KB Down Under

Things you can do in Sydney in four days: go whitewater rafting, eat at the Hard Rock Cafe, tour the Sydney Opera House, tour the Harbour, see an opera at the Sydney Opera House, roller skate in a park, eat in a rotating restaurant, go to an amusement park on the Harbour, watch the sunrise on Bondi Beach, tour a mountain range, explore caves, go to the top of the second-highest observation tower in the southern hemisphere, walk through botanic gardens, visit a science museum, visit an aquarium, go on a speed boat adventure, observe the Sydney Opera House from the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and to finish it all off: climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

I'm not sure if sleeping is one of the things you can do in Sydney in four days, but I am hoping it is ... I'll let you know when I get back to Brisbane in October.

After a packed four days in Sydney I will be heading to the Red Centre. My itinerary four my mid-semester break holiday in New South Wales and the Northern Territory is below:


Fri 22/9

Fly from Brisbane to Sydney
6:30 - 8:00 Qantas #503

Whitewater Rafting
3:30 - 5:00 (Penrith Whitewater Stadium - whitewater venue for Sydney 2000 Olympics)

Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe in Sydney

Sleep at Jolly Swagman Backpackers in Sydney

Sat 23/9

Sydney Opera House Tour
9:00 - 10:00

Magistic CruiseSmart Tour of Sydney Harbour
11:00 - 12:00

Pirates of Penzance at the Sydney Opera House
1:00 - 3:30 (Stalls V32 & V33 B Reserve)

Rollerskating in Centennial Park

Dinner at Summit Restaurant
7:30 - 9:15 (rotating dining room for a 360° view of Sydney)

Luna Park

Sleep at Jolly Swagman Backpackers in Sydney

Sun 24/9

Sunrise at Bondi Beach
5:48 a.m.

Train from Sydney to Katoomba

Bus Tour of Blue Mountains
10:30 - 5:15 (Three Sisters, Govett's Leap, Jenolan Caves, Blue Lake)

Jenolan Caves
Stop on bus tour (Lucas Cave, Chifley Cave, Imperial Cave)

Train from Katoomba to Sydney

Sydney Tower
8:00 (Observation deck and OzTrek)

Sleep at Jolly Swagman Backpackers in Sydney

Mon 25/9

Chinese Botanic Gardens
9:00

Powerhouse Museum
10:00

Sydney Aquarium
11:30

Jet Blast Adventure
2:30 - 3:05 (275 km/h, 270° turns ride on Harbour Jet)

Pylon Lookout - Sydney Harbour Bridge

Bridge Climb - Sydney Harbour Bridge
5:25 - 8:55 (three hour climb of the Harbour Bridge)

Sydney Opera House and The Rocks at night

Sleep at Jolly Swagman Backpackers in Sydney

Tue 26/9

Fly from Sydney to Alice Springs
9:40 - 12:35 (Qantas #790)

Sleep at Desert Rose Inn in Alice Springs

Wed 27/9

Day tour of West MacDonnell Ranges
8:00 - 17:30 (John Flynn Memorial, Mt Gillen, Angkale Creek bed, Standley Chasm, Ellery Creek Big Hole, Ochre Pits, Ormiston Gorge, Glen Helen Gorge, Mt Sonder, Glen Helen River valley, Simpsons Gap)

Sleep at Desert Rose Inn in Alice Springs

Thu 28/9

"The Rock Tour" - Day 1
6:10 - Saturday 17:30 (guided Uluru base walk, Mala Walk, Mutitjulu Waterhole, Aboriginal cave paintings, Uluru sunset)

Sleep at Yulara resort campground

Fri 29/9

"The Rock Tour" - Day 2
Thursday 6:10 - Saturday 17:30 (Uluru sunrise, Valley of the Winds, Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), Tales from the Dreamtime)

Sleep at Kings Creek Station

Sat 30/9

"The Rock Tour" - Day 3
Thursday 6:10 - 17:30 (Kings Canyon, Lost City, Amphitheatre, North Wall, South Wall, Garden of Eden, Camel Farm)

Sleep at Desert Rose Inn in Alice Springs

Sun 1/10

Fly from Alice Springs to Brisbane
11:30 - 14:30 (Qantas #982)