Tourism in Sydney & Australia
Sydney
Sydney, with its magnificent harbour, is one of the world's most beautiful cities. It has famous beaches, wildlife parks and a wide choice of restaurants and shopping facilities. Its dynamic downtown area blends the modern with the traditional.
You will find Sydney exciting and lively. It is a city of four million people with an excellent environment for living and studying. Sydney is clean, safe and one of the most multicultural cities in the world, so there's no surprise that there's many things to do and see while you're here.
Find out about activities and entertainment in Sydney:
Australia
Australia is part of the Commonwealth and is the world's smallest continent. It has been inhabited for more than 42 000 years by Indigenous Australians and has many sacred areas belonging to these people. With its outback landscapes, bush terrain, sunny beaches and interesting wildlife, it is comprised of some of the best scenery offering a wide range of sight seeing.
Learn more about Australia and travelling its landscapes:
Sydney Attractions
| Sight seeing: | |
|---|---|
| Tourism NSW |
Government website with everything you need to know to travel around New South Wales. |
| Lonely Planet Sydney |
Information about Sydney from the famous travel guide. |
| Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb |
Climb an Australian icon. |
| The Sydney Opera House |
Go and see the latest Sydney Opera House's productions and concerts. |
| Taronga Zoo |
Sydney's world-class zoo. See some native and non-native animals and also a spectacular view of the Harbour. |
| Featherdale Wildlife Park |
Feed a Kangaroo and touch the famous Koala. |
| Symbio Wildlife Gardens |
Alternatively, you can get out of the City and venture down Sydney's coast to Symbio. Here you can also view the great cliffs of Stanwell Tops. |
| The Art Gallery of NSW |
One of Australia's best art galleries.... and some of it is FREE! |
| Darling Harbour |
Visit one of Sydney's beautiful harbours. With shopping, restaurants, the Maritime Museum, Sydney Wildlife Park and Aquarium you can't go wrong. |
| NSW National Parks |
Information on all the national parks in NSW & Sydney (there are more than 600 parks in the state)! |
| The Australian Museum |
Find out about Indigenous Australia and also its history. |
| What's on: | |
|---|---|
| City Search - Sydney | Things to do and see in Sydney. |
| City of Sydney | What's happening around town from Sydney City Council. |
| Whats-on-in Sydney | Find out what's on. |
| Places to eat: | |
|---|---|
| Restaurants | Search for a restaurant near you that cooks the food you love. |
| White Pages | Alternatively, look for them in these directories. |
| Yellow Pages |
| Sydney nightlife: | |
|---|---|
| Citysearch | Search for a nightclub in Sydney. |
| Sydney nightlife guide | Read up on the Sydney night life and where to go. |
| Drum Media | A free newspaper/magazine you may find around Sydney about nightlife, concerts and DJ's. |
| Three-D World | Another free newspaper/magazine that is about entertainment, DJ's and concerts in Sydney. |
Australian attractions
| Sight seeing: | |
|---|---|
| Australia's official travel website | What to see and do in all of Australia's states. |
| Department of Foreign Affairs | Information about Australia and its legalities. |
| Lonely Planet Australia | Information from the famous travel guide. |
| Electronic Australiana | National Library of Australia with lots of interesting links. |
| TNT Magazine | The online version of the free publiscised magazine for travellers in Australia. |
| Welcome to Australia | Australian Tourist Commission site - in Japanese, Chinese, German, Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese. |
| Guide to Australia | Loads of great information. |
| Uluru (Ayers Rock) | Visit a famous Australian icon as well as an Aboriginal sacred site. |
| Great Barrier Reef | The world's largest reef formation and home to the most beautiful fish and coral. |
| Western Australia | Visit arad planes and the golden outback. |
| Visit Victoria | Take a breath of cosmopolitan in Melbourne. |
| Travel: | |
|---|---|
| Qantas Airlines | Book a flight online with Qantas. |
| Virgin Blue | Book a flight online with Virgin. |
| Jetstar | A cheaper alternative, Qantas cheaper airline. |
| STA student travel | STA is a travel agent specialised in student travelling. Go on their website and apply for a student travel card which offers discounts worldwide. |
| Flight Centre | Compare flights and prices. |
| Adventure Tours | Tour Australia with this company to experience an adventure like none other. |
| Oz Experience | Flexible small group transport network for active, independent travellers. |
| Tour.com.au | A website showing the latest tours and tour operators around Australia. |
| Test your knowledge of Australia: | |
|---|---|
| Australia: Just the facts | The basic facts and figures about Australia and its states. |
| What do you know about OZ? | Learn all about Australia; it's land, animals and people. |
| Australian Geography quiz | Easy quiz where you can test your knowledge of the Australian States and Territories. |
| Aussie slang quiz | Do you know any Australian slang? |
| Dave's ESL Cafe | Another Aussie slang quiz. |
| Real Australian slang | Very common Aussie slang used all the time in Sydney. |
| Australian animals quiz | What do you know about Australian animals? |
| Australian birds | Names and pictures of the most common Australian birds. |
| Australian photo album: Animals | Photos of lots of Australian animals. |
| Australian plants and animals | Excellent information from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. |