Melbourne Drive by Day - Private Tour
Description
A low cost, great introduction to Melbourne. Sit back, relax and enjoy Melbourne in a private tour, as we cruise around for 2 hours during the day with stops for photos and exploring. A new tour for 2023, inspired by the popular Melbourne Drive by Night, this all weather drive-by tour will take you to a number of key Melbourne locations. Being chauferred by an experienced guide you will experience popular Melbourne locations from the perspective of a local. The thoughtful design of this tour has incorporated many of the "must see" locations of Melbourne into a single tour of a 2 hour duration. Normally you would need to spend many hours and take at least two tours to visit the locations included in this tour. As with all tours provided by 69 Tours, this is a private tour, which offers some room for flexibility, is never rushed, conducted in a relaxed, easy going fashion, by an experienced local guide. Experience Melbourne through the eyes of a local.
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Itinerary
We make our way towards the Shrine of Remembrance through the diverse complex of beautiful parks and gardens that border the famous Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne.
The amazing Shrine of Remembrance is one of Australia's largest war memorials, situated within Melbourne's huge parks and gardens complex next to the Royal Botanical Gardens. The Shrine was built to honour the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I, but now functions as a memorial to all Australians who have served in any war. It is a site of annual observances for Anzac Day (25 April) and Remembrance Day (11 November). You will have the opportunity to take photos of this incredible strucutre and see the amazing Shrine in person.
You will be driven along the Formula 1 track that is used annually as part of the Melbourne Grand Prix. Additionally, we will stop at the starting lines which are located next to the pits. Here you can take photos and see the starting line as well as the position marking for the cars. Don't just watch the Melbourne Grand Prix on TV - be a part of it!
An icon of St Kilda, Luna Park is a historic amusement park which opened on 13 December 1912. St Kilda's Luna Park is the oldest continually operating wooden roller coaster in the world and the only one of its kind with a standing brakeman in control aboard its moving carriages. You will have the opportunity to take photos of the famous Luna Park face and see the iconic location in person.
The Palais Theatre (originally Palais Pictures) is a historic picture palace with a capacity of nearly 3,000 people. The Palais Theatre in St Kilda is the largest seated theatre in Australia. You will have the opportunity to take photos of the historic theatre and see the iconic location in person.
Dendy Street Beach is famous for its colourful and historic bathing huts. It is Melbourne's most photographed beach. You will get to explore the 500m long beach which is tied to two reefs, and have plenty of opportunity to take photos and enjoy the experience of being in a truly iconic location. Your knowledgable guide will inform you about the history of the area including a detailed discussion about the huts themselves.
You will be chauferred back to your destination via the "scenic route" which is also known as the Bay Trail. You will experience magnificent bay views as well as see plenty of historic and heritage buildings along the way which are a reflection of the past characteristics of the regions we drive through.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up location is negotiated according to guest needs. Typically this includes pick up from hotels, train stations or air/ship ports.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(4)
John, the driver and tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. He had a new big Ford 4x4 that was difficult to climb in and out of, especially with one of us being disabled. The tour itself was quite boring as we are not sports fans and the F1 street circuit, spectacular sports venues did not interest us. The bathing huts he took us to see, might be stupidly expensive but the fly ridden beach was not a place we would go. The war memorial complex was astounding and so well designed.. but we had so little time there, it was very frustrating. There are many more impressive historical buildings to see. However, we did get a good overall impression of Melbourne, so the tour did what it said on the tin.
the tour was great the driver took great care of us. we were at the Cup and on Table Mountain
Tour went to hidden gems outside the city like Brighton beach and it's colourful huts. Drove over the actual F1 track. Tour guide knowledgeable about history and architecture of city.
Peter was an outstanding guide showing me the best sights around Melbourne. He took care to explain everything I needed to know about the places we visited. My tour was very customizable for what I wanted to see. He was kind enough to take photos of me at the various stops. Great tour! Highly recommend.
