Afternoon in Melbourne: Private Booze and History Tour
Forgot history textbooks and boring guidebooks, we’ll undercover the real characters and hidden history of Melbourne (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.
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Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
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.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Bourke Street, Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3004, 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 rooftop bar off Bourke St.
Duration: 1 hour
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: 1 hour
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: 1 hour
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
Additional information
- 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!
- Travellers under 18 years of age are not permitted to join this tour.
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- 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.
- Most travelers can participate
- 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.
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- All tours follow the latest local health authority advice. Urban Adventures has received the World Travel and Tourism Council’s Safe Travels stamp, which recognises companies that have adopted health and hygiene global standardised protocols.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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