The city of Sydney has got a lot more to offer besides the Opera House and the Harbor Bridge. Most people in this beautiful city love the outdoors and prefer to spend their time at the beach front to soak in the sun as well as the sand. There are many beaches that are top class and these are divided by the Sydney Harbour into the Northern beaches such as Manly, Freshwater and the Eastern ones like the Bondi, Coogee and others.

The good news is that many of these beaches are located within close proximity to the Central Business District and are reachable through bus, car or even by a sea-plane.
One beach that is ideal and in close proximity to the CBD is the Warriewood Beach and that is over 500 metres long and is situated at the foot of the Turimetta Head. This beach is ideal for surfing, swimming and also for taking a long walk in sunset with your beloved. The advantage with this beach is that it is secluded and you can take full benefit of the lengthy stretch of pure sand. Your kids can indulge in swimming, surf and have a good time at this beach in a safe and clean manner.
This beach has an interesting feature called the ‘blow-hole’ which is basically a tunnel into which water gets collected and after some time, this water is thrown back into the ocean. The action is similar to whales throwing off water when they breathe.

This beach has a lot of other facilities that the family can take part in such as the rock pool where they can swim, a platform at a height which offers a wonderful view of the stretch of sand, a spot where you can spend a quiet afternoon and a playground where kids can play and have the time of your life. The beach also has good shower and toilet facilities.

Another wonderful place to hang around with your beloved is the ‘green-belt’ area around Sydney. It is not a totally green belt and has open spaces where you can just walk around and take in the view. The entry is free and it is quite a hit with all age groups. It offers a wonderful view of the city of Sydney and that is the highlight of the place. Though there is no shade against the blazing sun and you have to walk in the open, many people in Sydney do not seem to mind it and spend a lot of time at this place. Green Point Reserve is yet another place that offers a nice beach and good scenic beauty. It is easy to get to and anyways public transportation is excellent at Sydney.

There are thus many places to visit at Sydney that you can enjoy with your partner.

It is not just the tourists that love the Sydney bay area but also the whales and dolphins who visit the place in large number during their annual migration. Some even call it their home and stay the year long.

Imagine yourself just a little distance away from a giant Pacific Humpback whale in the wild or surfing along playful dolphins. This sure seems like a treat for all the nature lovers.

With its cobalt blue water Sydney is the top destination for whale and dolphin watching.

Watching these breathtaking whales and dolphins and listening to them is an awe-inspiring adventure in itself for any animal or nature enthusiast. Whale watching tours are conducted daily from the Sydney Bay during the season. The ultimate experience of watching a Humpback frolic in the vast ocean is a dream for all nature lovers and Sydney is a place to be to be a part of it.

Approximately 3,500 humpback whales and Southern Right Whales migrate north to warm waters of the Great Barrier Reef from late May to July and then return to the Antarctic by late November. They are easily sighted on the shoreline along with the playful dolphins.

Whales and dolphins are members of the same biological family, and the two groups of animals are often seen with each other. The best places to sight them are Sydney’s Manly beaches. Some species of Dolphins hang around the same place for a considerable period of time and one can see them all the year round while the whales are perpetually on the move.

To mark the passing of the migratory whales, the whale watching community organizes the Sydney Whale Festival, a yearly event held in Darling Harbor. During spring and winter whale watching is a popular pastime with many of the tourists and the locals.

Common and graceful bottle nose dolphins are often friendly and come close to the shore while false killer whales and sperm whales and the minke whale can be sighted in deeper waters.

Though whale and dolphin watching is done in many other parts of Australia, the Sydney Harbor offers the most spectacular sights. One can watch small pods of these majestic creatures in their natural habitat breaching, spy hopping, pectoral and tail slapping from a close distance.

A whale and dolphin watching expedition helps you truly understand the human connection with these mammals. Along with these awesome creators one can watch the Dolphins that are often seen off many spectacular Sydney beaches, they love frolicking in the waves along with the surfers. There are many tour operators that offer day boat trips to places where you get to see the dolphins from a close distance.

Many operators offer whale and dolphin watching tours operating from Darling Harbor and Circular Quay. One can also do whale watching by sail boats. Whale Watching by Sail yachts depart from Darling

So if you are looking for an experience of a lifetime with these oceanic wonders, visit the Sydney beaches.

Address: Approx one hour north of Sydney

Directions: Accessible by bus, car and a 10 minute walk from the Mona Vale shopping area.

The commercial area or the heart of Sydney city is known as the CBD (Central Business District) and all distances are measured from this point. The Warriewood Beach is located approximately 30 kilometers from the Sydney CBD, and is accessible via road by car or bus, or one can even fly & skim across in a sea-plane.

Sunrises, mellow sunsets, golden sand, and water seem to go together and there is a lot of this in Sydney. Sydneysiders make the effort to be out all the time. They are outdoor people and this is not surprising since Sydney as many world class beaches. Even the relatively unknown beaches are wonderful and scenic.

The Warriewood Beach is a relatively unknown beach comprising of 500 metre long stretch of sand with a natural curve. Located at the base of Turimetta Head, the beach is protected at the southern end by rocky cliffs. This is amongst the ideal beach-fronts for a good swim or even body surfing, and especially for surf-board surfing. This beautiful stretch of sand is linked to the more known beach, Mona Vale when it is tide. I think it is highly under rated, and deserves a little attention.

As is true of most of the northern beaches of Sydney, this beach too is delightfully uncrowded and has a long stretch of clean gold colored sand. It is a great spot for swimming, great for kids, great for surfing and great just to hang out, enjoy the sun, the scenery and good friends.

To visit this beach you just need to go south from Mona Vale. It is accessible by the beach during low tide and by road at all time

The most spectacular feature of the Warriewood Beach is the ‘blow-hole’, a tunnel in the cliff head that collects water and at regular intervals, spews it back into the ocean. Very akin to the way a whale spouts water.

Since it is just south of the Mona Vale Beach, if the tide is low, one can get to it from Mona Vale, and it can be reached by road too. It is calm, peaceful and it is accessible. So if you are looking for a relatively lonely beach where you can spend some time away from the crowd, you can definitely visit this beach, hang out, enjoy the sun, the swim and quality time with friends and family.

If one is not inclined to take a dip in the ocean waters and still has the whole day to spend, the Warriewood Beach has a host of facilities that makes it a fun-site for all. There is a Rock Pool to enjoy a care-free swim, a raised platform that provides a magnificent view of the entire curved nature’s spectacle, a secluded spot for a quiet picnic, or enjoy fresh hot food on the electric BBQ. For children, there is the fun-facility playground. The beach is also equipped with separate toilet & shower facility for males and females, including the exclusive disabled toilet facility that would require having the MLAK (Master Locksmith Access Key). They also have a Surf Lifesaving Club

The Warriewood Beach has all the required infrastructure and facilities to make the day truly a worth-while experience near the open ocean. So if you have a day to spare and would like to spend it at a beach which is relatively unpopulated, you could visit Warriewood beach.