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Melbourne Walking Tour: A Journey through Australia’s Culture Capital with Local Guides
4.9
1,132 Ratings
East Melbourne
Embark on a walking tour of Melbourne, Australia’s culture capital, guided by locals. Discover the city’s history, iconic landmarks, and indulge in Aussie cuisine.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Old Treasury Building - See the beautiful building built by gold rush architecture
- Hosier Lane - Melbourne’s most famous street art laneway
- Melbourne Skydeck - Discount tickets area available for guests of the tour
- Federation Square - Melbourne’s main square
- Flinders Street Station - One of the busiest train stations in the world
- Bourke Street Mall - Melbourne’s primary shopping street
- Block Arcade - Historic Victorian Arcade
- Royal Arcade - Australia’s oldest arcade
- Chinatown - The world’s oldest continuously operating Chinatown
- Old Melbourne Gaol - The site of Ned Kelly’s execution
- State Library Victoria - The archive for the state government
- Parliament House of Victoria - The seat of the state government
- ACDC Lane - Home to rock-and-roll murals
- Yarra River - Walk alongside the beautiful riverbanks
- Walk Melbourne Tours - Pass by the front of the State Library of Victoria on the free walking tour
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Commentary, maps, handouts
- 1 coffee & 1 beer included
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Embark on a journey with our guides and delve into the cultural hub of Australia, understanding why this metropolis stands out and much more.
Upon your arrival, you will traverse the city of Melbourne guided by a local, who will enlighten you about the city’s past and suggest activities post the walking tour. Our tour guides at Depot Adventures aim to introduce you to the authentic Melbourne – the city that we appreciate and adore.
Your exploration will include a coffee break and will end near the Old Melbourne Gaol, providing an insight into the life of Australia’s most notorious bushranger. Once your tour concludes, your guide will escort the group to a traditional Australian pub for you to savor conventional Aussie cuisine.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Available only to individual travellers in small groups. If you’re in a school group, business trip, or any other group larger than 10, please contact us to set up a private tour
Location
Gordon Reserve
Spring Street
Starting Point is Gordon Reserve (74-108 Spring St East Melbourne) Gordon Reserve is the small park opposite the Hotel Windsor. Go to the Windsor Hotel. Cross the street to the park with the fountain. Look for your guide with a blue umbrella.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Louise_w
Sep 9, 2024
Laneways come alive! - Laura was an excellent tour guide. She kept all the tour group involved in her revelations on the history of Melbourne and knowledge on the laneways. We all had a lot of fun.
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Mrucinsky
Sep 2, 2024
Memorable walking tour of Melbourne - First stop on my arrival in Melbourne. Excellent overview of the city, exploration of the laneways, and interesting tips from a local. Fantastic way to get oriented with the city and all it has to offer, I couldn’t recommend enough.
Our guide Laura was fantastic and provided a warm welcome to everyone in the group.
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Amy_l
Sep 2, 2024
A Must to understand the City - Loved learning about the history of Melbourne and the alleyways. Would recommend to all
First time visitors to Melbourne.
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Karene_g
Sep 2, 2024
Don’t miss this tour! - This was an excellent tour. Hugo was knowledgeable and engaging. Who knew there was so much to do in Melbourne? It’s a great foundation for the rest of the time visiting the city.
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Morika_y
Aug 27, 2024
Hugo was very informative... - Hugo was very informative during the walking tour. Luckily, we were only 3 in the tour so it became personalized according to our wants. We had coffee at Degraves Street (where we discovered Magic - stronger version of flat white!) and had Australian Ale at the pub.
My husband and I enjoyed this tour! Highly recommend!
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Chris_c
Aug 24, 2024
Must do walking tour for seeing the city - Hugo was fabulous in his love, knowledge and story-telling of Melbourne. He brought our small group together into a small family by the time we were through. Must do for someone new to the city and wanting to feel a part of this beautiful city.
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Jenicec607
Aug 23, 2024
Great Walking Tour - We had our walkabout with Dave and he gave us some great historical info and stories of the area to start off our trip to Sydney. We already scheduled a bridge climb and opera tour so he graciously readjusted our walk to other areas of the city. He also gave us suggestions on places to eat.
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Getaway38816115730
Aug 22, 2024
First walking tour 👌🙌, loved it, 💯%, 🙏 - We are in Melbourne for a week and thought we would kick it off with a walking tour to get a lie of the land and Melbourne's history. I have never before done a walking tour though having now experienced one, would thoroughly recommend. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Laura, our guide, is a local. She is knowledgeable and passionate about her home town and we honestly learnt so much that we would have overlooked and not been aware of. It has enriched our visit to this beautiful city 🏙️ ♥️
Thanks so much Laura for your passion!
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Julieso5409hr
Aug 17, 2024
180 minutes of enjoyment - Above and beyond our expectations and thoroughly enjoyable and informative tour. Hugo was our guide who had a warm and welcoming disposition and put us readily at ease from the moment we first met. He got us to introduce ourselves to our fellow walkers from the get go and we were delighted to be sharing this experience with such a lovely group - eight of us in total.
Hugo made the whole experience interesting, factual and inter-active.
We always try to partake in a walking tour when we visit anywhere new but this was one of the best we have undertaken - thank you Depot Adventures and bravo to Hugo for his enthusiasm and hard work in putting together such a great tour.
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Charlotte_b
Aug 27, 2024
Amazing artwork and laneway tour - Exploring the laneways and art - and the stories associated with the artwork, you would never know this detail if you were exploring on your own.
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