Sydney Private Guided Tours

25/08/2026

I filmed the thing people never believe.

Every audio guide app says it works hands free. Then you start driving, open Google Maps for directions, and the guide goes quiet — because it was only ever a web page, and a web page dies the moment something else takes the screen.

Here is ours, filmed on a real drive. Google Maps has the screen and is doing the navigating, and underneath it the guide keeps naming what we just passed and which way to look. Through the car speakers. Nobody touches the phone.

Same thing with the screen off and the phone in your pocket on a walk.

160+ places in Sydney, written by me over twenty years of guiding and voiced with an AI model of my own voice, so it sounds the same from the first stop to the last. It starts from a link in your browser. If you want the pocket and the dashboard, there is a 5 MB app, no subscription.

🎧 Try it now → https://selfguideapp.com/Sydney's only GPS audio g...

23/08/2026

Six days to the Sydney Marathon.

Andrew drove the whole 42 km course last week and filmed every kilometre from the driver's seat, with a distance marker on screen every 5 km — the North Sydney start, up onto the Bridge, through the CBD, the eastern suburbs, Centennial Park, and the finish at the Opera House. Two short sections run against the traffic on race day, so those had to be driven around; everything else is exactly the road runners will be on.

The video, the course map and a written section-by-section description sit on one page, free and with no sign-up: selfguideapp.com/runsyd

The map stays free the whole way. It turns with you and runs on our own tiles, so it moves instantly instead of crawling. Only the audio is paid — the part that tells you what you are passing while you pass it.

And if you would rather see the course with your own eyes before race morning than meet it cold at 7am, we do that as a private tour: we drive the 42 km together, stop wherever you want to walk a section or take a photo, and you get the city's stories along the way. sydneytourguide.com.au

Good luck to everyone racing on Sunday.

The marathon map loads on start; attractions along the course play automatically as you run. Free preview, full guide from A$35.

21/08/2026

Coming to Sydney for the marathon on 30 August? Here is our gift to everyone running it.
We drove the entire course last week and filmed all 42 km from the car — the North Sydney start, the Harbour Bridge, the CBD, the eastern suburbs, Centennial Park and the finish at the Opera House. A distance marker on screen every 5 km, so you can see exactly what is coming.
And we built the navigation for that course: the map opens in your phone browser in about a second, nothing to install, free to use with no time limit. It also talks — as you move, it tells you what you are passing: selfguideapp.com/runsyd
Full course video: https://youtu.be/6KZUtBU30e4
Independent — not affiliated with the event or its organisers. Just a local guide who wanted to show you the road.

20/08/2026

Coming to Sydney for the marathon? We made you a gift.
We filmed the course you will be running on 30 August — all 42 km of it, from the car, every kilometre: the North Sydney start, the Harbour Bridge, the CBD, the eastern suburbs, Centennial Park and the finish at the Opera House. A distance marker every 5 km, so you can see exactly what is coming.
And we built the navigation for that course: the map opens in your phone browser in about a second, nothing to install, free to use with no time limit. It also talks — as you move, it tells you what you are passing: selfguideapp.com/runsyd
The music in the video is mine as well.
Independent — not affiliated with the event or its organisers. Just a local guide who wanted to show you the road.
https://youtu.be/6KZUtBU30e4

On 20 August I got in the car and drove the full 42 km of the cours...

15/08/2026

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Hi, I'm Andrew - your personal guide in Australia. For 20 years I'v...

12/08/2026

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10/08/2026

SHARE A PRIVATE TOUR IN AUSTRALIA - SAVE UP TO 50%

Hello! I have opened a "Share a Tour" board for travellers in Australia - and there are already live requests:
https://www.sydneytourguide.com.au/sharetour.aspx

🧳 Want a comfortable private tour in a luxury vehicle without paying for the whole car yourself? Find companions from other families and split the price per vehicle. Especially handy for AU-NZ cruise passengers: everyone is on the same sailing, so the date is easy to coordinate.

🔒 Your privacy is protected: the board only shows the tour, the date and the number of people. Your name, email and phone are never public - we connect matched travellers personally.

Example of savings (tour from A$600 per vehicle):
• Just you (2 pax): A$600 = A$300 / person
• + 1 more couple (4 pax, 2 hotels): A$600 + A$100 (extra pax) + A$100 (extra hotel pickup) = A$800 = A$200 / person 💸 save 33%
• + 2 more couples (6 pax, 3 hotels): A$600 + A$200 + A$150 = A$950 = A$158 / person 🔥 save 47%

📋 How it works:
1. Pick a tour from the list and click "SHARE TOUR"
2. Fill in the date, your name, email and number of people
3. If someone has already requested the same date - we connect you straight away
4. If you are first - your request waits on the board and we notify you as soon as a companion joins

30+ private tours to choose from: Sydney City, Blue Mountains & Jenolan Caves, Hunter Valley wine tasting, Port Stephens & dolphins, South Coast & Jervis Bay, Canberra, wildlife tours and cruise shore excursions.

Share a Tour board: https://www.sydneytourguide.com.au/sharetour.aspx
WhatsApp +61 405 808 717 | [email protected]

Want to explore Australia in a luxury vehicle but looking to share the cost? Find tour companions and split the price of your Sydney day trips.

10/08/2026

Arriving in Sydney on a cruise? We meet you right at Circular Quay or White Bay and get you back to the ship on time - guaranteed. Shore excursions tailored to your port hours: Sydney icons, Bondi and the coastal beaches, Blue Mountains or Hunter Valley. Groups of 1 to 50, licensed guides, fully insured.

Plan your shore excursion: www.sydneytourguide.com.au | WhatsApp +61 405 808 717

Experience the ultimate freedom of exploring Australia's most beautiful city with our premium private Sydney tours. Travel in comfort, skip the crowds, and create memories that will last a lifetime.

10/08/2026

Blue Mountains in one day - done properly. Three Sisters at Echo Point, Scenic World, Wentworth Falls, Leura village and a stop at a wildlife park on the way back. Private vehicle, your own guide, your own pace - no crowded coach, no waiting for 40 strangers. Departures daily from your Sydney hotel or cruise terminal.

Full itinerary and prices: www.sydneytourguide.com.au

Experience the ultimate freedom of exploring Australia's most beautiful city with our premium private Sydney tours. Travel in comfort, skip the crowds, and create memories that will last a lifetime.

10/08/2026

Celebrating 20 years of showing Sydney the right way. Since 2006, Sydney Private Guided Tours (Antratel Pty Ltd) has been a 100% Australian-owned tour company run by accredited local guides. Over 85 curated itineraries - Sydney city highlights, Blue Mountains, Hunter Valley wineries, Port Stephens, Canberra and shore excursions for cruise passengers. Private groups from 1 to 50 people, own fleet of Mercedes and Hyundai vehicles, A$20,000,000 public liability insurance.

Book your private tour: www.sydneytourguide.com.au
Phone / WhatsApp: +61 405 808 717

Experience the ultimate freedom of exploring Australia's most beautiful city with our premium private Sydney tours. Travel in comfort, skip the crowds, and create memories that will last a lifetime.