Highlights of Sydney: From Prison to Freedom Land

4.23 (44 ratings)
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Follow clues to uncover the history of Sydney and discover the inspiring stories of the people of The Rocks, the stunning views from Observatory Hill, and the ruins at Foundation Park. Get in the shoes of a former convict trying to make a new life for himself in 19th-century Australia, a land of wonders and new possibilities. 

Are you ready to discover Sydney’s secret?

Availability:

  • Can be played on
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

  • During these hours
    Whole day

  • Languages
    English

Highlights

  • Discover popular and lesser-known places in Sydney.

  • Experience how, in only 11 years, Lachlan Macquarie rapidly transformed Sydney from a penal colony to a proud international city.

  • Hang out with ‘Push Gang’ members and imagine how dangerous The Rocks would have been.

  • Find a spiritual connection to Sydney that will stay with you forever.

Storyline

You were a convict brought to Australia for the crime of stealing bread and butter from a shop back home in London. You were hungry at the time, unable to find work, and alone. Your only family, your mother, died two years before. You were in prison for 3 years, but today is your first day as a free man.  

What can you do? You feel lost and have no idea how to start a new life so far from home. You decide to visit Sydney as a free man for the first time. Maybe here you’ll find some hope.

Experience's route

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Places you will visit

15

It will take you

109-139 mins

You will walk

3940 steps

Total distance

3 km

  • Best during the day
  • Instagrammable
  • Best for couples
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Ratings and Reviews

4.23

44 ratings

5 Stars
55%
4 Stars
23%
3 Stars
16%
2 Stars
5%
1 Star
2%
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Varunan Ravikumaran

21 Sep 2024

Claire

08 Sep 2024
it was awesome! we had so much fun solving the puzzles

Eirini Kallia

08 Sep 2024
loved it!

Sam Yan

15 Jun 2024
This is a really great game in a sense it compassed elements of crime, city walk, and history together. Totally worth a play! Question 4 was blocked by a construction place and not accessable. Q3 and Q10 really challening and even now I still don't know how was the answer concluded. Anyway very good game!

Vern Wingfield

09 Mar 2024
Great experience. is the tree name spelled wrong?

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