Sydney Harbour & Bondi
Experience · New South Wales, Australia
Sydney's headline act: the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, and the eastern beaches. Base yourself in Circular Quay or Potts Point for the harbour, or Bondi for the surf-and-coffee lifestyle. The Bondi to Coogee coastal walk (6km) is the single best three hours in the city.
On the harbour
BridgeClimb at dawn or dusk, an Opera House backstage tour, and a small-boat charter from Rose Bay are the three we send people on. Add the ferry to Manly — 30 minutes through the heads, the best harbour cruise in town.
Beaches and food
Bondi for swimming and Icebergs for lunch. Sean's at Bondi for dinner. In the city: Quay, Bennelong, and Tetsuya's remain benchmarks; Ester and LP's Quality Meats are the more relaxed picks.
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