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Want to see the best of Melbourne? We got you covered. But as you can expect from a Withlocals experience, the real excitement is its hidden gems. Join your favorite local and get a feeling of the city's real vibe on a tour that has it all, so you can say: I experienced the real Melbourne!

Destination

Melbourne, Australia

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

Italiano, English, Français

Included

• Private Guide
• 1 Local Drink or Snack
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 2 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at In front of Merrywell Bar and Dining - Melbourne to start your journey

   View on Maps

2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. City Highlights

   See from Chinatown, Block Arcade, the National Gallery of Victoria, and other landmarks and must-sees of the city. Your local host will take you to the main spots in town so you can get the perfect overview of what makes Melbourne so uniqu

4. Hidden Gems

   Along the way, your local host will show you treasures hidden in plain sight that only the locals know about. Get to know the city through a different perspective, the local way, and discover places and stories that not many tourists experience

5. Magical Storytelling

   Behind every landmark and every stop, there’s a story, and your local host is ready to tell it all. Get ready to listen to incredible stories, one-of-a-kind insights, and fun facts only a knowledgeable local would know!

6. Special Treat

   Follow your host to one of their favorite eateries for a snack or a drink beloved by the locals. Take a break and catch up with your new local friend and get the answers to all your travel questions

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Ruth🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Ben)

10 February 2025

Ben is extremely knowledgeable about the history and culture of Melbourne and Victoria. We also really appreciated hearing how he came to Australia from Iran and sharing views with him on world politics. He's a great guide and a great guy. My one recommendation is to book your tour with him as early as possible in your visit to Melbourne. We left it a couple of days which meant we didn't have time to go back for a more detailed look at all the places Ben showed us. So glad we booked our tour with Ben

Inger🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

21 January 2025

Ben was our guide in Melbourne. He was very knowledgeable, super friendly and showed us all sorts of fun laneways (alleys), special arcades (shopping centers), architectural meaningful buildings and more. He shared interesting facts. Really helped us get a great sense of the city and all it's charm. Highly recommend this tour with Ben.Fun and friendly and flexible

Julia

(About local Ben)

21 January 2025

We enjoyed our tour with Ben very much. He showed us some great hidden places and introduced us to many of Melbourne’s highlights. Great introduction to Melbourne

Lisa🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

29 November 2024

We had a great time, touring Melbourne with Ben seeing the secret arcades and alleys that we never would have found without him. He was very knowledgeable and had cute stories. He was a very professional and considerate guide. He worked with us to accommodate times and customized the tour to a pre-determined’must-see’ list. We even got to taste several yummy chocolates and had an incredible hot chocolate. At the end, then made sure that we saw everything we wanted to and offered us suggestions for what else we needed to see in restaurants Thank you so much ben for showing us your beautiful city Lisa Great tour with Ben

Julie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

7 May 2024

We booked a private tour with Ben and had a great experience. He showed us all over and shared stories of history and culture. It was great for our first full day in Melbourne! Highly recommend!Great tour with Ben!

KAROLINE🇺🇸 United States

(About local Julie)

6 March 2024

Julie was a great guide. She showed us the highlights of the center city in Melbourne. She knew the history of the city and ensured we got to see the highlights in our time with her. Thanks for a great tour!! Informed in Melbourne

Paul🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Julie)

15 November 2023

Julie was amazing with my family from Italy - developed rapport immediately and tailored the tour to our needs ( 3 people in their 60s and one 23 year old ) saw so many interesting things and Julie provided detailed information on so mdny sights that I had no idea of ( and I’m a melbournian ) great morning and well worth the $ Amazing 3 hours with Julie

Sue🇺🇸 United States

(About local Julie)

17 January 2023

We met Jie at a lunch cal eatery. She took us to many local places. We had a wonderful time learning about the culture in Australia. She took us to some interesting pubs. One of which we had dinner at. Young & Jackson. The food was amazing. Highly recommend this place for dinner. We loved Bellinis as well. Visiring Melboyrne

Ron🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Julie)

20 November 2022

We had a very pleasurable walking tour, packing in a fair number of interesting sites/historical background and unexpected details. The ACMI was particularly interesting and we were happy to have the tour without rain. The price was fair but as it was just two of us, the advertised per person price was effectively doubled, which made it slightly pricey. Relaxed and informative walking tour

Cosmo🇭🇰 Hong Kong

(About local Sophie)

8 March 2020

Thank you very much for showing us insides life of Melbourne and taking care of my family. Sophie is a very nice guide! I highly recommend anyone to join her tour! :) Nice local tour and Magical!

Ben

(About local Andrew)

20 February 2020

Andrew is very knowledgeable about architecture and has a classy style to talk about Melbourne culture and architecture, I really enjoyed his guiding and definitely recommend him to othersGreat tour

Carol

(About local Ben)

10 February 2025

We had a fun and interesting tour with Ben. We enjoyed his stories, learned a lot of Melbourne history, and saw many of the city highlights.Fun & interesting tour

MaryAnn🇺🇸 United States

(About local Julie)

29 October 2024

Julie knows so much about Melbourne and was a wonderful guide. She took us to great spots. The Victoria Market was amazing. She was super helpful working around my gluten allergy and still providing excellent food options. Julie is a fabulous guide

Megan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

28 October 2024

Ben was wonderful and very accommodating. He worked with us to make sure that we got to do everything we wanted and knew about everything we saw and provided insight that would have been impossible to get otherwise. We had an absolutely wonderful time and cannot recommend Ben highly enough for anyone looking to tour around Melbourne and the surrounding area. A Great Guide!

Debra🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

21 October 2024

Ben proved to be an excellent guide and storyteller with a most unique perspective. He was attentive and engaging for both of our tours. He was able to immerse us in Melbourne lore and showed us areas we would never have found on our own. Best ‘unlocal’ experience with Ben!

Josemaria

(About local Ben)

20 September 2024

1

Ben really did and awesome job on helping us have a wonderful experience with this tour. He was kind, generous and a wonderful companion on this special day for my family! Totally recommend people when visiting Melbourne to have a tie with him!Amazing experience

Mary🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

11 September 2024

We took the Great Ocean Road 12 hour private tour with Ben, what a great experience. We saw everything we could have hoped to see! Ben was a wonderful guide, very accommodating and informative!Great Ocean Road, great experience!

Louis🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Julie)

31 March 2024

1

Excellent encounter with Julie and very agreeable. We were happily surprised to get some explanations in french as Julie is trilingual. She gave us enough to see places for three days and gave us excellent referrals for food. We did a lot in an hour and a halfGreat tips, and a good foodie guide

Maurice🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

14 January 2024

What a fantastic experience! While there should not have been an issue with finding the starting point, Ben came to where we were to start the tour. It was a tour later in the day (5:30) which means some ( just a few) places to see were closed. However, Ben provided as much information as possible about everything around, with great insight and a bit of humor. He even got us to engage with the city in an interesting way. We saw a lot, learned a lot, and highly recommend the experience at the start of your time in Melbourne as it can inform what you do and where you go while there. Thanks Ben!Magical Melbourne Tour w/Ben

Mark🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Ben)

4 July 2023

We had a great time with Ben learning about the darker history of Melbourne. It kickstarted our visit to the city. Highly recommend. Awesome evening with Ben

Catherine 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Julie)

27 January 2023

Julie is amazing! First we were able to book last minute and she is a great communicator. Then she met us on time and we walked around Melbourne enjoying all kinds of food. When we passed a beautiful old tea shop she changed our tour to be able to have tea and scones. What a great conversation we had with Julie, sharing travel stories. Great time!!!Fantastic experience!

Patryk🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Julie)

13 January 2023

Melbourne Introduction Tour

Mary Ann🇺🇸 United States

(About local Julie)

9 January 2023

Our food tour with Julie was awesome! Her food choices were absolutely delicious and varied. She had a wealth of information about Melbourne to share. She was easy to relate to and shared so much more than food with us. We felt comfortable asking her questions about Aussie life in addition to culture and history. We felt like we had a true taste of Melbourne. Would highly recommend this tour with Julie!Amazing Experience

Christopher

(About local Nicholas)

9 March 2020

Nick was an amazing host for us . Picking us up from the airport , he first suprised us by taking us to see wild kangaroos. This was quite unexpected, but totally worth it. Nick is great with conversation and very easy to talk to . Every thing he did for us was was exciting and entertaining. Thank you for being an amazing host! We enjoyed meeting you and the personal tours of the city made our time in Melbourne perfect :) Amazing tour with Kangaroos

Luke🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Julie)

8 March 2020

We had a very entertaining and very interesting tour with Julie. In 3 hours, we learnt loads about the history and characters of Melbourne. Julie is a very friendly and engaging guide with heaps of knowledge who draws you in with a raft of stories and anecdotes. She even gave us tips for things to to the next day! Highly recommended.Great walking tour of Melbourne / Fitzroy

George

(About local Nicholas)

6 March 2020

I will start with a WOW! Nick was an awesome tour guide. He picked us up from the airport and took us on a wild kanagaroo tour . We weren’t in Australia for 2 hours and thanks to Nick our holiday started of AMAZING! I have travelled a lot but never quite had a more memorable experience arriving in a country for the first time. Thanks Nick Awesome tour!!

Ziggy🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Andrew)

5 March 2020

We booked the tour to experience Melbourne like a local would do and that‘s what we got. We had a fun and entertaining time with Andrew, who made us laugh all the time. Even after just two hours, we felt like we‘ve known him for a long time. His tour made us definitely want to come back to Melbourne and not just get a glimpse like we did due to our short stopover. We‘d definitely recommend Andrew if you want to have a local and passionate view of Melbourne‘s neighbourhoods and are not interested that much in the city’s history. Special City-Tour with a special guy!

Andrew

(About local Ben)

4 March 2020

Ben was a fantastic host. Kind friendly and knows a lot about Melbourne especially the urban scene. If you want a fun and knowledgeable day Ben is perfect. Fun tour with Ben

Oscar

(About local Nicholas)

2 March 2020

Wow Nick’s kangaroo tour was completed unplanned for yet has possibly given me my holiday highlight WHILST ON A LAYOVER. I meet Nick in Melbourne while spending a few hours in Melbourne, on route from London heading to New Zealand for a 2 week holiday. This layover was my first time in Australia. Thanks to Nick I know that now I wait to come back and see more of your wonderful countries wildlife . Thanks Nick, a memory I will take to my grave. Kangaroo tour with Nick, fantastic!

Keith 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Julie)

27 February 2020

Julie was great . Very knowledgeable on all aspects of Melbourne- history , culture, food , fun places , and very good company too . I’d highly recommend choosing her for a great tour !Melbourne private tour

Sophie

(About local Andrew)

24 February 2020

Andrew was a fantastic host if you're looking for a tour guide that's one of a kind, he kept us laughing and entertained during our trip to Melbourne, thanks again for making our trip an unforgettable one!Unforgettable Tour!!

Melissa

(About local Andrew)

22 February 2020

Andrew was absolutely amazing. He’s so funny and really knows random things about Marvelous Melbourne . He definitely knows his architecture and way around. He wasn t just a tour guide. He’s a new friend for life. If you don’t pick Andrew your missing out!Amazing tour!!

Wendy

(About local Sophie)

14 February 2020

Sophie was an enthusiastic host, showing us around the city of Melbourne during my time as an international student. She was patient, funny and the best host I could've had! Thanks again for the good time! The best host I could have had!

Peter

(About local Ben)

12 February 2020

Today Ben really delivered with the Urban Jungle tour, taking us to places of ill repute in Melbourne's history and funky Fitzroy back lanes and cafes. We saw were iconic Bush ranger Ned Kelly died and where iconic gangster Squizzy Taylor was born and died. It was a pleasure to travel with Ben who was incredibly well-informed on the history and Bohemian culture of old and new Melbourne Town. Great Tour!

Karen

(About local Mary)

12 February 2020

What a great way to see Melbourne, I feel like I can find my own way around now after touring with Mary. She had a true passion for the city and was proud to show the highlights and other things only someone living here would know. Highly recommended.Get to Know Downtown Melbourne

Panos

(About local Mary)

12 February 2020

We Love Melbourne! Our thanks to Mary, our guide on the tour of highlights and gems of Melbourne. Her dedication and enthusiasm was infectious. We can’t wait to return again!A really nice tour

Naomi

(About local Joshua)

12 February 2020

We were delighted with our guide, Josh. He tailored our tour to include all of the things we had requested: art, architecture, history, Jewish points of interest, gardens, theaters and more. He is very knowledgeableand was able to answer our many questions. Josh is personable He provided water, a terrific lunch recommendation, and paced is well. Before we parted, we asked him to be our guide and book another trip for us. Perfect tourguide

JP

(About local Ben)

11 February 2020

I’m glad we made this trip. The ride was long (12 hours) but it was very entertaining and educational. We saw koalas and kangaroos in the wild, beautiful sceneries of 12 Apostles, as well as other gorgeous ocean views Australia had to offer. Ben, the tour guide, was knowledgeable and cheerful. Ben is a great tour guide!

Heather

(About local Mary)

8 February 2020

Great Orientation of Melbourne With only one day and very few hours in Melbourne, Mary gave us a great orientation of the city. We felt like locals, having explored the hidden gems and major points of interest, as well she gave us a lot of inspiration to return. Don’t miss being shown around by Mary!We had a lovely time!

Nancy

(About local Joshua)

8 February 2020

It you want to travel the Great Ocean Road you need two days to enjoy it. Josh was a wonderful guide! His Subaru will take you places that others cannot go. He is very relaxed and willing to make extra stops if something catches your eye. He even went back to one spot so I could take extra photographs. He was determined that we would see a koala and spent extra time looking--we were rewarded with wonderful photos of one sitting by the road. Highly recommend the tour! Josh is a wonderfull guide!

Harley

(About local Julie)

8 February 2020

I had a really good time with Julie on her Highlights and Hidden Gems tour around Melbourne. It was a blast discovering all those tucked away spots and the commentaries were fabulous and full of interesting facts about the city. Really great tour!

Peter

(About local Julie)

8 February 2020

Julie's tours are packed with great information and are lots of fun. The Urban Jungle experience was really fascinating and I'm looking forward to more tours with her in the future. Facinating tour!

Matt

(About local Sophie)

8 February 2020

A wonderful time with our host Sophie! She picked us up on time and kept the tour interesting with fun facts and stories! After the tour, Sophie kept in touch with us and helped us with many questions during our stay in Australia. Sophie is a great guide!

Nancy

(About local Joshua)

7 February 2020

Josh was a wonderful guide! His Subaru will take you places that others cannot go. He is very relaxed and willing to make extra stops if something catches your eye. He even went back to one spot so I could take extra photographs. He was determined that we would see a koala and spent extra time looking--we were rewarded with wonderful photos of one sitting by the road. Highly recommend the tour! We saw a Koala!

Julia

(About local Joshua)

7 February 2020

3 well traveled ladies took a full day tour with Josh. He rates a 5 of 5. Josh was extremely knowledgable about the city and the countryside. Car was immaculate and comfortable. He is a real foodie. We had a delicious and very inexpensive lunch in Chinatown. He did everything exactly the way we wanted it all day. What a pleasure! We would recommend him highly in every way. It was the best tour we took all month in Australia. Josh is a real foodie

Laurie

(About local Ben)

5 February 2020

Ben was our driver and he was very informative and enjoyable! WE saw a koala cross the road and climb a tree, it was a great photo op in the wild! Other than the cold, rain and wind that he couldn’t turn off, it was a memorable and magical trip! It was magical

Anne

(About local Julie)

5 February 2020

I went on the 10 Tastings Tour with Julie around Melbourne and I really enjoyed the experience of sampling some of Australia's multicultural cuisine. She was a fantastic tour host with a real gift for entertaining her guests. Super experience