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Highlights & Hidden Gems With Locals: Best of Melbourne Private Tour
(15) Reviews
Southbank
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Private tour: only you & your local guide
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CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
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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.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This is not just another city tour; this is the best of Melbourne from a unique perspective! Get to know Melbourne on a city tour that gives you the perfect overview, with city highlights, hidden gems, storytelling, and a local treat - this tour has it all!
Forget about big touristy groups and the crowds; it's time to see Melbourne at its best but from the eyes of a local. Check out main landmarks like Chinatown, Block Arcade, National Gallery of Victoria and uncover hidden gems and city secrets with the help of a knowledgeable local guide. And the cherry on top, a local treat is included.
Withlocals Highlights & Hidden Gems Private City Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours availab...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private Tour
Local Guide
1 local drink/tasting
Hotel pick up and drop off
Meeting Points
Departure
Crown Melbourne
In front of Merrywell Bar and Dining
Crown Riverwalk, Crown Melbourne, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank VIC 3006
Return
Itinerary
1
Yarra River
Walk alongside Melbourne’s Yarra River on the Crown Riverwalk, admire the skyline; see the tallest buildings, art installations along the way.
15 minutes
2
Southbank
See first of two bridges crossing the Yarra to the other side to Flinders Street Station and more in this private tour.
15 minutes
3
Melbourne Skydeck
Pass nearby Eureka Tower, tallest building in Melbourne at present.
15 minutes
4
Evan Walker Bridge
The second bridge is the Southbank Footbridge with the curved beam that towers over the bridge.
10 minutes
5
Princes Bridge
Princes Bridge was designed by Jenkins, D'Ebro and Grainger and constructed in 1886-88 by David Munro.
15 minutes
6
Arts Centre Melbourne
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.
15 minutes
7
Australian Music Vault
Surround yourself with Australian music memorabilia in this private tour.
15 minutes
8
National Gallery of Victoria
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.
15 minutes
9
Fed Square
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.
15 minutes
10
Flinders Street Station
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.
15 minutes
11
Young and Jacksons
Heritage listed, hence only site saved from demolition for metro works and some other interesting history lays behind this magnificent building.
15 minutes
12
St Paul's Cathedral
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.
15 minutes
13
Hosier Lane
Next it's Hosier Lane, a bluestone laneway notable for its quality, sophisticated Urban Street Art, often political and controversial, it changes frequently.
15 minutes
14
ACDC Lane
Named as a tribute to Australian rock band AC/DC lane has lots of great story and art behind.
15 minutes
15
Block Arcade
Cross Collins Street and through the Block Arcade, opened in 1892 and considered one of the late Victorian era’s finest shopping arcades.
15 minutes
16
Bourke Street Mall
This is a pedestrian and no smoking mall, the heart of Melbourne with our two major department stores David Jones and Myer.
15 minutes
17
Chinatown
Chinatown is next, a distinctive and well known area of Melbourne which dates back to the gold rush days of the 1850s.
15 minutes
18
Meyers Place Bar
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.
15 minutes
19
Parliament House of Victoria
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
15 minutes
20
Princess Theatre
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!
Highlights & Hidden Gems With Locals: Best of Melbourne Private Tour
(15) Reviews
Southbank
About
This is not just another city tour; this is the best of Melbourne from a unique perspective! Get to know Melbourne on a city tour that gives you the perfect overview, with city highlights, hidden gems, storytelling, and a local treat - this tour has it all!
Forget about big touristy groups and the crowds; it's time to see Melbourne at its best but from the eyes of a local. Check out main landmarks like Chinatown, Block Arcade, National Gallery of Victoria and uncover hidden gems and city secrets with the help of a knowledgeable local guide. And the cherry on top, a local treat is included.
Withlocals Highlights & Hidden Gems Private City Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours availab...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private Tour
Local Guide
1 local drink/tasting
Hotel pick up and drop off
Meeting Points
Departure
Crown Melbourne
In front of Merrywell Bar and Dining
Crown Riverwalk, Crown Melbourne, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank VIC 3006