COVID-19 UPDATE
JULY 10th 2020
As from 1st June, in NSW groups of up to 20 people can attend a wedding, and 50 people a funeral. However, the official advice is that the maximum for walking tour groups is 9 people, plus the tour guide.
At the same time there are rules that determine what is and what is not "an essential gathering" under Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order (No 3) 2020 [NSW]. Tour groups are not deemed essential gatherings.
Keeping everyone 1.5 metres apart in a group to run tours and being able to tell stories without having to shout or use amplification, is impossible. We operate in places where shouting and using amplification is not only inappropriate - in the evening, it is breaking environmental laws. As a result, we are continuing to await further lifting of restrictions.
Based on what is currently going on in Victoria, we are hopeful that we will be able to resume small group evening tours in late July, ( groups <10) and resume tour groups of greater than 10 late July /early August. NSW Department of Health are very risk averse, and we don't expect to resume tours on sites they administer, until the COVID 19 situation significantly improves.
In the mean time - we remain open for the purchase of gift certificates valid for three years - and we will prioritise gift certificate holders on tours as soon as we resume tour operations.
Please watch this space for further developments...
In the meantime - stay well, stay safe, stay prosperous, and do your best to stay sane. Particularly if you have to spend some time self isolating and social distancing!
Kind regards
Daniel, Hera and all of the team at Sydney History Tours
At the same time there are rules that determine what is and what is not "an essential gathering" under Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order (No 3) 2020 [NSW]. Tour groups are not deemed essential gatherings.
Keeping everyone 1.5 metres apart in a group to run tours and being able to tell stories without having to shout or use amplification, is impossible. We operate in places where shouting and using amplification is not only inappropriate - in the evening, it is breaking environmental laws. As a result, we are continuing to await further lifting of restrictions.
Based on what is currently going on in Victoria, we are hopeful that we will be able to resume small group evening tours in late July, ( groups <10) and resume tour groups of greater than 10 late July /early August. NSW Department of Health are very risk averse, and we don't expect to resume tours on sites they administer, until the COVID 19 situation significantly improves.
In the mean time - we remain open for the purchase of gift certificates valid for three years - and we will prioritise gift certificate holders on tours as soon as we resume tour operations.
Please watch this space for further developments...
In the meantime - stay well, stay safe, stay prosperous, and do your best to stay sane. Particularly if you have to spend some time self isolating and social distancing!
Kind regards
Daniel, Hera and all of the team at Sydney History Tours
Our past should be remembered...
& celebrated!
Focusing on the hidden history of Sydney, we tell the stories of the past, in a way that is so vivid that you will remember their stories for a lifetime. Reality is always stranger than fiction. Let us take you back, into the reality of the Sydney's past, and tell you the stories of how it became what you see today!
We reveal Australia's rich Georgian, Victorian, and Federation era history, in a way that explains the realities of daily life in these times. Life in these eras was so hugely different to our 21st century way of life, and now remains largely unknown - quite literally buried in our backyard..
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PANDEMIC - how past epidemics drive our response to COVID-19 today
Click here to check out our Adult History tours
Click Here to check out our Gladesville Mental Hospital "Day at the Asylum" tour
Click here to check out our Secondary School History site visit tours
Click here to check out our Secondary School Virtual History site visits
CALL ON 02 8197 0363 NOW
OR PLEASE MAKE YOUR ENQUIRY BELOW -
FILL IN YOUR DETAILS
AND BECOME A
"CRYPT INSIDER"!
