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Tourist attractions


Sydney is a huge city with several district articles containing sightseeing, restaurant, nightlife and accommodation listings. It is the largest, oldest and most cosmopolitan city in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and liveable cities. Brimming with history, nature, culture, art, fashion, cuisine, design, it is set next to miles of ocean coastline and sandy surf beaches. Below are some images of the top tourist attractions.

Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is simply one of the most famous structures ever built. It is in the city centre.

Harbour bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge crosses the harbour from the The Rocks to North Sydney. There are many different experiences centred around the bridge. You can walk or cycle across, picnic under, or climb over the Harbour Bridge

Beaches
Sydney beaches are among the top tourist destinations in Sydney. Sydney is house to some of the most famous beaches in the world such as Bondi beach and Manly beach.

Blue mountains
Blue Mountains is nonetheless renowned for its majestic scenery of a unique kind, for its cultural attractions and for its relatively tranquil, alternative mode of life.

Madame Tussauds Sydney
Madame Tussauds Sydney, the world famous wax attraction is one of the major attraction at Sydney's Darling Harbour. Now you can get up close and personal with over 70 of the world's iconic celebrities! See more details here.

aquarium
Sydney Aquarium contains a large variety of Australian aquatic life, displaying more than 650 species comprising more than 6,000 individual fish and other sea and water creatures from most of Australia's water habitats. Its key exhibits in the aquarium are a series of underwater, see-through, acrylic glass tunnels where sharks swim above visitors, and recreation of a Great Barrier Reef coral environment. See more details here.

King crab
Food lovers enjoy a wide variety of food offered by Sydney. King crab and lobsters are among the special foods. Sydney is a multi-cultural city and it is very easy to find restaurants that offer dishes from your homeland.

Koala Kangaroo
Getting close to unique wildlife (such as Koalas and Kangaroos) are on every visitor's list of things to do in Australia. Sydney has a range of tourist attractions where you can appreciate the nature and even get close to it. For example, you may visit Taronga Zoo , Featherdale Wildlife Park or go to Whale watching trips, to name a few.

Scuba diving Sydney paragliding
Exciting activities are among the major attractions for the tourists especially for the adventurous kinds. Sydney offers various opportunities to the visitors to enjoy activities such as Scuba diving, paragliding , surfing and Skydiving etc.
For more information about places to visit in Sydney, please click here.

Visa information

All entrants to Australia require a visa to be granted before arrival. To attend APWEB 2013, you will require a visa for business purposes. There are three types of visa available, depending on your home country. Please see this document for detailed information.

Getting around

Please visit Sydney Airport website that lists a range of options about travelling to/from airport. Also, visit Sydney Transport Information website for planning your trips to various places using trains, buses or ferries.