Journey Walks: History, Crime and Culture Tours of Sydney

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Sydney's Convict Colony - First Fleet Park
Outside Sydney Customs House
Sydney stories hidden in the sandstone
Sydney's Convict Colony - Cadman's Cottage
Sydney's Convict Colony - History Map
Sydney's Convict Colony - The Doss House
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About

Journey Walks are crime and history tours that reveal Sydney's secrets and bring to life its stories. Operating since 2016, Journey Walks offers handcrafted adventures through Sydneys colourful past and historic locations. Their walks have been carefully researched, written and curated by historians and script-writers to scratch below the city's surface and uncover the quirky characters, hidden histories and underworld aspects of Sydney's notorious heritage.

Join Journey Walks in The Rocks and Circular Quay for a journey into Sydney's original Convict Colony. In Kings Cross and Potts Point to uncover its infamous golden-age of crime and bohemia. In Surry Hills to bring to life the former haunts and hide-outs of Sydney's underworld. And in Paddington to explore the rags before the riches. Their young and vibrant team of local guides are history and heritage professionals with tertiary training and fantastic storytelling skills. They offer small group experiences (both public and private tours) that engage, entertain and educate.

What's Available

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Revealing the hidden stores within The Rocks

Sydney's Convict Colony - The Rocks Walking Story

Fascinating history, delivered with energy and insight on a walking exploration of Sydney’s original settlement: The Rocks. Together they will uncover the scallywag stories of convicts, soldiers, rum and rebellions. Tour Taster: Once upon a time a bizarre colonial experiment took place on the rocky shores of a forested cove. Thousands of miles from home, Britain’s banished thieves would be locked in a jail whose walls were made of ocean, hunger, fear and bush. Defying the odds, this shanty camp would clutch to life on the banks of a tiny stream. Gardens were grown, rum was traded and homes were carved into the sandstone cliffs. Centuries changed, legends grew, scallywag Sydney was born. Her squalid secrets etched into the very rocks from which she was built. Journey Walks invites you to share a part in this story. This tour will keep your eyes wide open, your ears pricked and your imagination ignited. This tour is led by a local historian who specialises in contemporary storytelling. An interactive and playful atmosphere is created that makes all feel welcome and involved.

From $44 to $49 per person

Reviews & Ratings

Margaret Sbrocchi

Margaret Sbrocchi

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Our first experience of Journey Walks Tours with Max was a few years ago. Since that time we have done several tours each has been a unique and wonderful experience, full of a wealth of information about our early history of Sydney, the gangs and behaviours of our early settlers and an appreciation of how far we’ve come since colonisation. We just recently have taken family visiting from overseas to experience Sydney‘s convict Colony walking tour guided by Max! They thoroughly enjoyed it! Highly recommend all of Journey Walks Tours.

Get in touch

Phone

0421 269 240

Email

book@journeywalks.com

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Where you'll be

31 Alfred Street

Sydney NSW 2000

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