Best Sydney Night Tours

Tailoring each experience to your wishes by locals who love their city

Tourist in front of Sydney Opera House on a night tour of Sydney Harbor
Tourist in front of Sydney Opera House on a night tour of Sydney Harbor

The best Sydney night tours & experiences with locals

With its crystal clear beaches, sun-soaked streets, and laid-back locals, Sydney by day is beauty personified. And by night? Australia’s most relaxed city is an entirely new experience. Streets swarm with Sydneysiders ready for a post-work drink or dance, and bars and clubs become abuzz. But Sydney nightlife certainly doesn’t just cater to the revelers and ravers – the diverse nightlife scene has something for everyone. On personalized night tours in Sydney with City Unscripted, the night is yours. Let your guide show you the best of Sydney at night when the tourist traps empty out and the locals take their city back. We’ll make this a night for the books.

Sydney local enjoying the view of the city skyline at night

Celebrate like a Sydneysider

Anyone with a guidebook can seek out the city’s famous sights – but when locals leave work and make their way to Sydney’s epicenters of socialization, the true spirit of the city can be felt. On night tours in Sydney with City Unscripted, you’ll get a glimpse into the locals-only Sydney nightlife scene that wakes up when the sun sets. Our night tours in Sydney will have you blending in with laid-back locals who are always up for a chat. We know the last thing you want is to get caught in a tourist trap, so we’ll show you exactly where in-the-know Sydneysiders spend their free time.

Party-goers outside a popular nightlife venue in Sydney

From city to suburb

In the heart of the city, Sydney nightlife is bold and brash, buzzing with loud locals drinking and dancing the night away at electrifying clubs. The city center is filled with thrilling after-hours hotspots – but further afield, Sydney nightlife is a little different. The trendy Inner West suburbs just a mile out of the CBD are calm oases away from the madness, with plenty of memorable things to do on night tours in Sydney. Browse late-night boutiques lining the streets of village-like Glebe, or head to boho Newtown to check out street art before grabbing a drink at a tiny heritage pub.

A neon-lit building with locals and tourists in the foreground enjoying a night out in Sydney

Sydney nightlife to suit your style

We know that everyone’s idea of the ultimate night out is a little different. That’s why our night tours in Sydney are 100% personalized to suit your particular pace. Sydney is packed with a range of fantastic late-night venues, from super-trendy clubs and sleek cocktail lounges to rowdy pubs. But if you like your evenings a little more low-key, night tours in Sydney still have plenty to offer, from moonlit strolls past 19th-century terrace houses to hidden haunts loved by your local guide. Just tell us your interests and choose your pace – we’ll make this a night with your name on it.

Latest reviews from our guests

    Ross met us at our hotel. Well before we met he corresponded with us to inquire as to what we were going to see prior to our tour while in Sydney and also to inquire about anything we wanted to absolutely see. I appreciated the communication. We started off by going through parts of Sydney Harbor that my wife and I had not yet experienced and heard about the history of this area and of Australia. We next headed to Bondi Beach, which was the one place we definitely wanted to go to. He smoothly guided us on and off trains, buses and railways to get to the beach. We spent time walking the beach and hearing about some of the history there and at the Bondi Iceberg’s Club. We went to downtown and midtown and Ross showed us all of the significant historical sites all the while explaining their significance both in the past and currently. We spent 4 hours walking and seeing many wonderful historic sites and hearing about the history of Australia from its beginning to now. It was a great combination of history and current uses of places. Ross was great as our guide - very friendly, very knowledgeable and very adaptive to our ‘wants’. We enjoyed the morning!

    29 January 2026

    Shawn V

    This is one of the best tours to do if you only have a couple of days to spend in Sydney. We're happy to have been matched with a professional, kind & knowledgeable tour guide named Olivia. We were so unlucky with the pouring rain throughout the day but that didn’t stop us from exploring the city and still saw a lot in spite of the weather. Olivia was exceptionally skilled in showing the best sights around Sydney and best of all she showed us how to use the Ferry and light rail. We had been here decades ago but Olivia made it easy for us to reminisce the past & compare the present. | highly recommend to give this tour a try and it will be worth your time.

    17 January 2026

    Frank S

    Our walking city tour with Ross was outstanding. We found Sydney to be a big city with a rich history that had far more of a frontier feel than you might imagine. The complex history of Australia and Sydney were covered thoroughly and fairly by Ross. Additionally, his knowledge of today’s Sydney and its offerings were useful.

    16 January 2026

    Charles P

    My experience has been that the guide makes or breaks the tour, so I was fortunate to get a great tour guide. Ross was retired and had lived in the area his whole life, so he was very knowledgeable. If I return I will definitely do the same tour again.

    8 January 2026

    Michael C

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