Sydney Guided Tours — Opera House, The Rocks, SCG & True Crime
Go behind Sydney's landmarks with a guide — inside the Opera House, through the convict lanes of The Rocks, into the Sydney Cricket Ground, or on a true-crime walk of the old city.
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Sydney Guided Tours: what to know before booking
Go behind Sydney's landmarks with a guide — inside the Opera House, through the convict lanes of The Rocks, into the Sydney Cricket Ground, or on a true-crime walk of the old city.
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- 5 ticket options compared
- Starting price
- Tickets currently start around $38 AUD before checkout fees.
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- Compared options average 4.4 stars across 5,072 traveler reviews.
- Location
- The Rocks and Opera House around Circular Quay; the SCG at Moore Park
- Best time
- Morning for the Opera House and The Rocks; non-match days for the full SCG tour
- Ticket note
- Date- and time-specific; meeting points are strict, arrive 15 minutes early
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Everything you should know before you book
Sydney's stories are best heard from someone who knows them. The Opera House guided tour gets you inside the World Heritage building and its concert halls; The Rocks tours walk the sandstone lanes where the colony began, with a pub-crawl variant for the convict-era taverns; the Sydney Cricket Ground tour reaches the dressing rooms and museum; and the true-crime walk digs into the city's darker past.
The Opera House tour and the SCG tour both run to fixed schedules and limited group sizes, so book ahead, especially around performances and match days. The Rocks tours are the most flexible and the easiest to pair with a harbour cruise or a meal at Circular Quay afterwards.
Frequently asked questions
Can you go inside the Sydney Opera House on a tour?
Yes — the guided tour takes you inside the building and its performance spaces, areas you can't access on a general visit, on a fixed timetable.
Is the Sydney Cricket Ground tour open on match days?
Tours are reduced or paused around matches and major events, so check the fixture list and book a non-event day for the full dressing-room-and-museum tour.
What's the difference between The Rocks tour and the pub tour?
The standard tour focuses on the convict-era history and sandstone lanes; the pub tour follows the same area through its historic taverns with drinks along the way.