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Get under the skin of Melbourne’s vibrant personality on this walking tour through beautiful back streets. Discover artisan and specialty retailers, and see quirky cafes, independent designers, street art, architecture and learn of historic tales in these walkways. Soak in the city via all your senses and engage with passionate creatives.

• Duration: 3 hours
• Start time: 2pm
• Departs Monday to Saturday
• Operates year-round
• Group experience

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The meeting point for this tour outside the Time Out Café in Federation Square.

Join a full-day group experience that’s easily bolted on to any break in the Melbourne area. Your day begins with a relaxed drive south-east from the city to Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park, to meet endangered species, feed curious kangaroos and wallabies, and spot koalas tucked into the treetops while bright birds and reptiles move around you.

From there, you’ll continue towards Phillip Island, known for its rugged shoreline, motor racing history, and its endearing colony of Little Penguins. Depending on the season, you might pause at Woolamai Beach to watch surfers out on the breaks, then choose where to eat in Cowes during daylight-saving months or have dinner at the Penguin Parade Visitor Centre in winter. After browsing the Visitor Centre and following the boardwalk to the viewing area, you’ll watch the Little Penguins emerge from the surf and shuffle back to their burrows, a memorable moment that could easily become a favourite part of your trip.

• Full day
• Daily departures
• Operates year-round
• Group experience

Head out on a small-group trip to the Yarra Valley, usually with a dozen or so fellow travellers and never more than twenty-four, settling into a comfortable, air-conditioned bus for the ride out of Melbourne. The day is led by a wine expert who keeps things curious, relaxed, and decidedly unpretentious.

You’ll visit four premium cellars, each offering its own take on the valley’s wines and a chance to taste what sets them apart. Midway through the day, you’ll sit down to an à la carte lunch with a glass of estate wine, giving you space to pause, chat, and take in the valley’s atmosphere.

• Full day
• Daily departures
• Operates year-round
• Group experience

This full-day tour is perfect if you want an easy, scenic way to take in Victoria’s most dramatic coastline, with relaxed stops, small-town moments, and standout views along the way. You’ll leave Melbourne via the West Gate Bridge and head towards Geelong before reaching Anglesea, where the first sweep of the southern coastline opens up ahead of you.

From there, the Great Ocean Road follows its National Heritage–listed curves, with time to pause for photos, wander beneath the historic Memorial Arch at Eastern View, and watch the scenery shift as you pass through Aireys Inlet, Lorne, Wye River, and Kennett River, keeping an eye out for native wildlife. In Apollo Bay, you’ll have a chance to explore the town and have a bite of lunch before continuing into Great Otway National Park for a walk among towering rainforest trees. 

The afternoon brings the coast’s most recognisable landmarks, from the limestone stacks of the Twelve Apostles to the cliff-edged beaches of Loch Ard Gorge in Port Campbell National Park, shaped over centuries by the force of the Southern Ocean. It’s a varied day that links rainforest, seaside villages, and some of Australia’s most impressive coastal scenery.

• Full day
• Daily departures
• Operates year-round
• Group experience