Sydney Self-Drive

Sydney, the city of dreams, where the world famous harbour licks the Opera House and the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge stands sentinel over the bustling ferries as they flit between the city and Sydney beaches, near and far. The oldest city in Australia (1788) buzzes with history, fashion and style, art and sport, cultural theatre and street theatre, chic cafes, riverside restaurants. Welcoming green spaces abound and the picturesque hinterland is a wonderland of National Parks; oceanside the many inlets, rivers, bays and world famous surf beaches with world famous Australian Surf Life Savers in season, such as Bondi Beach and Manly Beach.

Explore at leisure, The Rocks (historic convict area once the land of the bad boys and girls of Sydney, cobbled side streets and alleyways with thriving weekend markets, cafes, boutiques, galleries, Museum of Contemporary Art ), Darling Harbour, (Convention Centre and Exhibition Centre, ferry stop, shops, shops and shops, cafes and chic restaurants, wide walkways along the harbour, weekend entertainment, mini train ride around the harbour, The Chinese Garden, Haymarket, Chinatown (cafes, restaurants, shops), Kings Cross (The fountain, Art Deco buildings, clubs, pubs, and red lights), Darlinghurst (Art Deco buildings, Oxford Street shops, cafes, restaurants, great Mardi Gras venues) Surry Hills, Woolloomooloo (Finger Wharf, gentrified and very upmarket), West City (Powerhouse Museum, early morning fish markets, Star Casino), The Domain, Royal Botanic Gardens (1816 overlooking the harbour near The Domain) The Sydney Opera House, The Domain (large open public gardens/space Lookout point, Mrs Macquarie's Chair (1816), carved from rock), Sydney Olympic Park, City (The Mint, Hyde Park Barracks, the Conservatorium, Centrepoint Tower, tallest building in Sydney, great views, St Mary's Cathedral) and the 70 beaches of Sydney: Bondi Beach (iconic beach, wide sands, esplanade, cafes, restaurants, surf, lookouts, walk trails and great views), Coogee Beach (great family beach, coastal walks, marine reserve surfing, scuba diving and snorkelling),Manly Beach (golden beach, shops, restaurants, oceanfront walkway to Fairy Bower and Shelley Beach), Bronte (Rock pool), Collaroy Beach, Mona Vale Beach, Palm Beach (of "Home and Away' fame), and the fabulous Blue Mountains.

We highly recommend that you consider one of our extended packages that take you out of Sydney and self-drive touring throughout New South Wales (scroll down to see the orange deals highlighted).