Sunday 13 May 2001
Introduction to Sydney (1/2 day tour)
An opportunity to see many different aspects of Sydney beginning in the Rocks and Millers Point areas, where the First Fleet came ashore in 1788 and where the early settlement of NSW began. Drive through the CBD and along Macquarie Street, where Parliament is housed and the Supreme Court, the oldest church in Sydney and a Barracks that housed convicts. Time to stroll a little way in the Royal Botanic Gardens before heading out to the eastern suburbs, following the Harbour to its entrance at Watson's Bay where one can look across the Heads to the North Head and out over the Pacific Ocean. Return to the city via Bondi Beach - time to enjoy coffee or an ice cream, and Paddington.
Cost per person: $40
Includes: coach and guide
Time: 2.00-4.00pm
Departs from and returns to Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre

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Monday 14 May 2001
Two-hour Walking Tour of Historic Macquarie Street
This was once Sydney's finest street which was lined with elegant Regency and Georgian houses. Sad to say there are now only four houses left, nevertheless the street has an elegance despite the changes. It is home to the Law, Medicine (RACP), the Parliament, the Royal Botanic Gardens, the State Library, Sydney's oldest Church and a fine Barracks that was built to house convicts. On a leisurely stroll you will hear much about the early days of the Colony of NSW, the story of Governor Macquarie and visit some of the buildings mentioned.
Cost per person: $35
Includes: guide, morning tea
Time: 9.30-11.30am

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Paddington/Woollahra Tour
Coach from the hotel to the suburb of Paddington, a short distance from the city, to stroll around the original village of the 1840s. Some of the early, tiny houses are still to be seen - today they fetch high prices in this sought after area. A visit to the Hogarth Gallery of Aboriginal Art tucked away in a narrow lane and from there by coach to Queen Street to explore the architecture and the many antique shops along this elegant street. There are two food providers whose establishments must be visited - Simon Johnson and Jones the Grocer, where a coffee stop is de rigueur. Coach return to the Convention Centre.
Cost per person: $60
Includes: coach, guide, visits and coffee
Time: 9.00am-12.30pm

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Tuesday 15 May 2001
Two-hour Walking Tour of the Rocks
Join a walking tour and discover how the area got its name and who named it. There are narrow alleyways and lanes, cobblestones, steps and stairs and houses dating from the early 19th C, old warehouses, an Observatory, and Pubs in the rocks. Visit a delightful puppet shop in a worker's cottage, and stroll to Observatory Hill for views of the Parramatta River. At the National Trust Centre Shop you will have an opportunity to see good quality Australiana which may help with the "presents to take home" problem.
Cost per person: $60
Includes: coach, guide, afternoon tea/coffee
Time: 1.00-4.00pm

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Westin Hotel Tour
The Hotel opened in September 1999. The building originally was the General Post Office, which was completed in September 1874 - the opening occurred 125 years to the day of the first opening. The GPO is possibly Sydney's finest building and the conversion to a hotel has been superbly done by heritage architects. On this tour we explore both the interior and exterior of the building as the exterior carvings are particularly special and caused a great scandal in their day. Afternoon tea is served in the grand courtyard of the Hotel.
Cost per person: $38
Includes: guide, afternoon tea/coffee
Time: 2.00-4.00pm

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Wednesday 16 May 2001
Camden Park House Day Tour
Leave the city at 8.30am to drive to Belgenny Farm for morning tea/coffee and damper cooked over a log fire in the open. There is a demonstration by working sheepdogs rounding up a flock and a sheep being shorn by one of the working shearers. From the farm drive to Camden Park House, the home of the Macarthur Stanham family, where the wife of the present owner Edwina Macarthur Stanham will show her house. Lunch will be in the garden if it is fine and warm and in the dining room of the elegant 1830s house, designed by John Verge, if the weather is inclement. There will be time to wander in the delightful garden before leaving to drive through the town of Camden and back to Sydney.
Cost per person: $150
Includes: coach, guide, visits, morning tea/coffee and lunch
Time: 8.30am-5.00pm TBC
Minimum of 20 for this day tour

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Taronga ZOO and Lunch at Watson's Bay: Full day
A ferry ride to Taronga Zoo and a walk along the yellow brick road to view the Australian animals and possibly have a photograph with a koala. The Zoo Park is beautifully situated with grand views of the Harbour and the Parramatta River. Return by ferry to Circular Quay to take a ferry/water taxi to Doyle's seafood restaurant at Watson's Bay for lunch.
Cost per person: $140 per person
Includes: guide, ferries, water taxis, Zoo entrance, morning tea/coffee and lunch
Please note that lunch at Watson's Bay is at own cost
Time: 9.00am-3.00pm TBC

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Accompanying Persons' Program Conditions:

• Tickets for all tours will be given to each partner via the registered delegate at registration check-in.
• All tours are subject to maximum and minimum numbers, and may be cancelled if minimum numbers are not achieved.
• All tours depart from and return to the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
• All tours will depart exactly on time and no refund will be made for late arrivals.
• All tour charges are in Australian currency.

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