The largest and most multicultural city in Australia, with a population of approximately 4.5 million and an area of 12,000 sq kilometers, Sydney is a major destination for immigrants to Australia.

Being close to the ocean Sydney has a temperate climate with rainfall spread throughout the year, January being the warmest month with temperatures ranging between 19 – 26⁰C, the temperature rarely drops below 5⁰C in winter.

• Notable Sites

With 40 beaches to choose from, and an array of must see sites ranging from the Sydney Opera House to the Royal Botanical Gardens, down to the Chinese Garden of Friendship, a rented car presents itself as the best option to a visitor wanting to get the best out of Sydney.

• Sports

For the sports aficionado Sydney offers a wide range of sports. The Ashes Cricket series between England and Australia in summer to Rugby Union, Yachting, Surfing and Horse Racing provide for a year round sports entertainment.

1. 2. Historic- Sydney

Arthur Phillip, a commodore of the First Fleet established Sydney as the first British Colony in Australia in 1788 at Sydney Cove, an inlet of the Tasmanian Sea. Home to the iconic Sydney Opera House, The Harbor Bridge and its numerous beaches Sydney is built on the hills surrounding Sydney Harbor on Australia’s south east coast.

• Landmarks

Best known for the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbor Bridge, the beauty of Sydney has made it the location for the filming of over 225 Hollywood films to date.  The metropolitan area has the second oldest national park in the world, The Royal National Park.

• Art and Culture

Sydney also houses many museums such as The Australian Museum, The Powerhouse Museum, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Museum of Contemporary Art and the Australian Maritime Museum.

• Flavors a- la –Sydney.

Multicultural in its origin Sydney offers the most fabulous cuisines from fine restaurants in the heart of the city in areas like Circular Quay, The Rocks, and Darling Harbor, to eating late night at places which never sleep like Kings Cross and Chinatown. Further away from the heart of the city are eat streets like Cleveland Street, Glebe Point Road, Norton Street and Kings Street, catering to varied ethnic fare Lebanese, Nepalese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese and Vegetarian to name a few.

1. 3. Experiencing the alpha+ world city- Sydney.

Blending heritage with the ultra modern, architecture in the form of the one of a kind Sydney Opera House to the outdoors with sun filled beaches and National Parks, Sydney boasts of something for every visitor.

Sydney hosts Sydney Symphony and Opera Australia, besides venues like the State Theatre, Sydney Town Hall, Recital Hall to name a few.  Nightclubs and fine dining spread over Kings Cross, Cleveland Street, Glebe Point Road, Norton Street and Kings Street. Sydney has one casino, The Star City Casino.car hire sydney