A perfect, personalised introduction to Melbourne with plenty of time to dig beneath the surface and ‘meet the makers’.
Go behind the scenes and beyond the tourist trail to experience Melbourne in a way most locals never get to. This extended experience lets you delve deeper and go further into local life and creative culture. Meet Melburnians, soak in the passion, coast through all the cool neighbourhoods. Have a grand old day with a fab. host in a great city doing all the things you love.
Suggested but highly flexible itinerary:
Be picked up from your hotel or be met at the airport and hit the ground running - this is an excellent ‘day one’ experience. Take to the backstreets for a coffee somewhere local and share a few interests with your host to make the experience personal.
Discover Melbourne’s passionate entrepreneurs at the heart of the city’s local ‘laneway culture’. Leaf through old books and maps, jazz records or vintage clothing.
Sample local treats and native flavours. Hear the tales of a strange, off-beat city of radicals, prospectors and adventurers who all wound up together in this far-flung corner of the world.
Head to Melbourne’s former working-class heart, where punks and gangsters once reigned. Visit micro-factories, studios and warehouses powering Melbourne’s creative economy.
Learn about green coffee bean selection or how to temper chocolate, visit street art galleries and local milliners, admire the craftsmanship, knowledge and passion that have become the calling cards of ‘Made in Melbourne’.
Enjoy a quick lunch at a neighbourhood café or slow down over first-rate fine dining. Get to know your host better, discuss local culture and how best to spend your time in Melbourne.
In the afternoon, the experience is tailored specifically to you – explore the culture or sporting precincts, leafy bay-side suburbs, riverfront gardens, galleries or local markets.
Your Localing host will have you back at your hotel by 4 pm (start and finish times can be varied to suit your needs).
Tour Code: MBFull
Special Interests: City Tour, Tastings, History, Private
Duration: 6 hours
Languages: A range of languages please send request
Departures: Central Hotel
Departure Time: 10 am start (recommended). Times can vary, please specify time for tour at booking.
Returns: Central Hotel
Return Time: 4pm
- Foreign language host +$180A total
- Public holidays +$180A total
- Gourmet dining +$100A p. p.
- Airport pickup (max 4 guests) +$150A total
- Private scenic helicopter flight (20-min.) +$380A p. p.
- Private river cruise and aperitifs (1.5 hrs.) +$800A total
- Dawn balloon flight and breakfast +$700A total
Unique Enrichments (by arrangement)
- Steet-art, cooking or cocktail masterclasses
- Specialist hosts; architects, musicians, designers...
- Behind the scenes at key sport or arts institutes
Terms and Conditions
Bookings cancelled outside of 7 days of a tours departure will receive a 100% refund. Bookings cancelled inside 7 days but outside of 24 hours of a tours departure will receive a 50% refund. No refund is possible inside 24 hours of a tours departure. All amendments and rescheduled tour date requests inside of 48 hours will incur a change fee of $50 plus any additional costs incurred.
Weather is not a reason to cancel a tour except in the most extreme circumstances, we advise guests to dress comfortably and appropriately.
$990A for up to 2 guests
$160A for each additional guest (up to 7 total)
Children under 5 free
Includes:
- Expert Localing host
- Premium private touring vehicle and in-car wi-fi
- Locally bottled spring water and Victorian treats
- Melbourne’s lanes and arcades
- Vibrant local boroughs like Fitzroy and St. Kilda
- Morning tea
- Melbourne history and orientation
- Standard activity and admission expenses
- Meet locals at the centre of culture and industry
Excludes:
- Lunch
