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Private Bespoke Melbourne Walking Tour - Expert Local Guide

By Depot Australia
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$306 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Discover Melbourne's hidden secrets with your own expert local guide on this completely customisable private walking tour. Melbourne consistently ranks as one of the world's most liveable cities, renowned for its vibrant street art scene, world-class coffee culture, Victorian-era architecture, and multicultural food destinations. From famous laneways to hidden rooftop bars and local markets, your guide reveals the stories behind Melbourne's status as Australia's cultural capital.

This bespoke experience adapts entirely to your interests, whether you're passionate about street art, architecture, coffee culture, or local hotspots only insiders know. You'll meet your professional guide in your hotel lobby or any city location of your choosing. Your guide will get to know you and craft a personalised route matching your interests. No tour is ever the same - each showcases Melbourne's unique character through your own lens of curiosity.

Activity location

  • Hosier Lane
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Gordon Reserve
    • 1 Macarthur Street
    • 3002, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Pickup from Melbourne Hotel

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Duration: 3 hours
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 3:00 PM
Price details
NZ$306.11 x 2 AdultsNZ$612.22
Total
Price is NZ$612.22
Until Sun, 17 May

Cruise passengers

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Port to city transfer
Duration: 4 hours: includes additional time to transfer guests from their cruise port to Melbourne city and back.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 3:00 PM
Price details
NZ$367.33 x 2 AdultsNZ$734.66
Total
Price is NZ$734.66
Until Sun, 17 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Expert local recommendations for restaurants, bars, and attractions
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Wheelchair accessible tour options
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Coffee/tea and light snack or drink
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel lobby pickup from any Melbourne City-centre location
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private, small group experience
  • What's includedWhat's included
    3 hours with professional English-speaking Melbourne local guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Completely customised itinerary based on your interests
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks beyond what's included
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance fees to paid attractions (optional based on your customised itinerary)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please advise any accessibility needs at least 24 hours before tour start date

Activity itinerary

Hosier Lane

  • 10m
Explore Melbourne's iconic street art in the city's most famous laneway, featuring ever-changing graffiti murals by local and international artists

Parliament House of Victoria (Pass by)

Admire the exterior of Melbourne's grand Victorian-era parliament building on Spring Street, one of Australia's finest examples of 19th-century architecture

Royal Arcade

  • 10m
tep into Australia's oldest shopping arcade (built 1869-1870), featuring original heritage shopfronts and the famous Gog and Magog statues

Block Arcade

  • 10m
Discover Melbourne's most elegant Victorian arcade with mosaic floors, ornate architecture, and the famous Hopetoun Tea Rooms

Eureka Skydeck

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Pass by Melbourne's tallest building in Southbank. Optional visit to the observation deck on level 88 for panoramic city views (tickets available on request)

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

  • 45m
Stroll through 150 acres of internationally renowned gardens along the Yarra River, home to over 8,500 plant species and scenic Melbourne views.

Bourke Street Mall

  • 10m
Experience Melbourne's main shopping precinct, where you'll dodge iconic trams and discover heritage department stores like Myer and David Jones.

Chinatown

  • 15m
Visit the world's oldest continuously operating Chinatown (since the 1850s Gold Rush) on Little Bourke Street, featuring authentic Asian cuisine and cultural landmarks

Old Melbourne Gaol

  • 15m
View the historic prison (built 1842) where infamous Australian bushranger Ned Kelly was executed in 1880. Optional entry available to explore cells and gallows

State Library Victoria

  • 15m
Enter Melbourne's historic library on Swanston Street to see Ned Kelly's armour, Batman's treaty with Aboriginal elders, and the magnificent La Trobe Reading Room.

Yarra River

  • 15m
Walk along Melbourne's main river, known as the "upside down river" for its muddy appearance, with views of Federation Square, Flinders Street Station, and riverside dining.

Location

Activity location

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    Hosier Lane
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Gordon Reserve
    • 1 Macarthur Street
    • 3002, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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