I highly recommend to any one wanting a taste of Sydney.
Provide a great overview. Graham did an excellent job explaining things to us. We also enjoyed the lunch cruise around the harbor
Enjoyed the morning auto tour. Our driver was plolite and informative. Nice way to get an overview of the city even on a rainy morning. Lunch was very good, nice food selections, well prepared. Giving this tour a 3 because while on the harbor tour the boat was hit by a wake wave and the 3 of us at our table were thrown to the floor our plates also crashed onto the floor and broke. Crew was concerned but did not write up an accident report. I think they should have. I am very bruised from the fall.
Great guide, informative, beautiful scenery, great lunch - wonderful. Better than expected. .pace great. Food very healthy.
Our tour guide, Nigel, was brilliant. He was very professional, had great people management skills to keep us to schedule, very knowledgeable and worked hard to maximise our enjoyment. The boat tour by Sydney Princess of the harbour was great and the meal was delicious. We would highly recommend this tour as great value for money.
Our driver Graham made the land portion of the tour memorable- and we loved the harbor cruise with lunch (an amazing buffet!) A perfect start to our time in Sydney
Excellent van driver Graham. He spoke clearly offering interesting info on the sites. Appreciated getting out of van for photos. The speaker on the cruise didn't speak clearly enough. Lunch was Ok. Enjoyed the boat ride.
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