Private Bespoke Melbourne Walking Tour - Expert Local Guide
Overview
Discover Melbourne's hidden secrets with your own expert local guide on this completely customizable private walking tour. Melbourne consistently ranks as one of the world's most livable cities, renowned for its vibrant street art scene, world-class coffee culture, Victorian-era architecture, and multicultural food destinations. From famous laneways to hidden rooftop bars and local markets, your guide reveals the stories behind Melbourne's status as Australia's cultural capital.
This bespoke experience adapts entirely to your interests, whether you're passionate about street art, architecture, coffee culture, or local hotspots only insiders know. You'll meet your professional guide in your hotel lobby or any city location of your choosing. Your guide will get to know you and craft a personalized route matching your interests. No tour is ever the same - each showcases Melbourne's unique character through your own lens of curiosity.
What's Included
- Expert local recommendations for restaurants, bars, and attractions
- Wheelchair accessible tour options
- Coffee/tea and light snack or beverage
- Hotel lobby pickup from any Melbourne City-centre location
- Private, small group experience
- Completely customized itinerary based on your interests
- 4 hours with professional English-speaking Melbourne local guide
- Food and beverages beyond what's included
- Entrance fees to paid attractions (optional based on your customized itinerary)
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
The entire tour is a walking tour. We will happily pickup meet you from any city centre location to begin the experience.Should you be arriving on a cruise please select the 'cruise' option before checkout, which includes an additional service to escort you from the cruise terminal via public transport to the Downtown/Centre City/CBD. Please note this will add on 60 minutes to your 3 hour experience.
1 Macarthur Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
34 Franklin Street
Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
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Hosier Lane
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Parliament House of Victoria (pass by)
Royal Arcade
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Block Arcade
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Melbourne Skydeck
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
45 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Bourke Street Mall
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Chinatown
15 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Old Melbourne Gaol
15 minutes Admission Ticket Free
State Library Victoria
15 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Yarra River
15 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Please advise any accessibility needs at least 24 hours before tour start date
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (AEDT).
- Expert local recommendations for restaurants, bars, and attractions.
- Wheelchair accessible tour options.
- Coffee/tea and light snack or beverage.
- Hotel lobby pickup from any Melbourne City-centre location.
- Private, small group experience.
- Completely customized itinerary based on your interests.
- 4 hours with professional English-speaking Melbourne local guide.
- Food and beverages beyond what's included.
- Entrance fees to paid attractions (optional based on your customized itinerary).
- Gratuities.
The minimum age to participate is 15..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Private Bespoke Melbourne Walking Tour - Expert Local Guide is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Private Bespoke Melbourne Walking Tour – Expert Local Guide will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Expert local recommendations for restaurants, bars, and attractions
- Wheelchair accessible tour options
- Coffee/tea and light snack or beverage
- Hotel lobby pickup from any Melbourne City-centre location
- Private, small group experience
- Completely customized itinerary based on your interests
- 4 hours with professional English-speaking Melbourne local guide
- Food and beverages beyond what's included
- Entrance fees to paid attractions (optional based on your customized itinerary)
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Please advise any accessibility needs at least 24 hours before tour start date
