Ultimately Sydney

A truly amazing experience with Helen on the Street Eats walking tour. So very informative, a great way for anybody whether you’re a local or new to the city to get an inside look to this great city!!

Today’s The Story of Sydney Tour with Sharon was the best urban van/SUV tour we’ve ever had worldwide. Sharon is friendly, knowledgeable, and an excellent driver in Sydney’s challenging traffic. 4 hours is a perfect length, and with 4 people making up our tour the exchange of information was easy. Highly recommended.

I can’t speak highly enough of Helen from Ultimately Sydney — what an absolute gem! As an Australian myself, I thought I knew Sydney pretty well, but Helen blew me away with her depth of knowledge, fascinating stories, and passion for this beautiful city. She brought Sydney to life in a way I’ve never experienced before. Whether you’re a local looking to rediscover your own backyard or a traveler seeing the city for the first time, a bus tour with Helen and the Ultimately Sydney team is an absolute must. The tour was comfortable, well-paced, and packed with insights and hidden gems that you’d never find on your own. Helen is 100% worth her weight in gold — warm, professional, engaging, and truly one of a kind. Thanks for such a fantastic day out, Helen! I’ll be recommending your tours to everyone I know.

We took The Story of Sydney Tour with Helen. She was amazing! Even though it rained the day of our tour, we definitely made the best of it! I wish we had taken this tour at the beginning of our stay since it took us to places I would have loved to go back to. Next time! I will definitely use Ultimately Sydney Tours again!

My wife and I took the Taste of Sydney tour, and we had a terrific time! Our host Helen picked us up at our hotel, and we were off to 5 different venues across Sydney (Seafood Market, Lotus @ Barangaroo, Harry's Cafe De Wheels, Moon Shiner Gin Distillery, Handpicked Wines Cellar Door). The food and drink and each venue were amazing, but the best part was hearing Helen regale us with the history and local knowledge of Sydney along the way. Highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Sydney. Helen was a fantastic tour guide and host. Exceeded our expectations!!!

We live in Brisbane and we came to Sydney for a week to celebrate a milestone birthday. We thought it would be great to do a tour and find out more about this beautiful city. Helen picked us up in a really comfortable vehicle and was immediately engaging. We spent four hours touring Sydney with her learning about the history and seeing all the major landmarks. Helen was so knowledgeable and informative and we learnt things with her that we would never have discovered on our own. What a great way to be a tourist in your own country. We couldn’t recommend the tour highly enough.

As an 18-year-old who had just flown into Sydney, I’ll be honest I wasn’t expecting much from a 4-hour city tour. I thought it’d be long, boring, and full of stuffy history lectures. But “Ultimately Sydney” completely changed my mind. Our tour guide, Helen, was incredible. She was super knowledgeable, friendly, and made the whole experience feel more like an adventure than a tour. What really stood out to me was how immersive it all was. We didn’t just drive past landmarks we stopped, explored, and actually learned about them in a way that was easy to understand and genuinely interesting. From iconic places like the Opera House to lesser-known hidden gems, Helen gave us all the cool facts and stories behind them. But it wasn’t just about history. Helen also talked a lot about Sydney’s culture and the people who live here. That made the city feel more real and relatable, especially for someone new like me. I walked away not only knowing more about Sydney’s past, but also feeling like I understood the vibe of the city and its communities. I thought I’d be counting the minutes but the time flew by. If you're young, new to Sydney, or just want to actually feel the city instead of just seeing it, this tour is 100% worth it. Would totally recommend it to anyone, especially people around my age who think city tours are lame you might just be surprised.

Our mistake made us 1 hour late and Ultimately Sydney graciously provided a wonderful tour anyway! Rohan waited for us and made the day fun and informative. It was a great way to spend the day learning about Sydney and seeing unknown and famous areas through the eyes of our tour guide and driver. Service above our expectations!

We only had a couple of days in Sydney so we used google to search for foodie tours that showed off food that was uniquely Sydney. After doing a little research we chose Ultimately Sydney. Since there weren’t any small group tours available during our stay, we booked a private tour and are extremely glad we did. Helen took the time to ask us about our expectations and preferences. Over the course of several email exchanges she tailored an experience that was exactly what we asked for. We can’t say enough good things about Helen. During the tour she ran into a significant traffic snarl. She was able to pivot and offer us a slight change in our schedule that would keep us from sitting in traffic for over an hour. We greatfully accepted the change.

The Taste of Sydney tour was fantastic. Our guide, Helen, was fun and knowledgeable. The tour inc lunch at Bangaroo, beer tasting and snacks at the Tram Shed, an extensive gin tasting, cake and coffee and a wine tasting. So much fun and so much food and drinks! Highly recommend!