Afternoon in Melbourne: Private Booze and History Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Afternoon in Melbourne: Private Booze and History Tour

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
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  • 3 hours
  • Melbourne
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Forgot history textbooks and boring guidebooks, we’ll undercover the real characters and hidden history of Melbourne /Naarm (alongside a hidden bar or two!) that have made marvellous Melbourne what it is today. Experience the city’s unique bar scene with a local guide and have a drink at three amazing venues. By the end of this tour, you’ll discover that history really is better with booze (as if there was ever any doubt)!

Because everyone’s drinking preferences and tolerances are different, rather than include drinks, we keep our tour price low and allow you to purchase drinks as you go. Most establishments accept bank cards, but there is occasionally a minimum spend. You may wish to bring cash if you want to avoid this.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Sir William John Clarke Memorial, Spring St, Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

Your guide will meet you here before setting off to your first bar. We begin next to the Sir William Clarke Memorial next to the Old Treasury Building. A symbolic area of Melbourne and home to our Parliament. The order of the venues may change, but together we will visit a variety of our favourite local watering holes, these may include a classic craft beer establishment, a laneway bar, a hidden speakeasy. Everyone has their favourite drink but you’ll be encouraged to try something different on this tour. Many of Melbourne’s most popular bars are in tiny, hidden laneways and survive on word of mouth alone.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Caretaker's Cottage, 139-141 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Depending on the weather, your drinking preferences and what's open on the day, your guide will choose 3 amazing bars to take you to. One of our favourites is a hidden Cocktail bar behind an historic church

Duration: 50 minutes

Stop At: Little Lon Distilling Co., 17 Casselden Pl, Melbourne Vic, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia

A thriving red light district, brothels, opium and gambling dens, Melbourne certainly had an interesting past! There's plenty of history to uncover on this tour, but don't worry it's not the boring history lesson you got in school!

Duration: 50 minutes

Stop At: Chinatown, Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria Australia

Depending on your interests your tour could end up in any part of the city. One of our favourite places to take guests though is to the many hidden laneway bars of Chinatown!

Duration: 50 minutes

Inclusions
  • Experience Melbourne’s unique bar scene with a friendly local English-speaking guide
  • Learn about Melbourne’s history with a drink in-hand
  • Try drinks at three unique Melbourne establishments (drinks non included in the tour price)
  • Discover hidden bars known only to local Melburnians
  • Get tips on what else to see, do and eat during your stay

Exclusions
  • Drinks, food
  • Tips/gratuities for your guide
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • This tour is priced for a minimum group size of two travellers. A solo traveller may still book this private experience but will be charged the base rate for two travellers.
  • Most establishments accept bank cards, but there is occasionally a minimum spend. You may wish to bring cash if you want to avoid this.
  • Melbourne is known to have four seasons in one day – please check the weather report and dress accordingly!
  • Near public transportation
  • Travellers under 18 years of age are not permitted to join this tour.
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • While we strongly recommend that all travellers are vaccinated against COVID-19 to reduce the risk of transmission and avoid putting undue strain on healthcare services, vaccinations are not a requirement to join an Intrepid Urban Adventures tour.
  • Because everyone’s drinking preferences and tolerances are different, rather than include drinks, we keep our tour price low and allow you to purchase drinks as you go. Most establishments accept bank cards, but there is occasionally a minimum spend. You may wish to bring cash if you want to avoid this.
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Sir William John Clarke Memorial, Spring St, Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia


Departure Time

03:00 PM


Return Details

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

H6895VLlaurap

23 Nov, 2022

A great afternoon in the city! Tristan was a wonderful host for our adventure, enlightening us with his many historical facts. We found so many hidden gems, great bars and amazing historical sites. Thank you for the experience!

KimberlyW08

18 Jan, 2020

My husband and I joined tour guide Flo for this tour over our anniversary week in Melbourne in July of 2019. Being the only signed up for this particular tour was awesome as Flo was able to take us to locations of interest to us along with the normal stops of the tour. We had a great time talking history as we explored various bars and interesting locations of Melbourne while imbibing a nice variety of local alcohol. Flo also takes the time to follow up with an e-mail filled with further points of interest in Melbourne based on what we talked about. This is a great way to spend an afternoon in Melbourne!

marleeneb2014

19 Aug, 2019

Had a great time with Flo who was very easy to talk to and knowledgeable, happy to be flexible with venues and times. Would highly recommend any type of tour with Flo.

Rebecca P

07 Jul, 2019

Tour was great, loved the history that was told with each place that was visited. Was introduced to some amazing bars, would 10/10 recommend

Shooz85

23 Aug, 2018

Fantastic guiding Lovely lady, she knew her stuff! Took us to a roof top bar, James Squire and a little whiskey place then a little hidden away arcade : chuckle park for a few extra drinks Just loved the tour!!

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