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Responsible Travel
Sydney's Aboriginal heritage predates British settlement by tens of thousands of years, and sites and cultural centers run by Eora and other local Aboriginal communities offer a way to engage with that history directly, rather than only through colonial-era monuments.
Sydney's beaches, including Bondi and Manly, can carry strong rip currents even on calm-looking days -- swimming only between the red-and-yellow flags at patrolled beaches is standard local practice, not an overcautious suggestion.
The Opera House precinct and Circular Quay see heavy cruise ship and day-tripper traffic at peak times -- visiting popular harbour lookouts in the early morning or evening, rather than midday, gives a quieter view of the same skyline.