Matt is an exceptional guide! Kind, attentive, knows the bush and unbeaten paths! In one day we had…read morea weeks worth of adventure! We went to Sydney as a family and he was able to entertain my husband and I, as well as my son.. we were impressed as it is a difficult task to ensure everyone is happy. I recommend booking him if you can get a spot, best guide ever !

Best personalized tour we have been on in all of our many travels. Our guide, Matt gave us a real…read moretaste of what this beautiful country offers. From wildlife to the vegetation, lakes, and beaches. We had the best time and will recommend him to our family and friends in the future. Thank you Matt for making our tour so memorable!

We arrived in Sydney yesterday afternoon for the NYE celebrations and no sooner walked out of our…read morehotel (Pier 1, Marriott Bonvoy) and saw a beautiful old sailing or tall ship. We wandered down and found they actually did 2 hour dinner cruises and had one leaving in 10 minutes. Perfect. We boarded the Southern Swan and sat back to enjoy the sights and sounds of Sydney harbor on this fabulous 1922 timber barquentine. The crew was lovely, very helpful and full of information about the harbor and the sites we were passing (Governors House, sharks island, Sydney Opera House etc) The food was very good, better than most dinner cruises on much newer ships. Some sausage or spinach and feta triangles as appetizers were passed around first. Three different salads, two casseroles, one a mild chicken curry and another lentil and veggie one for the vegetarians - all gluten free served buffet style. Brownies for dessert. Drinks were available for an additional cost at the bar or as part of a package. The best bit, should you choose, you can even help raise sails (hubby did that) or even climb the masts. A great way to spend the evening. Thanks to Captain Pete, Howard our host and the wonderful crew members who are mostly international visitors who sign on for up to three months, volunteering for room and board onboard. Louisa was one young German lady who was doing it and an absolute delight to talk to. Thanks to all who made this a great evening.

When you take first class (and probably business) United from Sydney, you have two options bc NZ…read moreand Singapore Airlines (SQ) both are part of Star Alliance. Do NOT go to the SQ lounge- it is soooo worn down and tiny. It's in desperate need of a face lift but bc it's the first lounge you see, you'll often see people just walk into that one. Sure, SQ lounge in Singapore was amazing but don't expect even an ounce of that luxury here. I'm glad I ventured out and moved over to the Koru lounge bc holy cow it's about 20 times nicer, with better food, drink stations, cleaner, and seating is much much nicer.

Amazing fresh food with a short order chef. Stylish coffee made to order by an excellent barista…read moreand then cocktails after!!! ( try the kiwi fruit martini for a decadent nz twist). Best koru lounge experience.

If you are looking for the best tour guide in Sydney, you found him. Scott was simply the best…read more He spent time getting to know us and customized our tour for us - the end result was the best tour we have ever done. I will recommend Scott and Your Sydney Guide to all of my friends and family.

What a great way to get advice and guidance for your travels to Sydney...the friendly folks at this…read moredesk are helpful and knowledgeable about everything from arranging a shuttle to take you from the airport to your hotel, to restaurant ideas and fun activities in the city. Different maps are also available, which definitely come in handy in the very walkable city.

Given that 24% of international travellers arrive in Australia without having booked accommodation…read moreand even more have not pre-arranged transport or are looking for help with attractions, tours and restaurant bookings, Sydney International Airport's latest offering, a free on-site, concierge service. Travel Concierge is a complimentary service staffed by trained concierge to assist travellers with every aspect of their trip from accommodation and transport to wining and dining and special events. The creation of Travel Concierge Sydney Airport provides a landmark for its premium travel services to arriving and departing passengers and visitors alike, enhancing Sydney International Airport's vision to provide excellence in customer service and facilities. The team of 25 professional concierges are on-site during airport operating hours, seven days a week and service a customer base throughout Australia and the world. They provide advice and book all types of accommodation from backpackers to luxury hotels and excel at developing entire travel itineraries. There's also a bank of eight self-help computers on site for those that want to browse the options themselves and an option for those not at the airport to register online at www.gnconcierge.com. They also offer 24 hour support from anywhere in the world with their toll free phone booking service 1300 40 20 60. Products and services offered include accommodation (three, four and five star hotels, budget, backpackers) bookings, flight bookings, shuttle bus tickets, hire car and limousine services, event ticket sales, attraction and tour sales, restaurant bookings, international calling card sales and travel and airport information.

Thanks to the guidebook I managed to find a tour to the blue mountains in a small group…read more Unfortunately, the tours will only start from most of the hotels in the CBD area and I had to purposely stay overnight at a cheaper hotel to join this tour which starts at 7am (timing depends on pick up locations). The downside of this tour is some customers arrive late or didn't show up which took a little bit of the time. First stop, our tour guide as well as driver brought us to Featherdale wild life park. Managed to reach here before 9am (their opening hours) so we managed to feed the Kangaroos, pet the Koala and Wombats, take quick pictures of the animals in different habitats and shop for a bit. Next of was the scenic world where we experienced the railway, cableway, walkway (trail) and skyway. The tour guide leaded us for the cableway and skyway which helped us in maximizing our time there. He then gave us food vouchers (that was included in the tour package) for our lunch and told us to be back around 2 hours later. After scenic world, he brought us to echo point and Leura village. Echo point, you can take pictures of the blue mountains and shop for souvenir while Leura village you can stroll along the shops to sightsee or go to a cafe to enjoy baked goods and cup of coffee. I managed to do both. Time management was definitely an important factor here. We then headed to the Olympic park where we could take picture and use the restroom and along the way he gave us a brief history of the places we passed by. Our last stop was at the river cruise from homebush bay. It took us 1 hour to get back to Circular Quay wharf and the tour guide bid goodbye there. Price wise, it was on the expensive side ($145) but with the code guidebook, you could save $10-$20. The tour ended exactly at 6pm (including the cruise ride to circular quay). Definitely recommend this tour group to other tourists :)

It was a great day-the last time I was in Sydney, my time was so limited that it was either to tour…read moreSydney all day or go to the Blue Mountains [all day] I opted to see Sydney at that time. This time, in addition to seeing Sydney, my friend and I did the Blue Mountain excursion, this being a priority. The concierge at the hotel suggested the Blue Mountain tour with FJ tours since it was all inclusive. It was a full day-we left in the morning and did not get back until after dinner. We made a stop at the Featherdale Wildlife Park which was wonderful-we were able to see the wallabees and the kangaroos up close, pet them and feed them. We then went on to Leura for lunch, [Loaves and the Dishes] Echo Point for a photo op and then on to the 3 Sisters. We had rides on the Scenic skyway and the day ended with a cruise dropping us off either at Darling Harbor or Circular Quay. A great day and well worth the time. I would recommend.

My partner and I did the "Cut & Thrust of the CBD" tour and what a wonderful day it was. We wanted…read moreto get away from the mainstream grind of touristy destinations & coach trips and our host Marie definitely delivered. Having a local person's 'insider' perspective gave us the opportunity to see and visit many places that are easily overlooked by most Sydney-siders I'm sure. We loved the hidden coffee and cake shops in The Strand Arcade and The Art Gallery of NSW is just a wonderful structure, not to mention the artwork. Winding up at Grasshopper was a wonderful and quirky surprise and it's never where you'd find it. Ironic that it's on "Temperance Lane" . 3 hours (the minimum tour time) is the perfect amount of time to achieve all we wanted to see and to give us a taste of places we may wish to go back and visit again. Some of the highlights worth noting are: Gaffa Gallery in Clarence St - It's run by the artists and a cool place to view and buy art Kinokuniya - Japanese bookshop in Galleries Victoria - to see the fantastic range of art books & literature Gowings Bar in the new QT hotel - apparently they've done an amazing reno and there is a really cool bar/brasserie Strand Arcade - beautiful cake shops & if you like jewellery shopping then this is the place. The history of the building is quite fascinating too! Chinatown - great Coconut Buns. Highly recommended for anybody (travellers and locals) who wants to explore or re-explore Sydney. Thank you again for such a wonderful day, The Sydney Connection is definitely the hidden gem of this town!

Thankyou to Toby of Flight Centre, Revesby. I had to align flights of my wife with my pre-booked…read moreflights to and within China, and we were particularly concerned to ensure wheelchair access for my wife. Toby went the extra mile by ringing the airline personally to provide us with the assurance that this was covered at every leg of our journey.