Australia · WALKING TOURS IN SYDNEY
The 15 best walking tours in Sydney you can book today, with the price, the length and who each one really suits. The order is not an accident — start at the top.
1-hour guided Sydney Opera House walk with architecture stories, off-limits spaces, and optional Tour & Dine meal.
“A great tour of an iconic building. Our tour guide, Sheila, was fantastic. She was knowledgeable, enthusiastic and super friendly. A must-do tour if visiting Sydney.”
Small-group Blue Mountains day trip from Sydney with a real Wentworth Falls waterfall walk, Three Sisters viewpoints, and lunch included.
“The day trip was Amazing. Our first time to the Blue Mountains and Chris was an amazing guide. Thank you!”
Walk Sydney’s oldest streets in 90 minutes, see convict-built foundations, Cadman’s Cottage, and top Harbour Bridge and Opera House views.
“The walking tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the first settlement and people's life. Excellent!”
Walk The Rocks in 90 minutes with a small-group guide, cobblestones, harbour views, and convict-era stories for $32 in Sydney.
“It was great. Anne was very knowledgeable & Wendy & Kathie thoroughly enjoyed it.”
Blue Mountains small group day trip with waterfall walk, Echo Point views, and a fresh lunch, all from central Sydney.
“Good organisation - nice trip incl. friendly guide and nice lunch. To be fair, main parts are the waterfall tour (1,5 hrs) and visit Katoomba (three sisters). Other visits of view points are not certainly necessary.”
Step behind the scenes at Sydney Cricket Ground with a 90-minute guided walk and exclusive SCG Museum entry for $23.
“Peter our tour guide provided very insightful information and history about the ground and achievements of former cricketers. His passion for the SCG and the game of cricket came through in his enthusiastic tour. Highly recommended and thank you. Mark Smith”
Behind-the-scenes SCG walking tour in Sydney: tunnel, dressing rooms, trophies, and SCG history. 90 minutes, around $25.
“Great behind the scenes look at SCG. Stuart was great. We know nothing about cricket, but his passion and storytelling were amazing.”
Walk Sydney’s heritage core with a small guide group, hear colonial and Aboriginal stories, then finish at a brewery with a beer and views.
“This was a great walking tour of Sydney which takes you through all the major sites, many art installations and neighborhoods. The best part was learning from our guide Michael about the history of Australia and Sydney which was all very fascinating. Highly recommend especially if you only have a short time in the city.”
2.5-hour The Rocks pub crawl, 4 historic pubs, a 285ml drink at each, Sydney founding stories, $82.84.
“It was a fun, relaxing walking tour of 4 Sydney pubs. Guide was very personable and knowledgeable about Sydney.”
A 3.5-hour small-group Sydney walk through The Rocks, key landmarks, and First Nations stories, ending with beer and harbour views.
“The guide was great and very knowledgeable about the history of the city.”
2.5-hour Rocks walk from Customs House to Argyle Cut, with convict, rum and sandstone stories, $36 per person.
“Our tour guide Pete McRuvie went above expectations, checking with us and then extending our tour to cover the Rocks area in greater depth. He was knowledgeable and informative, and I would definitely recommend this tour.”
A 90-minute Sydney ghost walk in The Rocks with eerie tales, mass graves, opium dens, sly grog haunts, and a pub cellar stop.
“it would be better if the tour included a walk-through or two of old buildings etc. There's none of that.”
East Sydney true-crime walk for $24, 2 hours, from Hyde Park to Darlinghurst gaol and Kinselas, led by Elliot.
“Excellent tour and Elliott has so much overall knowledge of the history of East Sydney, Elliott not only had extensive information on the riveting murder stories but he gave us a very good understanding of the sociological aspects from convict years to the 1970’’s”
A 150-minute guided walk through Sydney’s Chinatown with Chinese street food tastings, culture stories, and a take-home restaurant bingo card.
“Justin was very knowledgeable and gave us a real flavour of Chinatown both historically and the variety of food and cultures”
A private, customizable Sydney walking tour with a local guide, tailored pacing, insider food tips, and flexible hours starting at the Cenotaph.
“Our guide gave us 110%. He provided a very indepth tour of Sydney. We walked several miles while taking in and learning about the significant sites in Sydney. I highly recommend this to anyone interested in the city.”
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