Skirting Sydney – Sydney Super Women
From A$48 per person
Skirting Sydney is a 2-hour tour uncovering the women who shaped Sydney's history, available by appointment, suitable for all ages. It costs $48 AUD per person, runs in small groups of up to 6, and meets outside the Paragon Hotel, 1 Loftus St, Circular Quay, Sydney NSW 2000, with start times arranged directly with the operator.
About This Tour
The men got the statues. The women built the city.
Skirting Sydney — Walking in the Footsteps of Superwomen
Walk through the centre of Sydney and you are surrounded by history. What most people don't realise is how much of that history belongs to women whose names were never put on plaques, whose contributions were quietly absorbed into the story of a city that couldn't have existed without them.
Skirting Sydney changes that. Completely.
This is Sydney's only walking experience dedicated entirely to the extraordinary women who shaped this city, from the convict wife who arrived in chains and built a legacy that outlasted her captors, to the suffragists who stood in these very streets and demanded a voice, to the pioneers who broke through barriers so solid and so deliberate that their courage still takes your breath away two centuries later.
Your local guide will walk you through the CBD and its surrounds, stopping at the actual sites where these women made history. This isn't a retelling of stories you half-remember from school. These are the full, unfiltered accounts of women who were remarkable not in spite of the odds stacked against them, but because of how completely they refused to accept those odds.
You'll hear about colonial-era women who built businesses, ran households, and shaped communities while the official history books were busy writing about someone else. You'll learn about the fight for women's suffrage in New South Wales and the names that drove it forward. You'll discover artists, activists, educators, and entrepreneurs who changed the face of this city quietly, persistently, and permanently.
Every city has a story. Sydney's is only half told. This tour tells the other half.
Ideal for curious travellers of every background, school and university groups, women's professional networks, and anyone who has ever suspected that the history they were taught left out the best bits.
Exclusions
- Items of a personal nature
- Tips or gratuities for guides (Not compulsory but welcome)
- Meals and drinks
- Bottled Water
What's Included
- Your own local English-speaking guide with a passion for the stories history forgot to tell
- A refreshment and comfort stop in Pitt Street Mall, because great stories deserve a great coffee
- A digital tour record including a 3D map of everywhere you walked and downloadable photos taken by your guide
What To Expect
Walk through the Sydney CBD and its surrounds with a local guide who stops at the actual sites where extraordinary women made history. Hear the full, unfiltered accounts of colonial-era women who built businesses and shaped communities, the suffragists who demanded a voice in these very streets, and pioneers who broke through barriers that still inspire today. Discover artists, activists, educators, and entrepreneurs who changed the face of Sydney quietly, persistently, and permanently. Ideal for curious travellers, school and university groups, women's professional networks, and anyone who suspects the history they were taught left out the best bits.
Itinerary Highlights
- Discover the women from Sydney's convict beginnings through to the present day who changed the course of this city's history
- Stand at the actual sites where these women made their names and walk the same streets they walked
- Uncover a layer of Sydney's history that has been overlooked for too long and deserves to be told out loud
- Hear the stories of Sydney's most remarkable women, the trailblazers, the suffragists, the artists, and the everyday heroes who refused to be invisible
- Experience Sydney's only dedicated walking tour celebrating the women who made this city what it is
Tour Schedule
| Days | By appointment |
| Starts | Arranged at booking |
| Duration | 2 Hours |
| Meeting Point | Outside the Paragon Hotel, Circular Quay. 1 Loftus St, Sydney NSW 2000 |
| Ending Point | Elizabeth's Folly, Royal Botanic Gardens with drinks at the Opera Bar Sydney Opera House, Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this tour bookable online?
It's available by appointment — enquire directly to arrange a time.
Where do we meet?
Outside the Paragon Hotel, 1 Loftus St, Circular Quay, Sydney NSW 2000.
Is it suitable for kids?
Yes, it's open to all ages.
