 | Sydney Sydney Opera House Reviews | Tips 11 - 20 of 223 |  |
 | |  |  | Sydney Opera House: Can't Miss the Tour of the Famous Opera House! | Tip Rating:    |  |  | |  |
You can book your tour at the SOH store on the lower concourse at Sydney Opera House or call the number below. It seemed easy enough to just book at the store when we got there - we were there early in the day, so tours may book up later in the afternoons. The popular one hour tour leaves every half hour between 9am and 5pm and includes a complimentary soft drink, tea or coffee. There are approximately 200 steps on this tour. Cost: Adult - $23.00 Australian Seniors/Students/Children 16 and under - $16.00 Family price: $63.25 (2 adults + 2 children under 16) There is also a special 'backstage tour' for $140 per person. But, I thought we got a great tour with the $23. Our guide, Peter, was really good and was telling us at times that we were 'sneaking' in to places. We were able to go in the smallest of the five theaters and of course the two largest. You can not take photos while inside the actual theaters because of the sets and things being owned by others. But you can take photos inside the building but outside the main halls. And of course you could take as many as you want outside (but you don't need to go on the tour to be able to wander around outside). Peter told us all the history of building the opera house and a funny story about how they messed up the foundation at first and had to blow it up and start over - and they decided to do this on Friday at 5pm when all the people of Sydney would be worried about where to go drink for the evening... and apparently it was a good choice because he said no one noticed and they got no calls about the explosion! Another interesting thing is that the main building structure was completed when the original architect quit and took his designs with him, so a new person had to come in and start from scratch with designing the inside. But from the looks of it, he did a great job. It you have an extra hour, be sure and take the opera house tour, but if you are pressed for time (& money), just wander around a bit outside and take pictures on your own. Leave a Comment Address: Bennelong PointPhone: +61 2 9250 7250Directions: On Bennelong Point, just at the northeast tip of Circular QuayWebsite: http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/
|
 | |  |
|
 |
 |
Search Hotels
Find the best room rates |
|
 |
|
Sydney
on January 29, 2004
on September 8, 2005
on May 26, 2004
on November 26, 2003
on April 25, 2004
on September 22, 2005
on November 18, 2004
on June 1, 2003
on September 10, 2004
on March 14, 2005
