The Best City Tours In Melbourne

Visiting a new city can be overwhelming, and exploring unfamiliar streets is a daunting task. Thankfully, there are many tours to guide locals and visitors alike through the labyrinth of sights in cities such as Melbourne. From free walking tours to cycling tours, as well as sporting and chocolate tours, these are the best excursions in Melbourne.

I’m Free Walking Tours

Forget booking hassles, with I’m Free Walking Tours you can turn up on the day and the best part is that you ‘pay what you think it’s worth.’ Independent and locally owned, the Melbourne branch offers a Melbourne Sights Tour and Hidden Culture Tour. Both of which are guided by young Melburnians passionate to inform participants about the best local attractions, events, restaurants, and bars. Just look for the green t-shirts.

Hidden Secrets Tours

Freddy’s Bike Tours

Pedal your way through Melbourne with Freddy’s Bike Tours – Melbourne’s top-rated bike tour provider. Departing twice daily, Freddy’s original All-in-One City Tour includes The Yarra River, Shrine of Remembrance, MCG, and a stop in Fitzroy. Other tours include the Evening Food Tour, Bikes and Brews, and Shore Excursion Tour. There is even a The Do It Yourself Option where you can hire a bike for a small fee and explore at your own pace.

The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant

While not advertised as a tour, The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant is a unique and elegant way to see the city. Cruising through Melbourne, Albert Park, St Kilda and South Yarra, The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant offers a four-course luncheon, three-course early dinner, and a five-course late dinner featuring a seasonal menu and quality Australian wines.

Chocoholic Tour

Treat yourself to a day of indulgence with the Chocoholic Tours and behold the sights and sweet tastes of Melbourne. Established in 1995 by Suzie Wharton, Chocoholic Tours offers four weekly tours including the Chocolate Lanes and Arcades Tour, Chocolate and Other Desserts Tour, Chocolate Queen Vic Market Donut and Coffee Tour, and the Yarra Valley Chocolate and Winery tour.

Melbourne Sports Tours

Named the Ultimate Sports City in 2006, 2008, and 2010, Melbourne is a city that lives and breathes sporting culture. Offering an interactive experience, Melbourne Sports Tours guides fanatics through Flemington Race Course — home of the Melbourne Cup – and through Albert Park – home of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix and Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. Participants can also choose a behind-the-scenes guide to Melbourne Cricket Ground, Rod Laver Arena or The National Sports Museum.

Melbourne Walks

Offering the largest range of specialty walks in Melbourne, Melbourne Walks is an award-winning company founded in 1991 by historian and author Meyer Eidelson. Personalised and thoroughly researched, Melbourne Walks are suitable for individuals, groups, and schools. Tours include Melbourne Film Locations, Melbourne Arcades and Lanes, The Lost Melbourne Tour, Melbourne Street Art and Graffiti, Melbourne Indigenous Tour and many more. You can even combine tours to suit your interests.

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Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.