The majority of Australian holiday packages will start in Sydney on Australia’s east coast, the country’s largest city known as “The Harbour City” due to it being mainly built around Sydney Harbour.
Sydney has been recognized as one of the world’s most beautiful metropolises. Probably the two most iconic and outstanding and dominating landmarks are the huge Sydney Harbour Bridge (also known as the “Coat Hanger”) and the Sydney Opera house with its sail-shaped structural designed by Jorn Utzon in the late 1950’s when he was a young architect in his mid 30’s. If you are not attending a performance in the Sydney Opera house , then you can always have a drink at one of the cafes around the house, looking across at the Sydney Harbour bridge and watch daily life on the Sydney harbour.
Sydney is situated on miles of ocean coastline and has a number of sandy surf beaches within easy reach as a day tour from the centre of Sydney . Some of the best known beaches are Bondi beach and on the north Shore of Sydney , Manly beach , and a day tour to them should be included on your tour of Australia .
A very popular activity is to take a Sydney harbour cruise which takes in not only the skyline of Sydney but also the attractive nearby suburbs spread out around the harbour. Of course you can also get onto the Sydney harbour by grabbing a ferry ride to anywhere, just to be out on the water and include a going under the Sydney harbour bridge, though some visitors choose to walk over the top of the Sydney Harbour bridge.
The city of Sydney boasts several very beautiful and scenic parks as such Centennial park and The Domain which contains both the interesting Royal Botanical Gardens but also the resplendent Government House. A great walk is through the Domain and the Botanic gardens round to the Sydney opera house following the edge of Sydney harbour. Nearby are the National Art gallery of New South Wales, the Museum of Sydney and the Australian Museum.
Interesting neighbourhoods to stroll around are The Rocks with its Art Deco buildings and Paddington with its grand Victorian homes and its lively cafe and restaurant scene.