Sydney Sights

Tamarama Beach

#34 of 963 things to do in Sydney

#180 of 10584 things to do in Pacific

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Good for: relaxing, sunbathing

  • Address
    • Pacific Ave Tamarama
  • Transport
    • 361

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Lonely Planet review for Tamarama Beach

Surrounded by high cliffs, Tamarama has a deep tongue of sand with just 80m of shoreline. Diminutive, yes, but ever-present rips make Tamarama the most dangerous patrolled beach in New South Wales; it’s often closed to swimmers. When it earned its nickname ‘Glamarama’ in the ’80s, Tamarama was probably Sydney’s gayest beach. Reflecting increasing acceptance, the gay guys have migrated en masse to North Bondi, leaving the huge waves here to the surfers. It’s hard to picture now, but between 1887 and 1911 a roller coaster looped out over the water as part of an amusement park.

 

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    Rock walking on one of the less populated Sydney beaches

    chocol8 recommends this,

    Walking from Bondi down to Bronte, it's nice to stop at the little oasis that is Tamarama as it's less populated than the aforementioned ones but has more charm than Bondi and more privacy than Bronte. Walking along the rocks is a great way to discover the sea rock-life which happily make their abodes in this beautiful setting between Mackenzies bay and Tamarama bay. There are better places to swim and it can be dangerous, but if you just want to sunbathe then it's a great place away from the crowds to do so.

    Good for: relaxing, sunbathing

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