Story of Sydney Tour We were greeted early by our host Sharon in our Four Seasons Sydney hotel. She clearly briefed us about the travel plan (I loved the organization!). We learned that my wife and I were the only 2 on the trip but they were going anyway! What customer service!! Helen, from the Tour office joined us and added to the interesting commentary along the way. They painted a colorful narrative of the Story of Sydney and stopped at very beautiful spots. This was a very worthy excursion to introduce Sydney from many angles and the coach was quite comfortable. Sharon stopped at such scenic vistas for this photography buff. Now I have these memories to print!
She is such a gracious informative hostess and excellent driver at the same time. A must trip to get to know this gem of a city!

Outstanding tour that is well worth it! We had an amazing time with Jen! She took us all over Sydney and what I really appreciated about this tour is that we went everywhere we were told beforehand and tried lots of different dishes. This tour provided plenty of food and drinks, something that can be very lacking with these type of tours. In addition to having a guide who felt like an old friend, this tour made sure to escort us around the city to get the best eats possible instead of just taking us through one neighborhood making it easy on the guide. This is a must if you like food!

Top notch Top notch. Rowan was above and beyond thank you for a great tour!! Kept us engaged throughout.

A bit more time at the beach and less in the residential would be a small plus

We took The Story of Sydney Tour with Helen. She was amazing! Even though it rained the day of our tour, we definitely made the best of it! I wish we had taken this tour at the beginning of our stay since it took us to places I would have loved to go back to. Next time! I will definitely use Ultimately Sydney Tours again!

Great Tour! We took The Story of Sydney Tour with Helen. She was amazing! Even though it rained the day of our tour, we definitely made the best of it! I wish we had taken this tour at the beginning of our stay since it took us to places I would have loved to go back to. Next time! I will definitely use Ultimately Sydney Tours again!

Loving Sydney Helen was absolutely a joy to have as our tour guide. In spite of the rain, we were still able to make our way to all the highlights and hear all the history of the Sydney Harbour and its communities. We would HIGHLY recommend spending a few hours with Helen and learn some fun and interesting facts about Sydney, Australia!!

I can’t speak highly enough of Helen from Ultimately Sydney — what an absolute gem! As an Australian myself, I thought I knew Sydney pretty well, but Helen blew me away with her depth of knowledge, fascinating stories, and passion for this beautiful city. She brought Sydney to life in a way I’ve never experienced before.

Whether you’re a local looking to rediscover your own backyard or a traveler seeing the city for the first time, a bus tour with Helen and the Ultimately Sydney team is an absolute must. The tour was comfortable, well-paced, and packed with insights and hidden gems that you’d never find on your own.

Helen is 100% worth her weight in gold — warm, professional, engaging, and truly one of a kind. Thanks for such a fantastic day out, Helen! I’ll be recommending your tours to everyone I know.

Excellent Half-Day Tour Choice Guy gave a fabulous tour and was a wealth of knowledge! Nice overview of Sydney Harbour loop and gave me many ideas of other sites to visit. So pleased I decided to book this tour.

As an 18-year-old who had just flown into Sydney, I’ll be honest I wasn’t expecting much from a 4-hour city tour. I thought it’d be long, boring, and full of stuffy history lectures. But “Ultimately Sydney” completely changed my mind. Our tour guide, Helen, was incredible. She was super knowledgeable, friendly, and made the whole experience feel more like an adventure than a tour.

What really stood out to me was how immersive it all was. We didn’t just drive past landmarks we stopped, explored, and actually learned about them in a way that was easy to understand and genuinely interesting. From iconic places like the Opera House to lesser-known hidden gems, Helen gave us all the cool facts and stories behind them.

But it wasn’t just about history. Helen also talked a lot about Sydney’s culture and the people who live here. That made the city feel more real and relatable, especially for someone new like me. I walked away not only knowing more about Sydney’s past, but also feeling like I understood the vibe of the city and its communities.

I thought I’d be counting the minutes but the time flew by. If you're young, new to Sydney, or just want to actually feel the city instead of just seeing it, this tour is 100% worth it. Would totally recommend it to anyone, especially people around my age who think city tours are lame you might just be surprised.

Awesome tour and operator! We went on the Ultimately Sydney tour. This was an awesome tour with the most friendly tour operator we have ever had. Helen was incredibly knowledgeable and so confident in Sydney traffic. She spoke loudly and clearly whilst being humorous and respectful. We went places and learnt so much more about this wonderful city! The vehicle was spotless, comfortable and air conditioned. We were picked up at our apartment and dropped off close by at a fantastic restaurant for lunch. We highly recommend this tour for those who want quality!

Fantastic Tour despite the rain ! Although the weather wasn’t perfect, our tour guide Jen made the day so enjoyable! She was incredibly informative and kept the energy up the whole time. Jen took us to all the must-see spots around Sydney, shared interesting history along the way, and even brought us to the iconic Bondi Beach. A great way to see the best of Sydney – highly recommend!

My wife and I took the Taste of Sydney tour, and we had a terrific time! Our host Helen picked us up at our hotel, and we were off to 5 different venues across Sydney (Seafood Market, Lotus @ Barangaroo, Harry's Cafe De Wheels, Moon Shiner Gin Distillery, Handpicked Wines Cellar Door). The food and drink and each venue were amazing, but the best part was hearing Helen regale us with the history and local knowledge of Sydney along the way. Highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Sydney. Helen was a fantastic tour guide and host. Exceeded our expectations!!!

Our mistake made us 1 hour late and Ultimately Sydney graciously provided a wonderful tour anyway! Rohan waited for us and made the day fun and informative. It was a great way to spend the day learning about Sydney and seeing unknown and famous areas through the eyes of our tour guide and driver. Service above our expectations!

Sydney memories It was a wonderful tour to see the city and all the neighborhoods and beaches surrounding Sydney. We even saw whales off the coast. Excellent guide who explained the history of the area.

Great Day A truly wonderful day. Hard to imagine it could have been any better. Tim was great - personable, so knowledgeable and couldn’t have been more accommodating.

Excellent We were told about the tour of Sydney's history by a couple in our hotel and decided to book it. Well informed about pick up, we met up with Derek our guide who offered keen insight, a friendly and helpful attitude and a wonderful, full tour of the city in a very comfortable vehicle which really enhanced our visit. Couldn't have asked for a better tour or guide, thank you.

Awesome tour Yesterday morning we were picked up by two charming tour guides from Ultimately Sydney. Their knowledge of the usual and unusual historical sites around Sydney was a refreshing change from the standard scripted tour. They also took the time to point out the different architectural styles around the city and how they changed as the city evolved.
Thanks for a wonderful tour! We would highly recommend this tour to anyone.

We live in Brisbane and we came to Sydney for a week to celebrate a milestone birthday. We thought it would be great to do a tour and find out more about this beautiful city. Helen picked us up in a really comfortable vehicle and was immediately engaging. We spent four hours touring Sydney with her learning about the history and seeing all the major landmarks. Helen was so knowledgeable and informative and we learnt things with her that we would never have discovered on our own. What a great way to be a tourist in your own country. We couldn’t recommend the tour highly enough.

Great way to see Sydney and learn about its history! We live in Brisbane and we came to Sydney for a week to celebrate a milestone birthday. We thought it would be great to do a tour and find out more about this beautiful city. Helen picked us up in a really comfortable vehicle and was immediately engaging. We spent four hours touring Sydney with her learning about the history and seeing all the major landmarks. Helen was so knowledgeable and informative and we learnt things with her that we would never have discovered on our own. What a great way to be a tourist in your own country. We couldn’t recommend the tour highly enough.

Blue Mountains day tour Helen was fabulous! Informative and attentive to the needs of us ‘oldies’. Car was super clean and very comfortable. Would highly recommend this day trip. Thanks Helen!

This is my 2nd trip with this vendor and I cannot say enough positive things about them. Their knowledge and years of experience to maneuver around the crowds and provide the best experience pays off. Beyond excellent!

Good tour, great guide! Helen was excellent!!!!!! The best tour guide I have ever had, smart, informative and just an all around great person! Hope to see her again!

Sydney neighborhoods Food Tour Helen was a fantastic guide. It ended up just being my wife and myself ..so she was very flexible on the food tour. We had a couple of food stops in various neighborhoods, a Gin distillery, and ended at a wine tasting with a charcuterie board. Everything was delicious. I highly recommend their food tour for a unique experience!

Great day touring Sydney with Helen Our tasting tour of Sydney was a highlight of our trip to Australia. Helen made the day a memorable one with her choice of locations and her extensive knowledge of the city. When we visit Sydney again, we will definitely book another tour with Helen.

Great tour It was a nice tour. The tour guide is easy to understand and able to control the timing quite well. I wish the back of the seats of the tour bus is lower so it would made it easier for the people sitting at the back to enjoy the view.. Overall, the tour itself was great and I would recommend it to anyone who only have half a day to tour Sydney and without their own vehicle.

Terrific Sydney Tour The "Story of Sydney" was one of the best things we did in Sydney. The small group size and terrific tour guide made this a great value.

Terrific Tour Our tour guide made the half day interesting and informative. The small group size was very comfortable. Good price for the value received. Could not have been better!

We only had a couple of days in Sydney so we used google to search for foodie tours that showed off food that was uniquely Sydney. After doing a little research we chose Ultimately Sydney. Since there weren’t any small group tours available during our stay, we booked a private tour and are extremely glad we did. Helen took the time to ask us about our expectations and preferences. Over the course of several email exchanges she tailored an experience that was exactly what we asked for. We can’t say enough good things about Helen. During the tour she ran into a significant traffic snarl. She was able to pivot and offer us a slight change in our schedule that would keep us from sitting in traffic for over an hour. We greatfully accepted the change.

One of the best ways to see the city The Story of Sidney Tour by Ultimate Sydney was an amazing way to learn the history of Sydney and see some amazing sights. Helen was the best tour guide and took us from the Rocks to the harbor to Bondi Beach the tour was well worth the time. Helen took the time to explain how the city was founded and built up, taking us to some of the key area that spurned growth and made Sydney into what is is today. I reccomend this tour for anyone looking for a good overview of the history of Sydney and want some really great photos and memories.

Getting to Know Sydney My husband and I were very pleased with our tour of Sydney. Helen and Jeff were well informed and passionate about Sydney and its history. We learned a lot and saw many of the areas we were learning about.

Excellent tour to get to know Sydney Helen, our guide, was very friendly and accomodating. She beautifully told us the story of Sydney. She is knowledgeable on the history of Australia and is up to date on current events. The tour takes you around the essential spots of Sydney. We got to see the city, the beaches and the suburbs. Great to book at the start of your trip. Will definitely recommend this to family and friends.

A great way to learn the rich history of Sydney! One of the best city tours out there in Sydney! I am glad I booked a city tour with Ultimately Sydney because she did an amazing job of storytelling, telling us with great depth the history of Sydney and how it came to be as it is today. From the Aboriginals, to Captain cook first arriving on the shores of Sydney to Macquarie and his great contributions to the development of Sydney, she made every view of Sydney memorable with her rich knowledge of history. I could imagine very well each part of history unraveling at every stop we made and she was a gem for suggesting all the best places to eat and the best local markets. I highly recommend this tour!

Story of Sydney Tour We highly recommend the Story of Sydney tour. Our guide Helen was delightful and very engaging. We had a (small) group on our 3.5 hour driving and short walk tour of Sydney. Great tour with great guides!

The Taste of Sydney tour was fantastic. Our guide, Helen, was fun and knowledgeable. The tour inc lunch at Bangaroo, beer tasting and snacks at the Tram Shed, an extensive gin tasting, cake and coffee and a wine tasting. So much fun and so much food and drinks! Highly recommend!

Great way to see Sydney We ended up with a private tour with Helen. It was a great way to see the city and the highlights in a 1/2 day. Helen gave us a great tour, lots of tips and ideas of what do in our free time and lots of tips on restaurants.

Fantastic Food Tour! My 21yr old daughter and I had the pleasure of taking this tour recently and it was amazing. Our guide, Helen, picked us up from our hotel in the Rocks, picked up another guest and away we went. We visited so many different areas of Sydney and at each one Helen shared fun and interesting information. AND the food and drinks! First stop.. lunch at Lotus in Barangaroo which was delicious Chinese food. Second stop.. the tram shed sampling beers and another platter of snacks. Third stop.. an incredibly fun gin tasting. Fourth stop coffee and the famous watermelon cake. Finishing the day with a tasting of 6 different NSW wines. So much fun, so much food. Highly recommend this tour. Did

Very nice way to learn about the city during a short visit. We enjoyed this tour of Sydney. It allowed us to see points of interest and learn about the cities history during a very short 3 day visit.

Great vibes, good hosts and sweet venues. Scary jar is the highlight of the tour.

Great tour! The whole tour was well thought of. It was great to see so many places in Sydney and the stories behind each one of them. Would definitely recommend this to everyone to have a better appreciation of Sydney!

A wonderful way to be introduced to Sydney Helen is a wonderful guide. We were on a small group tour for the Story of Sydney. Helen provided a wealth of information/history in a very relaxed & enjoyable atmosphere. We covered a lot of territory on the tour. A wonderful way to be introduced to the city when you don’t have a tremendous amount of time. Don’t miss this tour.

Ultimately - The Best!! I booked with Ultimately Sydney because I wanted to experience my Sydney visit as a local (even though I was a tourist).
We did The Story of Sydney on the first full day of our visit. We were introduced to various neighborhoods throughout Sydney. As well, we toured all the way out to Bondi Beach and beyond. We got all the details that only a local would know. This alone was an incredible experience.
On Day Two we were back out with Ultimately Sydney and the The Taste of Sydney. This took us thru the flavors of the towns surrounding Sydney. We not only experienced casual cuisine in Darling Harbor and a unique experience at the Tramsheds, we also visited a local winery, a small Gin distillery, and a wonderful watermelon cake dessert.
In order to truly have a local experience it is important to tour the areas, listen to the stories, and eat the local food offerings.
Helen, our guide, gave us the ultimate tour(s). After the second day of touring, we were able to navigate the town and eat like we were long time residents.
I would highly recommend both of these tours if you are visiting.
I would definitely tour again during my next visit.

Wonderful tour with friendly, knowledgeable guide. Our family of four started our short Sydney stay with this tour and couldn’t have made a better choice. Our guide Helen was friendly, very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and made the history of Sydney come alive for us. We enjoyed every minute of it .

Story of Sydney This was a semi-private tour taking us to all the major sights expected and more in Sydney; Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Mrs. McQuarrie's chair, Circular Quay, Bondi Beach, North Head, Chinatown etc. We were given plenty of opportunity to get out and walk or take photos. The tour guide took photos of us on our phones. He was very informative and right away determined what his passengers were interested in, for example since I had been at a music festival in Perth he pointed out the Conservatory of Music. It would have been helpful if we had had a map of Sydney to get a better bearing, but all in all the tour exceeded my expectations.

informative and easy to do We were so happy with this tour and it provided a much needed orientation to the vast city of Sydney to us newbies. We knew we were not going to see much in our short, first-time stay in Sydney, so booking this tour proved to be an excellent, efficient way of being properly introduced to various areas we never would have made the time to see on our own. We were staying in the center, so we got a hotel pick up, which was very convenient. Our guide Evan was very information and did a commendable job of navigating us through the pre-New Year's Eve street closures. I would have been a frustrated wreck trying to re-route my way around the many obstacles that were (temporarily) in place the day of our tour, but Evan was cool as a cucumber and made sure that we saw the main areas of our itinerary one way or another. The tour included a good balance of drive-by tourism and stops along the way where we could get out, take pictures, grab a quick bite or drink or go to the restroom. I came away knowing much more about the different sections of the city than if we had try to figure this out on our own. I recommend doing this early in your trip so you know what areas you might want to return to on your own, but even as a last day "summary" activity it is worth doing.

Fantastic Sydney Tour Our tour of Sydney with Helen was fantastic. She was very knowledgeable, friendly and prompt. She pointed out historical places around Sydney, then to Bondi beach and surrounding areas. We ended the tour in The Rocks where she showed us a fish restaurant, Fish at the Rocks, to go to for lunch. Absolutely fantastic. We even returned for another lunch. We would highly recommend this four hour tour with Helen. It is a fantastic way to see Sydney. Thank you Helen.

Beautiful Sydney Helen was an experienced and very knowledgeable guide. The tour began and ended in “The Rocks” ~ the oldest part of Sydney. We drove around the city and she pointed out historical points of interest as well as highlights of modern Sydney. We then headed to the suburbs and Bondi! Helen answered all the questions members of our 5 person group had. I highly recommend this four hour tour.

A fantastic small group tour of Sydney We learn so much from our tour guide, Helen. She is passionate and very knowledge about Sydney, making the tour both fun and rewarding. I strongly recommend anyone visiting Sydney to take this tour. Make sure to ask for Helen.

Story of Sydney personal experience The driver/guide was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the city, it’s history during the whole tour! It was a pleasant enjoyable and educational experience. I would recommend it highly.

Half day tour of Sydney Helen was my tour guide for this half day trip and was amazing. She was very informative and made the tour interesting and fun. We visited all the places listed in itinerary and drove through various suburbs learning about Sydney’s history. It’s an extremely relaxed and great way to see What Sydney has to offer.
I highly recommend this tour and found it great value for money.

Great way to experience Sydney! Our family went on the Rags to Riches tour and had a wonderful time. We learned so much about the city of Sydney's history and enjoyed sampling more of the cuisine and drinks. The views and hidden gems we saw along the way were amazing. I do hope we are able to make it back to Australia again in the future and can go on another tour! Thank you Helen for a lovely time!

The taste of sydney I had a great time with ultimate Sydney- the tour exceed my expectations and the guide was amazing ! I have loved in Sydney for a long time but this tour showed me so much more

Great Food, Great Company! I bought the Ultimately Sydney Rags To Riches culinary tour for my fiancés birthday and we had THE BEST day. We both live in Sydney but wanted to explore our own backyard and a precinct we love and Helen's knowledge of The Rocks area is second to none.

We discovered little gems we didn't know existed, the food was delicious (as were the drinks!) and it was a super easy stroll around discovering the historical pocket of Sydney.

Helen's enthusiasm is infectious and it was so lovely meeting her. We'll definitely be investigating other tours!

Great folks. Friendly and knowledgeable and willing to give the group what it wants. Money well spent. Will also give you ideas for the best places to sho .

Had a wonderful time on the Gourmet Icons tour with Helen this afternoon. We visited 5 establishments that are family run. They ranged from antipasti at Rainieri's Deli in Five Dock, the Sydney Fish Market, meat pies at Harry's Cafe d'Wheels in Woolloomooloo, a beer tasting at the Old Fitzroy Hotel and topping it off with totally addictive Messina Gelato in Darlinghurst. Helen drove 10 of us in a very comfortable van through the different neighborhoods where these establishments are located and along the way provided a very informative and entertaining narrative.

HELEN was an excellent guide for our Story of Sydney tour. She was knowledgeable and made the four hours fly by! One of the best tours we have had in our many travels.

We had the most wonderful food tour of the Inner West last weekend Saturday 12th August 2017. A decades old Italian deli, Croydon Park pastries, Marrickville - Vietnamese rolls, Greek Butcher, Bakery and Portuguese tarts (YUM!). All of this topped off with the Urban Winery tasting and a cleanser at Young Henrys!! Thank you so much to Helen at Ultimately Sydney for all your help organising and to Rohan for being such a great informative guide and driver. This is truly a fantastic experience and I would definitely recommend it to all! Cheers Vanessa - McMahons Point

Great guide, thoughtful and interesting route, deluxe buses. Very compact and enjoyable tour.