Sydney 7s: A guide For Doing It On The Cheap!
Here are some tips to getting to, and in and around, Sydney for this weekend’s Sydney7s!
Transport:
Wherever you are in Australia, flights seem like the best option to get you there quickly, but these can be expensive. Obviously, planning early is the key to nabbing sale fares or cheaper flights, as the cost surely increases when purchasing closer to the departure date.
As an alternative, consider car pooling with friends and sharing fuel costs, or book a bus ticket through Greyhound or FireFly which can cost less than half the price of an airfare! Plus, the seats are comfortable, it’s a safer option than driving yourself especially for the return trip, and you can see some countryside that you might not necessarily ever get to do. So grab some friends and roadtrip it!
Also, opt for getting an Uber to save on costs when compared to a taxi when in Sydney!
Accommodation:
Hotels are obviously in demand over periods when an event is being held in the city and you will often pay higher rates for weekend bookings in any case.
Consider booking a 2 or 3 bedroom room/apartment and split the costs with friends (as opposed to booking a one bedroom/studio apartment when the relative cost is usually much higher when compared to the above option).
Here is a list of hotel options in Syndey over the Sydney7s weekend.
Alternatively, look into booking an AirBnB which could snap you great local, private accommodation at a fraction of a big city hotel.
Also, look to get your accommodation in/around Sydney’s CBD which will be close to the AFTER7S after-parties within the CBD (Sugarmill Hotel, Shelbourne Hotel and Marquee Nightclub), and within 10 minutes to Allianz Stadium in Moore Park!
Sydney 7s Games Tickets:
Obviously the only way to get your hands on these was through Ticketek, however they have now been SOLD OUT which, on the flipside, is a sign of what will be an epic weekend!
If you have been lucky enough to secure yours, it was around $40/day for an adult pass.
For those who missed out, you can still be in with a chance to win 3 day passes (along with free passes to all 3 nights of the AFTER7S after-parties PLUS a Kenya fan t-shirt) with Afrodownunder! Competitions will be run all week leading up to Friday 3rd February 2017, so be sure to keep checking back to be in the running.
The first competition runs tonight Monday 30th January 2017!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1700846170169380/
AFTER7S Rugby After-parties:
The AFTER7S rugby after-parties will be held from Friday through to Sunday nights and you can purchase early-bird tickets online, or at the door on the night:
