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.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Out at sunset: the 7:00 PM departure is under way when the sun sets, around 7:46 PM in the coming weeks.
In demand: 4 of the next 8 departures are already sold out.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 11.
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.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Hidden Bars of Melbourne lasts about 3h 45min. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $120 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 Fridays and Saturdays, starting at 7:00 PM.
It can: 4 of the next 8 departures are already sold out, so booking ahead is a good idea.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is In front of Standbags store, corner of Bourke Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 8 participants.
Due to uneven surfaces (flights of stairs), this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 38 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by MELTours.
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The hidden Bar tour with Kathy was absolutely sensational. She is the most entertaining and informative guide and this is infact the 4th tur we have done with her. She is brilliant as is the tour and couldn't recommend this more to anyone.
Hi Jen, Thank you once again for joining Kathy on one of our tours. It's great to hear that you all had a good time and once more enjoyed Kathy's expertise! Cheers from the MELTours team!
Fabulous tour as always , this is our fourth tour with Kathy and we have loved every one . The bar tour was so much fun and well organized . Highly recommend .
Dear Libby, Thank you once again for joining Kathy on one of our tours. We are very happy that you all had a good time and enjoyed her expert tour-guiding. Cheers from the MELTours team!
We have had the pleasure of attending previous tours with Kathy at Meltours and just celebrated a family birthday with Kathy on the Hidden Bar Tour. Event though we had done this tour around 5 years ago, we managed to visit different bars which catered for all ages on this Tour. We would highly recommend for any ages and whether you are a frequent visitor to Melbourne or your first time, there is always something new to discover with Meltours!
Hi Lisa, We are very pleased that you enjoyed your tour once again with Kathy. We will pass your feedback to Kathy. Thank you again for submitting such a great review and a very happy birthday to your daughter from all the team at MELTours. With our best wishes!
What a brilliant night out! My husband and I joined three others for an evening wandering around discovering the awesome bars of the Melbourne CBD, led by San our amazing tour guide. There are so many cool, funky, interesting, hidden places that we would never have found or known about on our own, so now can go back and explore them in more detail in the future. There was plenty of time for stopping and enjoying drinks along the way. Can highly recommend this for a great night out in Melbourne.
Hi Polfambam, Thank you so much for this great review and recommendation! Melbourne has a fabulous bar scene and it's fun to discover it on a night out with a knowledgeable guide. We are so pleased you enjoyed it all. Best wishes, The Team at MELTours
Amazing time, San was fantastic, highly knowledgeable and great company through out the tour. I'd highly recommend it for anyone unfamiliar with Melbourne nightlife.
Hi Coastal, Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We are so pleased you enjoyed discovering Melbourne's fabulous bars with San. Best wishes, The Team at MELTours
What a fantastic evening! My husband and I went and was such a great date night. San was a great tour guide- friendly and easygoing, knowledgeable about the bars plus so much great architecture and city history, too. We've lived in Melbourne for a year and discovered so many places that we'd likely walked by many times before and had no idea existed. We stopped and had drinks at a couple of places, and others popped in to look around and on to the next- a great mix of moving and pausing to enjoy a cocktail. Afterwards San sent a detailed email of all the places we'd visited with helpful reminders on which place was which. We can't wait to go back to many of the places we visited. I definitely recommend this whether you're a tourist visiting the city or a local- I am sure you'll discover hidden gems you didn't know about.
Hi apndr, Many thanks for this fantastic review and recommendation. Melbourne has a fabulous, diverse bar scene and to discover many of these bars with a knowledgeable guide like San is both informative and enjoyable - we are really pleased you had a great 'date night out' discovering these bars! Best wishes, The Team at MELTours
I booked this for myself and friends as a birthday celebration. It was the perfect night out. Amazing to be able to see all these bars that we never knew existed. San was a great guide.
Hi Leanne, Thank you for taking the time to write this great review. We are so pleased you had a fun night out with your friends discovering Melbourne's fabulous bar scene. Best wishes, The Team at MELTours
San was our guide for our Melbourne Hidden Bar Tour and he was fantastic! We went to multiple arrays of secluded venues - even when they didn't have room, he managed to get us a spot. It was our first time in Melbourne so was pointing out other things like good eating and shopping places while we were on tour. He asked what we enjoyed drinking and made sure to incorporate places that would suit us. I'm a travel agent and will absolutely be recommending him to my clients.
Hi Gabby, Many thanks for taking the time to write this great review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your Hidden Bar Tour with San discovering some of Melbourne's fabulous bars. Also a big thank you for your recommendation - we really appreciate it. Best wishes, The Team at MELTours
As recent time immigrants to Melbourne my Husband and I decided it was time to do some bar research. So pleased we did the Hidden Bar tour with San on Friday night. Covering no less than 20 bars ( some we went in to and others we looked from the outside) we went at a leisurely pace for 3 hours and thoroughly enjoyed all the knowledge that San generously shared. If you would like a fantastic night out with good company and cocktails this is highly recommended!
Hi Kathryn 082, Thank you so much for your great review and recommendation! We are so pleased you enjoyed discovering Melbourne's very unique bar scene with San who loves sharing his vast knowledge of all things Melbourne. Best wishes, The Team at MELTours
Sum our tour guide was very friendly, and full of knowledge. We discovered hidden bars and learnt the history of the CBD on our Saturday night tour. We all had a great time together while enjoying this great walking tour. highly recommend
Hi Andrea, Thank you so much for taking the time to write this great review. We are so thrilled that you enjoyed your tour with San - visiting so many bars on a walking tour is a terrific way to discover Melbourne's fabulous bar scene. Best wishes, The Team at MELTours
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