Sydney Virtual Walk

Take a free virtual walking tour through Sydney, Australia — home to 5,312,000 people and one of Oceania's most remarkable cities. Nearaway streams immersive 4K street-level footage from Sydney, letting you explore its neighbourhoods, culture, and atmosphere from anywhere in the world — no passport, no flights, no account required.

On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip sailed 11 ships into Port Jackson — the finest natural harbour he had ever seen — carrying 1,487 people, more than half of them convicts. The Eora Aboriginal people had lived on these shores for at least 60,000 years. Phillip raised the Union Jack and named the settlement after Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney. What began as a penal colony became, within a century, one of the most prosperous cities in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sydney Opera House has over 1 million roof tiles and took 14 years to build, finishing in 1973. The best time to take a virtual walk through Sydney is spring (september–november) or autumn (march–may). Must-try local foods in Sydney include Meat pie, Tim Tams, Pavlova. Australians value informality — don't be too formal. Outdoor culture is huge; beaches are free and public.