Melbourne · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 12 self-guided tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Cycle from Arthurs Seat to Merricks Beach through wineries, orchards, breweries, and coastal views on a relaxed self-guided tour.
“My partner and I had a wonderful time on the Mornington Peninsula cycling wine tour and couldn’t recommend it highly enough.”
Explore central Melbourne by tram and foot with a flexible VoiceMap audio tour covering Federation Square, ACMI, and St Paul’s Cathedral.
“The tour was challenging to negotiate. We had a good internet connection, but we found it difficult to reach the locations according to the self-guided audio tour. We gave up halfway. Also the information provided about the locations was not interesting.”
Explore Melbourne street art with cryptic clues, café stops, and self-guided freedom on a 2 to 3 hour CBD walking tour.
“Glad we only used Viator rewards for this one. Not easy to determine how to find where we should be going or what the next step is. Not worth it...just Google where is Melbourne Street art”
Explore Melbourne after dark as a young vampire, solving 15 phone-based puzzles through laneways, theatres, and gothic landmarks.
“It was super fun. Gifted it as a kk present for someone who was new to Melbourne and wanted to explore Melbourne. We all enjoyed it, as such a great price too. I feel we should do it with more people next time and I’ll do with visitors that Read more”
Cycle the Bellarine Rail Trail, taste local wine and produce, and explore Queenscliff on a flexible six-hour self-guided bike tour.
“Great fun. Lovely surroundings to explore on 2 wheels. Libbie was super host, helping us get the most out of the trip. Would totally recommend!”
Review of GuideAlong’s Great Ocean Road audio tour, with GPS-triggered stories, offline use, key stops, pricing, timing, and practical tips.
“The app was great with multiple educational stories to pass time between scenic stops. The trip itself was awesome and location was always known even without cell service. The only complaint I had was the app was impossible for an iPRead more”
Solve clues across central Melbourne, from the Majorca Building to Flinders Street Station, on a flexible two-hour app-based city hunt.
“Unfortunately, we could never figure out how to get the application to work. It wasn't until a later email that instructed us to download the Explorial app we figured out how to make it work. But it was too late at that point. :-(”
Solve spooky clues across Melbourne, from Flinders Street Station to Hosier Lane and Her Majesty's Theatre, on a flexible two-hour phone tour.
“I didn’t find location and not get reply from organiser and they not even pick my call. So I got loss”
Ride Point Nepean National Park at your own pace, from the Quarantine Station to Fort Nepean, with bikes, helmets, and a park map.
“Enjoyable outing, thanks to the staff attending to us and the weather certainly makes a difference. No stress to keep up with others, it’s up to you what you like to cover and how much you would like to spend in any particular area.”
Explore Phillip Island by car with GPS audio stops for beaches, koalas, penguins, coastal views, and the Grand Prix Circuit.
Explore Melbourne on a flexible English audio tour covering Flinders Street Station, markets, museums, gaol, Parliament, and more.
“This is the worst tour ever. It was waste of time and money. All information about landmark is same as what I can get from internet.”
Turn Melbourne street art into a self-guided puzzle walk through Hosier Lane, AC/DC Lane, Parliament Gardens, and Fitzroy for $7.28.
“Didn't finish it was hard to keep up. The third one had a different answer than what was in the clue. Pick a cool day.”
Pick a coast road, a cellar door or a laneway.
