2 DAYS

DAY 1

Start your day with Darling Harbour. This dynamic waterfront precinct has restaurants, bars and attractions. Then head to Sea Life Sydney Aquarium where over 13,000 marine animals live in this state-of-the-art aquarium

Then check-in to Sydney Wildlife World and spend an hour or two

Explore Queen Victoria Building for some shopping

Then head to Sydney Tower and take the Skywalk or one of the other thrilling experiences 268 meters high at the Sydney Tower Skywalk

DAY 2

Check out the UNESCO landmark, the Sydney Opera House in the morning post breakfast

Then head to Government House

Take a stroll and now cover Museum of Sydney, you’ll be spending at least 2 hours here

Have lunch and go to The Rocks and then to The Rocks Discovery

Cover Cadmans Cottage which is a restored historic residential building in The Rock

Time for dinner and explore the city’s nightlife at Sydney’s Central Distict

4 DAYS

DAY 1

Circular Quay & the Rocks- Start at Circular Quay and head directly to the Sydney Opera House. Circle around it and follow the shoreline into the Royal Botanic Garden

Lunch Grab a pie at Harry’s Cafe de Wheels, a Sydney institution

City Centre & Haymarket-  Head up to the Art Gallery of NSW. Cut through Sydney Hospital to Macquarie St. Parliament House is immediately to the right, while to the left is the Mint and Hyde Park Barracks. Cross into Hyde Park and head straight through its centre, crossing Park St and continuing on to the Anzac Memorial

Dine at Folonomo for profits-to-charity dining

Surry Hills & Darlinghurst- After dinner, if you haven’t booked tickets for a play at Belvoir St Theatre, take a stroll along Crown St. There are plenty of good bars and pubs to stop at along the way

DAY 2

Bondi, Coogee & the Eastern Beaches- Grab your swimming gear and head to the beach. Catch the bus to Bondi and spend some time strolling about and soaking it all in. If the weather’s right, stop for a swim. Also, take the clifftop path to Tamarama and on to Bronte

Lunch at Bronte’s excellent Three Blue Ducks

Bondi, Coogee & the Eastern Beaches- Continue on the coastal path through Waverley Cemetery and down to Clovelly, a great spot to stop for a swim or a snorkel. Before arriving at Coogee beach explore Gordons Bay and Dolphin Point. Enjoy a drink on the rooftop of Coogee Pavilion then jump aboard a bus back to Bondi Junction. Shopaholics can look around Westfield

Dinner at Golden Century

City Centre & Haymarket- Stroll to check out some of the city’s small bars. Grandma’s, the Barber Shop, Grasshopper and the Baxter Inn are good ones to start you off

DAY 3

Around the Harbour- Take the scenic ferry ride from Circular Quay to Watsons Bay. Walk up to the Gap to watch the waves pounding against the cliffs, then continue on to Camp Cove for a dip. Take the South Head Heritage Trail for sublime views of the city and the whole of the upper harbour

Lunch at Watsons Bay Beach Club

Circular Quay & the Rocks- Head back to Circular Quay and spend the afternoon exploring the Rocks. Start at the Museum of Contemporary Art and then head up into the network of narrow lanes to the Rocks Discovery Museum. Continue through the Argyle Cut to Millers Point and wander up Observatory Hill. Pop into one of Sydney’s oldest pubs (maybe the Lord Nelson or Hero of Waterloo) and then explore the wharves of Walsh Bay and double back under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Dinner Book well in advance for Sydney’s top restaurant, Quay

Circular Quay & the Rocks- Make this a glamorous night out. Book a show at the Sydney Opera House or Walsh Bay, or head straight to Opera Bar to be mesmerised by the lights sparkling on the water

DAY 4

Darling Harbour & Pyrmont- Have a stroll around the waterfront and explore either Australian National Maritime Museum or Sydney Sea Life Aquarium. Each of these will easily fill an entire morning

Lunch at Central Baking Depot

Around the Harbour- Take an hour-long cruise upstream as far as Sydney Olympic Park. Take a stroll around Newington Nature Reserve until the next ferry arrives to whisk you back. Stop at Cockatoo Island for a look at its art installations and the remnants of its convict and shipbuilding past. From here you can either catch a ferry to Balmain, or head straight back to Darling Harbour or Circular Quay

Dinner at Ester.

Newtown & the Inner West- Post dinner stroll up to King St, Newtown, and cruise the late-night bookshops and bars. A short pub-crawl could include the Marlborough, Corridor, Courthouse Hotel, Midnight Special and Earl’s Juke Joint