Go City Sydney Essentials Pass

About this experience

You choose three from this list: Sydney Tower Eye, the Harbour Experience Cruise, Taronga Zoo Sydney, SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, The Rocks Walking Tour, the Australian National Maritime Museum, Madame Tussauds Sydney, and an Australian Art Stories tour at the Art Gallery of NSW. You show the QR code at each one. Each attraction can be used once.

The pass is valid for 30 days from the first time you use it, and must be activated within a year of purchase. That gives you room to spread three visits across a long stay. Some attractions need a reservation in the Go City app first; Go City's reservations page lists them, and Taronga is not on it at the moment. Check the app before you go anyway.

What the pass doesn't do is get you across the harbour. The ferry is not included, so plan for an Opal fare on the public F2 from Circular Quay Wharf 4, about 12 minutes each way. Whether the pass works out cheaper depends on which three you pick. Add up the single tickets for your three before you buy.

• Taronga plus two more attractions from a list of eight
• One QR code on your phone
• 30 days from first use
• Keeper talks and shows come with the zoo entry
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before

How the day runs

1. First visitActivate the pass

   The 30 days start the first time you scan in, not on the day you buy.

2. Before the zooCheck the app

   See whether Taronga needs a reservation on your date, and look up the show times.

3. About 12 minFerry across on Opal

   Take the public F2 from Circular Quay Wharf 4 and tap on with a card or phone.

4. At the gateScan your QR code

   Show the pass at the zoo entrance. The keeper talks and both shows are part of the entry.

5. Within 30 daysUse the other two

   Fit in your other two picks before the pass runs out.

What's included

Who it suits

Tips before you book

• Save the zoo for a fine day and keep indoor picks, like the aquarium or the museum, for rain.
• The Harbour Experience Cruise on the list gives you a longer look at the harbour than the zoo ferry does.
• Go to the zoo early. Gates open at 9:30am and the animals are most active in the morning.
• There are no lockers at the zoo. Travel light.

Read next:

• Tickets explained
• Ferry to the zoo

Frequently asked questions

Compare with

Taronga Zoo Entry TicketThe zoo's own day ticket with keeper talks and both shows. No ferry: you get there on the public F2, by bus or by car.★ 4.6 · Full dayZoo Entry & Return Ferry from Circular QuayA Captain Cook ferry from Wharf 6 there and back, plus zoo entry. You land by the Lower Entrance, at the bottom of the hill.★ 4.6 · Full daySydney Harbour Sightseeing CruiseA one-hour loop from Wharf 6 past the Opera House, Fort Denison and the zoo's shoreline, with commentary. No zoo stop.★ 4.6 · 1 hour