Sydney's Top 90 Things To Do

81 Balls Head Reserve

Balls Head Reserve is a ten to fifteen minute walk from Waverton Train station first stop after North Sydney heading north. Balls Head is a pleasant little reserve North West of Sydney Harbour Bridge. Nice spot for a picnic and offers nice views and an opportunity to stretch the legs a little.
Balls Head Reserve Link

82 Sydney Comedy Festival - Big Laugh Riverside

Dare I say good for a laugh. Mostly based in Parramatta the 5 year old festival is growing with the Sydney Theatre, Seymour Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company hosting performances. Humour is a personal thing so try to look on the funny side if you struggle to 'get it'.

There is also what appears to be a competing event called Cracker Comedy - www.crackercomedy.com.
Sydney Comedy Festival - Big Laugh Riverside Link

Karaoke bus

For a great chuckle with party people in love with Sydney catch the Karaoke Bus:

83 Pearl Beach / Wagstaff / Ettalong

Pearl Beach is aptly named along with Pretty Beach but can be a pain to get to. Its out of the way location may help to explain why it's worth going out of your way to get there. There's an excellent restaurant on the Pearl beach and even more excellent Pearl Beach web site to tell you more.
Pearl Beach Dot com

There is a ferry that runs from Palm Beach to Wagstaff which is so close (if you had a car on the other side) yet so far (because you don’t). Excellent for fishing Wagstaff consists of used to be beach shacks now fast turning into mansions, but precious little in the way of facilities. Give it a few years..

However, if you stay on the ferry you will arrive at Ettalong a very family friendly little town with many cafes nd shops. Ettalong also appears to have an expensive hotel only metres from the beach. The best part of this actually belongs to the War Memorial Club - free to get in and others an excellent veranda and reasonable prices for food and beverage. Just be mindful of the dress code - no hats / thongs etc. .

84 Australian Museum

The Australian museum is an excellent museum in a less than ideal location. Botanical Gardens and Circular Quay are close by if you need to escape the glass towers around you.

Click for a link to the nicely done Australian Museum's web site.

85 Cycling

Sydney has some good cycle ways including one across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Another option is to take your bike on the ferry or train to Olympic Park.

If you want more fun try an entertaining guided bicycle tour of Sydney. Experience Sydney from historical, cultural, and social perspectives while mixing in many laughs along the way.

The popular Sydney Classic Tour

86 National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour

Old Naval Vessel converted into a museum:

National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour Link

87 La Perouse

Sydney’s French connection. History La bounds at Perouse but sadly so does the container terminal on the other side of the bay. Still well worth a visit. .
There is an historical bush walk which will take you to the La Perouse Museum, Monument as well the fortifications at Henry Head and the scenery around Pussycat Bay and Cape Banks.

It’s rumoured that a 'Snake Man' performs at La Perouse on Sundays - best ask the locals when you get there as sounds like a wind-up to me. Buses 393 and 394.

Link to a Map of La Perouse

88 Bare Island

Bare Island is a fort and not a nudist colony. Bare Island is just a footbridge away from La Perouse.
Bare Island - More Info

89 Top Gun Flights

Top Gun Flights for the experience of a life time - just how many of those would you like?

Top Gun Flights

A 'top gun' experience adventure flight in the front seat of a military fighter jet. Experience the full range of aerobatics and tactical manoeuvres. High Speed and G-force get the adrenalin pumping. This is an experience of a lifetime few others have experienced.

The BAC Strikemaster Jet is the 'King' of our fleet, and is ready to take you for the ride of your life!

Experience the extreme speed (up to 800 km/h), the rush and G-forces while your pilot takes you through a range of military style combat moves and aerobatics.

The Strikemaster is capable of flying a wide range of missions from ground attack to fighter combat, and includes the full spectrum of aerobatic maneuvers. Flights in the Strikemaster offer side by side seating, so you're in the front seat all the way!

So whether you're skimming the terrain or rolling through the sky at 30,000 feet, a flight in this ex-military machine is an experience that few others can comprehend, and a ride that we guarantee you will never forget!

The 30 minute adventure flight is our most popular flight in the BAC Strikemaster Jet and is tailored to the passenger – from mild to wild!

Experience the full range of high speed fighter combat maneuvers, tactical maneuvers and aerobatics. This flight is for anyone who wants to experience what it’s like to be a top-gun fighter pilot.

Will leave you begging for more!

TOP-GUN JET MISSION INCLUDES:

- Passenger fitted with flight suit.

- A 20 minute pre-flight briefing and safety instruction session.

- Passenger taken to aircraft for photograph session with the fighter jet before entering jet cockpit.

- Taxi, take-off, approx 30 minute Adventure Flight tailored to the passenger, landing debriefing & a chance to take more photographs at aircraft.

- And a chance to view all the other aircraft with a talk regarding the history of each plane. * (From Port Macquarie home base only)

Top Gun Flights

90 Centennial Park

Centennial Park for cycling, rollerblading and even horse riding away from serious Sydney traffic - you could do far worse than Centennial Park. Lovely place so take some time out from whizzing around it to stroll about the lakes and count the number of different birds. Centennial Park has a cafe / restaurant, a kiosk (at weekends) and is home to the outdoor Moonlight Cinema during the summer.

Official Centennial Park Web site Link