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The Rocks Walking Tour: Explore Historic Sydney
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The Rocks
Discover the historic and picturesque Rocks precinct in Sydney with a guided walking tour. Explore hidden alleyways, charming lanes, and shady courtyards. Don’t miss this must-do excursion!
Discover the historic and picturesque Rocks precinct in Sydney with a guided walking tour. Explore hidden alleyways, charming lanes, and shady courtyards. Don’t miss this must-do excursion!
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The Rocks Walking Tours - The Original Rocks Walking Tours gets up close & personal with the history of Sydney and British Australia on a leisurely 90-minute walking tour in The Rocks district with an expert guide.
- The Rocks Walking Tours - The Original Rocks Walking Tours gets up close & personal with the history of Sydney and British Australia on a leisurely 90-minute walking tour in The Rocks district with an expert guide.
What's Included
- 90 minute guided walking tour
- Amplified commentary for clear audio
- Complimentary umbrella in case of rain
- Expert guide specializing in The Rocks area
- 90 minute guided walking tour
- Amplified commentary for clear audio
- Complimentary umbrella in case of rain
- Expert guide specializing in The Rocks area
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Port pickup and drop-off (provided for private bookings)
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Food and drinks
- Port pickup and drop-off (provided for private bookings)
- Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information
When your cruise ship docks in Sydney, go ashore take a guided walking of the Rocks. Tours depart daily at 10:30am and 1:30pm from a convenient location in The Rocks, for a duration of 90 minutes, walking at a leisurely pace. Your guide will lead you throughout the historic and picturesque Rocks precinct as you weave your way through hidden alleyways,…
When your cruise ship docks in Sydney, go ashore take a guided walking of the Rocks. Tours depart daily at 10:30am and 1:30pm from a convenient location in The Rocks, for a duration of 90 minutes, walking at a leisurely pace. Your guide will lead you throughout the historic and picturesque Rocks precinct as you weave your way through hidden alleyways, along charming lanes and into shady courtyards, areas that could be overlooked by the casual unguided visitor. This is a must-do for all visitors to Sydney!
- Please arrive at our office to check in and meet your guide for the day, a minimum of 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour time
- Children and Infants must be accompanied by an adult
- A moderate amount of walking is involved covering approx. 1.2 miles (2km) at the pace of the group’s participants
- Small groups (no more than 20 people)
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress to the predicted weather conditions appropriate for an outdoor activity
- Comfortable walking shoes, hat and a bottle of water suggested
- Tour encompasses uneven surfaces, cobblestones, worn sandstone flagging and steps; while these elements of the tour have never been considered to be strenuous by most people, for others this may be considered as an unsuitable activity.
- Tour is wheelchair accessible however be prepared for uneven surfaces at the sites visited which may be difficult for those with walking disabilities or using a powered wheelchair/ scooter
- Meeting point is easily accessible on foot for cruise arrivals/ shore excursions from Overseas Passenger Terminal located at Circular Quay
- Wheelchair (manual) and pram friendly route
- Toilet facilities accessible
Location
The Rocks Walking Tours
Shop 5 - Clocktower Square, Corner Argyle and Harrington Sts
Directions from Overseas Passengers Terminal: (4 minutes walk)
After disembarking your ship, please make your way along Circular Quay West towards the city (in a southerly direction) following the road turning right alongside the Museum of Contemporary Art up onto George Street. You will site a pedestrian crossing in front of you across George Street this will deliver you into Argyle Street. Make your way up Argyle Street, on the left hand side, where you will come to Harrington Street and another pedestrian crossing that will deliver you to the departure point, Clocktower Square. The office and your guide can be found on the Ground Floor inside opposite Danieli Coffee Shop.
Directions from White Bay Cruise Terminal:
By private vehicle/ taxi direct to The Rocks Walking Tours’ office (approx. 15 mins). Tour cost is not inclusive of transfer to be arranged at own cost
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(28 Ratings)
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Matt_l
Aug 6, 2024
Efficient Rocks tour - Great introduction to the Rocks! Paul was very knowledgeable and overall a nice experience. Thanks so much!
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G4885hlbarbaras
Jun 16, 2024
Interesting and informative tour - Anne was a wonderful tour guide and brought the story alive for us all. She had interesting photos too and her enthuasism was infectious.
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Elaineda3914qg
Jan 5, 2024
Very interesting and packed with information - Nice small group. Easy to locate meeting point. Fiorella did an excellent job of explaining all about the history of The Rocks. It was easy to hear her and her explanations were simple yet comprehensive. We felt we learned a great deal about the Rocks' history and its relationship to Sydney's past and present.
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890dellar
Nov 5, 2023
Totally Recommend - Our guide Vickie was wonderful. She was well spoken, well researched and welcomed questions from us all. I learnt a lot and I am Australian.
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Realistic_travellers
Aug 30, 2023
A good view of the rocks history for a Brit! - We signed up late the same day and just squeezed onto the PM tour as it was so popular. The guide was excellent in being clear and informative with the information as we walked around the Rocks area. We had mics/headsets so we could hear him. Excellent 1.5hrs spent and we learnt a lot whilst taking in the sights. A really nice part of Sydney with great bars and restaurants.
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Icbook
Jun 26, 2023
View from a Sydneysider - I’m a Sydney local who has lived here for 30 years. I had been to the Rocks many times but thought I’d do a tour to learn the history of the area. Our guide was Edith- she was amazing. Very knowledgeable and had many interesting stories about the area and original settlors. Highly recommended
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507filippap
May 14, 2023
History in 90 minutes! Great tour - Anne was a great guide! very knowledgeable about all things historical in the area. We had a great time as 'tourists in our own town'
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Abbey
Feb 11, 2023
Tour The Rocks - Great introduction to the area. A lot of historical information about the original English transports. Anne was wonderful.
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Tracymj961
Jan 14, 2023
Great tour - Tour was terrific. We got to learn so many things about The Rocks before and after colonisation. Tour guide was knowledgeable and obliging. I would recommend this tour to others.
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Rick_e
Feb 11, 2023
Really good . . . when we could hear the guide - The Rocks Walking Tour was for the most part interesting and enjoyable.
Our guide used a portable speaker attached to her waist. This made it challenging to clearly hear her informative commentaries about local history unless you were standing next to her mostly due to local traffic and construction noises.
It would have been nice to have personal hearing devices.
While there are many levels to the Rocks area, the stairways and pace of walking were very comfortable for us.
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