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.
Out at sunset: the 7:30 PM departure is under way when the sun sets, around 7:45 PM in the coming weeks.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 10.
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!
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Hidden Bars & Laneway Legends Tour Of Melbourne lasts about 3 hours. The itinerary has 9 stops.
Prices start at $53 per person for this Melbourne experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, starting at 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is 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. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 12 participants.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 205 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Drinking History Tours.
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Thank you, Jay, for teaching us so much about our city. A city I thought I knew pretty well. Laneways I did not know existed and bars I would never have found on my own. We had so much fun and Jay was awesome. We are older folk and Jay related so well with us, I am sure we were a little boring for a young person, but he did not let on. The tour was nicely paced we had ample time at the bars we visited.
Hidden bars, laneways & cocktails with the fabulous Tess! 🍸 We learnt Melbourne secrets, found quirky little bars, and somehow survived all those cocktails! 😂
This was the funnest way to learn about Melbourne history! We had a great time enjoying spots around the CBD that we havent really seen before. Fun and educational! Thanks Tess! We would give 6 stars if we could.
A really interesting tour. Tom was informative and friendly. A worthwhile tour to do while visiting Melbourne! Highly recommend!
I like the whole concept of the tour. In just 3 hours, I learned so many fascinating legends and interesting facs about Melbourne that I had't discovered during my 5 months of living here. Absolute worth every dollar! Our tour guide Jay was fantastic - knowledgeable, funny, and incredibly engaging. He created a great atmosphere throughout the tour, and I really enjoyed the selection of hidden bars we visited. He also recommended several other bars that I'm looking forward to checking out another time. Overall, it was a fantastic experience, and I would highly recommend it!
Jay was great. Fun and funny anecdotes built around the visits to 3 cool spots you likely would not come across if not a local.
A great experience! Lots of fun history of how booze has led this city over it's time, while also being shown great locations for a drink along the way. The guide, Tom, was fun, energetic and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in history or being the person who can take someone around the city and show them hidden gem locations.
A wonderful evening (even in the rain). 3 fantastic bars that I would never of found. A great group of people. Our guide Jay was brilliant. Great knowledge, well delivered with heaps of weird and wonderful funny stories, he really made the tour the best.
Great afternoon, Jay was a fantastic host
Tom was great very personable, learnt a lot about the city I’ve grown up in!! Highly recommended
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Bars & Laneway Legends Tour Of Melbourne | 3 hours | 4.9 (205) | $53 | |
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