Bondi Beach

Bondi Beach is a crescent shaped beach surrounded by art deco and modern buildings. It is the home to the world’s first surf life saving club (1907) and is a great place for catching a wave, relaxing on the white beach sand or taking a swim in ocean pools at either end of the beach. We start our visit by taking a stroll along the beach boardwalk. Bondi locals will be spotted working on their physique at an outdoor gym. In the middle of the beach is the Bondi Pavillion. The recently restored pavillion provides an open sense of space with breezy courtyards and a redesigned light filled atrium. Further along the promenade we enjoy a series of large street murals and upon reaching the end of the promenade we take the stairs to elevated lookout. From the lookout we will see sun bakers, swimmers and surfers catching waves. Just nearby is the popular Bondi Icebergs, a 50 metre salt water pool that was constructed in 1929 to assist with the fitness of local lifesavers.

Tamarama Beach

We visit Bronte and Tamarama Beaches on our second beach stop. Tamarma is a small (only 80 metres long) but beautiful Beach. It has a large sandy beach area with a small park and cafe. The name Tamarama was derived from the indigenous word gamma gamma, meaning thunder. We can either take a short drive to reach this beach or walk to it from Bondi by way a coastal path that provides spectacular cliff and ocean views. The walk takes around 20 minutes. The amount of walking we do throughout the day is your call. A little or reasonable amount is no problem. Tamarama is a popular surfing and swimming beach with a large rock platform on the northern side. If the ocean swell is small swimmers often dive off the reef into the surf. After enjoying this wonderful beach which is a delight in full sun we visit another nearby picturesque beach, Bronte Beach. Bronte Beach has the bonus of a safe rock pool and an ocean swimming pool.