10 days in Sydney/ surrounding areas! This is a list of what I did in each day- food, drinks, activities, etc!
Sections
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Day 1: Traveling
Day 2: Exploring
Day 3: Long Run & Shopping
Day 4: Beaches & Night Out
Day 5&6: Chill
Day 7: Camp Cove
Day 1: Traveling
Got lucky with this flight… since alaska and hawaiian merged, was able to use alaska miles to book!
Find Cheap Flights from Honolulu to Sydney - Hawaiian Airlines
flew in around 8:30pm! The public transportation system in Sydney is AWESOME. Super easy to follow, there are signs everywhere in the airport to find station, and its easy tap on-tap off with card
Getting around Sydney - Tourism Australia
Arrived at Wake Up!: Sydney Central, easy check in, great rooms- I stayed in 6 bed female dorm
Wake Up! Sydney
Day 2: Exploring
Woke up early and walked to PCP, tasty avocado toast, and the best mango matcha i have ever had
Paramount Coffee Project
Walked to the Botanical Gardens to get to the Sydney Opera House
Botanic Gardens of Sydney: Home
Literally almost cried seeing this, so surreal, so beautiful. Sat down and enjoyed it for quite a while
Sydney Opera House
Found a bench and walked the Harbor Bridge climbers. If I were to do this trip again, I would add in something with adrenaline like this!
BridgeClimb Official Site | Climb The Sydney Harbour Bridge
Took the train and a bus to Bondi Beach to meet up with some girls I met in my hostel room
Circular Quay Station to Bondi Beach - 4 ways to travel via train
Chilled at Bondi Beach for a few hours. Super crowded, but fun atmosphere
Bondi Beach
GOT YO-CHI!!!! I crave this everyday now that I am back in the US. It is self serve yogurt, but the toppings are so fresh and creative
Yo-Chi Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt and Açaí - Share the Chi
Went back to hostel and joined the sangria night and went down to side bar with some people I met there. Super fun vibes, but very young
Side Bar
Day 3: Long Run & Shopping
Woke up and went on a run around this park. It was GORGEOUS! I have never seen so many runners in one place, so it was crowded and had to bob and weave, but good vibes
Official site of Centennial Parklands
Went shopping around the Sydney eye tower. Did not end up going up, because we ran out of time, but would def do this when I am back
Sydney Tower Eye - Official Website
FOUND THIS GEM! If in Australia, you must check out this store. The cutest clothing ever, not cheap, but not super duper expensive. So unique and fun basics with a twist
KOOKAÏ
went back to hostel and changed for a girls night out in Bondi. We went to saltys and had some delicious aperol spritzes.
Salty's
migrated to beach road hotel where they had a fun bar. GOOD VIBES!
Bondi Hotel
Day 4: Beaches & Night Out
grabbed coffee at pardia!
Parida
bus back to central station to get ready for beach day
Bondi Beach to Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M
caught the ferry in circular quay to Manly Beach. Great views of the opera house and the harbor bridge. I suggest taking the slow one to Manly and the fast one back to Sydney
Manly - Ferry Services & Sydney Harbour Cruises
spent most of the afternoon at manly beach!
Manly Beach
after beach day, went back to hostel and changed. Grabbed tram to opera bar and got a few drinks and hung out. MY FAV BAR BY FAR! So fun!
Opera Bar
stumbled upon this place on accident, but had the time of our lives. private karaoke room for an hour, good drinks, and good selection of songs!
K1 Karaoke Lounge
headed over to scurffy murphys. It was Saint Patricks Day weekend, so we wanted to find an irish pub. IT WAS PACKED!!!! Dance floor opened up when we were there.
Scruffy Murphy's Irish Pub
Woke up for sunrise at Coogee beach. Sooooo beautiful. Ran the Coogee to Bondi trail after
Coogee Beach (2025) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You ...
Day 5&6: Chill
Slowed down the pace a little after a late night out.
Moved to Wake Up! Bondi Beach. WAYYYYY more slow paced that sydneyy central, but was a good change of scenery.
Wake Up! Bondi Beach
got matcha at harrys and walked around bondi
HARRYS.
got breakfast here. SO YUMMY and great views/ people watching of Bondi
Lamrock Cafe
sat on bondi beach and read for hours, migrated to rooftop of Wake Up!: Bondi
The Housemaid Series by Freida McFadden - Goodreads
Day 7: Camp Cove
took the bus north to secluded beach
Bondi Beach to Camp Cove - 3 ways to travel via line 380 bus ...
cutest little beach. famous for their freshly squeezed orange juice. Walked around and found the lighthouse a bit away. CRYSTAL CLEAR water
Camp Cove Beach
grabbed acai bowl on the way back from camp cove and watched the surfers
D Bowls
went to the hostel activity: wine and cheese night! played cards and games and just hing out!
12 Classic Wine and Cheese Pairings You Must Try
chilled around hostel for the next day and cuaght flight back home:)
