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Free tour

Free tour from the Town Hall to Darling Harbour, Barangaroo and The Rocks

4.40
Acceptable (20 ratings)
Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes
Languages: English
Guru: Gavin
Registered on 05 June 2023
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Retired from academic publishing and bookselling, I'm writing an indigenous and colonial history of Watsons Bay and conducting guided walks around the city and south head. I have been a volunteer guide at the Australian National Maritime Museum for five years. I have travelled extensively overseas and throughout Australia and New Zealand. I contributed to the SlowTravel site for over 20 years and published extensive travel blogs.
Free booking and cancellation
Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Free tour from the Town Hall to Darling Harbour, Barangaroo and The Rocks: Experience a Sydney that even the locals don't know about.

While limited to 5 people, please contact if your date appears fully booked.  Often, I can fit you in.


 I donate 25% of your payment to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.  I expect $30.00 per person or $50.00 per couple.

The commentary I give on this guided walk is about the culture and structure of traditional Dharawal society, the colonial history and the industrial revolution in Sydney.
If you are interested in one theme more than the others, that's what I'll focus on.
Two of the Dharawal clans lived on country we will explore; the Gadigal and  Wangal.  We will discuss their lives both before and after colonisation (invasion).
Between 1788 and the 1850s, colonists persued basic activities such as boat building, fishing, milling grain and basic commerce.
From the 1850's Darling Harbour was the cente of the Industrial Revolution in Australia.  It was a world leader in a number of industrial developments.
Best of all, this is a wonderful scenic walk with many photo opportunities, and I'm always more interested in what you want to know about, than what I have to share.

We begin at the Sydney Town Hall and Queen Victoria Building; two of Sydney's most stunning sandstone buildings. We then walk down Market St. to Darling Harbour, out to Barangaroo and around Millers Point to The Rocks.

Two and a half hours that you will remember for years. Phone, email or text me for more information.. 


Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:
Town Hall, George St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
I will be at the foot of the stairs of the Town Hall wearing either a bright blue Indigenous Literacy Foundation t-shirt or a blue Yindyamarra Winhanganha t-shirt and a black cap.
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Outside visit
Queen Victoria Building
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Outside visit
Darling Harbour
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Outside visit
Barangaroo NSW
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How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

Tour Reviews

4.40
Acceptable (20 ratings)
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Professionalism
4.56
Fun
4.22
Expression
4.39
Quality
4.83
Route
4.67

Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group bookings.
Pets
Not suitable for bringing pets.

What should I know?

Minimum Attendees
Does not require a minimum number of people to conduct the tour.
Additional Costs
The tour does not require payment for tickets or additional expenses.
Free Cancellation
If you cannot attend the tour, please cancel the booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment Methods
Cash payment only.

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