Laneways of Melbourne: Small-Group Walking Tour with Local Guide and Coffee Break

Explore Melbourne’s laneways on a small-group walking tour with a local guide. Discover hidden shops, street art, and iconic landmarks while enjoying a coffee break.

Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • MELTours - Meet your guide at the steps in front of St Paul’s Cathedral (cnr. Swanston Street and Flinders Street) to begin your Melbourne laneways walking tour.
    Explore the city’s collection of secret galleries, hidden shops, and laneway cafes on a journey that introduces you to a beloved piece of Melbourne culture. During your tour, stop for a…
What's Included
  • Coffee / hot drink included
  • Guided tour with a professional
Additional Information

Dive deep into the local culture of Melbourne with a guided walking tour through its captivating lanes. Let a native guide offer you engaging narratives as you explore the engrossing history of the city, wander past prominent buildings, admire local graffiti, and find surprising shops and chic cafeterias, making a pause for a coffee. Tour restricts to…

Location
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne
Flinders Street
Meeting outside St Paul’s Cathedral, cnr Swanston St and Flinders St, Melbourne - on the front walkway of the church between main Flinders St entrance and the side door on Swanston St. (See the area immediately below the west spire of the church behind the corner power pole in the picture attached: StPaulsside.jpg).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Vsp16
Nov 30, 2024
Excellent tour combining history, art and culture! - Kathy was our guide for an excellent tour of Melbourne’s laneways - she provided a great overview of the history of Melbourne, as well as including in the Laneways tour little introductions to the many restaurants and bars in the area - we were definitely inspired to see more!
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Narelle61
Nov 20, 2024
An Informative and fun tour - We learnt so much on this tour and would highly recommend. John was informative and passionate which showed in his knowledge. It also helped us navigate the city for the rest of our stay as we came across the landmarks he had discussed and remembered the things he told us!
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Camper06539626564
Nov 20, 2024
A fantastic tour - Fantastic experience. The laneways tour was enjoyable and informative. I would highly recommend this tour. A great way to experience Melbourne.
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Polfambam
Nov 7, 2024
Fascinating and Quirky - What a great insight into Melbourne's art, culture and history - What a great intro to Melbourne, and especially the CBD area! San our excellent guide, led us to so many quirky and fascinating spots within the Laneways area, all in a reasonably close walking area, that we would have just wandered past otherwise without learning the interesting detail behind what we were seeing. San's information was vast, topical, funny and relevant, and we loved every minute of our tour. Can highly recommend this for newcomers to Melbourne, like ourselves, or even to people that think they know Melbourne well - I bet you would learn something you didn't know!
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Susie_j
Oct 23, 2024
Great walking tour, thoroughly enjoyable! - Cathy was delightful and so well informed about Melbourne. I ended up being the only person on the tour but Cathy was still happy to go ahead. I loved the mix of information, all so interesting and we had a welcome break for coffee half way through.
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Husky271
Oct 21, 2024
Most Excellent! - I enjoyed this tour so much! Kathy is a wealth of knowledge on the history, architecture, street art, laneways and venue’s we explored. It seemed like there was something interesting to uncover around every corner and all at a comfortable pace. Thanks so much!
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Russellgb3704bx
Oct 3, 2024
The best tour with the best stories and insights - Learned so much about this fascinating city. San, our tour guide was amazing. Ridiculously knowledgeable, some of his insights blew our minds. We were well looked after and I will highly recommend.
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Natasha_c
Sep 30, 2024
Excellent tour with a very knowledgeable and interesting guide - highly recommend - Excellent tour with a very knowledgeable and interesting guide - highly recommend - ended up being the only person in the tour but I had a great time learning about all the back alleys, street art and restaurants in Melbourne.
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Voyage42275816422
Sep 22, 2024
Discovering the history, culture and cool laneways of Melbourne. - I enjoyed this tour immensely. San my guide, was super knowledgeable and easy going. By the end of the tour, I had a good understanding of the history of Melbourne and the next day, I felt confident to revisit some of the locations and explore further. I would definitely recommend this tour. Thank you San!
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H2202fmrichardc
Aug 28, 2024
Fantastic walking tour - We had one of the beat guided tours ever and are so happy we took this tour. The tour gave us a better understanding of Melbourne history and helped us appreciate getting around the city center. The laneways were very interesting and the recommendations of the cafes, restaurants and shops to visit were great. Can’t say enough great things about our tour guide “San” who was absolutely amazing and gave us a constant stream of information and kept the tour fun. If you’re lucky enough to have San then you’re on for a great tour as he clearly loves Melbourne and is enthusiastic for others to see why. If I could give more than 5 stars I would. While I would recommend the tour for adults it would not be so good for those with young kids.
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