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Laneways of Melbourne: Small-Group Walking Tour with Local Guide and Coffee Break
4.9
192 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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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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0466sandy
Feb 26, 2024
great tour got to see lots of Melbournee - the spots where amazing, we have seen corners and lanes we never would have spotted just being on our own, having chosen this tour was the best decision on our Melbourne visit
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Williamsj3314di
Feb 24, 2024
Just the ticket for an introduction to Melbourne - This is an excellent tour which covers a nice blend of history, culture, architecture and contemporary lifestyles. Kathy is a perfect tour guide who delivers the right amount of information with a lively sense of humour.
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Saraqv4542kx
Feb 16, 2024
Highly recommend a CBD walking tour! - San was a fantastic guide and we got personalised attention being only four of us. Learned so many things and discovered many new places we would have never come across on our own.
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Amarsh3445
Feb 14, 2024
Great tour! - This was a great tour!. San was an excellent guide and we feel like we got a good flavor of Melbourne. We went to St Pauls cathedral, and several of the arcades in town. San knew all the history and great stories about each place. We loved the graffiti streets and San took us to several different places and explained a lot of what we were seeing to us. We highly recommend this tour.
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Sandrafi5168oa
Feb 8, 2024
Fantastic way to explore Melbourne's laneways - What a great day we had with our tour leader Cathy. Her knowledge of Melbourne was fantastic & provided us with a good background for what we saw. An easy 3hr walking tour which everyone enjoyed. Recommend this tour to all ages & give Cathy a gold star for being our tour leader 👍😉😘
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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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