5 Day Sydney Itinerary
Just posting my Sydney and Melbourne Itinerary which you can completely switch around. I could have gone around more but I also factored in visits to family and friends. The details as well as the stories will be found in a separate post. |
| view of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge from Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens |
I flew to Sydney via Cebu Pacific. I took a red eye flight which was perfect as I had 8 hours to sleep and I can go around Sydney as soon as we arrive at 10am.
Here's the itinerary!
Day 1 - City
Arrived at Sydney at 10:00 AM
Travelled to Dee Why beach to my cousin's house (45 mins up north)
Lunch at Sandbar with a nice view of Dee Why Beach
Drive back to Sydney and check in at The Springfield Lodge in Pott's Point (But really close to King's Cross, but in a quiet road)
Rest a bit
Dinner at GRK Souvlaki in Newtown
Drove around the The Rocks and got a nice view of the Harbour Bridge
Circular Quay
Opera Bar
Day 2 - Blue Mountains
Cousin drove us around so we got to see the following:
Left the hotel at 7am , drive through at Hungry Jack's
Featherdale Park where we saw Koalas, Penguins, Fed the Kangaroos, Wallabys, Tasmanian Devils, Dingos, Snakes and a whole lot of other animals native to the region
Drive to Blue Mountains
(You can have lunch at Leura Village first, we completely skipped lunch)
Go to Three Sisters
Dropped by a bunch of other walks
Snacks and Hot Choco at the Chocolate Factory in Katoomba Town
Drive back to Sydney
Ramen dinner in Sydney
 |
| The Three Sisters at Blue Mountains in Sydney |
Day 3 - City
Left the hotel at 9am
Breakfast at Macca's
Took the train to Martin's Place
Walked to the following attractions:
Queen's Square (where you can find a statue of Queen Victoria)
Hyde Park (take a photo at the Archibald Fountain)
Lunch at Chiswick in Woollahra
(at this point you can already go to Bondi Beach but we opted to go back to the city instead)
Took the train from Bondi Junction to Town Hall Station
Chinatown & Chinese Garden of Friendship
Walked to Darling Harbour
Took the Wynyard Station train to go back to our hotel
Day 4 - City, Watson's Bay and Bondi
Left the hotel at 9am
Bought croissants at Croissant D'or at MacLeay Street in Pott's Point
Took the train to Martin's Place & Crossed the Road, passed through Sydney Hospital to get to The Domain
Walked around the Royal Botanical Gardens
Went to Macquarie's Chair for a good view of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge together
Sydney Opera House (for a nice view of the Harbour Bridge)
Walked to Circular Quay
Lunch at Doyle's
The Gap
Drive to Bondi Beach
Churros at San Churro Bondi
Iceberg's at Bondi
Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk (we only did about a 15 - 30 minute walk because we were tired)
Drove back to the city and stopped by Ikea (Dinner at IKEA)
 |
| View of Bondi Beach right after Sunset from Bondi Icebergs Club |
Day 5 - Skydiving in Picton, Kiama Blowhole, Wollongong and Free Time
Left the hotel at 7:30
Cab to Sydney Skydivers Office near Central Station (you can also take the train)
Skydive in Picton at 8am
Kiama Blowhole
Sea Cliff Bridge
Drive Back to Sydney via Grand Pacific Drive and passing through the Royal National Park
FREE Time
I opted to go to the Art Gallery of New South Wales (you can get off at Martin's Place Station, cross through the Sydney Hospital, pass by The Domain and you'll see the Museum at the end) and then have dinner with family. My friend decided to go back to Chinatown to shop for souvenirs.
 |
| Skydiving at Picton with Sydney Skydivers |
Day 6 - Fly home
There's an airport shuttle that costs $14 and picks up people from a bunch of hotels in the city
My friend flew home to Manila and I flew to Melbourne.
0 comments:
Post a Comment