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Hidden Bars of Melbourne

4.738 reviewsCity tours

  • 3h 45m
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

Get the insider intel about Melbourne's hidden bars on this cocktail walking tour with a guide who introduces to some of the local hotspots most visitors don't know about. On this 3.5-hour journey, two cocktails are included. Bars visited can be customised by your guide to suit the preferences of the group, allowing you to enjoy a more personalized experience.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Local guide
  • Beverages (two cocktails)

What's not

  • Food and additional drinks (options are available for additional quick drink stops with light snacks if the whole group agrees)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Itinerary

  1. Join an experienced guide on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night and taste a great cocktail in one of Melbourne’s hidden bars. Many of the best bars in the city of Melbourne are easily overlooked if you don’t already know where they are! A plain doorway could lead to a venue with a great vibe and wonderful drinks. Let your local guide show you the many bars that many people often walk past. Discover the hidden bar culture with one of our experienced guides as we visit a number of venues around the city centre where you will be treated to 2 complimentary, fabulous cocktails. During the course of the evening we will visit up to 10-15 bars with our guides usually selecting venues during the tour depending on the group. Groups are a specialty – the more the merrier, your guide can show your members, employees or friends a side of Melbourne that many miss – with the best size being 9 where we have access to all of the city center venues.

    4 h

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
In front of Standbags store, corner of Bourke Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 8 travellers
Operated by
MELTours
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum age is 18 years
  • Please note: Excessive alcohol consumption is discouraged, and the local tour operator reserves the right to terminate the activity for those who become intoxicated on the tour
  • A moderate amount of walking is involved; suitable-heeled shoes are recommended
  • Due to uneven surfaces (flights of stairs), this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair

How it compares in Melbourne

  • Its from-price is close to the median of the 81 city tours we list in Melbourne.
  • Its length is typical for the group.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 28 of 81.
  • 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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