MELBOURNE
Melbourne’s best days out.
The 9 most popular self-guided tours in Melbourne and across Victoria. What each day actually delivers, who runs it and what it costs.
Self-guided Beechworth to Milawa downhill cycling with gourmet tastings, cheese lunch, wine stops, and minivan return transport.
Most Popular“Fabulous ride with great support from Bernard who talked us through our trip! Fantastic wines, lovely cheese and great people.”
Self-guided Mornington Peninsula bike day with Seawinds wallabies, Red Hill tastings, and the Merricks Rail Trail to Merricks Beach.
“We had a fantastic day out cycling as a family, it was a perfect activity and way to see some of Mornington Peninsula on a perfect weather day. We have very mixed cycling experience as a family and Allison planned out a great route for us thRead more”
Self-guided Melbourne audio walk from Flinders Walk to Southbank, with offline maps, lifetime access, and key stops like St Paul’s, ACMI, and Federation Square.
“The tour was challenging to negotiate. We had a good internet connection, but we found it difficult to reach the locations according to the self-guided audio tour. We gave up halfway. Also the information provided about the locations was not interesting.”
Solve cryptic clues on a self-guided Melbourne street-art walk with cafe stops, Degraves St, and photo spots for $17.93.
“After trying to call the number given on the ticket to get instructions on how to start the tour and just getting a recording that said the office would be open during several hours London time (quite different from Melbourne), we gave up and gRead more”
Follow a vampire story through Melbourne’s gothic CBD on a phone-guided self quest with puzzles, 13 stops, and flexible pacing.
“The tour itself was fine but after paying for four individual tickets, the three links that I shared with my family did not work.”
Offline GPS audio drive of Australia’s Great Ocean Road with 260+ stories. See Twelve Apostles, Bells Beach, lighthouses. $19.99/group.
“This was easy to download on to my phone. The audio guide worked brilliantly and started up automatically as we got to places. It was very informative and enhanced our trip greatly. We would use their guides again if we were travelling in an area where they had one”
A self-guided Melbourne scavenger hunt using your phone, with clues and photo tasks from State Library to Flinders Street and ACDC Lane.
“Explorial's scavenger hunt was a lot of fun and very simple to manage. top-notch performance at that price. I heartily urge everyone to go scavenging.”
Self-guided bike day from Queenscliff on the Bellarine Rail Trail with vineyard tastings, produce stops, and flexible lunch choices.
“Wonderful activity to start our vacation in Melbourne. Libbie and her husband are wonderful, flexible and responsible and made the rental and self guided bike tour very easy for us. Beautiful scenery and fun wine tasting.”
Self-guided bike hire in Point Nepean National Park from Portsea, with bikes, helmets, map, and historic stops for about $28.69.
“Certainly very effective way to explore the large area on 2 wheels compared to just walking. We were very lucky it did not rain, otherwise it would be a disaster and no fault of the bicycle.”
The laneways and the bay, and every road out to the coast and the ranges.
