Sydney/Manly

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Manly is a harbour- and ocean-side suburb and locality of Sydney and the southernmost of Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Table of contents

1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By ferry 2.2 By car 2.3 By bus 3 See 4 Do 5 Eat 6 Sleep 6.1 Budget 6.2 Splurge 7 External links

Understand

"Manly - Seven miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care..." (slogan used in 1940 by the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company in 1940 to describe "Australia’s Premier Seaside Resort").

Situated across the Harbour seven miles north-east of Sydney City on the lower Northern Beaches, Manly was named by Captain Arthur Phillip after his encounter with the confident and manly Aboriginal people who lived on the peninsula. Surrounded on three sides by water, Manly is the perfect destination to enjoy the harbour and the eighteen ocean beaches, coves and inlets for swimming, sailing and surfing. Manly is much more than Sydney's premier beach resort however. Manly also has a huge range of shopping, dining and entertainment attractions to keep all ages and interests occupied.

Get in

By ferry

By car

By bus

See

• Oceanworld Manly, West Esplanade, +61 2 8251 7877. [1] (http://www.oceanworld.com.au) Fax: (02) 9949 7950 email: info@oceanworld.com.au Daily live shows & guided tours allow you to get up close & personal to the dangerous, deadly and often misunderstood Australian creatures. You’ll see huge sharks, stingrays, snakes, spiders, crocodiles and much more. Please phone for presentation times. Admission: Adults $16.50, Children $8.50 (3-15 years), Concession $12.00, Family $39.90 (2A & 2C), Family $28.00 (1A & 2C). Open every day except Xmas Day from 10am - 5:30pm.
• Manly Art Gallery and Museum +61 (0)2 9949 1776. [2] (http://www.manlyweb.com.au/ManlyArtGallery) West Esplanade (Next to Oceanworld) Fax: (02) 9948 6938, email: artgallery@manly.nsw.gov.au A public, regional gallery & museum showcasing a dynamic changing exhibitions program as well as featuring its Australian art, ceramics & local history collections. The Museum highlights the history of Manly; historical photos, swimming costume & beach memorabilia. Open Tue to Sun, 10am - 5pm. Closed Mondays. Entry: Adults $3.50, Concession/Student/Resident $1.10, Children under 18 free.
• The Quarantine Station - part of the Sydney Harbour National Park. Scenic Drive, North Head, Manly. Tel (02) 9247 5033 (Bookings essential) - Wander through a maze of historic buildings and hear how Sydney was protected from diseases such as smallpox, bubonic plague, cholera & Spanish influenza. For the courageous, join our famous ghost walk conducted at night by kerosene lantern, followed by tea and damper to calm the nerves. Day Tour: 1:15pm Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun. Adult $11.00, Concession $7.70. (Catch bus 135 from Stand B at 1:08pm - to meet with tour time) 3 hour tour includes supper. Ghost Tour: 7:30pm (8pm during daylight savings) Wed $22, Fri - Sun $27.50. Kids Ghost Walk: 6pm (7pm during daylight savings) Friday $13.20, 2 hour tour.

Do

• Swim or surf on Manly Beach, which is reached via walking up The Corso from the ferry wharf. Manly Beach is popular with both visitors and locals. Locker hire is available for storing your possesions. You can take surfboard riding lessons from Manly Surf School (North Steyne Road, tel 02 9977 6977).
• Manly International Jazz Festival [3] (http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/minisites/main.asp?ms=27) - held annually in the first week of October and running for three days of fantastic music
• Manly Food and Wine Festival ("A Taste of Manly") - held each year in the first week of June, attracts somer 30,000+ patrons who come to see and taste the exhibits in a great beachside setting
• Sea kayaking. Kayaks are available for hire from several places near the ferry wharf.
• Cruise through the air parasailing behind a speed boat. Parasailing available through Sydney Harbour Parasailing (Unit 203, 11 Wentworth Street, tel 02 9977 6781, [4] (http://www.parasail.net/)) or Manly Parasailing (Shop 208, Manly Wharf, tel 0414 405 454).
• SCUBA dive. Manly's Shelly Beach (very gentle surf entry, max depth 12 metres/40 feet) is often used for open water training dives, but is also a good night diving site. In addition, Oceanworld Manly's Shark Dive X-treme (http://sharkdive.oceanworld.com.au/) program (tel 02 8251 7878, fax 02 9949 7950, email sharkdive@sydneyaquarium.com.au) lets you dive in their aquarium with sharks. The aquarium time is 30 minutes. Shark Dive X-treme runs 3 times a day every day. Certified divers with recent logged dives can dive for $175: other certified divers do a SCUBA tune-up in addition for a total of $205. The program also accepts non-divers, who will do a pool skills session before diving. The introductory program costs $235.

Eat

• Whitewater Restaurant, 35 South Steyne, tel 02 9977 0322 - ultra-trendy decor with fish and fusion fare, panoramic windows look across the road to Manly Beach
• Le Kiosk Restaurant [5] (http://www.lekiosk.com.au/), 1 Marina Parade, tel 02 9977 4122 - housed in a converted sandstone cottage right on Manly's Shelly Beach, Le Kiosk serves fantastic seafood in incredibly atmospheric surroundings. Park the car in the car park on the hill above (includes one of the best cliff-top views of the area) or, from Manly itself, walk for 10 minutes past the Surf Life Saving Club at the south end of Manly Beach and continue around the cliff-base walkway to Shelly Beach.
• Manly Interpolitan Cafe, 22 Darley Road. tel 02 9977 8964. The Manly Interpolitan Cafe is a quiet cafe a couple of blocks away from The Corso. The cafe is small and the menu limited, but the staff are very friendly, and the menu makes up for its small size in quality. The warm lamb sald particularly recommended. Breakfast menu approx $10 (continues until 6pm on weekends), lunches $15-$20.

Sleep

Budget

• Boardrider Backpacker [6] (http://www.boardrider.com.au/), rear 63 The Corso, tel 02 9977 6077, summer rates $28 dorm bed, $75 twin/double
• Manly Backpackers [7] (http://www.manlybackpackers.com.au/), corner of Belgrave and Raglan Streets (walk due north from the ferry terminal), tel 02 9977 3411, fax 02 9977 4379, email mailto:info@manlybackpackers.com.au , summer rates $26.50 dorm bed, $61.50 twin/double - centrally-positioned and well-equipped, free internet access available
• Manly Beach House, 179 Pittwater Road, tel 02 9977 7050 -

Splurge

• Manly Pacific [8] (http://www.accorhotels.com/accorhotels/fichehotel/gb/nov/5462/fiche_hotel.shtml), 55 North Steyne Road, tel 02 9977 7666, fax 02 9977 7822 email h5462-re1@manlypacificsydney.com.au - run by Novotel and located literally over the road from Manly Beach itself, the Manly Pacific offers great views and location - a favourite with international sporting teams visiting Sydney

External links

• Manly, Sydney, Australia (http://www.manlytourism.com/) - official NSW Tourism Government web site for the Manly Visitor and Information Centre
• Manly Council (http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/) - official site for Manly local government - includes community and visitor information