Walking Tour with Wonder Mama: Sydney's LGBT Hub

Explore the heart of Sydney's LGBT community at this fun walking tour



2.5 hours Class size 1 to 15 (public classes), 5 to 20

label $55 - $65 (or 4 payments of $13.75 - $16.25 Afterpay)
($65 per guest when you book for 1+ guests, $55 for 10+ guests)

Join Wonder Mama - Sydney's Super-Hero Drag Queen - on a fun two-hour experience in the heart of LGBT Sydney!

You'll get the chance to visit a series of fabulous LGBT entertainment venues, shops and landmarks in Sydney's rainbow hub. Wonder Mama will share her experiences and insights into the district and its happenings - so get ready to have a fabulous time!

You'll visit iconic venues such as The Stonewall Hotel, The Oxford, Darlinghurst Bookshop, among others! Learn about the colourful characters that have become legends in the Sydney scene - activists, entrepreneurs and even fabulous drag queens. You'll be treated to some store discounts too, just for joining the tour!

Wonder Mama will give you a rundown of the world-famous Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade which she has participated in numerous times. The tour will end near Taylor Square at the delightful Sydney Rainbow Crossing where we can stay to take photos!

Delight visitors from interstate or abroad and discover things you never knew about this famous Sydney area!

Book a private group for 5-20 guests!

Please note:

  • These tours only run if a minimum of five guests are booked.
  • Walking is involved and not all venues are accessible via wheelchair or other walking aids.


Knowledge required
A curiosity to explore Sydney!
 
What you'll get
A souvenir gift of the tour.
 
What to bring
  • A hat if it's sunny
  • Good walking shoes.
Location

Emden Gun, College Street, Darlinghurst NSW

This venue is a short walk from Museum Station station (300m).

Walking Tour with Wonder Mama: Sydney's LGBT Hub location
Your teacher
The Fabulous Wonder Mama
The Fabulous Wonder Mama

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The Fabulous Wonder Mama is a cosplay/drag persona I have been performing for about 6 years now when she first appeared in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras!

Since then Wonder Mama has appeared at events around the world such as World Pride in New York City and Wonder Con in Anaheim California! She does a lot of charity work and fundraising as well as free Storytime events both online and in-person!

As Renny, I was a graphic designer and illustrator for over 20 years and have recently written and illustrated two children's storybooks that are for sale on Amazon around the world. I still design, illustrate and dabble in all sorts of creative things!

Verified reviews

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John Bowers-Lewis • Nov 2023


Lovely tour with the fabulous wonder mama who is a Sydney born drag queen and has fountains of knowledge about the queer history of this amazing city. They contacted us a few times prior to the tour to ensure we knew the time and place to meet and this all went smoothly. The walk is not strenuous and has plenty of rest points where areas of interest are discussed. Wonder mama is very friendly, easy to talk to and answers all questions with good knowledge and humour. Thoroughly recommend.

Walking Tour with Wonder Mama: Sydney's LGBT Hub review by John Bowers-Lewis - Sydney

Yuki Sakai • Nov 2023


We really enjoyed wonder mama's guide tour. We are Japanese guests and not good at speaking/listening English, wonder mama spoke to us very slowly and clearly with funny joke that we can understand her story and history of LGBTQ journey in Sydney.
If you want to enjoy and discover Sydney more, we highly recommend LGBTQ walking tour with wonder mama! (even if you are not good at English!)

Teacher's response

Hello Yuki thanks so much for joining me on my tour Im so glad your group enjoyed it and had a good time! it was a pleasure Hope you had a lovely time in Sydney Thank you!

Matthew McInnes • Oct 2023


Fantastic tour!
Loads of fun while a great dscussion on the history of Oxford Street.
Everybody in the group loved it!

Teacher's response

Thank you Matthew x

Christopher Rodrigo • Oct 2023


I’ve lived in the area before but never knew too much about its LGBTIQ+ history. Wonder mama was entertaining and informative and extremely personable. I walked away with a wonderfully phallic waffle and a renewed appreciation of how a community can band together to prevail against the forces that sought to stamp it out of existence. Highly recommend this to anyone.

Walking Tours class review by Christopher Rodrigo - Sydney

Teacher's response

Thanks so much Christopher I’m glad you found the tour informative and enjoyable It was a lovely afternoon! Glad you liked the waffle xx

Ian Tsai • Sep 2023


It’s wonderful to know all the details of LGBTQ community on Oxford Street.wonder mama always show up with a fresh and fantastic look and catch up everyone’s eyesight.In the end of the tour.There’s a big bonus waiting for you.plz must finish the whole tour.

Walking Tour with Wonder Mama: Sydney's LGBT Hub review by Ian Tsai - Sydney

Lucy Harrington • Mar 2023


We went as a corporate group to learn about the history of Oxford Street, Mardi Gras and the evolution of gay rights in Australia. This tour was fun and informative. We were able to ask questions and see so much in just two hours! The waffles at the end were so delicious and Wonder Mama was a fabulous guide!

Susanna Rouillard • Feb 2023


I had a lovely afternoon on the walking tour with Wonder Mama, who was very sweet and showed us some cool places around the Oxford Street area. I learnt a lot and definitely found it to be good value.

Anne Fitzsimmons • Feb 2023


Wonder Mama was fabulous! She was everything a Super Hero should be - knowledgeable, patient, funny and entertaining. I'm a Sydney local and I learned a few things about our community, Oxford St and the areas around. And the naughty waffles at the end were hilarious! AND we saw celebrities!

Sarah Morrow • Feb 2023

2 ClassBento workshops attended


Wonder mama is a real credit to the queer community of Sydney and this walk is a great starting point to learn about the quiet history of Oxford St

Adriana Zapata-Delgado • Feb 2023

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


Wonder Mama was fabulous: fun and engaging, and we learned quite a few things through the afternoon.

Manuela Koehler • Feb 2023


I've learned so much about the history of Oxford Street today. It was very interesting!

Sarah Jaffrey • Feb 2023


Great walk, have a new appreciation for the area. Loved the waffles at the end.

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