Aboriginal heritage walk

Explore the rich and thriving culture of the Kulin nation in this popular award-winning walk in the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.

Amazing Melbourne walking tours

Understand the evolution of Melbourne through its buildings, streets and laneways. Tours include Chinatown, Docklands, Southbank and the Greek Precinct. Guided two hour walking tours in English, Italian and Maltese. Tailored itineraries available. Unique and interesting experience for people of all ages, $28. Contact us on 0448 270 023 or email for more details and bookings/special offers.

Angelika's Walkabout

Experience the city’s highlights on this 3.5 hour guided walk. Melbourne is one of the world’s most liveable cities and this tour will show you why. See architectural treasures alongside striking modern skyscrapers. Explore Melbourne’s historical parks and gardens with a knowledgeable guide. Bookings: 0407 543 047

Audio Chinatown Heritage Walking Tour

Remembering Chinatown. A one hour walking tour of Little Bourke Street in the 1930s and 40s. Self-guided audio tour available at the Chinese Museum.

Audio Tours Australia

Download guided walking tours of Melbourne as MP3 for your iPod or other MP3 player. Better than a tour where you're stuck in a group, barely able to hear the tour guide, and swept along with the crowd - cheaper, too! Includes both popular and hidden destinations. Enjoy the freedom to take as long as you like, to truly appreciate what you came to see.

Australian Treasure Walks

Looking for a fun, special and unique way to spend some quality time with family and friends? Our tours are fun walking tours that are part treasure hunt, part puzzle that will have you outside discovering some of the treasured sights of Melbourne. You will visit the sights, looking for answers to clues and then solve a final puzzle! These tours are fun for anyone with a sense of fun and adventure.

CAE walking tours

The CAE offers a selection of fascinating Melbourne central city-basedwalking tours. Tours focus on the city’s history, cuisine and culture withtopics such as: Melbourne Lanes and Arcades; Flinders Lane: History of theRag Trade; Foodies Tour of Melbourne: Yarra River and Inner Melbourne;Melbourne Cold Cases; In the Footsteps of the Dunnyman. Tours are held onweekends and usually run for 2.5 hours. Bookings: 9652 0611

Chocoholic Tours

Since 1995, locals and travellers have savoured Melbourne’s wonderful world of chocolate courtesy of Chocoholic Tours. These tasty tours also take in shopping, historical and cultural hot spots in the city’s lanes and arcades. They’re fun, informative and flavoursome. Let a Melburnian guide you through the best that Melbourne has to offer! Fridays and Saturdays.

City Quest

Embark on an adventure that is part walking tour, part amazing race experience.Follow clues and solve the puzzle to discover your surprise destination - a delicious meal in one of Melbourne's fabulous restaurants! Along the way, you'll discover hidden gems, culture, history and trivia. Anyone can Quest - families, friends, locals and visitors.

djb world photography

Melbourne photography walks. Each walk runs for approximately 2 hours. Group size is limited to 11 people. $35 each. Personal guidance from an experienced photographer.

Feng Shui tours of Melbourne’s Chinatown

This two hour walking tour will highlight Feng Shui in its many facets as used by the local traders and businesses in Chinatown. Discover how Feng Shui and Chinese symbolism invite harmony, prosperity, health and luck to home, business and garden. Sundays from 10am to 12pm, $25. See also: Feng Shui Cures & Crystals shop.

Fitzroy Gardens tours

Enjoy a guided walk and gain an insight into the history of the Fitzroy Gardens. The free tour starts from the Conservatory in Fitzroy Gardens and lasts approximately one hour. No advance booking is required. Every Wednesday at 12.30pm. Guided tours are also available to Groups. Contact us or call the City of Melbourne on (03) 9658 9658 if you have an enquiry or to make a group booking.

Foodie Trails

Explore Melbourne's multicultural side with a walking tour of Melbourne's cultural hot spots. Enjoy a progressive 3 course meal as we taste, experience and explore Melbourne. (Indian)Masala Trails, Turkish Trails and African Trails are all on the menu.

Golden Mile Guided Walks

Walk 'Marvellous Melbourne' and experience how the discovery of gold shaped the City. Departs daily at 10am with a professional guide. See the majestic architecture and hear stories of the colorful characters of early boom towm Melbourne. Cost: $20 adult, $15 concession (includes free 28 page booklet). Bookings: Best of Victoria, Melbourne Visitors Centre, Federation Square.

Hidden Bars of Melbourne

Come along with us as we wind through the back lanes of Melbourne, moving from one cool nightspot to another. A great way to find new places to go out and meet other fun people at the same time.

Hidden Secrets Tours

The Melbourne experience is so much more than what you see from a bus. Our passionate local hosts will help you get lost in Melbourne’s contemporary maze of designer boutiques, quirky galleries, amazing restaurants, historical lanes and arcades and architecture. Indulge in the city many locals miss! Tours operate daily for either 2 or 4 hours. Minimum two people, maximum eight.

Historical Coffee Trek

Take a journey into Melbourne’s robust cafe culture. Visit unique cafes androasting houses in this beautiful city, sampling blends and learning the art ofa perfect extraction. Enjoy a delicious morning tea – and coffee, of course –along the way. Ask about the special breakfast and roasting tours. AlternateSaturdays, other days by arrangement. Bookings: maria@evolvingsuccess.com.au.

Lantern Ghost Tours

Journey back to old Melbourne, a time when the spices of old Chinatown masked the smoke of opium dens; poor houses supplied bodies in the name of advancing medical science; and the famous opera singer Federici gave his most dramatic performance – plummeting to death infront of his audience. We run Ghost Tours every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Melbourne By Foot

Whether you are a first time visitor, or a local with a thirst for knowledge of your own home town, you'll have an experience you won't forget. Take a personal adventure through Melbourne's past and present. Aboriginal and early colonial history through to Melbourne's laneways, art, sport and music culture. Melbourne By Foot is great value at $35, with convenient daily departures. Phone: 1300 311 081.

Melbourne’s Chinatown with Elizabeth Chong

Affectionately known as the ‘Empress of Chinatown’, Elizabeth Chong is one of the city’s most celebrated chefs and cooking authors. Her tours of historic Chinatown incorporate personal stories of how her grandfather travelled from China to seek his fortune during the gold rush. Participants are invited to a yum cha lunch and will visit the working kitchen of one of Chinatown’s busiest restaurants. One Tuesday each month. Bookings: 9819 3666.

Melbourne Photo Tours

Small, customised trips for photographers. Suitable for professional or hobbyist. Realise your goal of seeing Melbourne through the lens. Learn more about photography, build your own portfolio and/or maximise your photography opportunities while travelling.

Melbourne Tours 101

Get back to basics with this introductory walking tour of Melbourne led by a professional guide. See many of Melbourne’s cultural, historical and unique sites. Specialised tours available with topics including: Jewish Melbourne; Melbourne-UNESCO’s City of Literature; Street art and galleries; and Design and fashion. Tour length tailored to your requirements. Bookings: 0431 616 884

Melbourne Town Hall tour

Free tours of Melbourne's historic Town Hall give visitors the chance to learn about the architectural, social and political significance of this impressive 19th century building. Tours Run Monday to Friday at 11am & 1pm and last for approximately 1 hour. To make a booking, contact the City of Melbourne on (03) 9658 9658

Melbourne Underground - Free Walking Tour

Join our free two and a half hour history tour, conducted every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 10.30am. We also offer weekly late night tours of underground bars and clubs in Melbourne. Visit hard to find bars hidden down alleyways – with jazz bands, cocktail bars and art gallery bars. Great way to meet people.Private tours can also be arranged.

Melbourne Walks

Discover the Melbourne story walking its back streets, lanes, above and below ground, from indigenous origins to boom town to modern art, architecture and shops with Meyer Eidelson, author of 14 books about our city. Suitable all ages. Minimum 2 people. Two hours evening or day.

MELTours – Walking, cycling and art tours

Visit Melbourne's secret laneways, hidden shops and the 'hole in the wall' restaurants that locals love. MELTours also run art, bar, bicycle, history and private tours.

National Trust Of Australia (Victoria)

Discover the city by foot with a National Trust qualified guide. Choose from four walks that uncover Melbourne’s great landmarks, introduce hidden treasures, tell fascinating stories and give an overview of the city and its development. Walks are Marvellous Melbourne, Mercantile Melbourne, Traditional Melbourne and Commercial Melbourne. Bookings essential.

Old Melbourne Ghost Tour

Did you know that Melbourne's Princess Theatre is haunted? Opera singer Federici plunged to his death in 1888 during a performance but was mysteriously seen at the final curtain call, an Act later. The Princess Theatre is just one of the many spooky places you will visit on the Old Melbourne Ghost Tour. Groups of up to 10 depart from Federation Square every Saturday at 8:30pm.

Street art tours

Melbourne street art tours is the first street art tour in Australia that is run by street artists, providing an overview of the Melbourne underground street art scene.

Talk'n Tours

Talk’n Tours provides the independent traveller with the quality, flexibility and detailed local knowledge of their chosen destination by using self guided audio tours by Ipod or MP3 players. Marvellous Melbourne shares with you the heart of this great city covering all the major sights, history, shopping, dining and entertainment precints.

The Haunted Melbourne Ghost Tour

Come face to face with Melbourne's haunted past on an informative, fun-filled 2 hour historical walking tour, starts 8.30pm Saturdays. Spooky fun! Contact The Haunted Bookshop for bookings. Please note that this presentation is aimed at adults therefore it may be unsuitable for children.

Urban Scrawl Tours

The tour encourages greater familiarity with the City of Melbourne and increases awareness of the vibrant and varied ways artists contribute to the urban environment. Tours are open to students year 7 and above, and are particularly well suited to City Experience programmes and Art courses.

We Make Stuff Good

Our graffiti and street art tours allow everyone to explore the diverse, colourful culture Melbourne is famous for. Our guides are local artists and people who know about the lesser-known streets and laneways of Melbourne and their murals and designs. Join us for a friendly, laid back and informative tour that will take you in and around Melbourne’s vibrant streets.

Walking Melbourne Tours

Discover more about Melbourne on a leisurely and entertaining walking tour. Immerse yourself in the city’s rich history and grand architecture, guided by a professional and friendly tour guide. Choose one of two tours: Marvellous Melbourne or Mysterious Melbourne, and hear some amazing and colourful stories about ghostly encounters, founding fathers, early architects, madames and divas.

Walkin’ Birrarung – The Yarra River

This unique walk gives participants a sense of a small, but significant portion of the ancestral lands of the Kulin people. Journey back through time...

Walk to Art - art tour

Mystery art tour through the laneways of Melbourne, to street art, public art, artist run spaces and art studios. Get behind the scenes into our amazing arts community and discover the artist and their work. Chat over fabulous cheese and wine after the walk. Enjoy an afternoon of culture, fun, food and adventure. Tours run every Wednesday and Saturday and change constantly. Private tours are available.

Wominjeka Aboriginal Cultural Tours

Gain a sense of the ancestral lands of the Kulin people and walk where Indigenous people have walked for many thousands of years. Explore the dramatic and irrevocable changes driven by European settlement. This tour experience evokes the memories of the land’s vibrant natural and cultural landscape, and it touches on the memories lying beneath the city’s urban existence. Bookings: 8622 2600