Laneways of Melbourne: Small-Group Walking Tour with Local Guide and Coffee Break

Explore Melbourne’s laneways on a small-group walking tour with a local guide. Discover hidden shops, street art, and iconic landmarks while enjoying a coffee break.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • MELTours - Meet your guide at the steps in front of St Paul’s Cathedral (cnr. Swanston Street and Flinders Street) to begin your Melbourne laneways walking tour.
    Explore the city’s collection of secret galleries, hidden shops, and laneway cafes on a journey that introduces you to a beloved piece of Melbourne culture. During your tour, stop for a…
What's Included
  • Coffee / hot drink included
  • Guided tour with a professional
Additional Information

Dive deep into the local culture of Melbourne with a guided walking tour through its captivating lanes. Let a native guide offer you engaging narratives as you explore the engrossing history of the city, wander past prominent buildings, admire local graffiti, and find surprising shops and chic cafeterias, making a pause for a coffee. Tour restricts to…

Location
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne
Flinders Street
Meeting outside St Paul’s Cathedral, cnr Swanston St and Flinders St, Melbourne - on the front walkway of the church between main Flinders St entrance and the side door on Swanston St. (See the area immediately below the west spire of the church behind the corner power pole in the picture attached: StPaulsside.jpg).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Karenme9603nj
Oct 10, 2025
Fantastic walking tour - A great morning with San on our laneways of Melbourne walking tour, very informative & knowledgeable. San is certainly a great ambassador for the city.
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Elizabethfa1522gq
Sep 25, 2025
Much more than a Laneways tour. Great way to learn about the beautiful city of Melbourne - San, our guide, is very knowledgeable about everything‘Melbourne’. He gave us a comprehensive historical overview of the history of Melbourne’s settlement before taking us on a journey around the city looking at the laneways, arcades and many notable buildings (inside and out). A great way to spend a few hours to learn more about the fabulous city of Melbourne.
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H9881dtianc
Sep 2, 2025
Excellent Laneways tour - John had an excellent understanding of the history of Melbourne and took to all the lanes and pointed out particular things in each lane or point of interest
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V9605eypatricial
Aug 29, 2025
Don’t miss this fabulous laneways, street art and architecture tour - Do not miss this tour packed with learning about the laneways, street art, architecture, history, dining and fashion. Kathy was a spectacular guide. I could have listened to her all day. This is a very rich cultural tour and so much fun. I learned so many new ways of looking at various aspects of Melbourne.
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Amanda_m
Aug 16, 2025
History Laneways of Melbourne - Excellent introduction to Melbourne Tour Guide Cathy very knowledgeable re history of Melbourne Melbourne architecture, history, laneway art and coffee culture all covered
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Loretta_s
Aug 12, 2025
Exceptional tour - Fabulous experience with a highly experienced and knowledgeable guide who brought the history of Melbourne to life.
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Vanessa
Aug 11, 2025
History of Melbourne and guide to laneways - San was my tour guide and he was so friendly and knowledgeable. Even though I have been to Melbourne many times I learnt so much about the history of Melbourne from him today. Very relaxed and informative and would highly recommend him.
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Sightsee06156176570
Aug 10, 2025
3-Hour Laneways of Melbourne Tour with John Sutton and Meltours - I recently went on the 3-hour Laneways of Melbourne tour and it was absolutely fantastic! Our guide, John Sutton, was incredibly knowledgeable about the city's history, and he made the tour so engaging from start to finish. Right from the outset, John showed us buildings and laneways in Melbourne that we’d walked past countless times before but never really noticed or understood the significance behind them. His insights into the history of these places were fascinating. One of the highlights of the tour was discovering Brunetti's (Italian bakery), a hidden gem I didn’t even know existed. The place is amazing and definitely worth a visit! I can’t recommend this tour enough. If you’re a local or a tourist, you’ll definitely learn something new and uncover some of Melbourne’s best-kept secrets. I’ll certainly be coming back for another tour in the future. Well done, Meltours and especially John!
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Grantmunroc
Jul 31, 2025
A fantastic experience getting to know Melbourne - A brilliant 3 hours spent in the company of our fantastic tour guide Kathy and other guests. Great insights provided by Kathy on the tour covering not only the Laneways but Melbourne history, architecture, sport, arts and more. All done in a relaxed and fun manner. Highly recommend this tour. Grant (Scotland)
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Shari_o
Oct 3, 2025
San's historic knowledge... - San's historic knowledge of Melbourne and Australia is amazing. Street art in laneways and visit to art deco buildings were very good to see.
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From $75
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).