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Melbourne Self-Guided Tour for Kids and Families in English
Melbourne
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Do not purchase this tour if you and your children cannot comfortably read English
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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Packed with challenges, quizzes and fantastic facts, this is a unique, self-guided tour especially designed to keep kids 8-15 excited and the whole family having fun as you discover the diverse and colourful centre of Melbourne.
Our Heart of Melbourne route starts at the Old Melbourne Gaol (easily reached by train, tram or taxi) and leads you on a discovery tour of the iconic sites and hidden jewels of central Melbourne. Follow the interactive map to carefully selected locations, have fun as a family with challenges that bring each site to life, and learn the story of Melbourne from its colonial origin to the present day.
You simply download our app, sign up, and your tour will be waiting ...
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
All information and directions to have a great tour are included on the app
The tour can be done offline (no need for mobile data) once it has been downloaded on the app
Written Guide/App in English
Other languages - Tour suitable only if you and your children are comfortable reading English
Meeting Points
Departure
Old Melbourne Gaol
When you're near the starting point (Old Melbourne Gaol), open the route on the app and our interactive map will show you exactly where to go!
Once you're there, all information and directions will be on the app!
You don't need to meet anyone or present a ticket.
Return
Federation Square
Right opposite Flinders Street station, Melbourne's main public transport hub
Itinerary
1
Old Melbourne Gaol
Start your tour at the Old Melbourne Gaol, one of Melbourne's earliest buildings, and follow our clues to discover who lived here before the British founded the city.
10 minutes
2
State Library Victoria
Explore the surprising State Library of Victoria and use your detective skills to find the armour of Australia's most notorious bandit
10 minutes
3
Melbourne Central
Step inside a shopping centre topped with the world's largest glass cone and discover a tower soaring within it.
5 minutes
4
Chinatown
Explore the oldest Chinatown outside Asia and complete your challenges to find out why it was created.
10 minutes
5
Melbourne's GPO - Shopping Centre
Discover the 'kilometre zero' from which all road distances to Melbourne are measured and see if you can beat our challenge on a street bench that looks surprisingly like something entirely different!
10 minutes
6
Royal Arcade
Enter the oldest shopping arcade in Melbourne, the height of sophistication in its time, and use your detective skills to find two mythical creatures that are hidden inside.
10 minutes
7
Block Arcade
Follow the route to the Block Arcade, the quintessence of 'Marvellous Melbourne', and complete our challenges on its iconic mosaics
10 minutes
8
Melbourne Town Hall
Stop outside Melbourne's renowned town hall, and in the extraordinary building opposite, discover the secrets of a society whose story is carved in stone.
10 minutes
9
Degraves Street
Explore the hubbub of Degraves Street, most famous of the 'lanes' of Melbourne - if you're hungry, stop for a bite at one of its many eateries.
10 minutes
10
Flinders Street Station
Stop under the clocks of of Melbourne's iconic Flinders Street station and follow our clues to discover an amazing set of creatures that most Melbournians never see.
10 minutes
11
Federation Square
End your tour at Federation Square, the place where Melbourne gathers to celebrate its triumphs, and complete your last challenges on the banks of the Yarra river.
Melbourne Self-Guided Tour for Kids and Families in English
Melbourne
About
Packed with challenges, quizzes and fantastic facts, this is a unique, self-guided tour especially designed to keep kids 8-15 excited and the whole family having fun as you discover the diverse and colourful centre of Melbourne.
Our Heart of Melbourne route starts at the Old Melbourne Gaol (easily reached by train, tram or taxi) and leads you on a discovery tour of the iconic sites and hidden jewels of central Melbourne. Follow the interactive map to carefully selected locations, have fun as a family with challenges that bring each site to life, and learn the story of Melbourne from its colonial origin to the present day.
You simply download our app, sign up, and your tour will be waiting ...
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
All information and directions to have a great tour are included on the app
The tour can be done offline (no need for mobile data) once it has been downloaded on the app
Written Guide/App in English
Other languages - Tour suitable only if you and your children are comfortable reading English
Meeting Points
Departure
Old Melbourne Gaol
When you're near the starting point (Old Melbourne Gaol), open the route on the app and our interactive map will show you exactly where to go!
Once you're there, all information and directions will be on the app!
You don't need to meet anyone or present a ticket.
Return
Federation Square
Right opposite Flinders Street station, Melbourne's main public transport hub
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