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GST refund.
You have to shop at least AUD 300 in the same store, before you can make any claims.
You are required to take some of the stuff with you as hand carry into the plane to show proof of export.
The GST refund booth in Sydney is immediately after they scan your bags on the left side. You need to be more than 1/2 hour before your flight departure to process it - others wise they will turn you down. they pay cash for under AUD200 claims, and if more they will credit your credit card account - or if you are travelling with company, you can split it into two passport. it is worth making the GST claim - it took me only less than 10 minutes...and they were extremely friendly and helpful. Leave a Comment |
The AMP Tower is a must-see, no doubt about it, but I found the Skytours experience a total waste of money. I don't believe it's possible to pay the ticket price for a visit to the top of the tower alone. If it is, then do just that. Otherwise you are forced to pay for your Skytours visit and Tower view together. Skytours is basically one of those 'multimedia experiences' where you sit in chairs that move around and listen to the sounds years gone by. Yawn .... Leave a Comment |
FOX STUDIOS. The southern hemisphere version of Universal Studios. It's great that Sydney is becoming intertwined with Hollywood with productions like Babe 2 and MI2. Unfortunately, this attraction doesn't allow you to see the actual shooting of movies. Their Titanic ride is over-rated and other entertainment features are just as bland. You could make better use of your AUD $38 (US$25)in other places. |
KINGS CROSS: Be careful as some people (including locals) may recommend that you visit this place at night time. Some locals tend to think that King Cross is the only red light district in the whole world, as it is the largest red light district in Australia, so they think that overseas guests have never seen that sort of thing before. That is all it is - a red light district - so don't expect anything more. And it can be a little dangerous at night - do not venture into quiet side alleys - the people enticing you into the clubs can sense tourists from a mile away. If you a looking for fun, there are plenty of other places to go in Sydney that are much more friendly and safe. If you are looking for a red light district - head down to the Cross. |
You can walk to the top..day or night..during anything but a lightening storm I was told. The cost is $70USd and it is rumored that the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco will be the next to adopt this idea. Leave a Comment |
Beaches - Get out of the tourist areas. This is not really a 'tourist trap' recommendation, but visitors who enjoy beaches should generally explore Sydney's less famous beaches. Although Bondi and Manly and nice beaches by world standards, Sydney has over 40 other beaches that will impress any avid beach bum! Most of them are very accessible by public transport, so make the most of it - the pic below is from Coogee. |
The Opera House is a tourist trap, but still well worth the visit. It's a very impressive construction. Leave a Comment |
Stay away from the shopping arcades with their 'souveniers' none - very few if any - are made in Australia, they all come from the other places. Leave a Comment |
The restaurant at the top of the AMP Tower. Terrible service... terrible place!
It's like McDonald's but ten times more expensive...Imagine! Leave a Comment |
In a curly city such as Sydney, knowing the lay of the land is an essential part of getting oriented. And the spindly, cable-strung edifice known to locals as Centrepoint but renamed AMP, then Sydney Tower, in recent times, is the perfect vantage point. One of the city's most visible landmarks, it's also one of its most popular tourist pitstops and, at 305 metres (if you include the spike), is Sydney's tallest building.
Wedge-shaped lifts hoist visitors to the refurbished Observation Deck, from which the surrounding city looks like Legoland. There are picture windows (thankfully free of finger smudges) all around, and big, clunky pivoting binoculars for those wanting to examine details of the cityscape more closely. Free tours start hourly, on the hour, and are filled with chewy stats: who knew that there are eight million rivets in the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
Tower tickets include entry to the 40-minute, multi-million-dollar "virtual expedition", Skytour, which employs technical wizardry - surround screens, sensory effects, vibrating chairs, water sprays - to take you on a whistlestop tour of spectacular Australian locations
If being thrown about virtual Australia doesn't appeal, sightsee the old-fashioned way: via the windows of the observation deck. Don't forget to spend a few minutes gawking at the ceiling, with its illuminated panels showing typical Sydney scenes.
Clearest viewing conditions usually occur in the morning on sunny days, and dusk affords occasional spectacular sunsets - though the reflections from the lights and the souvenir shop on the viewing windows tend to obscure the view. After dark, you'll have difficulty identifying landmarks but you're guaranteed an impressive light show.
Hungry visitors can continue to enjoy panoramic 360-degree views as they dine, slowly revolving on the tower's axis, in one of the two on-site restaurants, the International Revolving Restaurant and the Self Select Revolving Restaurant. Leave a Comment |
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