Sydney Opera House VIP Experience: Guided Tour, Dinner & Drinks
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Feel like a star on the ultimate evening out and experience the best that Sydney has to offer.
Make your way to The Lounge on the upper level near the Box Office, where you will be met by a friendly member of Sydney Opera House's Welcome Team, before heading off on an intimate, 1 hour tour of the Iconic Sydney Opera House with one of our English language tour guides. You will explore beneath the sails, venturing to theatres and foyer before they go live ahead of the night’s performances.
After the tour our guide will escort you to the restaurant of your choice: Bennelong, the Sydney Opera House's signature restaurant, or Midden by Mark Olive for alfresco harbourside dining. You will indulge in a two-course dining experience paired with matching Australian wines, and soak up the atmosphere and views from one of Sydney’s best restaurants.
Check out available performances on during your night out on Sydney Harbour to complete your perfect Opera House experience!
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking - subject to availability. Please note: Adult pricing applies to all guests
Dietary requirements will need to be confirmed at the time of the booking
Please note the Sydney Opera House Guided tour contains over 200 steps over the duration of the tour - Low Impact. Comfortable shoes are recommended.
Bennelong is the Sydney Opera House's signature restaurant. Enjoy either entree and main or main and dessert with paired wines.
Midden by Mark Olive is known for alfresco harbourside dining under the Sails of the Sydney Opera House. Enjoy either entree and main or main and dessert with two beverages your choice of Australian wine, beer of soft drinks
Meet a member of our Welcome Team at 415pm at The Lounge of the Upper Level, near the Box Office
Your tour will depart at 430pm. After your tour our guide will drop you off at either Bennelong or Midden by Mark Olive, depending on your booking for dinner.
Dinner booking is from 530pm - 730pm
Some patrons like to dress up and make a special night of their Sydney Opera House experience, whilst others choose to dress casually for comfort. Please note for dinner bookings it is not necessary to wear a jacket and tie
Venue access is subject to availability at the time of your tour and can change up until tour departure time.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Intimate 1 hour guided evening tour of the Sydney Opera House
Two matching wines or beers
Two course dinner either entree and main or main and dessert
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting points
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Sydney Opera House
Enjoy a VIP 1 hour guided tour of the Iconic Sydney Opera House House followed by a two course menu with paired wines. 4.15pm meet and greet at the Sydney Opera House. Make your way to The Lounge on the upper level near the Box Office. 4.30pm Depart on a 1 hour small group VIP Tour of the Sydney Opera House 5.30pm guide will escort you to your booking at Bennelong, or Portside restaurant. 5.30pm - 7.30pm: Enjoy your 2 course meal with 2 beverages
Options
Midden Restaurant
Dining will take place at Midden by Mark Olive, the Sydney Opera Houses alfresco restaurant with sweeping harbour views.
Bennelong Restaurant
Dining will take place at Bennelong, Sydney Opera House's signature restaurant.
Reviews
53 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Highly recommend!
laniehirsch7,
Jul 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The opera house was one of our favorite things from a three week trip! This private tour and dinner with harbor views was so fun. Our guide was so informative and clearly loves the opera house and what he does. He was so friendly and also offered to take pics of us throughout the tour if we wanted. This was an awesome experience! Would highly recommend!
Best tour in sydney
Breanne G,
Jul 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Wonderful experience we were the only two on this tour . The guid was very informative. I would highly recommend it to anyone
Kiwis doing touristy stuff !
NatashaH1852,
Jul 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00So interesting to see the finer details of the opera house at a leisurely pace with our guide who was so lovely and knowledgeable-and dinner was fabulous and overlooking the harbour- perfect!
5stars
Kell S,
Jun 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Wonderful VIP Tour with super polite and knowable guides. Weather was rainy and cold but the Tour was 5 star
Informative & delightful!
Barb T,
May 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00So informative, yet never too much information. Our guide, Evie, obviously loves what she does and was knowledgeable & delightful.
VIP tour and dinner exceptional
julie t,
Apr 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide, Katerina, was amazing. She provided an excellent tour of the opera house. We were lucky it was just the two of us on the tour. The two course dinner was perfect. Lovely presentation and the food was so tasty.
We enjoyed this tour with...
Darlene I,
Apr 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We enjoyed this tour with a friendly and knowledgeable guide, Sheila, who was considerate of all 5 people in the group re mobility etc.
The Sydney Opera House is...
Donna W,
Mar 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The Sydney Opera House is amazing and our guide was outstanding in telling the history of the building, as well as showing as much as we could cover in the limited amount of time for this tour. The dining experience was nice, but since it was a hot day, we were in the heat and sun for this, which made it less pleasurable.
Well informed tour. No...
Corin M,
Mar 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Well informed tour. No behind the scenes, just simple tour where we popped into 2 theatres. Could not take pictures in either due to there being a set. However, it was informative the guide was pleasant. Food was good, not amazing.
Enjoyable
Brenda K,
Mar 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Peter was a wonderful guide and very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the opera house. Magnificent
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