MELBOURNE
Melbourne’s best days out.
The 15 most popular laneways & arcades tours in Melbourne and across Victoria. What each day actually delivers, who runs it and what it costs.
A 3-hour Melbourne walking tour through laneways and landmarks, with coffee, a drink, and local tips for your next days in the city.
Most Popular“Mike was very passionate about his city with great stories and history.”
Sip through Melbourne’s laneway legends on a small-group walking bar tour. Four stops, one included drink each, local stories included.
“Well paced walk with enough time to enjoy a drink or two, depending on your thirst, at each venue. The guide was knowledgeable with some memorable trivia on establishments we visited. I would do this one again.”
Melbourne laneways and arcades in 3 hours with a small group, Royal Arcade and Hosier Lane, plus coffee and chocolate tasting.
“Great lanes and arcade tour. Liz was a great tour guide and brought the city of Melbourne alive! It was amazing to see the "lanes" and arcades come alive. Melbourne has a rich history and this tour opened up a whole new world to explore and appreciate1”
A 3-hour small-group walk through Melbourne’s Gold Rush history, laneway street art, coffee culture, and a classic pub drink.
Explore Melbourne laneways with a local guide, street art and hidden cafés, plus coffee and history in a 3-hour small-group walk.
Taste couverture chocolate, patisserie, and sweet surprises across Melbourne’s arcades and laneways on a guided 3-hour walking tour.
“The guide Lauren was very informative and the chocolate was delicious! We saw clock performances and historical arcades.”
A small-group Melbourne food tour packed with 8+ tastings, laneway stops, and landmark strolls from the Yarra to Greek views.
“Fantastic experience! Our guide. Troy Hughes was an Amazing Tour Director. Very pleasant and worked extra hard to make sure we had a fantastic history of the area along with fantastic food options.”
Spend 3 hours on Melbourne’s laneways with a local guide visiting 4 classic bars, including a first drink and stories that explain it all.
3-hour small-group Melbourne laneways walk with street art, hidden galleries, and a coffee-and-macaron break near St Paul’s.
“Cathy was an amazing guide and bought to life Melbourne's history and laneways. Highly recommend even for locals like myself.”
Hidden Bars & Laneway Legends in Melbourne: 3 hours of laneways, street art, and three bar stops with trivia. From $46.61.
“Excellent way to learn the history of the night life of the city. Very knowledgeable staff and met people from all over the world”
Creepy Tales blends Melbourne ghost stories with guided stops at Queen Victoria Market and Old Melbourne Gaol, plus bar breaks in laneways.
“The tour was great. Tess was awesome and provided lots of creepy stories about locations that seem totally normal and unassuming. The bar selection was also great. The bar inspired by fairy tales was fun. I can now say that I've had a drink Read more”
Play team VR escape rooms or arcade games at Apsis VR in Melbourne. One-hour sessions with equipment included from $39.45.
“This was amazing!!! I get travel sick quite easily, so was a bit nervous I might struggle with this (my first time with anything VR), but after about three seconds of the system running I completely forgot about that. We did the Time Travel Read more”
A small-group evening progressive dinner through Melbourne’s Chinatown and laneways, with 4–6 tastings, a drink stop, and dessert.
“Simon was an amazing guide! He was so knowledgeable about the restaurants, melbourne history, and the local cuisine. It was a blast seeing parts of the city we would not have thought to go to. The food was delicious and filling. Tried Indian, Read more”
Taste Melbourne in 4 hours on a small-bus tour of laneways, markets, gardens and craft beer, with coffee, vodka, cheese and more.
“Our guide, Russell was great. Enjoyed seeing some of the out of the way places in Downtown Melbourne.”
Run Melbourne’s laneways on an easy small-group tour with coffee at the end, street-art stops, and photos taken for you.
“Thanks. I went with my non-running teen daughter and it was one of her highlights of the trip; chillly, architecture, history, culture and stories of Melbourne. Hits the highlights and got in some exercise.. who knows she may become a runner after all. Appreciate the memorable morning.”
The laneways and the bay, and every road out to the coast and the ranges.
