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Timing Your Climb

All three Climb experiences are available at either Dawn, during the Day, Twilight or at Night.

Twilight  /  Day  /  Night  /  Dawn 

TwighlightTwilight

The colours of twilight add an element of romance to your journey as you watch the magical lights of Sydney flicker around you. The city’s dusk sky is truly breathtaking alongside the Bridge’s powerful structure. There are two options for climbing during Twilight. You can experience the transition from day into twilight (Early Twilight), or twilight into night (Late Twilight). On either Climb, you will begin your ascent in daylight and descend at night with full Night Climb equipment provided.

Day

Climbing during the day with the city buzzing around you has an energetic, vibrant feel. Standing on top of the Bridge in the centre of Sydney Harbour, you’ll take in the sights of the Sydney foreshore and the World Heritage listed Sydney Opera House. As the sounds of the city, trains and traffic filter up from below, a clear day will afford you views that stretch from the Pacific Ocean to the Blue Mountains.

Night

A Night Climb has a character all of its own. There’s a quiet, magical quality to the city at night and the Bridge has a mysterious feel as you make your way to the summit guided by the light of the specially provided headlamp for Night Climbers. You're wrapped in a blanket of darkness, with just the Bridge lights illuminating the structure against huge shadows. Then, at the top, Sydney blazes before you in an electric-light show

 
Dawn

For early adventurers, Exclusive Dawn Climbs have a tranquil and pristine quality. Watch from above as the lights fade and the city awakes like an enormous, animate machine. The city seems calm, the Harbour glistens, and you reach the summit just as the day emerges from the night.
 

NOTE: The breakdown of times above is an approximation only. BridgeClimb reserves the right to add, withdraw, substitute and/or vary departure times for the Climb.