Newtown, the edgiest neighbourhood

Tour snapshot

There’s history with mystery in this edgy Sydney suburb. Boasting acclaimed street art, thirst-quenching craft beer, mouthwatering cakes, indigenous artefacts, quality handicrafts and sensational award-winning gelato, Newtown has it all — if you know where to look! Visit Sydney’s coolest multicultural inner-city suburb on a private tour with us, where past and present converge, and enjoy a shopping experience like no other, just a heartbeat from Sydney but worlds away. Eclectic Newtown is a weird and wonderful hotbed of arts and activism, an inner-city haven for students, hipsters and the queer community. And we know Newtown’s innermost secrets, so get those shopping bags ready!

Highlights

• Discover Sydney through the products that are produced right here in the city and meet the enterprising artisans and entrepreneurs behind them
• Learn about the history of retailing in Sydney and how it has changed over the decades, in a place that has stubbornly resisted huge mega-malls and multi-national franchise chains
• Get away from the city centre and explore one of Sydney’s hottest neighbourhoods with a local by your side
• See internationally acclaimed street art as you stroll the streets for a unique shopping fix
• Drink locally brewed craft beer and taste an acclaimed gelato that the locals can’t get enough of!

Inclusions: Local English-speaking guide. Discover the most Instagram photographed cake, enjoy a beer and a gelato and key stops.

Exclusions: Choose at your own expense 1 coffee, 1 cake, 1 gelato, 1 beer. Additional food and drinks, souvenirs and personal shopping, tips/gratuities for your guide.

Schedule details

Duration: 3 hours Meeting point: Cafe Newtown

Recommended starting time: 10 am

Ending point: Cafe Newtown