Hidden Bars & Laneway Legends Tour Of Melbourne
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Experience the best of the City in three hours: our famous laneways, our coolest bars and our fascinating history. Why do three different tours, when you can get the best of Melbourne in just one! Explore Melbourne’s famous laneways, home to some of our most interesting places. This is the side of Melbourne most tourists (and even some locals!) never see. Learn about Melbourne’s love affair with drinking, the persecution of barmaids, our booziest Police Commissioner, secret men’s clubs and much more. Discover three amazing laneway bars, plus a cheeky trivia quiz at our second bar for your chance to win! Photos of your tour can also be provided at no extra charge.
Inclusions
What's included
- Expert Tips - contact our expert team for any food, entertainment or other Melbourne recommendations
- Professional guide
- GST (Goods and Services Tax)
- Map of Melbourne's best bars (free upon request)
What's not
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic Beverages
Itinerary
Melbourne's famous (and some say ugliest) town square, built in 2002. This is where we begin our journey with a background to the role alcohol played in Melbourne's foundation.
Our first laneway for the tour, here we talk about the history of Melbourne's Laneways and start to peel back some of the city's best eateries.
One of Melbourne's most famous laneways, get ready for an explosion of street art.
More street art to see, plus the history of Melbourne's street art scene - plus a run down of some fantastic eating and drinking locations.
Home to one of Australia's oldest men's social clubs, and the consulate of one of the world's smallest countries, here we talk about Melbourne' booziest police commissioner and the strange persecution of barmaids.
The spiritual home of Melbourne's laneway bar culture. Let's talk about the rise of Melbourne's bar scene starting with an important rule change in the 1980s. Also home to some of the City's best hidden bars.
Victoria was founded on gold rush, and our emergence as a state is closely linked to those early findings.
The world's second oldest China Town and home to some of the City's best bars.
The City's old red light district certainly hides more than its fair share of secrets, and amazing bars!
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet your guide at the edge of Princes Bridge, opposite Flinders Street Station, behind Transport Bar. Look out for the black shirt/hoody/jacket (depending on the weather) and our distinctive black, white and pink logo on the left breast.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 12 travellers
- Operated by
- Drinking History Tours
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities
How it compares in Melbourne
- Its from-price is 14% below the median of the 12 shows & theatre we list in Melbourne.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 12.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital of Victoria on the Yarra River, known for laneway cafés, street art, grand Victorian buildings and a calendar full of sport.
Melbourne grew rich on the gold rush of the 1850s, and the grand buildings from that time still stand in the grid of the city centre, among them Flinders Street Station with its yellow facade and the domed Royal Exhibition Building. Federation Square and the National Gallery of Victoria stand close to the Yarra, and trams rattle along the main streets. Narrow lanes such as Hosier Lane are covered in ever-changing street art.
Top-ranked sights in Melbourne: Loch Ard Gorge, Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road.
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