Sydney Harbour has to be one of the most beautiful harbours in the world. If you are lucky enough to cruise or sail into this Australian port the amazing point of entry are what is called The Heads. From here there is a natural navigable channel all the way to the central city.
As you make your way to the Circular Quay in the city center there are numerous beautiful bays that will snake away to your left and right. Sydney harbour is beautiful but like most places it comes at a price if you want to live on or have a view of the water. Prices start in the millions of dollars a quickly skyrocket into what would be the stratosphere for most of us.
The Sydney Opera House was started in 1956 and finally completed in 1973. The once controversial masterpiece created by Denmark's Jorn Utzon and opened by Queen Elizabeth was made part of UNESCO's World Heritage list in 2007. The Opera hose was for much of it's construction overshadowed by controversy as it was used a political football due to spiralling costs and engineering problems. Today however Australians are rightly proud of this architectural masterpiece and landmark.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge affectionately known as the Coat hanger was started in 1932 and took 6 years to build. It is the worlds largest but not longest steel arch bridge and is held together by approximately 6,000,000 hand driven rivets. Not sure who had the job of counting them. Many people from around the world would know the cheeky and lovable Crocodile Dundee character. Paul Hogan is an Australian institution and started life as a painter on the Sydney harbour Bridge.
If we can help you get to Sydney please let us know. The team at Affordable Cruises Tours are Australian specialists because the owner is Australian. This one is for all my friends Down Under.