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: 2 hours, 45 minutes
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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Olivier_p
Feb 28, 2025
Thanks Kathy - a fantastic tour in the streets with a fantastic guide , Thanks Kathy , i recommand this tour ❤️❤️❤️
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Michael
Feb 24, 2025
A peek into the alleys and arcades of Melbourne - Great thing to do, got to see the vibrant retail and hospitality shops tucked away in the alleys and arcades of Melbourne with a glimpse into the history of the city and some of its notable citizens. The small group allowed time for questions. Our guide, Dee, was knowledgeable and entertaining. I highly recommend it.
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Kmjen
Feb 24, 2025
A sensational walking tour around Melbourne’s Laneways - We thoroughly enjoyed our Laneways of Melbourne tour with John. He was highly knowledgeable and very entertaining. Thank you for a wonderful time.
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Alaynav2025
Feb 22, 2025
An Amazing way to learn about Melbourne - Kathy is an amazing tour guide with so much knowledge and so friendly! Everyone else in the tour bailed too late for them to message me and when I showed up she still did the tour with just me which I appreciated so much! If you want a great introduction to Melbourne or just want to learn some of the off the beat paths and history this is the perfect tour to do that!
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Purplesp8y
Feb 19, 2025
So much to see - This was a great way to see parts of Melbourne you've probably walked by and never knew about. John our guide was very knowledgeable and told us history and showed us some interesting sights. Well paced and included a drink stop at a lovely eatery I even went back to. Well worth going on, I'll be recommending to everyone.
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Magnoliamiss50
Feb 5, 2025
Best walking tour we've ever booked! - This was a wonderful adventure into the art and history of Melbourne's Laneways...and so much more! Our guide, Kathy, led us through an incredible array of historical and cultural city highlights, from major must-sees to shops and galleries we would never have noticed. We returned to some of the places she showed us and her restaurant recommends were great. We booked this tour when it was sold out as a Viking cruise excursion and wound up delighted that the Viking gig didn't pan out. San was wonderful to work with on the booking/planning end (incredibly responsive and helpful!), and Kathy was top-notch. She was so knowledgable, engaging and fun to be with. We learned so much from her and were sorry when the tour came to no end. We thought this would be a great overview of the city that would basically enable further explorations on our own. But we saw and did so much with Kathy that we felt if our time in Melbourne had been limited to that tour alone, we knew we had seen the best of the city. Big thanks to Kathy and San. We HIGHLY recommend this tour!
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Robinl365
Feb 3, 2025
Laneways Tour Exceeds All Expectations - This was a fabulous tour. Our guide Kathy was very knowledgeable and personable. We covered a lot of ground. We saw and learned so much, going through many laneways seeing the art and graffiti. Kathy also covered the historical and cultural background of Melbourne, the CBD, and the laneways. It was great. This tour is highly recommended!
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Lovetravel620335
Jan 24, 2025
A professional and interesting tour! - Since I turned out to be the only one doing the tour that day San gave me a very exquisite tour. San customized the tour to include more architecture which suited me fine. I hade a very nice tour and got to know a lot about Melbournes history. I can highly recommend Meltours!
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Lorettabasei
Jan 16, 2025
Laneways Top Tour - A fantastic tour with John. We learnt so much about the history of Melbourne while exploring interesting laneways, alleyways and arcades. Definitely recommend to give you the required background to why the centre of Melbourne is what it is.
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Jac
Jan 12, 2025
Don’t go past the laneways tour! - I booked a private laneways walking tour for our group of 9 ladies. San was a wonderful guide for our girls trip. Our tour was the perfect mix of historical facts and stories mixed with hidden gems we’d never notice on our own in Melbourne. The street art was fabulous, and Sam showed us many quirky little stores, laneways and fab eateries. I’ll definitely book MELtours again next time I bring a group to Melbourne. Highly recommended.
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