last minute Sydney tour – Carol + Norm 10.02.25

The last minute Sydney tour on the trike was booked just a few days beforehand. Sometimes we can organise last minute Harley and trike tours, sometimes we can’t. You can always ask us. From the UK, the passengers wanted to do a unique experience. Troll Tours sure can do that! After the tour Norm wrote, “…Great ride with Fred today, so much fun…”.

Our trike rider picked them up from their hotel.

Woolloomooloo, Harry’s and Garden Island

Through the harbour tunnel, they rode into the inner eastern suburb of Woolloomoolloo. It has the famous Harry Cafe De Wheels. Harry’s Café de Wheels has been serving customers for over 80 years. They make delicious pies, hotdogs and more. Lots of interesting photos are on the walls, mostly of famous celebrities who have visited over the years.

Also there is Garden Island. Garden Island is the location of a major Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base.

Kings Cross

Further on, they rode through the infamous Kings Cross, though it has calmed down a lot since it’s heyday – home of the famous and huge Coca Cola sign. Kings Cross is also home to nightclubs and ladies of the night though it is not nearly as raunchy as it was in the 1970s (apparently). Already, the last minute Sydney tour on the trike was fun and interesting!

Coca-Cola billboard

Next, look up to see the famous “Coke Sign”. It is an advertising billboard erected in 1974 by the Coca-Cola Company. More often regarded as an iconic landmark than as an advertisement. The new Coca-Cola sign was officially turned on, on 15 September 2016, and uses a lot less power. It is the single largest controllable LED sign in the Southern Hemisphere and can change colour.

Bondi Beach

Heading east, they drove past the world famous Bondi Beach, both the north and south side. This is the beach where Bondi Lifeguards of the Bondi Rescue TV series is filmed. When in Sydney it is one of the places you should visit. The beach is seriously nice (but not our favourite) but it’s good to say you have seen it – even in the rain 😊. Bondi Beach is one of the most visited tourist sites in Australia. Bondi Beach is recorded by the Australian Museum that Bondi means place where a fight using boondi sticks (nullas nullas or fighting sticks) took place.

They stopped near the Lifeguard Tower to have a look and take photos. It’s where this photo was taken.

Tamarama

Riding further north, along more beautiful, though possibly less well known, beaches. The suburb of Tamarama has a small ocean beach about 1 kilometre south of Bondi Beach and a couple of hundred metres north of Bronte Beach. It is an extremely narrow beach and deceptive for its size. Tamarama Beach is often referred to as Glamarama (or Glamourama), owing to the alleged abundance of glamorous people who sunbathe (often topless), on what must be one of the smallest strips of sand in the state (Wikipedia).

Bronte

Then, they rode through the city to Bronte Beach. Bronte Beach sits on Nelson Bay, surrounded by Bronte Park. Bronte offers scenic cliff-top walking paths south to Coogee via the Waverley Cemetery and north to Tamarama and Bondi Beach. The last minute Sydney tour on the trike also showed some beautiful beaches.

Woollahra

Finally, they rode a different route back to the hotel, west through the eastern suburbs. Woollahra was the home of John McGarvie Smith, a metallurgist and biochemist who produced the first preservable anthrax vaccine. The suburb’s grandest residence, Rosemont, sold for record $45 million. This is the historic mansion built in 1857 by merchant banker and politician Alexander Campbell. Yes, it’s a posh suburb.

William Street

However, the 1.5 hrs was up so the trike rider rode up William Street. This is a 1.4km long major thoroughfare in Sydney. The street was named in honour of King William IV of the UK and Ireland upon its opening in 1834. They were dropped back off at their hotel. In conclusion, the last minute Sydney tour was so much fun. Feel the Freedom!

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