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Self Guided Historical Walking Tour in Sydney
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This self-guided adventure through The Rocks reveals the real Sydney, raw, rebellious, and absolutely fascinating.
Walk 3.3km through 18 historic sites where convicts, sailors, and survivors built a city from nothing. But you're not just seeing buildings, you're meeting the people who lived, loved, fought, and died here.
28 Captivating Audio Stories bring colonial Sydney to life. Hear about the families who thrived against impossible odds, the Green Bans, and of course the convicts
Discover what they ate, how they survived, and the legacies they left behind.
Total Freedom:
- Explore at YOUR pace, linger or breeze through
- Start anytime, morning, afternoon, or evening
- Pause, reread, replay, customize your route
- Experience history on your own terms
Perfect for:
Curious explorers wanting authentic stories, history lovers craving depth, really anyone who believes the best experiences reveal who made history, not just what happened.
Download the Guide, open it, and walk!
Half-day Tours
Private and Luxury
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Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Walking Tours
Short term availability
Pe scurt
- Durată
- 4 ore
- Confirmare
- Confirmare imediată
- Bilet
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Grup
- Doar grupul tău
- Persoane pe rezervare
- 1–15
- Ghid audio
- engleză
- Ghid scris
- engleză
- Organizator
- afootwego
Ce include
Inclus
- Inclus: IMPORTANT: Download PDF walking route, notes and audios before you start your walk
Itinerar
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10 min
The Gadigal people called this place Warrane. In 1788, eleven ships arrived carrying over a thousand desperate souls to an unknown land.
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10 min
Built in 1845 by workers who knew every stone. Despite the the opinion of some, the First Fleet didn't land here—but generations of Sydneysiders have passed through its doors.
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First Fleet Park
10 min
Mary Reibey arrived in chains at age 13. Isaac Nicolas was transported for theft. Both became respected businesspeople. How did they rebuild their lives from nothing?
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Oprirea 4
10 min
For a century (1820s-1920), sailors, convicts, and locals drank side by side. Get arrested? The Police Station was next door. But the police were often as crooked as the convicts themselves.
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Oprirea 5
10 min
The colony's first patients suffered here in canvas tents. Later, this narrow lane saw the colony's first street gangs clash.
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Oprirea 6
10 min
Francis Greenway was transported for forgery, yet designed some of Sydney's most beautiful buildings. Can a criminal successfully return to his chosen profession?
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Oprirea 7
10 min
Irish orphan girls, some as young as 14, arrived alone and terrified. Mary Driver was one. She made this street her home
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Oprirea 8
10 min
Convicts chiseled through 140 metres of solid rock with hand tools. Every chip tells a story of backbreaking labor.
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Oprirea 9
10 min
Long's Lane, Cribb's Lane, and Caracher's Lane - Beneath your feet: 33 homes where real families lived, loved, and struggled. Archaeologists found their cups, their toys, their secrets.
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10 min
Edward Riley was an ex-convict. How did he afford these terrace houses? The answer might surprise you.
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Oprirea 11
10 min
Jack Mundey mural - One union leader in the 1970s said "no." Without Jack Mundey's green bans, bulldozers would have erased all these stories.
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10 min
Ann Smith, a convict nurse, ran away. For years, male convicts "nursed" the sick. Imagine being cared for by them.
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Oprirea 13
10 min
Behind Harrington Street is Well Courtyard - William O'Neal's child drowned in this well. A parent's worst nightmare, preserved in stone.
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Oprirea 14
10 min
Reynolds Cottages can be found here - 200 years old, built by convict hands, nearly demolished. The secrets of how they survived involve lies, luck, and determination.
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Oprirea 15
10 min
Rest, refresh, and reflect on the people whose struggles built this place.
Punct de întâlnire și preluare
Toți participanții se întâlnesc la punctul de întâlnire.
Punct de întâlnire
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This is the starting point for your Self Guide Walk
Punct de final
Cum folosești biletul
Please download The Rocks - South of Argyle Street Walk Book a 7.8 Mb PDF that contains your maps and audios
https://afootwego.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SYD–The-Rocks–South-of-Argyle-Street–Self-Guided-Walk-GuideBook_v2-3N.pdf
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Bine de știut
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Service animals allowed
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Toilets are available on the route
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Cafes are available on the route
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Places to sit are available on the route
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Not recommended if you have a walking disability
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