Grand Melbourne City Tour

Our Grand Melbourne full day tour is the most comprehensive way to discover our beautiful city with its luscious gardens, new and old architecture, hidden laneways and arcades and shopping time at Queen Victoria Market. In the afternoon, we'll show you a different side of Melbourne that takes in the bayside suburbs of Port Melbourne, St Kilda and Brighton Beach to take that special photo of our iconic bathing boxes. Highlights of this tour: Morning Tour: • Old Melbourne Gaol • Lygon Street - cafe culture and 'Little Italy' • Prestigious Melbourne University • Royal Exhibition Building and Museum • Parliament House and Princess Theatre • St Patrick's Cathedral (photo stop) • Take a wander in Fitzroy Gardens - there is opportunity to visit Captain Cook's Cottage (own expense) • East Melbourne - ornate Victorian terraced homes • Collins Street - Paris end • Queen Victoria Market* - perhaps enjoy a coffee before you explore (own expense) • Look for a bargain, wander around the fresh produce and take in the vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere • Colourful Chinatown • Take a guided walk through some of Melbourne's best arcades and laneways - Royal Arcade, Block Arcade, Centre Place and Degraves Street • Flinders Street Station • Federation Square Afternoon Tour: • Melbourne Cricket Ground • Melbourne Park - National Tennis Centre • Visit the Royal Botanic Gardens • Walk by the lake in the Royal Botanic Gardens or stop for a Devonshire Tea (own expense) • Southbank's Arts and Cultural Centre • Emerging Docklands area • The Bolte Bridge providing spectacular city views • Port Melbourne - travel beachside to St Kilda with great bay views • Explore Acland Street and its cosmopolitan atmosphere • Perhaps enjoy coffee and cake at one of the continental cafes (own expense) • Affluent suburbs of Elwood and Brighton • Brighton bathing boxes and their bright colours contrasted against the beach (photo stop) • View the lively restaurants and bars of Fitzroy Street in St Kilda • Albert Park Lake - site of the F1 Grand Prix

On the morning tour, we will visit the Shrine, top section of the Royal Botanic Gardens and cafe on Monday and Wednesday when the market is closed. Tour departs at around 8:05am and returns at around 5:30pm.