Links
Useful Websites
Sydney has something to offer for everyone. These website will give you lots of information about what's on, where and when to go... the choice is endless!
We also provide a couple of links that might give you inspiration on other great things to see and do in the rest of Australia:
Sydney City Guides
The Sydney council's guide to Sydney
Restaurants, bars, clubs, gigs, film, arts… if it’s on in Sydney it’s listed here
Comprehensive information on everything in Sydney: suburbs, beaches, shopping parks, history, events, recreation etc.
The online ‘time out’ guide to Sydney
Great site to check out Sydney markets, cinemas, cafes, museums, theatres, etc.
You are never short of things to do in Sydney, this is your calendar of ‘what’s on’
Music, Theatre and Exhibitions
A great live rock venue
Sydney’s own art gallery, its free to get in and really close to the Funkhouse
Australian Museum in Sydney
This is the place if you like plays, comedy and soft rock
Historic Houses Trust is a series of 13 historic buildings in Sydney that have been converted into museums open to the public
Everything electronic, including events and streaming music
List of everything live in Australia… concerts, exhibitions, etc.
Information on the Museum of Contemporary Art
Another good live rock venue
The Powerhouse Museum is Sydney’s museum for everything technological
Shop, Eat and Drink
List of all the best precincts for dining
The Sydney Fish Market is great to tour around even if you don’t like fish. A must do in Sydney!
A guide to Sydney’s oldest drinking district: pubs, eateries, and tours
The best place to go shopping in Sydney
Sports
Check out the Surf Camera's all over Australia
Check out Don's daily review of the surf
A great place to have a few drinks, throw down some bowling balls and maybe even a spot of pool or karaoke - everything you need to have a great night out with friends. Backpacker discounts available. Please ask reception for full details
Tickets to all the shows and sporting events in Australia and New Zealand
Animals
A great place to get up and close with life in the ocean, you can do a shark dive here!
A zoo for fish: tons of fish and other aquatic animals
City ZOO with the best view!
You will find the best of Australian animals... in the heart of the city
Transport
Try these guys out for cheap flights
If you need to get from point A to point B in Sydney and don’t know the way, this is the site to find out!
Other Backpacker Tips
www.australianholidayguide.com
Accommodation and Travel Tips for Australia
www.backpackerboard.com/index.php
Australia's online portal for backpackers with a live jobs board, hostel and activity listings and a forum
www.cairnsunlimited.com/backpackers.htm
Everything you need to know about Cairns, the Great Barrier Reef, and Tropical North Queensland
Hostels in Australia
Book online your next hostel!
Book online your next hostel!
Hostel in Coffs Harbour, north coast NSW - offering white water rafting, whale watching, horse riding, scuba, fishing and more!
The Arts Factory Backpackers Lodge has been voted one of the best hostels in the world - acres of secluded subtropical haven with accommodation, bar and restaurant in Byron Bay, NSW
www.backpackersinnbyronbay.com.au
Backpackers Inn on the Beach is perfectly located in the heart of Byron Bay, just a short stroll to shops, pubs, nightclubs – they are the only backpacker accommodation to have direct beach access
Beaches Backpackers in Hervey Bay and Airlie Beach - centrally located Beaches Backpackers provides the perfect launch location to kick off your Fraser Island and Whitsunday experience
www.brisbanebackpackers.com.au
Brisbane Backpackers Resort is only a 15 minute walk to the City, and a 5 minute walk to the Southbank Parklands and Beach
www.byronbaybackpackers.com.au
Byron Bay Holiday Village
The Famous Jolly Swagman Backpackers in Sydney - for over 20 years the Jolly Swagman Hostel has been the heart and soul of the Australian backpacker world. With a lively, energetic bunch of managers who've been, seen and done it all themselves, the Jolly Swagman maintains a reputation for the friendliest staff, the cleanest beds at the best rates!
Newcastle Backpackers is close to beaches - offering dolphin and whale watching, wildlife excursions, sand quad bike safaris, sailing, horse riding, skydiving and adventure tours
Ozzie Pozzie Backpackers in Port Macquarie, QLD - has 9 beautiful beaches, dolphins and koalas, natural beauty, great adventure activities and nightlife as well
www.Rainbowbeachbackpackers.com
Rainbow Beach Backpackers - imagine sea kayaking with dolphins and whales and manta rays!
www.stayatbase.com/base-brisbane-central-hostel
Base Brisbane Backpackers Central, in the centre of the city, gateway to Queensland, is the best Backpackers accommodation in Brisbane. Restaurants & Cafe, travel service, advice on local employment
Flying Fox Backpackers is a hostel in the popular Blue Mountains resort area an hour or so west of Sydney - lookouts, bushwalking, extreme sports, wilderness areas
Hostels in the rest of the world
Access Italy provides private and exclusive tours throughout Italy
BCN Loft hosts couples, groups and young travellers in private converted apartments - the apartments are located in the heart of Barcelona, in the old city and Eixample districts, just a 5 to 15 minutes walk from the Ramblas
The Drunken Monkey Hostel is a clean, new and comfortable and secure hostel in the neighbourhood of Arbanasi, Croatia - ideally situated minutes away from the old city bus station
Khaosan Tokyo Guest House is a cheap hostel in the Asakusa neighbourhood of Tokyo, Japan
Hostels in Valencia, Spain – Hola!
The Sakura Hostel in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan is a comfortable, extremely clean and friendly hostel in the old centre of the city - 24h reception, kitchen, laundry, free internet, breakfast, fun staff... it's all there!
