Great tour, informative, interesting. The streets of Surry Hills and Darlinghurst will never look the same again. Max was terrific, highly recommended

Fascinating walking tour with Lucy around 1920s crime hotspots in Surry Hills and Darlinghurst. Informative and entertaining with loads of facts and stories of people that bring the locations to life. Good value for 2 hours.

Max from Journey Walks took us on a fabulous walking tour today - Once Upon a Crime in Paddington. Having spent a lot of his younger years in Paddington, Max brought with him not only amazing knowledge but an obvious passion and love for the area. My husband and I have lived in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs for most of our lives and yet we were taken down narrow alleyways and heard stories we’d never known of before. We were with a group of about 10. Max did not use a microphone and yet we heard every word he spoke. It was really great and we can highly recommend the outing. The presentation was so professional that I would expect all the tours on offer would be worth doing.

Did the "Once upon a Crime in Paddington" walk and loved it. Max was fantastic - an engaging storyteller and has clearly done his own meticulous research (no Googling here!). I live in the area and hadn't heard any of the stories before. It was well paced, with drinks in a pub along the way and a drink together on the rooftop of a pub afterwards. Definitely value for money and a great way to spend the afternoon. Thoroughly recommended.

This was a fantastic informative tour about the crimes in Paddington, Max is very engaging and knowledgable guide, would highly recommend this or any one of his tours to anyone from Sydney or visiting Sydney

We recently went on a Paddington Crime tour, I would thoroughly recommend doing this tour. Max was very informative and I learnt many interesting historical events that took place. The buildings in Paddington are full of character and Max shares the events that took place. We will all definitely book another tour with Max next time we are in Sydney!! Max was an excellent communicator with my initial enquirers 😊😊😊

We went on a walking tour organised through The Fenwick at Balmain. The tour went for over two hours and centred around East Balmain. Max was our guide and he was extremely knowledgeable. He’d done a lot of research and relayed some fascinating and funny stories! His voice was loud and clear too! Highly recommend Journey Walks!

We did this tour 2 April 2022. Max, the tour guide, was exceptional. The tour was over three hours and was extremely interesting, information very well presented and a truly great experience. Highly recommended.

For newcomers and locals alike, this is an incredibly interesting tour of Sydney's iconic suburb, Kings Cross. Max takes you on a truly engaging and scandalous social history tour of Kings Cross and its neighbouring suburbs. Max was an informative and very knowledgeable guide and historical story teller. A 'must do' in Sydney!

We did the Balmain East tour with lunch at the Fenwick afterwards. Max was a fantastic tour guide and incredibly well researched. We found out about the human side of the history of Balmain which made the tour so much more interesting. Lunch at the Fenwick afterwards was fantastic and we found the whole day very reasonably priced for the tour and lunch. Will be booking again!

We really enjoyed the passion that our tour guide (Max) had with respect to the history of East Balmain. Max was very informative and he was able to impart his knowledge with great enthusiasm - sometimes history tours can be a little "boring", but Max had the ability of making the tour very interesting and enlightening. The walk was not too physical either so it would suit people of all age groups. The walking tour was conducted at respectful pace and there was plenty of time to take in the surrounds. Would certainly recommend this particular walking tour for tourists, locals and Sydney siders in general.

we'd expected this to be a nice 90 ramble around East Balmain before lunch at Fenwick. It was that and much much more. Great research, engaging and interesting tour guide, loads of fun info and then a three-course lunch. A top day -- all for a very very reasonable price. Now booking on to all the Journey walks we can find!

Loved this fascinating tour of East Balmain. Max has a great passion and a wealth of knowledge about the history of the area which he brought alive with an array of entertaining stories about the life and times of the colourful characters who have lived here over the years. I particularly enjoyed the historic photos and pictures he showed us to illustrate how things used to look and how they have changed through time. All together a wonderful way to spend an afternoon topped off with a fabulous meal at historic The Fenwick!

We were very lucky to secure a couple of places in the inaugural East Balmain walk with Journey Walks followed by an sumptuous lunch at The Fenwick. Our guide - Max was the best prepared and personable tour guide we have ever experienced. He not only knew the history but made it especially interesting by adding stories of the people who lived and worked the area such that the places we visited really came to life. This is a not to be missed opportunity to discover local treasures in a very enjoyable couple of hours.

We did the inaugural East Balmain walking tour with Journey Tours followed by lunch at the Fenwick. Would highly recommend. Max was great - very informative and enthusiastic about the East Balmain area. He had great props and wonderful stories which made the two hours pass fast. The lunch at the Fenwick was also delicious and very generous. Really good value day covering local history!