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Sydney Insider Tour: Personalized City Highlights
4.9
48 Ratings
Sydney
Discover Sydney like a local with personalized private tours. Explore hidden gems, try the best food and drinks, and create an unforgettable experience tailored to your interests.
Discover Sydney like a local with personalized private tours. Explore hidden gems, try the best food and drinks, and create an unforgettable experience tailored to your interests.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Circular Quay - Get to know the real Sydney with your host, none of this guidebook nonsense. Soak up some rays at famous Bondi Beach, or take a ferry around Circular Quay?
IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and…
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Circular Quay - Get to know the real Sydney with your host, none of this guidebook nonsense. Soak up some rays at famous Bondi Beach, or take a ferry around Circular Quay?
IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences. -
Sydney Opera House - See famous sites like Hyde Park and the Sydney Opera House as well as a few hidden gems along the way
IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences. -
Darling Harbour - Indulge in an ice cream or two and hop on a Darling Harbor Ferry while your host takes you on a unique route which takes in the city’s highlights.
IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences -
Koala Park Sanctuary Sydney - You could pet a Koala at the Koala Encounter or sip a cocktail at the Opera Bar.
IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences. -
Bondi Beach - Grab some fish and chips at Bondi Beach while you get tips and tricks for the rest of your stay.
IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences.
What's Included
- 100% private and personalized experience
- 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 hours with a host
- Walking experience (host can suggest public transport or private taxi options)
- Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)
- 100% private and personalized experience
- 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 hours with a host
- Walking experience (host can suggest public transport or private taxi options)
- Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Tickets to any attractions
- Transportation costs (can be arranged at an additional cost)
- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks
- Tickets to any attractions
- Transportation costs (can be arranged at an additional cost)
- Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information
You’ll join one of our Sydney hosts, who can’t wait to share their city with you. Deciding where to go and what to skip in a city as golden, big and shiny as Sydney is a challenge for any mere mortal, but not for an insider. From cocktail bars to scrumptious eateries and historic neighborhoods to energetic markets the day’s sights are yours to command!…
You’ll join one of our Sydney hosts, who can’t wait to share their city with you. Deciding where to go and what to skip in a city as golden, big and shiny as Sydney is a challenge for any mere mortal, but not for an insider. From cocktail bars to scrumptious eateries and historic neighborhoods to energetic markets the day’s sights are yours to command! Your host will have a few suggestions of their own, but the gist of this experience is to blend city highlights with local insights and come up with a Sydney cocktail that’s authentic and fun!
Within 24 hours after booking you’ll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you’ll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the
experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.
Location
Sydney Town Hall
George Street
Upon booking your meeting point can be arranged (e.g. your hotel/accommodation), however this MUST be confirmed and agreed by the experience planners in advance.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(48 Ratings)
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Joann_t
Oct 30, 2024
Great tour of Sydney - We learned some very interesting things about Sydney. The pace was nice and we all had a very enjoyable tour. There were 4 of us in our group.
My favorite spot was the bird cage art with chirping birds in the background.
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791joannt
Oct 30, 2024
Far exceeded our (high) expectations! - Ania was fantastic! We scheduled a 3 hour walking tour of Sydney with her. She asked us to complete a questionnaire that outlines our interests and what we would like to see while visiting the city. We completed the questionnaire and she planned our tour based on that information.
Ania showed up at our hotel on time and fully prepared. She gave us an overview of the city on a map and outlined what she had planned for us. She asked us if we had any limitations with regard to walking, told us what the terrain would be like, and gave us an estimate of how far we'd walk. We asked her to make a couple of changes to the itinerary, which she readily and ably did.
It didn't take us long to conclude that Ania was the right person and that she NAILED exactly what we wanted to see while in Sydney. Not only were the sites interesting, but she explained the history behind the sites. She explained history in a way I've never had history explained to me before. As she talked, we felt like we had personally experienced the historical events and were led to the place in which we were standing. It was a fantastic tour!
If you are able to get on her schedule, we highly, highly recommend her with no hesitation.
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Adventurefamily805
Oct 24, 2024
Highly recommend Matty for any tour - Matty was so great communicating with us prior to our arrival to find out what we wanted to see. He customized the tour to our preferences perfectly. His historical knowledge of Sydney was fantastic and you can see he really enjoys history and his job. No hesitations to recommend anyone to utilize his services for whatever kind of Sydney experience you desire
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Heather_d
Oct 19, 2024
Fun morning walking around Sydney - Ania was amazing! I truly enjoyed spending my morning walking through the streets of Sydney with her. I highly recommend this tour and Ania!!
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Rickdaniels1952
Oct 4, 2024
Very informative - great introduction to Sydney. - We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Malcolm. It was informative, and very helpful in orienting ourselves in Sydney for the rest of our visit. Also, being in our 70's, we appreciated Malcolm pacing the tour at a comfortable speed. Money sell spent.
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Wegotravelingnow
Jun 28, 2024
Walking Tour with Peter was Excellent! - Our walking tour with Peter was excellent. He was well organized, knowledgeable and responsive to all of our requests and questions. We learned a lot and had a great time doing it.
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Vikram_d
May 22, 2024
Fantastic day in Sydney - Peter Sullivan was a fabulous host. He had clearly done his research on my interests and had tailored the tour perfectly to suit my specific interests and requirements, which is something I deeply appreciate. I had a fantastic day sightseeing with Peter and we covered all the major attractions in Sydney. Peter is extremely knowledgeable about the area and it’s history, and knows exactly how to connect with a customer. Overall, a fantastic day with a superb host.
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Andrewj647
Apr 15, 2024
Great tour of Sydney - Our tour in Sydney was great! Our guide, John, helped us to navigate the public transportation system and took us to all the places we discussed prior to arriving. He listened to what we were interested in and tailored the tour to our interests. We really enjoyed seeing the city from a local's perspective.
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Linda
Mar 17, 2024
Excellent introduction to Sydney - Excellent guide Malcolm. Friendly sensible guide with great knowledge of Sidney, its history and that of Australia.
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Lee_l
Apr 4, 2024
Waste of money, book the $49 tour instead! - This was the biggest scam on this app! We had a guide that walked us over 6kms, despite being told the day before that there was an elderly smoker in our group! He couldn’t find us at a popular restaurant at Circular Quay! We had to find him!
We found the toilets as he didn’t know where the public ones were.
His first stop was the Opera House gift shop… he knew few facts about the Opera House. We walked kilometers around the Botanical gardens… he knew nothing about the sculptures or trees there. We paid $630 and he didn’t even have an itinerary set out (he told us that we wouldn’t be walking more than 300m at any one time) There were plaques on the walk around the gardens, no information about them. I asked if we could go to Mrs Macquaries Chair as I had seen it on other advertised tours and the signs said it was very close. Once there my elderly Auntie said she would get a drink at the next stop. Jon (the guide) started walking us back the way we had come, I saw a kiosk very close and bought some water. Then I set about finding toilets. Jon directed us to some that were closed. He then said he’d take us to the centre of town to show us a sculpture of fallen indigenous people and we were to catch the light rail. We said we had been there so he took us to the QVB building. I insisted he accompany my Aunty to buy shoes while I took Miss 13 to Mecca. We met up and headed by train to Bondi. After we had thrown our tickets in the bin he said we could have used them again!!! We went to a bar at Bondi. He wanted us to go upstairs to get a good photo, I noticed a lift and directed my Aunty to it. He stated he had never seen the lift. Once a few photos were taken there we headed back to town. He told us we could go all the way by bus, but the bus terminated at Bondi junction rail stn. This ‘guide’ knew nothing of the local surrounds or PT options. He knew very few facts and anecdotes. He could not answer any questions with specifics or interesting history. Instead he told us about his catholic upbringing, the reason he couldn’t ride a bike (his fathers fault), the reason he wasn’t a farmer (his father wouldn’t let him), the reason he was not ‘on the ball’… he stayed at his sisters last night and awoke at 2am and couldn’t get back to sleep! He asked for a schooner of beer when we stopped for a drink!!!! I was absolutely outraged that he didn’t even provide us with a bottle of water, much less tickets/info … There was more walking to dinner, Spice Alley- which was the single useful and interesting piece of information he gave us! And no, he didn’t buy us a drink or a meal, he saved our table while we bought our own! Useful info for others is that Spice Alley only accepts cards (no cash) this is information we could have used as we pay cash for everything!!! Another tip our guide Didn’t give us! But he did tell us that his daughter went to uni there and has switched courses etc etc.
Avoid this tour at ALL costs!! It is a huge waste of money! Take a $49 tour if you really want to see Sydney’s famous sites!
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