Bondi Beach Surf, Sun, Sea and Sand!Bondi Beach is Australia's most famous beach, an icon, it's beautiful golden sandy beach is enhanced by it's surf and sun. Located in the eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Bondi Beach is roughly about one kilometer long. Bondi is an aboriginal name and has been translated as meaning 'water breaking over rocks or noise of water breaking over rock.'
Bondi offers fun activities, suitable for every budget and every age whether you’re a backpacker, resident or tourist. Learn to surf, stroll around the shops or enjoy a coffee in one of Bondi’s many café’s. Bondi is an experience that no-one should miss out on, it’s a place that will linger long in your memories, a vibrant local multi-cultural community that offers a beach lifestyle combined with the close proximity of city amenities.
Check out the site for information on events at the beach, tours of Sydney and information for backpackers, including visa info, places to visit and essential tips.
Photo courtesy of Ryan Gawley
The famous beach is only a stone’s throw away from many of Sydney’s famous sites, the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge are all easily accessible from this most famous beach suburb.
Heritage Status In January 2008 Bondi beach was added to the National heritage list now sitting beside Australian places such as Kakadu, the Sydney Opera House, Uluru as places central to the Australian psyche, culture and history. It is being honoured for its role in Australian Surf Life Saving and beach culture. Peter Garrett the Environment, Heritage and Arts Minister said 'What can be more Australian than Bondi Beach? The sun, the sand, the lifesavers, the sense of place that is so strong here,' 'This is a fantastic day for the Beach and it's fantastic to see it recognised in this way.'
Bondi Caveman Good news for the 'Bondi Caveman' the man who shares beach views with millionaires is allowed to stayed perched in his cliff side camp overlooking Bondi Beach. Jhyimy "Two Hats" Mhiyles - the so-called Caveman, came to Sydney for the 2000 Olympic Games and ended up setting up a cliff side home with multi-million dollar views. He has become something of a local celebrity for his lifestyle, poetry recitals and nature loving demeanor. Jhyimy said 'If you remove yourself to the extremity of land's ledge and that's still not good enough, and people come down and deliberately go out of their way to stir you up and tell you you're taking up too much room in Australia, where would you go? What would you do?
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