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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.

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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.

    One of the best ways to travel around Sydney Harbour is by ferry. For fantastic harbour views, try the Manly, Watsons Bay or Taronga Zoo ferry routes.

    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

    • New Year's Eve fireworks 2009

      New Year's Eve fireworks 2009
      New Year's fireworks over Sydney Harbour. Image Hamilton Lund; Destination NSW

    • New Years Eve Fireworks over Sydney Harbour

      New Years Eve Fireworks over Sydney Harbour
      Boats in Sydney Harbour celebrate New Year's Eve with fireworks. Image Hamilton Lund; Destination NSW

    • New Year's fireworks, Sydney Harbour

      New Year's fireworks, Sydney Harbour
      New Year's fireworks over Sydney Harbour Bridge, 2009. Viewed from above Circular Quay. Image Hamilton Lund; Destination NSW

    • Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary II, Sydney Harbour

      Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary II, Sydney Harbour
      Cruise ships Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary II meet in Sydney Harbour, 22 February 2011 at dawn. Image Hamilton Lund; Destination 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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