Description
TIMING
2:30 pm
Duration 3 – 3.5 hours
COVERING:
Circular Quay, The Rocks & Millers Point
Convicts, Crimes and Colonial History
MEETING POINT
Four Seasons Hotel
Meet your guide in the lobby area. Max will have a navy shirt and white Journey Walks tour folder
TOUR ONE: Ati Jain (party of 4)
Friday 13th January
The Rocks, Millers Point and Walsh Bay.
TOUR DESCRIPTION:
Private Group Tour
Together we will rediscover the stories and secrets of Sydney’s original convict colony and how this scallywag settlement transformed into a notorious harbour-side hot spot for sailors, whalers, soldiers, street gangs, crooks and craftsmen over the 19th century.
Our tour will explore the best of Circular Quay, The Rocks Miller’s Point, Walsh Bay and Observatory Hill.
Tour length: 3-3.5 hours with midway stop and stories inside one of the oldest Pubs in Australia for optional drinks / food
Historic themes:
- The ancient Indigenous heritage of Sydney harbour
- The journey and arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 (original convicts and officers)
- The establishment of the Sydney Cove penal colony and its early development in The Rocks focussing on the Convict experience
- The development of early Georgian Architecture and arrival of merchants, trade and industry
- Historic Pubs, hide-outs and the Rum economy
- The transformation of the maritime villages after the Gold Rush and rapid growth in construction / industry in the 19th Century
- Local street gangs, criminal enterprises, murders and mysteries of the 19th century
- The Government resumption of the area in the 20th century, heritage battles and restoration
Inclusions:
- Private tour led by local historian
- Midway stop and stories inside the Historic Lord Nelson Hotel
- Optional drinks and food opportunities
Walking level: Easy to moderate — includes some stairs and inclines
Tour cost: $410 AUD (based on a private group rate for 4 pax)
Guide Contact: +61421269240
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