Real History Walking Tours
Sydney City Walking Tour
A tour showcasing Sydney's most impressive buildings and views while sharing the stories of some of the most significant people in Australian History.
Sydney’s CBD is brimming with history. From stories of Aboriginal leaders and convict uprisings to warring bell towers, gruesome murders, and the construction of historic landmarks, this tour covers it all. Together, we’ll uncover the city’s formation and explore the lives of its vibrant past residents.
We’ll visit the oldest European buildings in Australia, delve into Sydney’s subterranean secrets, and discuss the city’s most elaborate architecture. Along the way, you’ll hear incredible tales of corruption, fortune, and despair.
Join us for a tour—you’ll never see Sydney the same way again.
Duration: 2 Hours
Regularity: Twice-Weekly
Walking Ease: An easy flat walk that is accessible for prams, small children and people with disabilities
Length: 2.8 Kilometres with plenty of shade, seating, bubblers and toilets along the way.
Key Sites: St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney Town Hall, The Queen Victoria Building, The General Post Office, The State Library, NSW Parliament, The former Mint, Hyde Park Barracks and St Mary's Cathedral
A tour weaving through imposing mansions and along grand streets, highlighting the diverse social and architectural formation of Glebe.
Glebe's history is incredible. From an important trading route for Aboriginal people for thousands of years to a playground for Sydney's ultra-rich to Sydney's most disgusting suburb, this picturesque inner city suburb has it all. A once industrious suburb, old warehouses are scattered amongst monstrous mansions and tiny townhouses. Elaborate churches are dotted along tree-lined streets with breathtaking views of the city skyline. Stories of religious wars, royal visits, public torchings and grand balls at the then-biggest house in Sydney make this tour a diverse and almost unbelievable one.
Join us for a tour—you’ll definitely be surprised!
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Regularity: Weekly
Walking Ease: An easy flat walk that is accessible for prams, small children and people with disabilities
Length: 1.5 Kilometres with plenty of shade, seating, bubblers and toilets along the way.
Key Sites: St John's Anglican Church, Former Presbyterian Church, St James' Catholic Church, Rosebank House, Former Valhalla Theatre, Toxteth Hotel, Former Bidura Children Court and Gaol, Hartford House and Toxteth Park House.
Watsons Bay Coastline Tour
A tour winding down striking seacliffs and along beaches, showcasing magnificent naval buildings, colonial houses, sea caves and Victorian Mansions.
Watsons Bay has always been a tourist hotspot, but its rich history is often overlooked. From horrific shipwrecks to fleeing immigrants to cave houses and wartime panic, Watsons Bay is dripping in history. This jaw-droppingly beautiful sandstone peninsula on Sydney's South Head has stories of Australia's first lighthouse, private zoos and drunken politicians, just to name a few. With breathtaking cliff faces on one side and stunning beaches on the other this tour is incredible on all fronts. Along the tour route, amazing views towards Manly and the city with the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge can be seen.
Join us for a tour—it's one to remember!
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Regularity: Weekly
Walking Ease: This tour involves a steep decline down into Watsons Bay. The tour also be easily altered for wheelchair and pram accessibility.
Length: 2.3 Kilometres with plenty of shade, seating, bubblers and toilets along the way.
Key Sites: Macquarie Lighthouse, The Signal Station, Dunbar Shipwreck, The Gap, St Peter's Anglican Church, Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Gibson's Beach Caves, Dunbar House, Watsons Bay Wharf and Camp Cove.
Mudgee Town Tour
A tour highlighting the vibrant social, agricultural and architectural history of one of the most historically and architecturally distinct towns in New South Wales.
As the second oldest inland European settlement west of the Blue Mountains, Mudgee is bursting with historical charm. Unlike many other towns in the Central West Mudgee retains many of its 19th century buildings. This tour highlights the indigenous history of the Mudgee area and its European past. From religious fuelled rotten fruit throwing to contested tunnels to ammunition manufacturing and many, many, many pubs, this tour tells the story of a town forged on loss, wealth and perseverance.
Join us for a tour—you will notice things everywhere that you never would have registered!