- Accommodation:
- The Globe Hostel
- Transport:
- Visitors can pay fares on metro, train, bus, ferry and light rail services with an Opal card or Opal single ticket
- There is no charge for an Opal card, but the minimum value is $10 for an adult card and $5 for a child/youth card.
- At Sydney Airport stations, a minimum top up of $35 applies
- Trams run between Central station and Dulwich Hill, stopping at Chinatown, Darling Harbour, the Star casino, Sydney Fish Market, Glebe and Leichhardt en route
- Most of the city’s ferries operate between 6am-12am. The standard Opal card one-way fare for most harbour destinations is $6.01.
- Ferries to Manly, Sydney Olympic Park and Parramatta cost $7.51
- Things to see:
- Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Opera House
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- Port Jackson
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- Blue Mountains
- Customs House
- Darling Harbour
- Mrs Macquarie’s Chair
- The Rocks
- Botany Bay
- Circular Quay
- Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Hyde Park
- Walsh Bay
- Hyde Park Barracks Museum
- Sydney Olympic Park
- Nielsen Park
- Anzac Memorial
- Tips:
- Visit the Sydney Observatory for a great view over the city
- Check out the Wilson Parking Domain Car Park, which is a heritage-listed 34-hectare area of open space. It hosts large-scale events such as Opera in the Park during the Festival of Sydney
- Take a trip to the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition, which is Australia’s largest annual outdoor sculpture exhibition
- Climb the Harbour Bridge day or night. Prices start from $174 for an adult. Click here for more information
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