• Journey Walks - Meet you guide at our Journey Walks starting point in front of Customs House at Circular Quay for an introduction. Your guide will be located on right hand side of the building if facing the entrance with a CONVICT HISTORY tour folder.

• 2.5 hour walking tour of 20 historic sites
• Tour ends in The Rocks with local pub and cafe recommendations
• Visual aids including historic photos, maps, and portraits
• Inside visit at Customs House with Sydney scale model view
• Expert guidance from a local crime historian

• Food is not included on this tour, but your tour guide will have fantastic local recommendations
• Gratuities

Get ready for a riveting journey through Sydney’s historical epicenter, The Rocks, in this engaging walking tour. You and your fellow explorers will dive into intriguing tales of convicts, military personnel, seamen, and revolts fueled by rum. Dynamic historians will lead the tour, engaging you with compelling narratives, vivid visuals, and well-researched facts.

Embarking on our journey through the compact lanes and concealed ruins of The Rocks district, we’ll first visit Sydney’s iconic Customs House and unearth historical artifacts at Macquarie Place.

In The Rocks, your tour guide will animate stories of the convicts, artisans, and criminals that shaped its early days. You’ll also explore beneath the streets, in a sandstone cellar with ties to the city’s gold-rush period.

Upon immersing oneself in the dense historical tapestry of the area, the tour will conclude in the bustling heart of The Rocks. Here you’ll find heritage pubs, eateries, niche shopping outlets, art studios, and a local market operating on Saturdays. Welcome aboard!

• We continue our tours in all weather conditions so please dress accordingly. Umbrella’s are a good idea if wet weather seems likely.
• Due to the layout of The Rocks, some stairs are unavoidable at certain points along the way, but majority of the route follows flat terrain.
• Anyone requiring special assistance is kindly asked to make contact with your local operator in advance.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that this tour may include the names and images of people who are now deceased.
• Your guide is a native English speaker and will carry tour folder with A3 size images to help illustrate the area’s past
• Groups are kept small (10 person maximum) and we encourage questions and interaction.
• Your guide will ensure that Covid-safe social distancing measures and a contact free policy is in place throughout the tour

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.