Sydney Harbour Things To Do

As the world’s best outdoor city – or one of them, anyway – Sydney is at its best in summer. Here are four ice-cold Sydney bars where you can truly enjoy the summer.

Opera Bar

The Opera Bar is Sydney’s best open-air bar. It has excellent views of the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. You can smell the salt of the harbour and watch ferries sail past. It’s an absolute pleasure drinking at the Opera Bar!

The drinks are not that cheap here, but the stupendous view and the excellent live bands more than make up for this. If I could only see one or two Sydney bars, I would put the Opera Bar on my list. Address: Sydney Opera House (Lower Concourse) Circular Quay.

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Adrenalin Rush – Picture Postcard Setting

Jet boating on Sydney Harbour is an adrenalin rush in a picture postcard setting.

There’s nothing like doing a 360 degree spin in a boat right in front of the Sydney Opera House.

360s, Powerslides & Wake Jumping

Lucky we were given long raincoats to wear. Our driver put our boat through 360 degree turns, long powerslides and a lot of wake jumping. To his credit, our driver gave us a hand signal each time he was about to pull a move!
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Sydney harbour explorer cruises will show you the best of the harbour in a single day. You can get on and off the boat at any stop.

Sydney Harbour explorer cruises generally have six stops: Taronga Zoo, Shark Island, Watson’s Bay, Luna Park, Darling Harbour and Circular Quay. There are great things to do at each stop.

Taronga Zoo

Taronga Zoo has the best views in the world. It’s also an excellent zoo in its own right. Taronga Zoo is pretty high up, so you can see a lot of Sydney Harbour. You can also see a wide range of Australian and other animals in semi-natural enclosures. Look out for Taronga’s newest addition – a baby gorilla. Tickets are an extra $16 AUD on top of your Sydney Harbour explorer cruise ticket ($29 AUD).
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Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of the best things to do in Sydney and is an experience you will treasure forever.

This article will cover the following points:

• Is climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge worth the asking price of around $200 AUD?
• What are the alternatives if you’re on a budget?

This article will also explore the option of “skywalking” at the top of Sydney Tower.
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For less than $10, you can cruise in both directions across one of the world’s most beautiful harbours. There’s nothing quite like checking out the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the sun on your face and the wind in your hair as you sail across the harbour.
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When’s It On: 17th / 18th January 2009. (Second day is a repeat performance).

I’ve never heard of a concept quite like this – the headline act for a music festival gets to choose the other acts in the festival.
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When’s It On: 17 October – 15 November 2008

What Is A “Spiegeltent”?

The word “spiegeltent” is Dutch for “mirror tent”.

Wikipedia defines a spiegeltent as a “large travelling tent, constructed in wood and canvas and decorated with mirrors and stained glass, intended as an entertainment venue”.

The Sydney Spiegeltent is a combo “festival club, cabaret salon, dance hall and intimate concert venue” according to the website of the Sydney Opera House.
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Stunning Views

Cafe Sydney has one of the most stunning views from a restaurant that I’ve ever seen. You will love the sight of the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House framing the magnificent Sydney Harbour.

“No Bad Tables”

In fact, it’s one of the great touches about this restaurant is that there are no “bad” tables. Tables close to the windows are lower down, while tables further inside the restaurant are higher up to compensate.
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