Harbour Bridge Climb

Despite the being strapped onto the bridge with techy looking harnesses and hiking to a height 134 metres from the harbour below, climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge isn’t quite as thrilling as the brochures would have you believe. It’s a great view, but even if it’s really windy it still feels unfortunately tame.

Wearing an attractive grey all in one suit you’re hooked onto the rails and lead up the bridge by a guide, who’ll give you details about the bridge’s history as you go, tours go up one side of the southern approach and down the other side of the southern approach, crossing over the road at the very peak under the flag. The whole thing takes about three hours and groups go up all day and into the evenings in summer.

You can’t bring anything with you on your climb, no cameras etc. and you have to go through a metal detector and take a breathalyzer test before you climb. It would be an unmissable experience if it wasn’t so expensive, as it is you get a better view and a bigger buzz from a helicopter trip over without paying much more.