Travel Guide to Visit Opera House in Sydney
Anyone who is visiting Sydney for the first time wants to visit the Opera House at first. This is the is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney. This place is not only to listen to opera, but you will also love the opera house building. This world-famous opera house is designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon. This building first opened on 20 October 1973. The central design of this opera house won an international design competition on 13 September 1955. This building is designed with a series of large precast concrete shells that look amazing. It is mainly situated at the Sydney Harbor. This opera house covers 4.4 acres of land.
Suitable for Family and Couples
This is the best place for the tourist in Sydney. You can visit here with your family and kids. There are space arrangements in the opera house for the kids and family. No need to be worried if you about your kids. They will enjoy it for sure. There are two different multipacks shows available in the opera house. You save some money with those packages. There are different shows for the kids in the opera house. One of the favorite show for the kids is Podcast series. Your children will learn so many new things with those series. There are also some animated shows, music cafes and theaters are available in the opera.
When you are going to visit opera with your life partner, you can enjoy the music shows, the main attraction opera, different theater and much more. This is a good place for the romantic couples. Enjoying the romantic music in this opera house, it is a thing that you will memorize for a long time.
How to Reach the Opera House?
To remove the hassle of the visitors, Sydney opera house has applied a new system to remove almost all extra vehicle movements from the Forecourt. Visitors who want to visit opera house need to get down to the designated point near the Macquarie Street Gatehouse. You can then walk to the opera house. If you are visiting the opera house on the weekend or the evening, you need to enter the house through the underground drop-off and pick-up point is in operation. You can go there with a Taxi or bus quickly. You can use the commercial Taxi services of Sydney to go the Circular Quay. This place is a five-minute walk from the Sydney Opera House. There are so many public transports available in Sydney that will reach you to Circular Quay.
If you wish, you can avoid the public transportation or the commercial taxi services. If you have the Uber app on your phone, you can simply call a car to reach to the opera house. There is no need of bargain with the driver or something else. Everything will be calculated through the app. You can simply pay the charge with your Uber account.
There is also a complementary shuttle bus available to visit opera house. Keep in mind that seat of the buses is limited. This bus service is suitable for elderly and less mobile customers. The bus runs between Circular Quay at Stand B on Alfred Street and the Vehicle Forecourt. Please note that if you want to visit the opera house on a Sunday evening, there are no bus services.
You can also visit the place with your bike. There are bike parking areas are available to the public underneath the Sydney Opera House Monumental Steps.
Best time To Visit
The best time to visit the Opera House is December to February. This is the summer in Australia. This is the ideal time for cruises in the Harbour City and picnics. March to May is also a good time for visiting Opera House. This is the Autumn season in Australia. However, you can visit at any time.
Show Time
Most of the shows of Opera House start at the evening. Based on the day, the show time can be changed. If you want to avoid the rush, you shouldn’t visit in the Holidays.
What to Do When You are Visiting Opera House?
- The obvious thing that you should do in the opera house is, enjoy the world class opera shows and music shows.
- There are places to dine inside the house and outside the building.
- You can discover a variety of things with the official tour of Sydney Opera House.
- There is a welcome centre in the opera house. Buy tickets and take a tour to the shops and other places to know the history of Opera House Building.
- There is a new lounge by SAMSUNG in the heart of the Opera House where you can enjoy art and culture with the latest technology.
- Visit shops to buy some souvenir for your home which will be a good memory.
- If you have kids, then visit the kid’s zone.
Things You Shouldn’t Do
- Don’t carry any food and beverages from the outside.
- Carrying any arms is illegal.
- You can’t park your car in the opera house.
Budget for the Tour
The budget of the tour to Opera House depends on you. If you want to stay in the Luxurious hotels, it will cost you a lot. You can stay in 3-star hotels to save money. Based on the hotels, the hotel charge can be $50 to $1000. The average price of the tickets for shows is $40 to $100. Other costs depend on your spending habit. If you want to see the other place, you need to spend extra money. Foods and beverage cost also depends on your needs. You can have wine for $16-$25, tea for $4 to $10 and more.
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