Car Rental in Sydney
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About Sydney
Sydney is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and located within the State of New South Wales. You can enjoy a city that’s gifted with amazing beaches, a sparkling harbour and a sunny Mediterranean climate, its setting alone has guaranteed Sydney a place among the most glamorous cities on the planet. When you hire a car in Sydney, you’ll discover that it’s a city that doesn’t hide its charms. Why would you with National monuments like the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.
The oldest ‘settled’ point in Australia sits deep in the harbour, and is a tiny suburb now known as the ‘Rocks’, serving as a delightful entertainment precinct adjacent to the busy Circular Quay ferry terminal. It looks out to both Australian Icons in Sydney harbour bridge and the world famous Opera House.
Sydney has a bustling CBD with a curious mix of modern high-rises and grand old colonial buildings. Not to be missed are Chinatown and Spanish town. Adjacent is the recently re-developed Darling harbor – a waterfront entertainment complex that comes alive every night with the Chinese garden and the highly recommended Sydney aquarium.
For those interested in Sydney’s nightlife, Kings Cross is a cocktail of strip joints and seedy bars, while in contrast the nearby Victorian suburbs of Paddington and Darlinghurst are charming terraced streets perfect for a pleasant evening’s stroll.
Sydney has a
temperate,
oceanic climate with warm summers and cool winters, and rainfall spread throughout the year.The weather is moderated by proximity to the ocean, and more extreme temperatures are recorded in the inland western suburbs. The warmest month is January, whilst the winter months are mildly cool, with July being the coldest month.
Getting to Sydney
Most visitors to Sydney arrive at Sydney Airport, also known as Kingsford Smith airport. Airfares to and from Australia are still quite pricey but options are numerous.
Australia's internal airlines offer discount flight packages (to be used once inside the country) to most major domestic airports, including Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. So if you've only got a short time there, it's well worth flying, as Australia is a very large continent indeed.
Sydney has a good train network, including an underground city centre loop. It's the fastest way of getting out to some of the district’s more distant areas, but not exactly the most scenic. Interstate and regional trains run from Central station, and will take you to most other capitals, as well as cities and towns throughout NSW.
All the major bus lines run services into and out of Sydney. Most lines offer student discounts, and Greyhound, Pioneer and McCafferty's all have a good bus pass deals available to most major destinations. There are also a number of specialised bus tours running out of Sydney.
Major roads from Sydney go north to Newcastle and towards Queensland, west to the Blue Mountains, south to Melbourne, Victoria and Canberra and further down the south coast to Wollongong. Highways are good, but getting out of Sydney in rush hour is hair raising.
Sydney Surrounds
Car rental in Sydney is certainly the best way to get around. Some of the surrounding suburbs are Elizabeth Bay, Surrey Hills, Ultimo, Haymarket, Woolloomooloo, Kings Cross, Pyrmont, Paddington, Bondi, Potts Point, Darlinghurst, so rent a car in Sydney and explore the wonderful surroundings.
Exploring Sydney
Hire a car in Sydney to discover a city that’s constantly dishing up something new. Drive 30 minutes from the centre of Sydney and visit Bondi Beach. A thriving centre for sun, surf and fun. The beach is part of a large moon shaped bay of white sands and breaking surf. Catch the perfect wave at the famous Bondi or drive to Palm Beach.
Or you can simply catch the Manly Ferry at sunset – or anytime – for one of Sydney’s best and most affordable thrills
Seeing the native fruit bats and 30 hectares of themed gardens in the Royal Botanic Gardens on a guided Aboriginal heritage tour
Enjoy a wonderful, magical performance at the Sydney Opera House or be enthralled by one of the best Aboriginal art collections in the world at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Visit the Chinese Garden of Friendship, Imax Theatre, Sydney Aquarium, the Australian National Maritime Museum or the Sydney Wildlife World. Or wander around Darling Harbour and Cockle Bay take the time out to enjoy a relaxing lunch or dinner at a selection of fine restaurants, cafes or eateries.
Or drive to the nearby Blue Mountains offer awesome vistas and the opportunity for a perfectly peaceful overnight stop. Further inland the Snowy Mountains and Mount Kosciusko (Australia’s highest point) are both popular winter destination for skiers, but still well worth a summer visit.
Alternatively, NSW’s southern coast is dotted with little seaside fishing and surfing towns and many wild national parks. There’s a lot of wide open space here, perfect for spotting kangaroos, wallabies and koalas roaming freely among their expansive eucalyptus forest homes.
The Northern coast is a repeat of endless and perfect beaches and small coastal towns, punctuated by picturesque bays, lagoons and forests and tourists are well catered for at the popular stop-off towns of Newcastle, Coffs harbour and Port Macquarie. From here, whale spotting trips are organised in season and provide days out on the vast Pacific Ocean.
Cuisine in Sydney
Sydney has been stamped as one of the three food capitals of the world, along with New York and London. It’s the sort of cooking that truly can’t be missed, as it has truly placed Australia as a modern culinary force. Sydney has enticing candidates of nearly every ilk, including high-concept French, serious seafood houses, contemporary Asian and cafes that serve breakfast with such sunny optimism you feel nothing can go wrong again.
Sydney’s cuisine is so highly regarded that one of America's biggest-selling newspapers has declared that Sydney is the best place on Earth to eat. The Los Angeles Times raved today to its 3.5 million readers about Sydney's restaurants and chefs. "Oz at the head of the table," the headline read on the front page of the LA Times's well-read travel section.
The critic's three-page story praised many of Sydney's top restaurants, including Sailor's Thai, bill's, Icebergs on Bondi Beach, Sean's Panorama, Longrain, The Book Kitchen, Marque Restaurant, Billy Kwong, Spice I Am, Pier, Fish Face, Tetsuya's and The Boathouse on Blackwattle Bay.
They also noted how Sydney restaurants with great harbour or ocean views, such as Icebergs, avoided being "tourist traps" where the the quality of the food failed to match the views. Here are a few restaurants with views that simply can not be missed:
Doyle’s on the Beach: Sydney’s best-known seafood restaurant, Doyle’s on the Beach is the oldest in the Doyle’s chain, and most definitely a Sydney institution. Looking across the water toward the city, you can spend an afternoon here taking in the view and enjoying the freshly caught seafood.
Visit: www.doyles.com.au
Café Sydney: With some of the best views in the city, Café Sydney provides a stunning setting for lunch or dinner. With a huge outdoor balcony that sits over Circular Quay and inventive dishes, Café Sydney is a must when dining out in the city. Reservations are essential.
Visit: www.cafesydney.com
Altitude: Look out over Sydney Harbour from the 36th floor of the Shangri-la Hotel through the five meter high windows, while enjoying fine food and wine from an extensive selection.
Visit: www.altitudesydney.com
North Bondi Italian Food: Located at the north end of Bondi Beach, this restaurant has outdoor tables set right on the beach with views of the whole beach and a seabreeze to whet your appetite. The menu is rustic Italian with a large wine list that caters for all tastes and wallets.
Visit: www.idrb.com
Sydney Local Information
Click here for more Sydney Local Information or visit:
Tourist information
Cnr Argyle and Playfair St
The Rocks
+61 2 9265 9007
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