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Sydney Opera House

Royal Exchange | GPO Box R239, Sydney, New South Wales 1225, Australia
61 2 9250 7111
As featured in 3 days in Sydney
Ranked #6 of 302 attractions in Sydney
4.5 of 5 stars 1086 Reviews
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest, Operas, Theatres, Architectural Buildings, Ballets
Activities: Watching sunrise/sunset
Fee: Yes
Owner description: Follow our friendly guide on an incredible tour of Sydney Opera House -exploring the World Heritage-listed masterpiece home to 1000 rooms, 300...... more » Owner description: Follow our friendly guide on an incredible tour of Sydney Opera House -exploring the World Heritage-listed masterpiece home to 1000 rooms, 300 corridors and hundreds of tales and secrets. Step inside the inspired venues where more than 1600 performances come to life each year and walk in the footsteps of stars like John Cleese, Pavarotti and The Cure. With audio visual aids you will be taken back in time to when the first concrete ribs were laid down at Bennelong Point and learn how Danish architect Jorn Utzon’s ambitious vision for a world class performing arts came into existence. You can’t experience Sydney Opera House without taking this tour!Tours run daily from 9am - 5pm. Available in English. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French and German tours are also available. « less
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Vinterbro, Norway
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183 reviews 183 reviews
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103 helpful votes 103 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

My wife and I have had a dream to come to Sydney and see the Opera House, and last December it came true! We walked from our hotel in Woollomooloo, to Lady Macquarie's Chair, where we got the first glimpse of it with Harbour Bridge in the background. A fantastic sight worth a lot of photos :-) The Opera House... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

Incredible building which has been well cared for. The surrounding area has plenty to see and do but the prices are not cheap, although having a drink outside the Opera House overlooking the water is well worth it. More

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See 5 more reviews by Charlotte C for Sydney
London, England, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

The tour was very good value, giving you a chance to have a look around some of the main theatre spaces that you otherwise wouldn't see without a ticket to a show. Our guide was knowledgeable and very enthusiastic. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW
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Surprised there are no longer restaurants or coffee lounges here. More

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London, United Kingdom
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW
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This place is definitely a 5 if you just take account of its truly iconic status as a Sydney landmark. It, perhaps twinned with the bridge (which always reminds me of the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle, done with much less fuss), is the image that people around the globe associate with Sydney - even with Australia. On first sight, it... More

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Singapore, Singapore
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW
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When you come to Sydney, you gotta come here & take as many pictures as possible. If you stand at the bottom of the stairs, you can take a picture of your partner standing up there with the 3 magnificent domes rising from behind. What a grandeur shoot it will be! Try it! More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW
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took the opera house tour during a weekday afternoon, it lasted for about 45 minutes. multilingual tours are available, i was in a group of 10 and there were headsets for everyone so that the tour guide could speak softly without disrupting any rehearsals going on. the history and information on the architecture were very interesting, the tour took us... More

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Thousand Oaks, California
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7 reviews 7 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW
1
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We did not go inside but walked completely around the site. We learned that there are several venues going on inside at the same time. The 'food court' attached to the area gives one a lot of choices to eat. There is ample seating to just sit and people watch or count the waves. More

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Perth, Australia
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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW
1
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A must for any visit to Sydney, informative and genuinely passionate guide. We were very lucky and were treated to an impromptu Opera performance in one of the small reception rooms. Just stunning. Amazing to be inside a structure that you have seen so many times on tv etc More

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Rotorua,NZ
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW
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Seeing is believng. True Sydney Icon . Incomparable. More

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