Ben

The Passionate Tourguide

  • I live in Melbourne
  • I speak English
  • Verified Local host
  • Response time less than 13 hours

Hi there! Nice to meet you

Here in Melbourne for limited time and like to see the true face of the city and enjoy the experience of real lifestyle here and not only visiting over promoted tourist attractions? Also love to go to nature for and experiment it through your five senses?

I am an accredited Melbourne guide with 12 years of experience. Will be your company around the places, tell the histories and share the less-known stories of of people lived here.

I will be your guide to help you get engaged in Ozzie nature through your five senses, and with me you will get to see the exotic Australian animals wild in the nature and our most beautiful landscapes.

Most interesting destinations that I will be with you :

- Melbourne City Tours

- Great Ocean Road

- Phillip Island

- Yarra Valley

- Dandenong Ranges

- Grampians

- Ballarat and around

- Australian Highlands

- Mornington Peninsula

  • I live in Melbourne
  • I speak English
  • Verified Local host
  • Response time less than 13 hours

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Let's explore Melbourne together! As your local guide, I'll show you the best of Melbourne on a private & personalized tour for you.

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Reviews

Carol
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
Ruth
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
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
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
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
Megan
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
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
20 September 2024
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
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!
Julie
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!

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