The Rocks Pub Walk

Tour

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Tread in the footsteps of the convicts, larrikin gangs and locals of the past as you share a drink in four of Sydney's oldest pubs. Between watering holes, your guide will take you through the alleys and cobbled streets of The Rocks as they share the gossip, shouts and stories of Australia's first European settlement.

After the tour, you can enjoy a tasty meal and another beer with your fellow tour members.

Tour includes: A choice of a beer (285 millilitres/10 ounce), house wine or soft drink at each pub and a 2.5 hour guided walking tour of The Rocks covering Sydney's oldest pub, larrikin gangs, the six o'clock swill, bubonic plague outbreak, the fight for The Rocks, the Rum Rebellion, haunted places, and more!

What's Available

7 features

Half Day or Less

Land - Self Propelled

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Price range

From $90 To $120 per person

Where you'll be

Corner Essex Street and Gloucester Street

The Rocks NSW 2000

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