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Real History Walking Tours

Stories Best Shared

Private Tours & School Groups

Discover the stories, people, and places that shaped Sydney and regional New South Wales with a private walking tour.

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Watsons Bay Walking Tour
Watsons Bay Historic Photo

Watson's Bay Coastline

Private Group Tours

Enjoy a private history walking tour exclusively with your own group, exploring Sydney’s historic landmarks, heritage buildings and fascinating local stories with an engaging guide.

 

Private walking tours are ideal for:

  • Social and community groups

  • Workplace outings and corporate team-building activities

  • Family gatherings

  • Birthday celebrations

  • Probus and seniors groups

  • Interstate and international visitors

  • Clubs and special interest groups

 

Our guided heritage tours combine fascinating Australian history, striking architecture, beautiful scenery and the hidden stories often overlooked on a typical sightseeing tour.

Whether your group is interested in convict history, grand estates, shipwrecks, notorious local characters or the evolution of Sydney’s historic neighbourhoods, we’ll help you choose the right private Sydney walking tour for your group’s interests and schedule.

School Tours

Take history beyond the classroom with an engaging history walking tour or school excursion through the places where Australian history happened.

Our guided school history tours in Sydney and Mudgee introduce students to the social, architectural and cultural heritage of each location through memorable stories, historic landmarks and real-world learning experiences.

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Depending on the tour, students may explore topics including:

  • Aboriginal history and Indigenous heritage

  • Colonial Sydney and early Australian history

  • Convict life, crime and uprisings

  • Immigration, industry and urban development

  • Religion and social change

  • Heritage architecture and historic buildings

  • Significant local people and historical events

 

Our educational walking tours can be tailored to your students’ ages, areas of study, group size and learning objectives, providing an engaging way to bring history to life beyond the classroom.

Teachers and school excursion organisers are encouraged to contact us before booking so we can recommend the most suitable guided history tour for your school group.

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Glebe History

Historic Glebe Mansions

Glebe Walking Tour
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Watson's Bay Coastline

Coach & Bus Groups

Travelling as part of a coach tour, bus group or organised day trip? Real History Walking Tours offers engaging guided history tours in Sydney and Mudgee, bringing Australia’s past to life through fascinating stories, historic landmarks and local heritage.

We can help plan a suitable group walking tour or heritage experience around your itinerary, taking into account tour locations, group sizes, timing, walking distances, accessibility requirements, and convenient coach drop-off and pick-up points. Our historical walking tours are ideal for seniors groups, Probus clubs, community organisations, interstate visitors, and organised coach excursions looking for unique things to do in Sydney and regional NSW.

Contact us with your preferred date, group size and itinerary, and we’ll recommend the most suitable Sydney or Mudgee history tour for your group.

Tour Locations

Town Hall

Sydney City Tour

A tour showcasing Sydney's most impressive buildings and sharing the stories of some of the most significant people in Australian History.

Glebe Historic Walking Tours

Glebe Streets Tour

A tour weaving through imposing mansions and along grand streets, highlighting the diverse social and architectural formation of Glebe.

Mudgee Library

Mudgee Town Tour

A tour highlighting the vibrant history of one of the most historically and architecturally distinct towns in New South Wales.

Watsons Bay

Watsons Bay Coastline Tour

A tour winding down striking seacliffs, showcasing magnificent naval buildings, colonial houses, sea caves and Victorian Mansions.

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