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Laneways of Melbourne: Small-Group Walking Tour with Local Guide and Coffee Break
4.9
202 Ratings
Melbourne
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:
1 day
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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 cityâs 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 macaron and coffee tasting while hearing about local history, architecture, street art, quirky shops, and interesting stories from your guide.
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 only 10 participants for a personalized experience.
- Adult pricing applies to all travelers.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible on a private tour only; please advise at time of booking if wheelchair assistance is required
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.
Customer Ratings
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(202 Ratings)
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Laura_h
Jul 31, 2024
Great city - great insights - San provided a detailed oversight of the establishment of Melbourne, a range of historical buildings and the amazing artworks of Melbourne's laneways.
My family who were visiting from New Zealand loved the rich history, recommendations of food and drink, architecture, and vast knowledge shared with us during the tour.
I have been on this tour twice now (with different visitors) and have loved both times - I would highly recommend!!!
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Barbb1107
Jul 12, 2024
Excellent laneway tour - We loved the Laneways of Melbourne tour. Definitely 5 out of 5! Kathy was so lovely and knowledgeable. We learnt about Melbourne’s history, geography, food and art, all while enjoying a lovely walk exploring Melbourne’s lanes. Thank you Kathy!
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Shannonmay10
Jul 5, 2024
Fun and educational - I was in Melbourne for work with limited time. I highly recommend this tour. San was my guide and he was great. He was easy to talk with and extremely knowledgeable. He showed me all the main highlights of the city and I enjoyed learning about the history of Melbourne and Australia. I hope to get back to visit soon and will def book another MELtour.
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Dsmc22
Jul 5, 2024
Best Melbourne tour - Stan is extremely knowledgeable and so so nice! He took all my photos making sure I liked them and added lots of insight about the history of the city including architecture , key people etc . And the little things you’d normally overlook he made sure to point them out to you . I recommend 100%
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Gabrielleaq6114ih
Jun 23, 2024
Fantastic - San was so full of enthusiasm and knowledge, he was an absolute pleasure. We had a fantastic tour and learned and viewed parts of Melbourne we would never have found ourselves. I highly recommend the tour.
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Laura_barbagallo
May 25, 2024
Initimite, fun, fascinating and personalised - San shared his wealth of knowledge about Melbourne history, Laneways , street art, architecture and arcades. Our tour group consisted of only 2. It was a personalised and fun experience! San was incredibly accommodating when I accidentally booked snd and paid for the tour for the wrong day! We loved the tour!
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Cateh760
May 9, 2024
Birthday treat in a wonderful city - This was a sisters special birthday treat and it couldn’t have been better when you become a tourist in your own city. Cathy was so knowledgeable and presented all the history in such a way that you were totally engrossed in the stories around the buildings, the laneways, the artworks and the wonderful vibrancy that is Melbourne.
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Denise
Apr 21, 2024
Happy walker - I really wasn’t expecting a history lesson so it was very interesting … Sam is so knowledgeable … the walking was easy not far at all.
The cathedral is beautiful… the laneways could be confronting (this may be just an age thing) …. but with Sam as our guide it was great way to view the streets … the buildings and actually feel Melbourne’s special vibe.
coffee and cake at Brunetti’s was delicious …. I actually took the family there later in the day 😋
So …. Thank you .. Sam … it was great 😁
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Sharnem2024
Apr 19, 2024
Don't miss out! - We thoroughly enjoyed the Laneways tour. Our guide Sam was extremely informative and we learnt a lot about the history of Melbourne, architecture, planning, and street art. The best part was, it gave me the confidence to travel around Melbourne by myself and get out and about in the laneways to experience the wonderful eclectic vibe of Melbourne city.
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Crawford_thomas
Mar 19, 2024
We learnt a lot on this tour - San was a very knowledgeable and experienced guide. We learnt a lot about the history of Melbourne, its laneways and its art deco buildings.
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