Hermitage Foreshore Track, VaucluseCredit: Destination NSW
Couple enjoying scenic harbour views along the Hermitage Foreshore Track, Vaucluse.
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Energising nature is right on the doorstep of Sydney. The glittering harbour city is bordered by magnificent national parks, sandstone cliffs and sandy beaches. The edges of this bustling metropolis are softened by vast vistas of ocean and untouched wilderness at every turn, but even within the city you’ll find lush greenery and stunning landscapes colliding with unforgettable cultural experiences. Get outdoors in Sydney on this ultimate Sydney Playcay itinerary which will make you Feel New like nowhere else:
FRIDAY
2:00pm: Check-in to Ovolo Woolloomooloo
Arrive at Ovolo Woolloomooloo and check into your room overlooking glittering waters of Sydney Harbour. Located on Woolloomooloo Wharf, next to the CBD and the Royal Botanic Garden, the hotel includes an indoor pool, restaurant, bar, and a fitness centre.
3:00pm: Cycle around Sydney with Bonza Bike Tours & Hire
Take a Sydney Classic Tour with Bonza Bikes, and pedal past iconic Sydney landmarks like the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge, as well as through the city’s spectacular parks.
6:30pm: Get a bird’s eye view of Sydney from Bar 83 at Sydney Tower
Enjoy stunning views of the city at sundown from Bar 83 at Sydney Tower. As night falls, you’ll see the city lights sparkle through floor to ceiling windows whilst enjoying specialty cocktails and delectable bar fare.
Bonza Bike Tours, The Rocks Credit: Destination NSW
Small group enjoying a ride around Sydney Harbour with Bonza Bike Tours, The Rocks.
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Bonza Bike Tours, The Rocks Credit: Destination NSW
Small group enjoying a ride around Sydney Harbour with Bonza Bike Tours, The Rocks.
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Friends enjoying their stay at the Ovolo Woolloomooloo hotel.
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Ovolo, Woolloomooloo Credit: Destination NSW
Friends enjoying their stay at the Ovolo Woolloomooloo hotel.
SATURDAY
7:00am: Splash into Saturday with an early morning swim
Start the day with swimming laps in the outdoor harbourside Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool in The Domain. Afterwards refuel with breakfast at Poolside Cafe.
9:00am: Cruise around the Sydney Harbour in a speedboat
Jump behind the wheel of a snazzy little red speedboat for a self-drive tour of Sydney Harbour with Explore Sydney Harbour. Feel the wind in your hair as you zip around Australia’s most famous waterway.
1:00pm: Walk the Hermitage Foreshore
You’ll feel a million miles away from the city when walking the Hermitage Foreshore Walk. Join a walking tour with Australian Luxury Escapes and visit historical coastal defense sites, a lighthouse and Vaucluse House, a great spot to stop for lunch.
4:00pm: Stand-up paddleboard around Watsons Bay
Rent SUPs or take a lesson with Watssup and enjoy an afternoon paddle. Soak in the amazing views of the city while gliding along the calm protected waters of Watsons Bay.
6:00pm: Enjoy sunset drinks and dinner at Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel
Finish the day with a glass of NSW Semillon and dinner on the waterfront patio at Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel. Watch the sun set behind the Sydney skyline while you dine on fresh oysters, prawns and mussels. After, catch a ferry back to Circular Quay.
Stand Up Paddleboarding, Watsons Bay Credit: Destination NSW
Couple enjoying a morning of stand up paddleboarding at Watsons Bay in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
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Stand Up Paddleboarding, Watsons Bay Credit: Destination NSW
Couple enjoying a morning of stand up paddleboarding at Watsons Bay in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Andrew Boy Charlton Pool, Sydney Credit: Destination NSW
Couple enjoying food and drink at Andrew Boy Charlton Pool, Sydney.
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Andrew Boy Charlton Pool, Sydney Credit: Destination NSW
Couple enjoying food and drink at Andrew Boy Charlton Pool, Sydney.
SUNDAY
5:45am: Rise and shine with a kayak tour on the Harbour
Enjoy an early morning kayak on the Harbour as the sun rises with Sydney by Kayak, departing from North Sydney. Notice the incredible juxtaposition of steel and nature as you paddle underneath the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge.
8:30am: Grab coffee at Industry Beans York St.
On the way back to your hotel, stop at Industry Beans York St. for coffee and a bit of breakfast, then enjoy some time to refresh at your hotel.
11:00am: Try the tasting menu at Botanic House in the Royal Botanic Garden
Enjoy an early lunch in the heart of Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden at Botanic House. Chef Luke Nguyen’s tasting menu marries Southeast Asian flavours with native Australian ingredients.
1:30pm: Learn about Aboriginal Culture with Dreamtime Southern X
Dreamtime Southern X’s Margret Campbell provides an interesting and informative Aboriginal Dreaming Tour around The Rocks, highlighting the history of cultural significance of the area.
4:00pm: End your weekend of adventure at Barangaroo House in Darling Harbour
Barangaroo House lives in a unique three-level hive covered in greenery. Sip a rooftop drink at Smoke Bar and watch the ferries come and go from Darling Harbour.
For more information on how to have a Feel New Summer in Sydney and New South Wales, go to visitnsw.com or sydney.com
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Kayaking, Sydney Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Friends enjoying a day of kayaking on Sydney Harbour.
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Kayaking, Sydney Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Friends enjoying a day of kayaking on Sydney Harbour.
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Small group enjoying an Aboriginal Dreaming Tour with Margret Campbell of Dreamtime Southern X in The Rocks, Sydney.
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Dreamtime Southern X, Sydney Credit: Destination NSW
Small group enjoying an Aboriginal Dreaming Tour with Margret Campbell of Dreamtime Southern X in The Rocks, Sydney.
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The Fall Guy in Sydney with a spectacular Glebe Island Silo Stunt
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Action-comedy film The Fall Guy explodes onto Australian screens on 24 April, and along with Hollywood superstars Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, Sydney also plays a starring role. But the city isn’t just a backdrop to many of the action-packed scenes in the film, it also offers real-life action experiences to get your heart pumping. Here’s our guide to high-octane experiences in Sydney.
On-the-water adrenaline
Just like Ryan Gosling blasting around Sydney Harbour in a high-speed boat chase, you too can feel the wind in your hair, the sea spray on your face and your heart in your mouth on an Oz Jet Boating experience. These bright red, shark-faced jetboats fish-tail, spin and slide under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, past Dawes Point Park (where we meet Jean Claude the kelpie in the film) and the iconic Sydney Opera House, leaving you breathless and somewhat damp. Turn it down a notch with a two-, three- or five-day course from EastSail, with classes on the calm shores of Rushcutters Bay, or go five-star by hiring your very own superyacht from the fleet at Sydney Harbour Luxe Charters – Ghost II was featured in the film.
Get locked in an escape room
A bolted door, a countdown clock and a series of fiendish puzzles – outsmart the bad guys and challenge your friends in one of Sydney’s best escape rooms. Award-winning The Cipher Room, with locations in Newtown and St Peters, offers immersive, expertly designed rooms. Choose from a film noir-style hotel, a mysterious abandoned toy shop or a dystopian French bunker. Entermission Sydney has virtual-reality rooms, with themes like Alice in Wonderland, a pirate ship or space station. While not strictly an escape room, the one-of-a-kind Hijinx Hotel is a fun escape-like challenge set inside a quirky 15-room hotel.
Hickson Road Reserve, Dawes Point Credit: Destination NSW
Friends walking along Sydney Harbour in the morning.
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Hickson Road Reserve, Dawes Point Credit: Destination NSW
Friends walking along Sydney Harbour in the morning.
Oz Jet Boating, Sydney Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Experience the incredible speed of the red shark boats as they blast across Sydney harbour at high speed with Oz Jet Boating.
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Oz Jet Boating, Sydney Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Experience the incredible speed of the red shark boats as they blast across Sydney harbour at high speed with Oz Jet Boating.
Find your need for speed
It’s not an action movie without a car chase, and while you can’t speed through the CBD streets like Ryan Gosling and Jean Claude, you can still challenge your friends to race via go kart at Hyper Karting Moore Park. At the 410-metre indoor track, the electric cars offer plenty of exhilarating straights and corners, with a high-speed function to help you overtake your mates. True petrol heads should make a pitstop at Luddenham Raceway in southwest Sydney, where the go karts are fuelled and the 600m outdoor pro circuit offers 12 high-speed corners and even nighttime drives. Want to do the real thing? Trackschool has half-day passenger or driving experiences in a Porsche 911 Carrera also at the raceway.
Have an adventure up high
A high-stakes, sky-high chopper scene is an action flick essential; recreate the experience (minus the stress) on a flight with Sydney HeliTours. The 20- or 30-minute tours take in jaw-dropping views of harbour icons like the Sydney Opera House, Taronga Zoo, Bondi Beach and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Or live out your Hollywood star dreams onboard the luxury Sydney Seaplanes. If free-falling from the sky like Ryan Gosling does jumping from a multi-story building is the heart race you crave, get the thrills without the spills at iFly Downunder: fully accessible, all-ages indoor skydiving that will make you feel like a superhero. Or take a day trip to the Blue Mountains for a ride on Scenic World’s 270m-high glass-cased Beyond Skyway for that soaring feeling while safely enclosed in a cable car.
Luddenham Raceway, Luddenham Credit: Destination NSW
Track Day at Luddenham Raceway Motorsport Park, Luddenham.
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Luddenham Raceway, Luddenham Credit: Destination NSW
Track Day at Luddenham Raceway Motorsport Park, Luddenham.
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Couple ready to enjoy a Sydney Seaplanes flight from Rose Bay, Sydney.
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Sydney Seaplanes, Rose Bay Credit: Destination NSW
Couple ready to enjoy a Sydney Seaplanes flight from Rose Bay, Sydney.
Scale walls and cliffs
Action heroes need to be agile and spider-like; flex your skills scaling rock walls at one of Sydney’s top indoor rock-climbing centres. Climb Fit in St Leonards has beginner and high-tech climbs using augmented reality, while Ledge is a smaller centre in Camperdown perfect for beginners, and BlocHaus in Marrickville focuses solely on bouldering. If you prefer to climb surrounded by waterfalls and forests, make the extra leap to the Blue Mountains, and challenge yourself on an abseil or rock-climb under the expert guidance of the Blue Mountains Adventure Company.
Spots to refuel
After all that adventuring, you’re going to need a spot to refuel and cheers to a big day. Make it a meal with a view at Aster Bar on top of the InterContinental Sydney – with uninterrupted views of the harbour. The rooftop bar featured in the film is the Ivy – which is a local favourite for big nights out. Partake in Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s love for spicy margaritas at Centro 86, a new underground tequila bar in the CBD, or taste award-winning cocktails at Dean and Nancy on 22. Finish up with a feast at one of the restaurants located around Jones Bay Wharf (you’ll spot this area in the film as Ryan Gosling hides on his boat from the bad guys) or snack in the late-night dining havens in Chinatown: try Japanese izakaya Nakano Darling, xiao long bao from Nanjing Dumpling or Mamak’s legendary roti.
Rest your head
Even heroes need their beauty sleep. Rest up like an A-lister at the Kimpton Margot, a recently opened CBD hotel with Art Deco touches, and featured in the movie (ask Kevin for the fruit plate). Compact yet comfortable, the Little National Hotel is located in the heart of the city near Wynyard (also a major filming locale for The Fall Guy). And for a boutique hotel suitable for everyone from film stars to stunt crew, stay in the Ace Hotel in Surry Hills, with unique in-room features like guitars, record players and locally made custom robes.
Sydney Adventure Tours, Katoomba Credit: Destination NSW
Sydney Adventure Tours offers private tours to the Blue Mountains. With an experienced tour guide, take a bushwalk through nature and experience the rainforests.
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Sydney Adventure Tours, Katoomba Credit: Destination NSW
Sydney Adventure Tours offers private tours to the Blue Mountains. With an experienced tour guide, take a bushwalk through nature and experience the rainforests.
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The rooftop lounge at the Little National, in Wynyard in Sydney.
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Little National Hotel, Sydney Credit: Little National Hotel
The rooftop lounge at the Little National, in Wynyard in Sydney.