Sydney in 3 days: the most beautiful harbour in the world, the most famous beach in Australia, and a day trip to the World Heritage Blue Mountains.
Utzon's 1973 masterpiece with the ceramic shell vaults lit by dawn — walk the Bennelong Point promenade at sunrise before the tourists arrive.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideWalk the free pedestrian path or climb with BridgeClimb to the 138m summit arch — the definitive Sydney view.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideSydney's original 1788 settlement — sandstone laneways, harbour restaurants and the best location for waterfront dining.
Australian and Aboriginal contemporary art in the Brutalist building at Circular Quay. Free permanent collection. Rooftop bar with Opera House views.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuide$7.80 AUD, 30 minutes across the harbour at sunset — the most beautiful harbour crossing in the world.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideSydney's best restaurant neighbourhood — Crown Street for the highest density of excellent choices.
Australia's most famous beach at its best — before the tourists, just surfers and early swimmers.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuide6 km cliff-top walk via Bronte and Clovelly — the finest urban coastal walk in Australia.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuidePost-walk brunch at the Coogee Pavilion rooftop with Pacific Ocean views.
Victorian terraces, Oxford Street boutiques and the Paddington Markets (Saturdays).
220 hectares of parkland — cycling, horse riding, the Commonwealth Proclamation site.
King Street for Sydney's most diverse dining — Ethiopian, Japanese, excellent Australian.
90 minutes from Sydney Central — the World Heritage Blue Mountains National Park.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideThe three sandstone pillars above the Jamison Valley — the most famous view in the Blue Mountains.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideThe steepest passenger railway in the world and 2.4 km of rainforest boardwalk.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideThe most charming Blue Mountains village — excellent cafés and Maple Street boutiques.
Train back to Sydney Central as the mountains turn gold in the afternoon light.
The new waterfront development with harbour views — the perfect Sydney farewell dinner.