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Historical Walks

Sydney's history is etched into its buildings, streets, monuments and sites. Learn more about Sydney's past, its people and the places they built, and appreciate the charms of our beautiful historic city. So, take a walk and have a talk with our well- informed guides who will reveal the wonders of Sydney.


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$45 Limited inc GST

Surry Hills and Darlinghurst - The Highs and Lows of Sydney

<p>The upper classes are on the high lands and the lower classes live beneath them and the buildings – gaols, courts, police lock-ups, churches, and schools – are there to process the haves and

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$86 Limited inc GST

The Rum Rebellion

<p>The Rum Rebellion was both dramatic and influential yet it remains curiously low key in public memory. As our only military coup orchestrated by the volatile, brilliant, and opportunistic Macarthur

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$46 Limited inc GST

The Domain: A Walking Tour of Self-Expression

<p>The Domain is a place for people to express themselves - as artists in the Art Gallery, as writers in the State Library, as Red Cross workers, and balloonists, and as protesters at the Domain

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$79 Limited inc GST

Art Deco and More - Sydney CBD Walking Tour

<p>When we think of Sydney, the first things that spring to mind are often the magnificent harbour, our unique Opera House and the mighty Harbour Bridge. But often unnoticed is its wealth of beautiful

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$77 Limited inc GST

Victorian and Federation Sydney - Sydney CBD Walking Tour

<p>The story of the founding of colonial Sydney is well known, but what is less well known is the Victorian and Federation period, where the city we know today really took shape. Between 1850 and 1900

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$79 Limited inc GST

Victorian and Federation Sydney - Sydney CBD Walking Tour

<p>The story of the founding of colonial Sydney is well known, but what is less well known is the Victorian and Federation period, where the city we know today really took shape. Between 1850 and 1900

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F2F ONL

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$79 Limited inc GST

Australian Women's History: A Walking Tour

<p>Join professional Tour Guide Jo Henwood as she reveals the stories of significant but often-forgotten women who changed our lives as we walk the Sydney CBD. There are few statues or plaques to

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F2F ONL

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$79 Limited inc GST

The Improving Macquaries: Lachlan

<p>This walk will help you re-imagine early nineteenth-century Sydney Town and the task of governing the colony of convicts. Colonel Macquarie had to bring order to a society riven by conflicts. How

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$79 Limited inc GST

The Improving Macquaries: Elizabeth

<p>This walk will help you re-imagine early nineteenth-century Sydney under Governor Macquarie.  It encompasses both the natural environment and built heritage. Elizabeth’s husband had to bring order

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$126 Limited inc GST / $113

Take Me To The River - Windsor History Walk

<p>This is a five-hour walk starting and ending at Windsor railway station. Settlement along Dyarubbin / Hawkesbury River saw the best and worst in survival behaviour. The walk takes in the cemetery

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