Sydney Exploring
Best Dirt-Cheap Harbour Cruise: Ride the
RiverCat (Circular Quay; tel.
131 500) to Rydalmere and back for a two-hour harbour cruise that costs less than A$15. Take the family on a Sunday and it will cost just A$2.50 each.
Best Free Aquarium: Forget about paying A$10 or A$15 to look at marine life through a glass wall; grab a mask and snorkel and see the real thing at
Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve (Marine Pde.;
www.environment.nsw.gov.au).
Best Free Local History Museum: The Rocks is one of Sydney's most fascinating (and oldest) suburbs.
The Rocks Discovery Museum (Kendall Lane; tel.
02/9251 8804) will help you put 220 or so years of history into context.
Best Free Walk in the Park: Join a free 90-minute tour through the
Royal Botanic Gardens (Mrs Macquaries Rd.; tel.
02/9231 8134;
www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au) to receive a crash course in Australian botany.
Best Beach for Swimming: Clovelly Beach's unique cigar shape and rock ledges make it a great place for some serious saltwater swimming. Find it at the end of Clovelly Rd.
