Laneways of Melbourne: Small-Group Walking Tour with Local Guide and Coffee Break

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: 24 hours
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 city’s 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…
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…

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.

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Markf5428in
Jul 24, 2025
A great tour with a knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide - We had a great tour with Kathy. We saw so much detail in the street art and architecture that we would not have noticed by ourselves. We learned a lot about the history of Melbourne, and came across many restaurants and bars that we would not have discovered.
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Jayne
Jun 30, 2025
Amazing, informative tour - An amazing tour! Kathy as so friendly and knowledgeable about this beautiful city. Will definitely do another tour on a return visit.
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Ginny04
May 26, 2025
Laneways tour was brilliant. - I did the three-hour Laneways Walking Tour with San. He was a terrific guide; knowledgeable, articulate, engaging, and most importantly, really interesting. We met outside St Paul's Cathedral, where he started by talking about the colonial history of the area of Melbourne. We walked along Flinders St and up various small alleyways and looked at the street art, some of which just looks like graffiti (to me), some like 'art' and some political and social commentary. But all of it interesting. We wandered around heaps of laneways, and I discovered a number of restaurants (and made notes!) that I'd never have found. San talked about the working history of the area and showed me lots of old and interesting buildings and architectural features that I would have been completely oblivious to. In 3 hours, we covered shopping, cafes, restaurants, art, a pop-up exhibition, architecture and history. Time well spent.
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Goplaces67295447274
May 22, 2025
Must do in Melbourne - Great tour. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to hear about Melbourne’s history and check out the amazing lanes and street art. San our tour guide was so knowledgeable and very accommodating letting us detour to taste the most delicious croissant I have ever had. This tour gave me a whole new insight in Melbourne’s history, art and food culture. Huge thanks to San for making this such a great experience.
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427jilliank
May 16, 2025
A great experience. - Fantastic and so informative. Kathy was fabulous and so knowledgeable. Really enjoyed it and would highly recommend.
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Ceres1111
May 15, 2025
Melbourne Laneways Tour - A really enjoyable tour of some of Melbournes laneways. Most knowledgeable guide , Kathy , who explained the history and showed us the ins and outs of many laneways Recommended tour
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Gillg170
Apr 30, 2025
Must do in Melbourne - A great way to learn about Melbourne and Australia generally, San was an excellent guide and took us to some amazing places!
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Peterhg1305wt
Apr 28, 2025
A tour not to be missed - Excellent tour with a brilliant guide Kathleen Deacon - learned so much about all aspects Of Melbourne city and culture-loved Kathleen’s insight knowledge and enthusiasm-would highly recommend Kathleen to all - a very special tour one we will remember- thank you Kathleen .
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H2362xyronanm
Apr 26, 2025
Just great , Kathy’s knowledge was fab - Best walking tour I’ve been on . Paris Milan London etc no way near. Kathy our guide - a class act and lovely lady too . Just book it and as for Kathy 👌👌👌👋👋👋👋
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Sarahpg7486st
May 18, 2025
An enjoyable and informative tour - thank you! - Thanks to Kathy for a very enjoyable and informative Laneways tour on Saturday! The group really enjoyed it and learnt a lot about the history of Melbourne and some of the more significant laneways in the city - thank you Kathy!
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From $75
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).