Sydney's Secrets and Scandals Walking Tour
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Sydney's history isn't just convicts and colonial buildings. It's unknown secrets, scandals, hidden tunnels, outrageous characters and stories hiding in plain sight. On this tour, we'll uncover the Sydney most visitors walk straight past. Meet your guide and set off on a journey through Sydney’s CBD, a place brimming with secret history. From stories of Aboriginal leaders and convict scandals to warring bell towers, gruesome murders, and the forgotten construction stories of historic landmarks, this tour covers it all. Uncover the city’s formation and explore the lives of its vibrant past residents. Visit the oldest European buildings in the country, delve into Sydney’s subterranean secrets, share the lives of some of the most significant people in Australian history, and discuss the city’s most elaborate architecture. Along the way, hear incredible tales of corruption, fortune, and despair - all of which are largely unknown!
Inclusions
What's included
- Bathrooms
What's not
- Lunch
- Admission into Sydney Town Hall, The General Post Office, NSW Parliament and Hyde Park Barracks.
Itinerary
A stunning twin-towered Sandstone building with beautiful carvings and detail.
Sydney's premier stately governmental building, the town hall boasts a massive clock tower, sandstone carved decoration and a stunning white marble staircase - a great photo backdrop!
This is Sydney's biggest historic building. It features copper domes, stained glass windows, two mezzanines and incredible views.
Once Australia's largest building the GPO is an incredibly lavish structure complete with amazing 19th-century carvings of Sydney scenes and people.
This quaint park showcases the anchor of an extremely important ship in Sydney's history and is also the cartographic centre of the city.
A stately building that houses the biggest collection of artefacts relating to a single region in the world.
A significant colonial building, this is the oldest public building in Australia and features Greek-inspired architecture.
A convict stronghold, this colonial fortress is possibly Sydney's most interesting building and features stunning Georgian architecture.
As the largest church in the country, St Mary's is a terrific sandstone behemoth, that is covered in amazing architectural detail.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We meet between St. Andrews Cathedral and Town Hall, next to the round red seat.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 25 travellers
- Operated by
- Real History Walking Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Sydney
- Its from-price is 84% below the median of the 1000 experiences we list in Sydney.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 169 of 1000.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Sydney
Sydney wraps around a glittering natural harbour, with a famous sail-roofed opera house, golden surf beaches and an easygoing outdoor life.
The Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge face each other across Circular Quay, where ferries come and go. The Rocks, the old colonial quarter, has sandstone pubs and weekend markets, and the Royal Botanic Garden curves around Farm Cove to Mrs Macquarie's Chair for the classic view of both landmarks.
Top-ranked sights in Sydney: Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour.
Special offers in Sydney
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