Travel: Australia - Sydney

[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.

[busymmsg]

Hi, my family will be going to Sydney at year end. Thinking of going to Blue Mountains. Any feedback? Thank you

[pqy]

Hi my family went to below winter whale watch cruise last week school holiday, we sighted the dolphin but not the whale, therefore their issue us a return trip for free for 2 family (4 Adults and 4 kids), should anyone interest please pm. We would like to sell the ticket at discount rate.


http://www.dolphinwatch.com.au/our_cruises.html

[Jennifer]

busymmsg:

Hi, my family will be going to Sydney at year end. Thinking of going to Blue Mountains. Any feedback? Thank you

We went on F&E to Blue Mountain. Beautiful scenery.

There are 2 transport operators with a fixed route.

We enjoyed the trekking and missed the last stop timing. Luckily the other transport operator gave us a free ride back to the starting point.

[beanbear]

Anyone has any car rental company to recommend for sydney?

[micollh]

can i know from kingsford smith airport, Sydney, is there airport bus or some public transport for us to go to town ? can i know the CBD’s road name so that i can search for hotels there… any recommendation? or good aprtment for 2A2C ?

[Dnls_mum]

micollh:

can i know from kingsford smith airport, Sydney, is there airport bus or some public transport for us to go to town ? can i know the CBD's road name so that i can search for hotels there.. any recommendation? or good aprtment for 2A2C ?

Depends what you have in mind by CBD. The actual Sydney CBD is a business district where I go on business trips The main road there is called George Street.
Another main street in the CBD is Castlereagh Street where the branded high end designer boutiques and jewelry store are located.
Then there is also Hay street. Sydney is a big city, so CBD is pretty big

i like to stay at Darling harbour for the many restaurants choices. Particularly like location of Parkroyal at Darling harbour as it is near QVB! Shopping! And of course it is by the CBD area where I can walk to work

There are many touristy areas that you can consider, eg near the opera house, Syndey Harbour, and of course the well known kings cross :yikes: :rotflmao:

[lk2010]

Hi, can anyone suggest a resonably priced hotel in a central location in Sydney so that it is easy to move around, near local tour pick ups, near eating outlets etc. Thanks !