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Dining on Fort Denison
World's Funniest Island

Nature around Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour is a beautiful meandering waterway, famous around the world. It’s also a natural playground for Sydneysiders and visitors who use it for sailing, swimming, diving and walking around its foreshore.

Vivid Sydney

Vivid Sydney, Jelly Lights

Vivid Sydney is a unique annual event of light, music and ideas - a mesmerising free public exhibition of outdoor lighting sculptures, a cutting edge contemporary music program and the spectacular illumination of the Sydney Opera House sails.

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About Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour is one big blue playground, alive with ferries, yachts, launches and kayaks. Laze on a chartered yacht moored in one of the bays or unwind on a cruise vessel departing from Circular Quay or Darling Harbour.

Sydney Harbour islands – Fort Denison, Shark, Clark, Rodd, Goat and Cockatoo – have great cultural and historical significance. Some of the sites resonate with Aboriginal history, while others reflect a European past with convict-built structures and old forts. Cockatoo Island is one of 11 Australian Convict Sites that are on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Sydney Harbour National Park includes most of the harbour islands and large amounts of foreshore, perfect for harbourside walks.

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    • Ferry on Sydney Harbour

      Ferry on Sydney Harbour

      Manly ferry heading towards Circular Quay, past Fort Denison, Sydney Harbour. Image Hamilton Lund, Tourism NSW

    • Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbour

      Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbour

      Aerial of Sydney Harbour with Sydney city in the background. Image Hamilton Lund

    • Shark Island

      Shark Island

      Aerial of Shark Island with Sydney city in the background, Image Hamilton Lund

    • Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

      Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

      Aerial view of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on Sydney Harbour. Image Hamilton Lund

    • Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

      Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

      Sailing out of the heads of Sydney Harbour during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Image Hamilton Lund

    • Fort Denison at sunset

      Fort Denison at sunset

      The silhouette of Fort Denison, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the city of Sydney at sunset. Image Hamilton Lund

    • 'Tribal Warrior' experience on Clark Island

      'Tribal Warrior' experience on Clark Island

      A 'Tribal Warrior' staff member entertains two young women on Clark Island with a didgeridoo. Image Pierre Toussaint

    • Cockatoo Island camping

      Cockatoo Island camping

      Tents set up for campers on Cockatoo Island, Image Hamilton Lund

    • Cockatoo Island

      Cockatoo Island

      Camping on Cockatoo Island, Image Hamilton Lund

    • Sydney Harbour Island Hopping

      Sydney Harbour Island Hopping

      Island hopping in Sydney Harbour as part of Crave Sydney 2009, Crowds arriving on Clark Island, Image Hamilton Lund

    • Clark Island, Sydney harbour

      Clark Island, Sydney harbour

      View of Clark island from from Sydney harbour, looking back towards the city and harbour bridge. Image Hamilton Lund

    • Sydney Harbour Island Hopping

      Sydney Harbour Island Hopping

      Island hopping in Sydney Harbour as part of Crave Sydney 2009. Fine dining at Fort Denison. Image Hamilton Lund

    • Goat Island, Sydney Harbour

      Goat Island, Sydney Harbour

      View of Goat Island from the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Image Ben Townsend

    • Matilda Cruise, Sydney Harbour

      Matilda Cruise, Sydney Harbour

      Matilda Cruise boat sailing under the Harbour Bridge. Image Robert Wallace

    • Dining on Fort Denison

      Dining on Fort Denison

      Friends enjoying lunch and drinks on Fort Denison, Sydney harbour. Image Mark Pokorny

    • World's Funniest Island

      World's Funniest Island

      World's Funniest Island' comedy event on Cockatoo Island as part of Crave Sydney 2009, Image Hamilton Lund

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