Travel: Australia - Sydney

[mamemo]

Jetstar flies to Sydney?


I remember sia had a promo some time ago, not sure whether still available. Or wait till scoot starts!

[xiaostar]

SG-Sydney at $222 return flight on scoot:


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[Cheepoozz]

xiaostar:

SG-Sydney at $222 return flight on scoot:


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i got 4 tickets for 2 A, 1K, 1T at $850 thru the Scoots promo.
scratching my head where to book holidays apartments.. which i usually do for past trips to Perth & melbourne. Any recom.. aside Stayz.com?

[mum2two]

$850 for 4 tickets… which dates are those?

[Cheepoozz]

mum2two:

$850 for 4 tickets.. which dates are those?

i doubt u can still get this prices as it was the early bird launch special.
Travelling end of July for 1 week.

[micollh]

yeah interested to know where can we go with kids in sydney … i saw some blog… they went whale/dolphin watching… so tempted…

[mamemo]

We went to Sydney with my 2 kids, aged 8 and 4 during the June School Holidays. Just to share the itinerary:


Day 1-2 : Mowbray Park Farmstay. The kids rode the tractor, fed the animals, rode horses, milk cow etc. Not cheap, in fact the most expensive accommodation we had on the trip. But I guess it was worth it as the kids have a taste of a working farm. And we slept in an old stone cottage…first time for all of us.

Day 3 : Trainworks. Rode on a steam train and visited the train museum

Day 4 : Blue Mountains Scenic World and explored the Blue Mountains area.

Day 5 : Featherdale Wildlife Park. Have to see Koalas and Kangaroos while in Australia !

Day 6 : Darling Harbour. Sydney Fish Market, Chinatown, Paddy’s Market. There is a large Playground (like our Pasir Ris Park Playground) at the Darling Harbour. The difference is the weather! The kids can stay there the whole morning without heat.

Day 7 : Opera House, Harbour Bridge, more shopping : QVB, Chinatown.

Day 8 : Back to SG

All in all, it was a fun and relaxing trip, where the kids get to be close to nature and animals. It was also the first time we travelled to Australia in Winter and we found it more enjoyable than travelling in Summer. Winter in Sydney City is not very cold, but very cold in the farm and Blue Mountains area.

[micollh]

mamemo, you F&E or you follow tour ? did you book day tour when u reach Sydney ? or you self-drive? thanks for the itinerary

[despmom99]

mamemo:

We went to Sydney with my 2 kids, aged 8 and 4 during the June School Holidays. Just to share the itinerary:


Day 1-2 : Mowbray Park Farmstay. The kids rode the tractor, fed the animals, rode horses, milk cow etc. Not cheap, in fact the most expensive accommodation we had on the trip. But I guess it was worth it as the kids have a taste of a working farm. And we slept in an old stone cottage...first time for all of us.

Day 3 : Trainworks. Rode on a steam train and visited the train museum

Day 4 : Blue Mountains Scenic World and explored the Blue Mountains area.

Day 5 : Featherdale Wildlife Park. Have to see Koalas and Kangaroos while in Australia !

Day 6 : Darling Harbour. Sydney Fish Market, Chinatown, Paddy's Market. There is a large Playground (like our Pasir Ris Park Playground) at the Darling Harbour. The difference is the weather! The kids can stay there the whole morning without heat.

Day 7 : Opera House, Harbour Bridge, more shopping : QVB, Chinatown.

Day 8 : Back to SG

All in all, it was a fun and relaxing trip, where the kids get to be close to nature and animals. It was also the first time we travelled to Australia in Winter and we found it more enjoyable than travelling in Summer. Winter in Sydney City is not very cold, but very cold in the farm and Blue Mountains area.

Thanks for sharing your itinerary. Thinking of going to Sydney in Sept or year-end. This comes just in time.

[mamemo]

Hi micollh and despmom99,


you are welcome ! I went on F&E, self-drive for the first few days, then returned the car in the city. In city, we travelled by foot / monorail / light rail and the free 555 shuttle bus (it goes to opera house). It’s very easy to navigate in Sydney City, so no need for cars. It helps that our apartment is at the center of the city (Meriton Kent Street), so walkable distance to darling harbour and chinatown.

We didn’t go for the day tours as we prefer to have the flexibility to go where we want and at our pace. There were a few times when after we visited a tourist spot, we would stop, have a hot drink (we made hot chocolate and put in a flask) and let the kids run around. Even in the city, we can spend 30 min feeding the sea gulls after lunch…haha…But I guess day tours will save the planning and transportation.

Stayed in apartments all the way, as my girl is a picky eater. Even the farmstay is self-cater (as in we cook). We normally eat in for breakfast and dinner, lunch is outside. Only went for a nice dinner on the last day.