SYDNEY what to see & do?

Old Aug 4, 2010, 1:30 pm
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i really like this thread. I'm going to Sydney for work/elective in March-April (total time 25 days including flights). probably using wolfit for a place to stay as I would like it to be under 100/day. Am looking foward to weekends off and possibly several weekdays. I will be at the Campelltown USW campus. any advice for march-april (though its months away). Just so you know: either during weekends or my last week in australia i'm gonna try to hit up the GBR and Uluru also.
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Old Aug 16, 2010, 10:31 pm
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Originally Posted by will5404
I did it as a day trip last year, in retrospect would of preferred to spend the night there. If you have to do a same day return you don't really have enough time to explore the area.
I agree. I was in Sydney last month and hit up Katoomba as a day trip as well. The trails are great but you need to stay the night to cover the whole area.
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Old Aug 20, 2010, 10:47 am
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Just as a counterpoint, I did a day trip to Katoomba in January and felt it was OK. I walked the Furber steps and 2.5 other trails (would have been 3 but thunder and lightning turned up in a big way) and was still back in the Rocks for 8pm. But that isn't to say I wouldn't have enjoyed overnighting and seeing even more of the area (I'll be going back there for another day trip in October, in fact)
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Old Aug 21, 2010, 6:24 pm
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We'll be staying in Sydney for two nights mid-October. Any suggestions for good excursions? I was thinking about the bridge climb, but it seems a bit more than I want to spend.. Any good companies for harbor tours?
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Old Sep 24, 2010, 11:26 pm
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Whale watching at that time of the year is also an option for a day trip.
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Old Sep 25, 2010, 3:31 am
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Is there a particular reason why this thread is a sticky?
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Old Sep 25, 2010, 12:52 pm
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Originally Posted by bensyd
Is there a particular reason why this thread is a sticky?
Probably because this particular question (more than any other specific location question) gets asked every two weeks or so, by making it a sticky it might answer some questions before they get asked.

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Old Oct 1, 2010, 10:56 am
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I did a day trip to Port Stephens last year and I really enjoyed it. We did some sand boarding and we went on a cruise to see dolphins/whales. The scenery along the coast was spectacular.
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Old Oct 20, 2010, 9:21 pm
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Originally Posted by mcbg1
I did a day trip to Port Stephens last year and I really enjoyed it. We did some sand boarding and we went on a cruise to see dolphins/whales. The scenery along the coast was spectacular.
Hey McBG1,

This sounds awesome. Mind elaborating a little bit more? Did you rent a car and drive to Port Stephens? From there, did you take a tour for sand boarding or just drove to the dunes yourself somehow?

Thanks!
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Old Oct 25, 2010, 2:13 pm
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Originally Posted by melampus83
Hey McBG1,

This sounds awesome. Mind elaborating a little bit more? Did you rent a car and drive to Port Stephens? From there, did you take a tour for sand boarding or just drove to the dunes yourself somehow?

Thanks!
We just went with a small group tour (maybe 6 persons total) but I'm sure you can do it yourself by renting a car. It's a long day though so I prefered to let someone take me around. Most people were sleeping on the drive back to the hotel.
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Old Oct 25, 2010, 4:48 pm
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There are a lot of tour choices from Sydney to Port Stephens but here's one: http://www.viator.com/tours/Sydney/P...e/d357-2230S37
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Old Mar 21, 2011, 11:27 am
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Sydney is pretty easy to go around. Get a blue weekly (bus & ferry around cbd and eastern suburbs) or red weekly (Bus, Ferry and train). For sydney I'll be going to:

Watson's bay (the gap - best view in sydney)
Bondi Beach
Manly
Taronga zoo
Sydney fish market
Haymarket (flea market thursday to sunday)
La Perouse
Chatswood
Homebush/olympic ground

Near sydney:
Wollongong
Blue mountain
Jenolan caves.
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Old Mar 21, 2011, 11:55 am
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Sydney is pretty easy to go around. Get a blue weekly (bus & ferry around cbd and eastern suburbs) or red weekly (Bus, Ferry and train).
You really do need to update your info - those tickets have not been available for eleven months now.

To the OP, read back further in the thread for information which is actually useful.

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Old Mar 23, 2011, 12:05 am
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hahahahaha I agree!!! ;-)
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Old Mar 23, 2011, 4:56 pm
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Originally Posted by mcbg1
I did a day trip to Port Stephens last year and I really enjoyed it. We did some sand boarding and we went on a cruise to see dolphins/whales. The scenery along the coast was spectacular.
+1 on Port Stephens, I was there a few weeks ago.
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