Visit: Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point Easy walk from Circular Quay Train Station, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia
Your tour of the Sydney Opera House allows you to step beneath the sails of one of the world’s most iconic performance venues, where more than 1,800 concerts, plays, musicals and ballets are staged every year. Explore it with an insider guide, who shares stories and fun facts about the opera house’s history, performances and architecture throughout your 1-hour tour.
Walk through the elegant foyers, visit one of the largest pillar-free chambers in the world, sit down in a custom-made white birch chair and look up at the vaulted ceiling. Check out areas that are off-limits to the general public, learn about the distinctive exterior design made up of ‘shell’ tiles, and hear about opera house’s Danish architect, including his inspiration and building challenges.
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1 hour(approx.)
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Please note the standard guided tour contains approx. 300 stairs - Low Impact. If you have limited mobility there are daily mobility access tours available on request pre-booking is required please contact the supplier directly.
Tours do not operate on Good Friday, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day before 1pm, subject to change
Tour + Main Meal & Drink: Redeem your ticket stub at either of our harbourside dining venues Opera Bar or House Canteen between 1130am-6pm on day of your tour booking. Includes main meal and a beverage from a selection.
One Hour Tour including Tour & Dine please check in at the Welcome Centre on the lower concourse level ten minutes prior to your tour time
Infants under 5 are permitted on the 1 hour tour free of charge, however still require a ticket to be booked
Please check you have selected the correct language tour for the tour you want to experience the language in
Venue access is subject to availability at the time of your tour and can change up until tour departure time.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 35 travelers
Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Posted By : Elaine_V
The guide was hilarious and very informative and made the experience most memorable. The whole experience about the history of the opera house etc was awesome
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : Tracy_P
Enthusiastic and knowledgeable tour guide shared interesting facts about this amazing building. A chance to look behind the scenes and experience a unique view of an historic place.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : Tara_Hellings
Our guide gave us a lively, interesting and humorous tour, showing us corners not open to the public and explaining interesting architectural features. It was fascinating!
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : Deanna_C
Loved this tour. Well worth the money. On our tour we got to see things that you wouldn't normally get to see at the Sydney Opera House. Also learn a bit of history about how it was built and why things are like they are.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : Jonathan_W
Fantastic, charismatic, deeply knowledgeable and articulate guide. Highlight of our trip - highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : Teresa_C
It was very informative but way too many steps. We finally had to forgo the last part because we were so tired of climbing stairs.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11
Posted By : Julie_H
Looking from the outside does not give the Opera House credit. On the tour we got to see inside the massive theatres, watch auditions taking place and hear about how the Opera House was built.
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Posted On : 2024-05-10
Posted By : Deana_C
Informative, interesting guide. Excellent idea to use headphones system. She was easy to follow and understand and shared a wealth of knowledge in a short amount of time. Great tour of the opera house. Tickets were easy to pick up. Guide was easy to find right on time. Would definitely recommend this.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09
Posted By : TravellingNarwhal
This tour was so interesting and Sheila was an awesome guide. She gave us loads of information about the building and was really knowledgeable when answering questions. It was exciting to go inside the building and see the performance spaces, and getting an understanding of the architecture and how the place was built was great. A brilliant tour to do whilst in Sydney!
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Posted On : 2024-05-08
Posted By : DEBBIE_H
Our tour guide was fabulous. The Sydney Opera House was more than I thought it would be. I wish that we had time to see a show, concert or play during our stay in Sydney.
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Posted On : 2024-05-07
