Hobbiton, Grace Hotel, Tap On Tap Off

[Tedferg]

We had a great cruise, Honolulu to Sydney and thanks for recommendations here. Hobbiton from Tauranga was a wonderful experience, Grace Hotel was great as was Top On Tap Off for ferry and light rail. Reminder: You do need to tap off, it was very easy to jump off the light rail and forget to do this. I believe they charge for the complete ride if you do not tap off. This did not matter going to Circular Quay since it was just two stops and we were at the end of the line, but on return journey, there were lots more stops after we got off. Even then, the full ride is not expensive.

 

We also did both loops on the HoHo bus in Sydney, a good way to get a feel for the city and suburbs.

[OzKiwiJJ]

So pleased you had a great trip.

[beatleman]

Pleased you enjoyed your trip, Sydney Public Transport is as good as it gets in OZ.

[Yehootu]

On 11/3/2023 at 9:15 AM, Tedferg said:

We had a great cruise, Honolulu to Sydney and thanks for recommendations here. Hobbiton from Tauranga was a wonderful experience, Grace Hotel was great as was Top On Tap Off for ferry and light rail. Reminder: You do need to tap off, it was very easy to jump off the light rail and forget to do this. I believe they charge for the complete ride if you do not tap off. This did not matter going to Circular Quay since it was just two stops and we were at the end of the line, but on return journey, there were lots more stops after we got off. Even then, the full ride is not expensive.

 

We also did both loops on the HoHo bus in Sydney, a good way to get a feel for the city and suburbs.

We will be doing Sydney-YVR in March. I booked the Hobbiton excursion through Princess and it got cancelled, we now have a reservation with Shore Trips and Tours. What company did you use?

We also have reservations at the Grace Hotel. How did you get to the hotel and any good tips of the area around the hotel. We'll have 2 nights at the hotel pre cruise.

 Mahalo.