Explore Sydney With The Rocks Walking Tours
The Rocks holds a unique place in Sydney’s colonial history as the birthplace of European Australia. An essential visitor destination, The Rocks promises to be a memorable Sydney experience. With over 40 years of experience, our guides bring The Rocks to life as you explore Sydney’s oldest neighborhood.
Hear the legends and history of Sydney as you stroll the shoreline of the sparkling Sydney Harbour and wander down hidden alleyways, shady courtyards, and cobbled lanes. Discover what makes The Rocks tick on a Sydney heritage walk.
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Experience a fun and historic guided tour on foot. Get up close, be amazed and hear some stories about the beginning history and heritage of The Rocks, Sydney.
- 10.30 a.m. & 1.30 p.m.
Discover the rich history of The Rocks on one of our informative and entertaining tours, departing daily at 10.30 a.m. & 1.30 p.m.
With over thirty years of experience, we create bespoke tours through The Rocks that cater to your special requirements.
We offer primary and secondary school groups comprehensive educational programs via guided walking tours.
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The Rocks Walking Tours
The Rocks Walking Tour, established in 1978, is the oldest Sydney guided walking tour, and in fact, it’s the oldest in Australia.
In 1978, four friends with a passion for Sydney and its rich history had the dream of sharing that story. They knew that Sydney’s historic Rocks district would best tell the British story from the day they arrived in Sydney Cove, 26 January 1788.
After personally researching the historical material, writing the tours, developing and reviewing the routes they were ready to go.
Over 1500+ Reviews on TripAdvisor
Great experience
I thoroughly enjoyed the walking tour today. Vickie, our guide was incredible knowledgeable, and brought the history to life. She was very thoughtful about the needs of her group and answered all questions with considerable ease. would thoroughly recommend.
Amazingly Informative
Anne went above and beyond in giving us a tour of The Rocks. She had wonderful stories, a book of photos and answered all of our many questions. She even accommodated a couple using a walker offering then alternate routes to get them to our next to if there were stairs. it was our first trip to Sydney so it have us some historical context.
Fantastic walking tour!
I highly recommend this tour. Even though I had explored the area a lot, I learned about some really out of the way places. Learning the European history perspective was really informative. Our Guide Brian was incredible! Thank you!
Historical Tour
Such an informative tour- I Grew up in Sydney and Julie’s commentary was a mix of things that I had forgotten and things that were new- she was fantastic. A Tour well worth taking
Great tour & full of information!
“The tour is fairly short about 1.5 hours. Brian has been doing the tour for many years and was a wealth of knowledge. You don’t cover a lot of area but do get a lot of information. I would definitely recommend this tour!”
– Little R. | TripAdvisor
Knowledgeable and entertaining tour
“We really enjoyed the Rocks tour, loved hearing about the history of this fascinating area. The guide was excellent and really bought the stories to life – absolutely recommended.”
– Molly C. | TripAdvisor
Intersting and Informative
“If you are interested in history, this is a great way to start your Sydney trip. Our guide was knowledgable and friendly. Highly recommended.”
– Nikhilk I.| TripAdvisor
Excellent tour!
“We had a wonderful couple of hours with our guide Anne, funny and informative. A very useful insight into early Sydney and The Rocks.”
– Lain S. | TripAdvisor
Amazing
“If you are traveling to Sydney this is a must, I have been to Sydney hundreds of times and on this tour, I learned some new things and I saw parts of Sydney I have not seen before.”
– Andrew T.| TripAdvisor
The Rocks - Cobbled streets and quiet courtyards tell tales of our past
How fabulous was our Tour of the Argyle Cut and Millers Point with The Rocks Walking Tours? Our guide Vickie was so friendly, patient and knowledgeable, telling us new facts about the areas and sharing photos from the “old” days. I’m sure you were all left with an appreciation of the hard lives our forefathers must have lived, albeit in beautiful surroundings! The Rocks today is a creative hub, but also a warren of cobbled streets and quiet courtyards telling tales of our past. At the end of our tour Vickie, and Rocks Walking Tours manager, Fiorella took us to the door of our lunch venue, the Captain Cook Hotel in Kent Street. We left them with promises to see them next year for another tour of our fabulous Rocks district. There are many more stories to hear and places to see in this historic area and it never fails to make me think of my convict ancestors walking these same streets when the cobblestones were newly laid and the massive trees were just seedlings. Aren’t we lucky to have access to the lives of our First Fleeters?