Highlights & Hidden Gems With Locals: Best of Melbourne Private Tour

At a glance

Highlights & Hidden Gems With Locals: Best of Melbourne Private Tour is a 3h private experience in Melbourne, Australia, operated by Withlocals. Travellers rate it 4.4 out of 5 across 15 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor. Prices start from $139.31 per person, and free cancellation is available. Included: Private Tour, Local Guide, 1 local drink/tasting.

Quick facts

Duration

3h

Group

Private tour — only your group

Languages

English

Pickup

Meet at the start point

Confirmation

Instant confirmation

Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Cancellation

Free cancellation (see policy)

Overview

Itinerary

1. Stop 1 · 15m

   Walk alongside Melbourne’s Yarra River on the Crown Riverwalk, admire the skyline; see the tallest buildings, art installations along the way.

2. Stop 2 · 15m

   See first of two bridges crossing the Yarra to the other side to Flinders Street Station and more in this private tour.

3. Stop 3 · 15m

   Pass nearby Eureka Tower, tallest building in Melbourne at present.

4. Stop 4 · 10m

   The second bridge is the Southbank Footbridge with the curved beam that towers over the bridge.

5. Stop 5 · 15m

   Princes Bridge was designed by Jenkins, D'Ebro and Grainger and constructed in 1886-88 by David Munro.

6. Stop 6 · 15m

   Arts Centre, Melbourne, a complex of distinct venues, Hamer Hall, Playhouse Theatre, State Theatre, Fairfax Studio and Galleries and the Australian Music Vault are next on your list.

7. Stop 7 · 15m

   Surround yourself with Australian music memorabilia in this private tour.

8. Stop 8 · 15m

   Next door, you will enter the National Gallery of Victoria for a brief visit to see the world’s largest stained glass ceiling by Simon Fieldhouse.

9. Stop 9 · 15m

   Cross over St Kilda Road, to the right is Kings Domain and beyond is the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, named after the founder of the Myer Emporium Department Store founder.

10. Stop 10 · 15m

    Flinders Street Station, opened 1910, French Renaissance architecture, it covers two city blocks, the first railway station in an Australian city and the world’s busiest passenger station in the late 1920s.

11. Stop 11 · 15m

    Heritage listed, hence only site saved from demolition for metro works and some other interesting history lays behind this magnificent building.

12. Stop 12 · 15m

    St. Paul’s Cathedral, a Gothic cathedral built 1880-91. An Anglican cathedral, church of the Diocese of Melbourne and the seat of the Archbishop of Melbourne.

13. Stop 13 · 15m

    Next it's Hosier Lane, a bluestone laneway notable for its quality, sophisticated Urban Street Art, often political and controversial, it changes frequently.

14. Stop 14 · 15m

    Named as a tribute to Australian rock band AC/DC lane has lots of great story and art behind.

15. Stop 15 · 15m

    Cross Collins Street and through the Block Arcade, opened in 1892 and considered one of the late Victorian era’s finest shopping arcades.

16. Stop 16 · 15m

    This is a pedestrian and no smoking mall, the heart of Melbourne with our two major department stores David Jones and Myer.

17. Stop 17 · 15m

    Chinatown is next, a distinctive and well known area of Melbourne which dates back to the gold rush days of the 1850s.

18. Stop 18 · 15m

    You will walk along a few blocks over Russell and Exhibition Streets and turn right at Crossley Lane and back to Bourke Street to Pellegrini’s Bar, another Melbourne institution, co-owned and started by the late and great Sisto Malsapina.

19. Stop 19 · 15m

    Continuing left along Bourke Street a couple minutes to the end and you will come to Spring Street with the imposing Parliament House, one of Melbourne’s best known landmarks, the meeting place for the Parliament of Victoria at the end of the Hoddle Grid

20. Stop 20 · 15m

    Hear all the stories including the one that states that the theatre is haunted by a friendly ghost, Federici. Many of the world’s most successful productions have been staged here, including Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Cats, Mamma Mia!

Meeting point

Good to know

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Private tour: only you & your local guide
• CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
• Post Covid-19 regulations are applied to this product with regards to the number of participants, delivery methods of the tour and content of the tour.

Cancellation policy

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

Frequently asked questions