The morning we went for Sydney Harbour Cruising was sunny and warm. We choose the Eco Hopper 24hr ticket with Taronga Zoo admission for the cruising. We bought the voucher earlier through online for about AUD55 or RM157 per person. The cruiser taken us to seven stops from Circular Quay, Taronga Zoo, Watsons Bay and Quarantine Station, Manly and return back to Luna Park and Darling Harbour.
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| The upper deck of the Sydney Harbour Eco Hopper with Circular Quay as the background |
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| The Sydney Opera house |
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| Fort Deniston |
Fort Denison, also known as "Pinchgut", is one of Sydney's historic landmarks. When the First Fleet arrived in 1788, Fort Denison was a steep, rocky island known to the Aboriginal people as Mat-te-wan-ye and was a popular fishing place for local tribes. The term "Pinchgut" represents convicts who had committed secondary crimes were charged and confined in leg irons on the island, with rations of bread and water. The only kind of Martello Tower was completed in 1857 using 8,000 tonnes of sandstone. The island was renamed Fort Denison in 1862 after Sir William Denison, the governor.
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| The City of Sydney |
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| The entrance of Taronga Zoo |
One of Sydney's most famous attractions, the award-winning Taronga Zoo is home to over 4,000 animals, including Australian native wildlife, as well as rare and endangered exotic animals. The koalas and kangaroos are the main attractions. The zoo overlooking the picturesque Sydney Harbour especially from the giraffe enclosure.
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| The cute sleepy koala bear |
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| The scenic view of the city of Sydney from Taronga Zoo |
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| The Watson Bay |
Watsons Bay is Australia's oldest fishing village and a popular destination for seafood lovers. Watsons Bay is home to several buildings that date back to the 19th Century such as St Peter's Church, a Scout Hall and a former school residence designed by George Mansfield.
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| The Manly beach, one of the busiest hop-in hop-off pier |
Manly is a suburb beach-side about 17 kilometres to the north-east of the Sydney central business district. Manly was named by Capt. Arthur Phillip for the indigenous people or known as the Kay-ye-my clan who inhabited the cove. He stated that "their confidence and manly behaviour made me give the name of Manly Cove to this place".
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| The Q station |
The North Head Quarantine Station or the Q-station is a series of heritage-listed buildings on the north side of Sydney Harbour at North Head. The complex operated as a quarantine station from 1832 to 1984. The station acted as a quarantine center for those arriving in the Australia and might have an infectious disease until they were considered safe to release.
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| The Hornby Lighthouse on the South Head |
Hornby Lighthouse stands tall at South Head, near Watsons Bay. The lighthouse can easily recognize with its iconic red and white striped tower. The lighthouse was designed by Alexander Dawson and was built in 1858 following the wrecking of the Dunbar.
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| Luna Park Sydney, the city of entertainment |
Luna Park Sydney is an amusement park located at Milsons Point, on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour. The park was constructed at the foot of the Sydney Harbour Bridge during 1935, and ran for nine-month seasons until 1972, when it was opened year-round.
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