Melbourne Free Walking Tour

Melbourne Free Walking Tour Overview

On our Melbourne free walking tour, you will spend a few hours exploring the CBD, seeing historical buildings, learning about history, marveling at street art in laneways, browsing through arcades, and exploring Chinatown. Our guides weave together a comprehensive picture about Melbourne throughout history until today, and all the things that make it the ‘most liveable city in the world.’

Try a famous Melbourne coffee within the first hour, and in true Aussie fashion, end the tour at a pub. But this isn’t just any old pub – it’s the oldest and most historic pub in Melbourne, where the tour ends over a delicious Aussie pub meal with the opportunity for further recommendations for the rest of your time here in Melbourne.

This Melbourne free walking tour runs on a ‘Pay-What-You-Feel’ model. Love your guide? Give them a killer tip! Don’t love your guide? No worries — you’ll never be pressured to tip.

After meeting your guide (look for the blue umbrella!) and group at the Gordon Reserve, get together for an introduction before beginning a journey through the history and culture of Melbourne. Start the Melbourne free walking tour by learning about the Victorian Gold Rush and marveling at historic buildings around our start point, then get going into the city to gain a deeper understanding of what we consider the most amazing city in the world.

The exact itinerary will be determined by your guide, but you can expect to see and learn about a selection of the following:

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Gold Rush Architecture + History: Stand in awe of some historic buildings that were constructed during the Victorian Gold Rush – one of the largest in history. This time set Melbourne’s foundations for a bustling and multi-cultural city.

Melbourne Laneways + Street Art: Perhaps one of the things Melbourne is most famous for, the small alleyways or ‘laneways’ running through the city are filled with amazing street art, hidden bars, delicious restaurants, and authentic cafes.

Melbourne Arcades: Browse through some of the oldest arcades in Australia – but not the kind with games! Revel at some high-ceilinged, beautifully designed historic arcades which house quirky shops and restaurants.

Chinatown: Walk through one of the oldest Chinatowns in the world, and make note to come back for some dumplings!

Melbourne Coffee: Stop to try an authentic Melbourne coffee on your tour! Your guide will tell you all about Australian coffee culture, then you can decide if you’d like to try a classic Aussie ‘flat white,’ ‘long black,’ or more!

Old Melbourne Gaol: This is how they used to spell ‘jail,’ believe it or not! Wrap up your tour at the site of the execution of Australia’s most famous bush ranger, Ned Kelly.

Upon the conclusion of the Melbourne free walking tour at the Old Melbourne Gaol, you are invited to pay what you think the tour has been worth.

Popularised in Europe, the “Free Walking Tour” makes city tours accessible to anyone, regardless of schedule or budget. Our guides work hard to deliver the best tour imaginable. If you think your guide has accomplished this, you are welcome to bring a bit of cash to tip them at the end of the tour, or they can also accept credit card payments.

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