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Sydney Explorer Bus

by marseilles

Metro Manila, Philippines

July 25, 2006

Best of IgoUgo The Sydney Explorer bus is a government-run, hop-on-hop-off tourist bus that has 26 stops at different points of interest (some more "interesting" than others). The Sydney Explorer bus pass is A$39 for one day of sightseeing. The first bus leaves ...Read more The Sydney Explorer bus is a government-run, hop-on-hop-off tourist bus that has 26 stops at different points of interest (some more "interesting" than others). The Sydney Explorer bus pass is A$39 for one day of sightseeing. The first bus leaves Central Station past 7 in the morning; the last bus leaves Central Station past 5. If you stay on the bus the whole duration, the entire trip takes 2 hours. After the tour is over, you can still use your pass on other city buses within the vicinity of the Sydney Explorer tourist route.

Don't get the pass if you're aiming is to save money with it; count the pass as an expense. You could save more if you went to all the different tourist spots in Sydney using a regular bus pass, but if it's your first time to Sydney, and your time is limited, you're liable to get confused with all the different bus routes and bus numbers. What the pass "buys" you is the convenience of being able to get from one tourist spot to another without having to change buses.

I woke up late on the day I boarded the Explorer and started my tour past 11 in the morning. I started my tour at Stop #13, Wynyard train station (a train station in the northern part of the business district). I thought I would regret having woken up so late, because it meant having so much less time to visit the different tourist spots. On the contrary, however, my itinerary worked out fantastically because when I arrived at the Sydney Opera House (stop #2), the sun was setting behind Harbor Bridge (it was winter and the sun set at around 5:30pm), so I was able to spend an entire hour taking photographs of the beautiful view.

If you go on the Explorer Bus, I suggest you pick three or four spots you want to visit for the day and use the Sydney Explorer Bus to go to those spots. The other spots, you can always return to another day. The spots I went to on my trip were Darling Harbor, the Sydney Opera House, and Powerhouse Museum. After my trip was over, I hopped on a city bus (still using the Explorer Pass) and went to Victoria Building.

Incidentally, there is another hop-on-hop-off bus run by a private company that charges cheaper rates but stops at less sights. Close

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