Queen Victoria Market Tours

Explore Melbourne as you wish with a 24-hour or 48-hour City Sightseeing bus pass. Board the double-decker and enjoy panoramic views of highlights like the Eureka Tower, Federation Square, and seaside St. Kilda as you learn their history via the onboard commentary. Hop off and on to explore on foot, or stay aboard to get your bearings and decide your sightseeing plans. Ideal for first-time visitors and those short on time.

First time in Melbourne? Enjoy a vibrant introduction to Australia’s cultural capital with this 3-hour tour of the city’s star attractions. Learn about the city’s colonial roots as you admire historic landmarks like the Town Hall and St Patrick’s Cathedral; browse the lively Queen Victoria Market; and stroll around Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne’s oldest park. This small-group tour has a maximum of 11 participants, ensuring personal attention from your guide.

This small-group tour provides a comprehensive overview of Melbourne. Visit highlights like St. Kilda, the CBD, Flinders Street Station, Queen Victoria Market, the Royal Botanical Gardens, Federation Square, and more. See the city from the comfort of an air-conditioned bus, and enjoy a light lunch and artisanal coffee. Your local guide can tailor the tour to suit your interests.

Spend a delightful morning exploring top Melbourne sights from aboard a comfortable coach. Learn about the city’s fascinating history from your informative driver and guide as you explore highlights such as Queen Victoria Market, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Parliament House, and Cook’s Cottage. To extend your sightseeing, upgrade for an optional cruise along the scenic Yarra River.

Discover Melbourne's multicultural heritage with your taste buds on a walking food tour that takes you out of the CBD and into the neighborhoods, where the city’s real culture thrives. Ride the tram alongside locals and visit markets to see how residents shop, sampling delectable bites along the way. Learn how Melbourne evolved into a foodie destination as you chat with vendors and cooks at a range of ethnic eateries, and cap it off with a drink at a cozy pub.

If you’re looking to kickstart your Melbourne trip, this is the way to do it! Save hours researching the city’s top highlights, and instead have a local guide to give you advice and take you on an action-packed tour. You’ll discover hidden places that locals love, and get top tips on great places to eat and drink. The tour will also help you see many of Melbourne’s top landmarks in a day—a perfect way to get your bearings of the city.

Explore Melbourne at your own pace with this self-guided audio tour. Visit key sights like Flinders Street Station, the Queen Victoria Market, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Immigration Museum, the State Library of Victoria, and much more. Learn about Melbourne’s history and find out why this city has become a celebrated hub of arts and culture.

Get to know the essence of Melbourne from top to bottom. A visit to the 88th-floor Eureka Skydeck offers a panoramic overview of the sights you’ll explore next. Eating is a favorite local activity, so back on the ground you’ll stop for a bite at one of your guide’s favorite international restaurants and sip a ‘flat white’ or other coffee drink at a classic Melbourne laneway cafe. Test out the city’s seamless tram system with a ride to the bustling Queen Victoria Market, a perfect spot to pick up lunch provisions.

Get a real taste of Melbourne on this 2-hour walking tour of the famous Queen Victoria Market, which dates back to the 19th-century. With a small group of no more than 12 people per guide, you’ll enjoy a personalised experience with your local guide, as you browse the myriad stalls and mingle with the locals. Enjoy tastings of delicious seasonal delicacies (included). Tasting will depend on what is fresh on the day, but typically include Coffin Bay Oysters, grilled peppered kangaroo, pickled octopus, local goats’ milk cheese, fresh dolmades and Victorian olives. Your tour ends with a famous hot jam doughnut from the iconic American Doughnut Kitchen.

Experience Melbourne like a local, with a local, on this fully customizable private experience tailored to you and you alone. Try a cappuccino served in an avocado, shop the city’s finest vintage, chill with penguins, or crawl the laneways’ sexiest rooftop bars. Once you book, you’ll be paired with a like-minded host to build your dream itinerary—morning, noon, or night. Please note: Your fee covers guiding only.

This private walking tour of Melbourne’s markets has a special focus on multicultural aspects that make up the diverse landscape of the city. Go behind the scenes, meet the vendors, and taste the cuisine of different cultures—many from first- or second-generation immigrants to Australia. Learn with a local who shares knowledge of Melbourne’s cultural tapestry on display.

Melbourne is known for being a great city for brunch, and this experience is the ultimate tour for your taste buds! Visit the foodie neighborhood of Footscray and stroll past markets, restaurants, and casual eateries that serve international cuisine. You’ll expand your Melbourne food knowledge, and discover hidden local places that you might not find alone. A highlight is visiting a modern Australian restaurant for classic brunch dishes, such as avocado on toast, and pancakes with fruit. After enjoying your meal, you’ll visit Queen Vic Market for a delicious dessert.

With limited time to spend in Melbourne, book a private tour that takes you from city streets to the Eureka Skydeck in just 3 hours. Sip a coffee drink of your choice, discover the street art scene, sample a hearty tasting of multicultural food, and finish with a bottle of beer at a hidden laneway bar. With a personal guide you’ll get a literal taste of Melbourne highlights.

Please be aware that this tour is adapted to the local regulations post Covid-19. Our hosts will deliver this experience with the required equipment always keeping the distance suggested by local authorities. It will be safe and entertaining! On this spooky city tour, you’ll join a brave local host to visit some of the spots to be said are haunted – along the way, you’ll hear terrifying tales galore, learn about the characters that still roam in the afterlife… and maybe even meet one or two of them? Visit the Young and Jackson hotel, home to a mysterious ghost for 200 years, and the smart Windsor Hotel, where the ghouls spend the afterlife in five-star comfort. Your host will tell the harrowing tales of the women and babies that still roam in the area around the old hospital, and the dark deeds of the criminals. A train station, a shopping center, a theater… There are spooky goings-on all over Melbourne! Hear how those hoping to rest in peace were awoken again.

Experience the best of Melbourne on a personalized half-day tour. By exploring the city with a guide, you’ll be able to ask questions along the way, and you won’t have to worry about getting lost. Avoid wasting time visiting sights that don’t interest you by having a custom itinerary, created just for you. Whether you’re interested in street art, coffee culture, food, or famous landmarks, your guide will create an itinerary to match your interests. The perfect way to discover hidden gems that only locals know about.

The best way to see Melbourne. With a Local, passionate, experienced Guide to make sure you get the best introduction into the Best city down-under!

Kickstart your time in Melbourne with a personalized sightseeing experience that allows you to customize your itinerary according to your interests. Rather than following a set schedule, you’ll work alongside your guide to create an itinerary that features only the sights that interest you. Plus, your guide provides tailored recommendations to last your entire trip.

Dine on a boat in Melbourne’s lovely Royal Botanic Gardens. Begin your excursion with a guided shopping tour of the Queen Victoria Market. Stop at the Shrine of Remembrance to learn about Australian war history. Take a tram to the gardens and spend some time exploring on foot. Board your boat at the park’s Ornamental Lake, then eat as you admire the local flora and fauna.

From haunted graveyards to Jack The Ripper, Melbourne's scary past comes to light on this ghost and murder tour of the CBD. Join us as we explore Melbourne's scary side while visiting three of her best kept bar secrets. Discover three amazing laneway bars. You'll also receive a free mystery gift to celebrate your time with us. Photos of your tour can also be provided at no extra charge.

This is your only chance to catch 2 stunning cities on 1 tour! Our tour consists of two parts: a visit to Sydney and a visit to Melbourne (or vice versa). Our experienced local guides will accompany you for 4-5 hours in each city to the must see sites as Opera House, Bondi Beach, Queen Victoria Market and Shrine Of Remembrance, but will also make sure you don't miss the hidden gems where the crowds never arrive! Our lovely guides would be more than happy to hear about your preferences and interests before starting the tour and customize it to your desires! Only with us you can choose the travel dates for each city, that is, you can visit one city today, and visit the other city only in a few days or weeks (your choice upon booking). There is no need to join an organized group trip between the cities and no need to commit for two days in a row. We also allow you to choose the order of your trip: start in Sydney and finish in Melbourne, or start in Melbourne and finish in Sydney.

Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.