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130  SY DNEY

Further Afield Sights at a Glance
1 Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Beyond Sydney’s inner city, the harbour foreshore is home to 2 Manly
secluded beaches, cultural and historic sights and scenic out­ 3 Taronga Zoo
looks, including those afforded by Taronga Zoo’s spectacular 4 Bondi Beach
setting. The vibrant Barangaroo precinct brings a stunning 5 Luna Park
headland park, as well as diverse dining and shopping on the 6 Sydney Olympic Park
city’s edge. Among Sydney’s beachside playgrounds are Manly 7 Parramatta
to the north and Bondi south of the harbour. Further west at Key
Parramatta, sights recall and evoke early European settlement. Central Sydney
Sights within Greater Sydney Highway
Major road
Mona
Newcastle
36 Hornsby 22 Vale
Garigal
National Park To the right of Manly wharf are
40
14 shops, restaurants and bars on
7 29
3 1 22 the adjacent pier and, on the
Manly left, the tranquil harbour-side
2
Bathurst Chatswood beach known as Manly Cove.
Sydney
Manly Sea Life Sanctuary is at anly Sea Life Sanctuary is at anly Sea Life Sanctuary
44 Parramatta Ryde Harbour NP M M
Olympic Park 21 Luna TarongaTarongaTaronga the far end of Manly Cove, where
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Zoo
7 4 21 P o rt Tasman visitors can see sharks, giant
Sea
stingrays and other species in an
55 Burwood
Strathfield Bondi underwater viewing tunnel.
0 km 5 76
45 The Corso is a lively
0 miles 5 54 Wollongong pedestrian thoroughfare that
10 km = 6 miles leads to Manly’s ocean beach.
1Ku-ring-gai Chase during the last Ice Age.
National Park Sparkling waterways and golden 3Taronga Zoo
beaches are set against the
McCarrs Creek Rd, Church Point. backdrop of the national park. Bradley’s Head Rd, Mosman. Tel (02)
n Kalkari Discovery Centre (02) 9472 Picnicking, bushwalking and 9969 2777. g from Circular Quay.
9300. Open 9am–5pm daily. windsurfing are popular here. @ 247 from Wynard. Open 9:30am–
Closed 25 Dec. The Hawkesbury River curls 5pm daily (May–Aug & 31 Dec: to
4:30pm). &870-
around an ancient sandstone ∑ taronga.org.au
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park landscape rich in Aboriginal
lies on Sydney’s northernmost rock art. The national park has Taronga opened in 1916 in its
outskirts, 30 km (19 miles) from hundreds of Aboriginal art sites, idyllic harbourside location, with
the city, and covers 15,000 ha the most common being rock sweeping views across the water.
(37,000 acres). It is bounded to engravings thought to be The protection and preservation
the north by Broken Bay, at the 2,000 years old. of endangered creatures is at
mouth of the Hawkesbury River, the heart of the zoo’s prolific
with its eroded valleys formed conservation programmes. Free
2Manly daily presentations include the
g Manly. Manly Sea Life Sanctuary: engaging Free Flight Bird Show.
West Esplanade. Tel 1800 199 742 or
1800 614 069. Open 9:30am–5pm
daily. Closed 25 Dec. & 8 4Bondi Beach
∑ manlysealifesanctuary.com.au
@ 380, 382, 381.
If asked to suggest a single This long crescent of golden
excursion outside the city, most sand has long drawn the sun
Sydneysiders would nominate and surf set (see pp148–9). The
the 11-km (7-mile) ferry ride word bondi is Aboriginal for bondi is Aboriginal for bondi
from Circular Quay to Manly. “water breaking over rocks”.
This narrow stretch of land lying Surfers visit from far and wide
between the harbour and the in search of the perfect wave.
ocean was named by Governor People also seek out Bondi
Phillip, even before Sydney got for its trendy seafront cafés and
Brass band playing on The Corso, its name, for the impressive cosmopolitan milieu as much
Manly’s esplanade bearing of the Aboriginal men. as for the world-famous beach.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp482–3 and pp504–7