Melbourne Private Tours

Description

Melbourne Private Tours goes well beyond the concept of ‘sight-seeing’, offering richer, deeper experiences where guests get to touch, taste, connect and learn.
Melbourne Private Tours has set the benchmark for luxury touring in Melbourne and its picturesque surrounds since 1996. The passion and expertise of the team is second to none, allowing visitors to see the Melbourne and Victoria that locals know and love. Choose from an exciting mix of private day-tours and extended tours to suit a variety of timeframes and interests. All tours can be custom-designed for your specific needs.
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Location: Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital of Victoria and Australia’s second-largest city. It’s known for its lively, cosmopolitan centre set on the northern banks of the Yarra River as well as a fanatical love for the creative arts and good living.
Visitors appreciate its restless creative energy as well as its distinct enclaves like Chinatown, the Greek Quarter and Carlton (Italian quarter), home to cultural flavours, specialties and charm. The nightlife is buzzy, intimate and cutting edge: wander through the historic laneways to find the latest hidden restaurants, music venues and bars, then spend the morning shopping amongst the glitz and glamour of the ‘Paris End’ of Collins Street. The architecture – much of it historic – is imposing and the arts scene arguably the best in the country: the Gallery of Victoria is especially good and there’s always something interesting happening at Federation Square.
Eating and socialising is important to Melbournians – perhaps best experienced in stylish Southbank which enjoys views over the Yarra River and well-toned St Kilda, a beach suburb with a sand-fringed strip of places to eat, drink and bay-watch.
Melbourne is also known for its sporting passions, and is home to several international events including the Australian Open Tennis and Australian Formula One Grand Prix.

Suitable/best for

Couples
Honeymooners
Families
Small Groups
Solo Traveller

Individual tour description

Melbourne Private Tours will tailor your tour to suit your interests and the pace at which you like to travel. Below are just a couple of The Tailor’s favourite tours…

The Essential Melbourne Experience
Start your day with a fun, relaxing bike ride in the great outdoors along the Yarra River. Enjoy the peaceful surrounds as you cruise past the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and Rod Laver Arena (home to the Australian Open), the Royal Botanic Gardens, and Shrine of Remembrance. Shift gears and roll along Southbank and Docklands taking note of great restaurants, bars, shopping, and of course, the impressive Crown Casino.
After a bit of activity, join your guide for a delicious lunch: a fun, city laneway café awaits with its culinary surprises giving you a peek into the heart and soul of this city, and just why Australians love Melbourne so much!
To round out the day, hop inside a luxurious vehicle on a private city tour and learn what has shaped and moulded this sophisticated, yet approachable city. From the comfort of the vehicle you’ll explore the Golden Mile and heritage buildings, Federation Square, the Queen Victoria Market, Albert Park Lake and the beach suburb of St Kilda.
You can’t find a better way to explore this amazing city!

Yarra Valley with a Difference
The Yarra Valley is famous as heart of Victoria’s fine wine production, but this is a tour to give an entirely fresh perspective.
To begin this adventure, you’ll take a scenic drive along the Yarra River, through a historic gold mining town and valleys with mobs of wild kangaroos.
Stop at a fashionably converted warehouse space in the Yarra Valley to visit an organic, artisan-style bakehouse and a unique coffee bean-roasting facility.
Next, you’ll be wine tasting in the very place where grapes are crushed, fermented, bottled and stored. Experience a private barrel room tasting with a wine maker; take a glass onto the sun-drenched patio and relax, or enjoy a game of petanque against the stunning back drop of the Yarra Ranges.
Spend an afternoon you’ll never forget at one of Victoria’s best kept secrets – a privately-owned homestead and vineyard. This 1000-hectare property has been worked by four generations of the same family, some of whom you’ll meet.
You’ll arrive in time for an elaborate feast of regional produce and a private tasting in an original Stockman’s bush hut. Explore the first site in Victoria to unearth the elusive black truffle. Build a camp fire, boil billy tea and make your own damper. Learn secrets of the harvest and the family’s conservation policies. Search for kangaroos, wedge tailed eagles, near-extinct yellow helmeted honey eaters, or an elusive platypus. Enjoy a magnificent bushwalk to a stunning waterfall. Try your hand at a spot of trout fishing. Learn about the upkeep and running of a working Australian cattle farm.
There’s an unforgettable experience on offer for everyone, and best of all its private and exclusive!

Access

City – Melbourne

Air access
Scheduled or jet flight to Melbourne Airport.

Road access
From Melbourne Airport vehicle transfer to The Lyall Hotel takes approximately 35 minutes.

Special events

Australian Football League Finals Series: late September
Spring Racing Carnival: end of October, early November
Australian Open Tennis: late January
Australian Formula One Grand Prix: March

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