Royal Botanic Gardens

The Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens) established at the time the governor presided by Macquarie in 1816, covers an area of 24 hectares. It is Australia's first farms, close to the Sydney opera house and the central business district, attracting more than 300 visitors a year to visit.

Appropriate local climate conditions is very conducive to the botanical garden plant collection. Botanical garden shows collected more than 7000 kinds of tropical and subtropical plants, many of which were imported from abroad in colonial times, such as citrus. Some of them are introduced in the domestic and the Pacific region, some even is the predecessor of the botanical garden the first farm period by seed exchange. Sign provides plant collecting historical information, characteristic of the park is the history of the botanical garden.

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Centrepoint

Sydney Tower / Centrepoint The Sydney Tower stands 305 meters tall and is the second tallest building in Australia. The observation deck at the top features a 360-degree view of the entire City of Sydney. Guests can also enjoy a dining experience in the Sydney Tower Restaurants with 360-degree panoramic views of Sydney and a revolving floor. The Skywalk platform is at Sydney's highest point and enjoys breathtaking 360-degree views of beautiful Sydney. Skywalk is a planned tour and lasts approximately 1 hour an 30 minutes. Tickets for the Sydney Tower also include OzTrek, a unique 180-degree 3D visual tour about Australian cultural, history and geography.
Address: Corner of Pitt Street and Market Street Enquiry: 61-2-9333-9222 Transportation: Right above Pitt Street Mall and easily accessible from Town Hall Station or George Street Hours: 9:00am to 10:30pm from Sunday to Friday, 9:00am to 11:30pm on Saturday Website: http://www.sydneytoweroztrek.com.au/
Pitt Street Mall
Pitt Street Mall is the shopping mecca of Sydney; the area is full of people most of the time. Large departmental stores and shopping centres such as David Jones, Myer (Grace Brothers), The Strand Arcade, and Sky Garden are located here. Shops range from fashion boutiques, jewellery shops, and book shops to sports retailers and music shops.
Transportation: A short distance from Town Hall Station and Queen Victoria Building (QVB) Attraction: The Strand Arcade
Queen Victoria Building (QVB)
The Queen Victoria Building is a must-see destination for Sydney visitors. The QVB was built in 1898 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. This elegant Victorian building is home to a wide range of fashion boutiques and jewellery shops. Inside it houses a large clock called The Great Australian Clock that exhibits Australian history. A figure of Queen Victoria surrounded by royal jewelleries and costumes and a life-size Imperial Chinese Bridal Carriage made in jade, weighing over 2 tonnes, can also be found at the QVB.
Address: Corner of George Street and Market Street Enquiry: 61-2-9264-9209 Transportation: Easily accessible from Town Hall Station Hours: 9.00am to 6.00pm from Monday to Saturday; 9.00am to 9.00pm on Thursday; 11.00am to 5.00pm on Sunday and public holidays Fees: Free Website: http://www.qvb.com.au/ Reference: Sydney-Travel-Guide.org. (2011). Sydney Travel: The Rocks. Available: http://www.sydney-travel-guide.org/The_Rocks.aspx#Circular_Quay. Last accessed 06th Aug 2013.

Chinatown

Chinatown
Sydney's Chinatown span a total of 10 streets, the main streets are Dixon Street and Sussex Street where you can find a large range of quality Chinese restaurants, Asian supermarkets, jewelleries shops, Chinese medicine shops and souvenirs shops etc. There are celebrations during Chinese Lunar New Year. On Friday nights between June and December there are night markets as well.
Address: Dixon Street, Sussex Street Transportation: A short distance from Central Station or Town Hall Station; Alight at Paddy's Market Station from Monorail or Light Rail
Paddy's Market
On the ground floor of Chinatown's Market City building, Paddy's Market is one of Sydney's most traditional and largest market. The market sells products from exotic tropical fruits to vegetables, from souvenirs to clothings and much much more.
Address: Opposite to Chinatown's main street Dixon Street Transportation: A short distance from Central Station or Town Hall Station; Alight at Paddy's Market Station from Monorail or Light Rail Hours: Thursday to Sunday and public holidays from 9.00am to 5.00pm Website: http://www.paddysmarkets.com.au/
Powerhouse Museum
Powerhouse Museum is Australia's largest museum. The museum has a large collection of around 385,000 items from beautifully crafted furniture to one of the world's oldest locomotives, from Australian cultures to modern space technologies.
Enquiry: 61-2-9217-0111 Transportation: A short distance from Central Station; Alight at Paddy's Market Station from Monorail or Light Rail Hours: 10.00am to 5.00pm daily, closed on Christmas Day Fees: AUD$10.00 per adult, and cheaper for children or seniors Website: http://www.phm.gov.au
Star City Casino (Posted)  Star City is New South Wales only casino. The casino is located next to the beautiful darling harbour. It opens 24 hours a day featuring slot machines and 200 gaming tables with games like Blackjack, Baccarat, Caribbean Stud Poker, Pai Gow, Big Wheel, Roulette, Craps, Sports Bar and Horse Racing games, as well as a five-Stars Hotel, restaurants, pubs and theatres.
Enquiry: 61-2-9777-9000 Transportation: Harbourside Station from Monorail or Star City Station from Light Rail; or bus No.443 from Circular Quay / George Street / QVB to Star City Hours: 24 hours every day Fees: Free Remarks: Persons under the age of 18 is prohibited from entering the casino; also may require a valid passport to confirm the proof of age Website: http://www.starcity.com.au/
Sydney Fish Market (Posted)
Sydney Fish Market is the world's second largest after Japan's. The market has auction rooms as well as fresh seafood retailers. Varieties range from fresh oysters, sashimi, prawns, crabs to lobsters, sea urchin, cooked seafood and much much more. The Sydney Fish Market is certainly a place for seafood lover.
Enquiry: 61-2-9004-1100 Transportation: Alight at Fish Market Station from Light Rail Hours: 7.00am until afternoon everyday, closed on Christmas Fees: Free Website: http://www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/

Eastern Suburbs - Bondi Beach and Bondi Junction etc.

Bondi Beach
The most famous beach in Australia, Bondi Beach, is known for its white sand, "Bondi Blue" water used as the colour of iMac, and the fantastic waves for surfing and swimming. Alongside the beach, there is a great variety of restaurants and a couple of stylish hotels. On the southern side of the beach, there is a wonderful Coastal Walk that has spectacular views of the beach, rocks, and ocean and leads to the neighbouring Bronte Beach. From time to time, events are held at Bondi, such as the City to Surf marathon, the Kite Flying festival, Sand Sculptures competitions, and much more.
Bondi Junction
The largest commercial area in Sydney's eastern suburb, Bondi Junction, has one of the largest shopping malls in Sydney. Bondi Junction is also the terminus of CityRail's East Suburb line.
Dudley Page Reserve
From the north of Bondi Beach and up Military Road, a little flat reserve known as Dudley Page Reserve has the best view of Sydney's treasures: the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Tower Centrepoint.
Watson's Bay
A 20 minutes' drive north of Bondi Beach and Dudley Page Reserve is the wonderful Watson's Bay. The bay is a combination of nice beaches, a cove, cliff and rock formations and a coastal walk. The Gap of Watson's Bay is a cliff that provides a spectacular view of Sydney City, the harbour and Tasman Sea.
Double Bay
Affectionately known as Double Bay "Double Pay," this area is one of the most desirable and affluent seaside suburbs for upmarket fashion, antiques, jewellery shops and real estate. Rose Bay Rose Bay is another most-desirable and affluent suburb of Sydney. Seaplane departs from Rose Bay for 30-minute scenic flights to the City, Opera House, Harbour Bridge and northern beaches.
Centennial Park
The 189-hectare Centennial Park was built in 1888 to commemorate 100 years of British settlement in Australia. The park is home to a great variety of plants and trees, and there are ponds linked to the Botany Wetlands System. Visitors can ride bicycles, ride horses, play tennis or golf, go bird watching or joggi Reference: Sydney-Travel-Guide.org. (2011). Sydney Travel: The Rocks. Available: http://www.sydney-travel-guide.org/The_Rocks.aspx#Circular_Quay. Last accessed 06th Aug 2013.

Hunter Valley

                      Hunter Valley is located the north of Sydney, which about 150 km from the main city, and Hunter Valley is Australia's wineries concentrated. Accounting to the area, it seems that the European countryside. There are many pastures and manors; usually Chinese tour groups only have a little number of people to go there. If you like to drink, maybe the bus is a good choice, because after people was drunk, you can come back. Drivers are a little wronged, because they cannot drink a lot of wine. There are many wineries where you can go to the free wine tasting, even if you do not drink, people taste many kinds of wines, they maybe drunk. Some people said that if you have time, there are many resorts can live in the night. There are many restaurants; you can go horseback riding, helicopters, SPA....

455 Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin NSW 2325
Ph: (61) 2 49 900 900

The Rocks

Surely there's no better way to start a tour ofSydney than by gerring a bird's eye view of the entire city. luckily you acn just that direct from circular qUAY.
you won't even need to stray from the ground floor...
First of all

 CUSTOMS HOUSE

 "We're stepping on Sydney!" you may hear someone cry as you walk through the doors of Customs Houses. Correct. In the midst of grand atrium in thid histroic buildinglies a giant scale model of the city embedded under the glass of the ground floor.
  While here, why not check the location of stop two on your agenda?
you'll find it just two minutes walk away, towards the Harbour Bridge and the main drag of Georage Street.
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

The Museumm of Contemporary Art(MCA)

the museum of contenpoary Art is a new redeveloped haven for morden art buffs, incoporating spacious galleries, state-of-the-art technology, public spaces and site-specific artists commissions.

Sydney Fish Market

Sydney Fish Market is the world's second largest after Japan's. The market has auction rooms as well as fresh seafood retailers. Varieties range from fresh oysters, sashimi, prawns, crabs to lobsters, sea urchin, cooked seafood and much much more. The Sydney Fish Market is certainly a place for seafood lover.

Sydney Fish Market (SFM) offers visitors and Sydneysiders the opportunity to experience an authentic working fish market. It is the largest market of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and the world's second largest seafood market in terms of variety outside of Japan.

Business for the market begins at 5.30am when seafood buyers arrive to check the day's catch before the auction, where 2,700 crates (52 tonnes) are sold per day. Visitors to SFM have the opportunity to book a Behind the Scenes Tour and see all the action.

Retailers at SFM offer a wide variety of fresh seafood and much more. Buy some seafood for dinner or come for lunch to enjoy a yummy fresh seafood meal on the wharf overlooking the water.

Sydney Seafood School is also located at the market; it holds a variety of seafood cookery classes including some hosted by Australia's leading chefs!


Enquiry: 61-2-9004-1100
Transportation: Alight at Fish Market Station from Light Rail
Hours: 7.00am until afternoon everyday, closed on Christmas
Fees: Free
Website: http://www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/

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Manly Beach

One of Sydney’s favourite beaches, Manly Beach has a laid-back atmosphere that feels a world away from the city – yet it’s just a short ferry trip from Circular Quay. From the ferry, you'll pass the "heads", the sandstone cliffs where the harbour meets the ocean. Both North and South head have lookouts with expansive harbour and city views.

Beautiful beaches, tranquil bays, coastal walks, and buzzing cafes and bars – Manly combines the best of Sydney’s beach lifestyle with a relaxed village feel. Getting there is half the fun when you catch a ferry from Circular Quay – just 30 minutes later you’re at Manly Wharf, with its serene inner-harbour beach and waterfront restaurants and bars.

It's just a 5-minute walk along the Corso from Manly Wharf to the oceanfront promenade that's backed by a strip of parkland with Norfolk Island pine trees. This stretch of sand is made up of several ocean beaches - Queenscliff, South Steyne and North Steyne. Take to the surf at one of Australia’s iconic beaches. Manly Surf School has classes for beginners and advanced surfers throughout the year. Fairy Bower is a right-hand reef break that's popular with experienced surfers.


Explore Manly by foot, rollerblade or bike, with pathways and coastal walks taking you further north to Freshwater Beach or around the headland to Shelly Beach, a lovely sheltered sandy cove with plenty of colourful fish to tempt snorkelers and scuba divers. If you’d rather gaze at the marine life from safer ground, Manly SEALIFE Sanctuary never fails to delight with huge sharks, giant stingrays, turtles and shoals of fish being hand fed.

Contact:
Address: N Steyne, Manly NSW 2095
Phone No: (02) 9976 1430

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Sydney Seaplanes: Hawkesbury and Berowra Waters

Sydeny seaplane operate scenic flights from Rose Bay in and around Sydney Harbour and Sydney's beaches using classic Beaver or state of the art Cessna Caravan aircraft. For a bird's eye view of Sydney in all its glory take off from Rose Bay flying over Sydney Harbour and the magnificent coastline to land on the Hawkesbury River. Dine on fresh local produce by the river surrounded by national park, and you won’t believe how close you are to the city.

The company offers a wide range of scenic flights, gourmet lunch packages and overnight accommodation packages in spectacular waterfront settings. A seaplane flight to restaurants such as the Cottage Point Inn, Berowra Waters Inn, Peats Bite or Jonah’s Whale Beach, are always a hit, and offer world class service, cuisine and location. Sydney Seaplanes’ pilots are some of Australia’s most experienced seaplane pilots and all undergo extensive and frequent training. 

Contact:
Address: Rose Bay Marina Underneath the Sailors Club,RestaruantRose Bay,NSW 2029
Website: www.sydneybyseaplane.com
E-mail: info@sydneybyseaplane.com
Phone No: 0411 704 651
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Featherdale Wildlife Zoo

The Featherdale Wildlife Zoo of Sydney is famous, which located in Sydney Darling Harbor, and featherdale wildlife Zoo near the Sydney Aquarium. The zoo opened in 2006, although the zoo only opened in short time, it becomes a well-known attraction.

Sydney Featherdale Wildlife Zoo is the largest indoor animal park. At the same time, the zoo has the largest number of species of animals in Australia. Animals would are divided 10 large pavilions. It is an exciting adventure of visiting each exhibition. People can see reptiles, beast and cute koala. It is important to people can interact with koalas. Of course, people will get an extraordinary.

Address: 217-229 Kildare Road, Doonside, NSW 2767 (near Blacktown) AUSTRALIA.

•   Contact

•   Phone: (612) 9622 1644

•   Fax: (612) 9671 4140

•   Address: 217-229 Kildare Road,

•   When can you visit?

 open 7 days a week from 9.00am to 5pm, every day of the year except Christmas Day.