2 Market Tours in Sydney to Plan a Sydney Day Around

1.Sydney Fish Market Behind the Scenes Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 2 hours · from $56Our pick

Meet your guide at Sydney Fish Market for a two-hour, small-group tour of the auction floor, normally closed to the public. You’ll see the Dutch auction selling more than 50 tonnes of seafood, inspect over 100 species, and watch tuna filleting, oyster shucking, sushi prep, and more. Guides have included Mark, an experienced fisherman, and Mike.

“Definitely check this tour out. This seafood market will be demolished soon to make way for the new one. But what a treat to get inside this historic market! Our tour was very educational and wouldn’t recognize for food geeks!”

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2.Sydney Fish Market Behind the Scenes Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $57

Start at 6 a.m. for a guided walk through Sydney Fish Market’s wholesale and auction areas, with a Seafood Educator explaining the Dutch auction, seafood grading, and Australian fishing and aquaculture. You may meet live lobsters, mud crabs, and giant tuna. Guides Tom and Mike have led tours, though your guide is not guaranteed to be either of them.

“Outstanding introduction to how our seafood is sourced, graded and sold. Watch the unique auction take plac, visit the floor where product is graded, sorted and packed.”

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