Small-Group Sydney City Walking Tour
Recommended by 97% of travelers
Sydney, Australia
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Sydney is a big, fast-moving city, and it can be hard to get your bearings or understand the stories behind the sights on your own. This guided walking tour offers an ideal introduction, helping you navigate the city’s key areas while adding depth and context to what you see. Walk through Circular Quay, The Rocks, and along Sydney Harbour as your guide shares insight into Sydney’s Aboriginal heritage, early convict history, and colonial development. Along the way, view landmark buildings such as Customs House and Parliament House, and stop for photos of major attractions, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House, and Sydney Tower.
- Groups numbers are capped for a more personal experience
- Cover more ground than you would on your own with an efficient route
- Check off major highlights in just a few hours—perfect for time-strapped travelers
- Get local recommendations and tips on what to do next
What's Included
- Local guide
- Coffee and/or TeaGuests will enjoy a compliemtary drink choice (coffee, tea, water or soft drink at drink stop during the tour
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Customs House31 Alfred St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Meet your guide on the steps of Customs House
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
The Rocks
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Sydney Opera House (Pass By)
Sydney Harbour Bridge (Pass By)
Parliament of New South Wales (Pass By)
Circular Quay (Pass By)
Peek Tours Sydney (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 36 reviews
Larry_I, Jan 2025
Great experience for early in your trip so you not only learn history of Sydney, but identify areas you want to go back and explore.
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Glad you found the tour useful for getting to know Sydney! Always nice to discover spots you want to revisit. Appreciate the review!
Cheers, Ellen
tinamillman, Jan 2025
Comprehensive tour and guide was knowledgeable and friendly. We went alley ways and streets that I never would have known about
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Thanks for the review! Glad you enjoyed the tour and got to discover some of Sydney’s hidden spots.
Cheers, Ellen
Martha_B, Jan 2025
It was so fun and informative. Our guide couldn’t have been any better. He told us a lot of history and stories about people and places.
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Thanks for the lovely review! It’s great to hear you had such a fun and engaging experience with your guide. Hope to see you again on another tour!
Cheers, Ellen
Sharon_D, Oct 2024
The guide's friendless and knowledge. He was prompt and courteous.
Viator wants me to say more about the tour, or I can't submit this review. I'm sure it's a computer thing, but I don't have time.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Thanks for the kind words about our guide's friendliness and knowledge. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience! Cheers, Ellen
Christy_I, Jul 2024
Colin was such an awesome guide and made sure that we got to see and learn as much as possible in the short time we had. He answered all of our questions - such a wealth of knowledge about his city and country. My teens also enjoyed the tour and said it was “fun!” We appreciated all the information he shared. Now, to keep teens engaged the whole time speaks volumes about how great of a tour it was and how great of a tour guide Colin is. Thank you very much!
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Thanks so much for your review, Christy! We're thrilled to hear that Colin made your tour fun and informative, especially for your teens. We'll be sure to pass along your kind words to him. Cheers, Ellen
mary_l, Mar 2024
Had a lovely afternoon walking the city! Got lucky and the other folks on my tour got lost or just skipped and so I got to monopolize Greg to myself! What a gem. Would strongly recommend to anyone visiting—a very knowledgeable and amiable guide.
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Thanks for the awesome review! We're thrilled you had a great time with Gregg. Cheers! Ellen
David_K, Jan 2024
The guide was knowledgeable and interesting to hear. He kept us involved. it was history that we did not know
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Thanks for the 5-star review, David! Cheers, Ellen
Jill_R, Jan 2024
We had a fantastic walking tour with Cray. He seemed to know something about everything. He was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, entertaining and funny. This tour was just Cray and our family of 4 (2 teens) and so we moved at our own pace and he was responsive to our interests. Just fantastic!
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Thanks so much for the awesome review! We're thrilled to hear you had a fantastic time. Cheers! Ellen
Alvise_Z, Jan 2024
Amazing tour guide! Very flexible and knowledgeable 10/10 easy going we learned so much and luckily there were not other people so it was private
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Thanks so much for the awesome review! We're thrilled to hear you had a fantastic time.
Cheers! Ellen
James_M, Dec 2023
Our guide Robin was personable and knowledgeable, and made our tour informative, pleasurable and fun! In three hours we saw so many Sydney sights and sites, and would highly recommend this tour as an introduction to Sydney.
Gill_K, Oct 2023
A packed and thoroughly enjoyable 3 hour walk around the Rocks, Hyde Park and the Botanical Gardens along with other sites of interest filled with historical bacckground and anecdotal stories of interest. I would definitely recommend Daves Tours
william_n, Jul 2023
Dave was an excellent guide, extremely knowledgeable, and lots of great, and fun information. Set a great pace, and made the time go by quickly.
Marcello_S, May 2023
Adam was amazing, very knowledgeable, friendly. He knows all the hidden spots for great photos too. Strongly advise the tour 👍🏻
mmcgraw, Feb 2020
This tour was in-depth and gave us so much history and information about the central city district and the rocks. Greg is a fabulous guide and even though there were only two guests on the tour, on a very hot afternoon, he gave us a complete and entertaining walk. This small group tour is the best way to explore Sydney. We highly recommend Greg!!!
Response from Host, Feb 2020
Thanks for the review guys! Sydney did its best to try and kill a couple of Candians with heat, but you guys smashed, thanks for joining the tour.
sherrimick, Feb 2020
There were 3 of us on this tour. This young man did a good job keeping us moving. He just hit on the highlights of this area of Sydney. He was very informative about the local pubs and there is some confusion in Sydney on which pub is the oldest. The second tour we took the next day was much more informative about this whole area.
Response from Host, Feb 2020
Thanks for the review guys. I may have been the guide on the day, i'm unsure, but i do love the pubs (and run many tours of them) so it may very well have been me. The tour is a City Highlights tour, so that is the tour you would have got but its sad to hear we got out-done by another tour. Hopefully i can get the 5 stars next time.
Jami_L, Jul 2019
Our entire family of five enjoyed this tour. We booked this for our first day and I'm so glad we did. We'd just traveled nearly 24 hours from Philly to get to Sydney and I'm so happy with the experience. We got to see the city from a local perspective and getting out and walking for 2+ hours was a great way to work out the jet lag kinks. We not only saw the city highlights - Opera House, harbor, bridge...We got a wonderful bit of history and context and were able to visit Mrs. Macquarie's Chair, the Royal Botanical Gardens, the Rocks and Hyde Park. Greg, the guide and owner, was wonderful. He was informative, friendly and accommodating, and very proud to be Australian. I'm glad we did this and recommend it for everyone coming to Sydney.
Response from Host, Feb 2020
Whoops! Super late reply guys, but thanks very much for the 5 stars and awesome review. It was a plaesure showing you around.
Sally_S, Jul 2019
I thoroughly enjoyed this tour! We were taken to so many places and our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly! I would recommend this to anyone!
Response from Host, Feb 2020
Cheer guys, thanks for taking the time to review, very much appreciated.
Nick W, Dec 2016
Excellent tour - we had just arrived in Sydney that morning. Gregg took us to a lot of the sites on our list to visit plus more that we wouldn't have seen in about 3 hours. He was very knowledgeable and entertaining. Thank you Gregg! Loved it.
Yvette C, Aug 2016
Greg was great. Very knowledgeable and engaging. Took us to all the hot spots. Also, the jump shot in the profile pic is a must do at the end of the tour.
Noreen T, Feb 2016
Did the Sydney walking tour with Greg. He was funny and informative. Learned so much about the history of Sydney. We had a great tour and I would recommend him to anyone.
Edward S, Feb 2016
Excellent overview of Sydney - ideal for us as we only had a short time in town. Gregg was knowledgeable and entertaining, making it one of the best tours we have ever done.
Jessie W, Jan 2016
My family and I enjoyed the Sydney walking tour. We got a lot of great history and information that we wouldn't on our own.
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