Private Tour
Private Essential Sydney Tour Including Lunch at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Overview
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5 hours
Mobile ticket
Experience all the main icons of Sydney including the Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Botanical Gardens and more on your 5 hour essential Sydney tour. Enjoy lunch at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia over looking Rushcutters Bay. Afterwards, visit the Iconic Bondi Beach and have time for a short stroll.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
National Park fees
Bottled water
Lunch
Beverages
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Private Driver/guide
Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Welcome to Sydney, one of the most vibrant and panoramic cities in the world. During your stay in Sydney let a local expert guide show you the best the city has to offer. Your private tour will start in your hotel lobby where your friendly guide will meet you before showing you through the historic Rocks precinct. Witness the birth place of Sydney and explore the convict built cottages, pubs and the first church in Australia. Head east to the stunning Botanical Gardens situated right in the heart of Sydney. En route pass through Macquarie Street named after the fifth Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie. Here you will see Australia’s first Parliament House, the Mint, Hyde Park Barracks and St Mary’s Cathedral. The tour continues onto Mrs Macquarie’s Chair situated on the water’s edge, here you will enjoy a walking tour of the harbour’s edge with magnificent views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House before rejoining your vehicle. Continue through Woolloomooloo, Kings Cross and into Rushcutters Bay. It’s here you'll stop to enjoy a lunch at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Australia’s premier yacht club and home to what is considered yachting’s ‘Everest’ – the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. After lunch, continue on through Darling Point, one of Sydney’s most affluent suburbs and see some of Sydney’s most sought after addresses. Pass by Double Bay, Rose Bay, Vaucluse and Watsons Bay, before traversing along the coastline to Sydney’s most famous beach, Bondi Beach. Here you will have some time to soak up the atmosphere of this beachside Mecca. Stroll down the esplanade with the locals and maybe enjoy an ice cream before re-boarding your vehicle. Return to the city via the vibrant Oxford Street and the suburb of Paddington; admire this boutique shopping precinct and the charming Georgian and Victorian architecture of the homes. Arriving back at your hotel you will have enjoyed a great day out seeing some of Sydney’s best kept secrets and having taken some fantastic photos.
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Private Essential Sydney Tour Including Lunch at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Pickup included
Reviews
10 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Around Sydney in 5-6 hours
Michael S,
Jun 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Michael from Australian Luxury Escapes was our guide - the highlights were mainly all the views we had from all over the city of Sydney. Other areas were the bridge walk, views of the opera house, historic knowledge of the city, a nice lunch at Rose Bay yacht harbor, some various bays, entrance of the main ship channel from the ocean and their cliffs - then ending with beautiful Bondi Beach before taking us back to our hotel in the CBD
Private tour is the way to go!
Melonie W,
Feb 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was an amazing tour. A great introduction to Sydney for our first day there. Grant, our tour guide, was great. Our lunch, the van, everything was first class .
Great day tour
ladybugx87,
Dec 23, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great Sydney Essential tour with Grant. He went at the perfect pace for our family and helped us have a perfect day. This tour is great private option - easy pick up at hotel, lunch with lots of options, and drop off back at hotel.
Great private tour
purplepassion34,
Nov 18, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Scott was a great guide. He was knowledgeable and personable. I had broken 2 toes a few days before & he was extra considerate of my walking ability. We enjoyed his company & his sense of humor.
Essential Sydney Tour
megd279,
Jul 2, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing experience! Our guide was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and fun. Great way to see Sydney highlights and areas you might not know of otherwise. Highly recommend.
Great day with Australian Luxury Escapes
kristenbB8907PJ,
May 27, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our group had the pleasure of getting Grant for the day. It was a great tour that showed areas of Sydney that are not your typical "touristy" spots which I really like. Highly recommend this tour/company and will definitely go on another one of their tours next time I am in Sydney.
Suzy was an amazing host...
Trevor S,
Dec 28, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Suzy was an amazing host and suited our family perfectly. It was the perfect way to start our Sydney adventure! Thank you Suzy!
Excellent tour and intro to areas around Sydney Harbour and many areas beyond
Dianne S,
Mar 5, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Grant was a great guide! He was knowledgeable and sociable. He was also flexible, giving us options as we toured. We enjoyed the lunch at the Yacht Club. We saw and heard about many areas in Sydney. Would definitely recommend the tour and Grant!
Absolutely amazing tours, and good for kids!
cobyp05,
Dec 27, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tours were absolutely amazing, and the tour guide made us that much better! I highly recommend David, he is super fun, and a great host, he honestly made the tour just that much better. By the end he wasn’t just a guide, he was a friend, and we really believe he is the reason the our trip to Sydney was so good!
Great way to spend a day
Cheryl P,
Oct 27, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful tour with Hugh our very knowledgeable and funny tour guide for the day. We learned a lot about Sydney and got a great taste of the city. We had a delicious lunch at the yacht club too. I would highly recommend this tour.
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