Sydney is a city that boasts extraordinary landmarks and plenty of fun activities. It is one of Australia’s top city-destination. A few important landmarks are the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Tower which most tourists usually visit when they are in Sydney. If you want to visit Sydney and also save some time and money, then you must consider travelling by hop-on and hop-off bus for sightseeing and also get a Sydney Harbour experience.
On the bus, you will get Wi-Fi and also audio commentaries, while you are on board the bus. In addition to that, while considering the package, you have to see whether you want to relax during your tour or you want to rush. In the Sydney Hop-on-hop-off combo service, you will also get a cruise ride. This can be the best possible way to get yourself familiarized with the various sights of Sydney.
By using the Hop-on-hop-off bus, you can easily get off at any designated stops and spend as much time as you like for sightseeing, and after that again hop on the next available bus that comes in that designated stop. It is possible to hop on or hop off as many times as you like and also stay at any location as long as you like during the tour.
You have to buy a ticket that is valid for either 24 hours or 48 hours, and you can get buses every 15 to 20 minutes frequency from the designated stops.
The price that you pay for the ticket will cover 2 interchangeable tours:
- Sydney city tour
- Bondi Beach tour
Sydney city tour
There are total 33 numbers of stops on the tour route. Following are the point of interest that are included on this route:
- Barangaroo Reserve
- Chinese Gardens
- Circular Quay
- Darling Harbour
- International-Convention-Centre
- King Street Wharf
- Maritime Museum
- Pyrmont Bridge
- Rocks
- Royal Botanical Gardens
- Sydney Fish Market
- Sydney Harbour Bridge
Passengers touring with the double-decker buses will get a 360ᵒ view of the whole city, as an open top deck is provided. Hence, if anyone wants to take a video or photo then they can easily do it without leaving their seat.
During the journey, professional audio commentary will be offered in 8 different languages e.g. English/French/German/Italian/Japanese/Korean/Mandarin and Spanish. A complimentary earphone will also be available with the driver. Wi-Fi will also be provided.
Bondi Tour
There are two separate routes in the Sydney Hop-on-hop-off services.
Sydney Tour (Red Route)
The Red Route has got stops at 23 different points of interest and it starts and also terminates at the main ferry terminal of Sydney. The total time to cover the full round trip is 90 minutes. The 1stt tour will start at 8.30 AM and after every 15 to 20 minutes the next bus will run and this will continue all throughout the day. The last trip will depart at 5 pm from Circular Quay and terminate at 6.30 PM.
Bondi Tour (Blue Route)
The Blue route stops at 10 different points of interest while making a trip to Bondi-Beach. The first service will start at 9.30 AM from Central Railway Station, which is stop 24 and located at Bus Bay on Pitt Street. At the frequency of 15 to 20-minute buses will run. The last tour departs from the same Central Station exactly at 5 pm and it will terminate at 6.30 PM.
Both these tours will overlap at 3 stops, which are
- Australian-Museum
- Central Station
- William-Street
If anyone wants to change the route then they can do it from these stops.
