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Harbour delights
Sydney has an amazing array of cultural, wildlife
and adrenaline thrills you can sell to your clients.
Philippa Jacks finds out what’s new and test-
drives some of the city’s best-loved attractions
BridgeClimb plunged into the water below, and survived! Shark Dive Xtreme
Sydney Harbour Bridge is a true icon. Not He was back at work a few weeks later. Getting in a big fish tank with several fully-
only is climbing it a great thrill, but it will There are some hair-raising moments: in grown grey nurse sharks is not everyone’s
help you get your head around the layout particular crossing on a narrow board over idea of fun, but at Oceanworld Manly, Shark
of the city below, too. lanes of traffic at the start. It’s not difficult, Dive Xtreme is a huge success.
The BridgeClimb opened in 1998 and has but a reasonable level of fitness is needed. Knowing these gentle sharks are unlikely
already been visited by 2.2 million people. And you do have to pass a breathalyser test, to hurt us, I wasn’t too concerned. However,
The original walk takes about three and a so keep off those tinnies the night before! during the safety briefing they played a
half hours including a briefing, and can be During off-peak hours, the BridgeClimb video which opened with the ominous Jaws
done all day long and into the night. Time costs from £88 per adult and £54 per child theme tune, and I started to question
slots fill up fast so it’s vital you prebook with Do Something Different. what I’d let myself in for. As the fence
clients with an operator such as Do Some- between our practice pool and the
thing Different to avoid disappointment. What’s New: Since June, your main aquarium lifted, scenes of
Starting in June at 2.15pm meant I got to clients can get married at the top bloody carnage from the movies
witness a glorious sunset as we began our of the Bridge. An “Express Climb”, flashed through my mind. But after
descent. It got a little chilly by 5pm but our which takes just two hours, is 40 minutes, and several thrilling
tour guide Bernie kept us entertained with coming soon. eye-to-eye encounters with the
facts and anecdotes about the bridge. During ■dosomethingdifferent.com sharks, I was just in awe of these
construction, apparently, one guy slipped, ■bridgeclimb.com gentle giants.
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