Small-Group Melbourne Sightseeing Tour with Beach Boxes
Overview
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3 hours
Mobile ticket
See the real Melbourne from a minivan, not a coach window. Visit Brighton Beach, enjoy a walking tour of the lanes and arcades in a small group, this tour has it all.
Our Melbourne City Tour takes you through the wondrous sights of Melbourne. Learn about the city’s fascinating history with your expert Oceania guide. With your small group, The Morning City tour includes a 45 minute walking tour of the lanes and arcades of Melbourne. See some of our world famous attractions like Albert Park Lake (Formula 1), Federation Square.
This small-group tour is limited to 11 people, ensuring a more personalized experience.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children 3 and under not catered for. Booster seat available for children 4 to 7 available.
Tour not normally suitable for cruise ship passengers. Tour starts at 8:30 from city centre, it is your responsibility to check you can make it on time to avoid missing out on tour and cancellation fees.
What To Expect
Queen Victoria Market
A market that is a tradition in Melbourne looking for fresh food, clothes and also souvenirs for the tourists.
Melbourne Museum
Melbourne Museum and Royal Exhibition Building are located in Carlton Gardens. Melbourne Museums is all about Melbourne and Victoria. Royal Exhibition Building was built for the International Fair in Melbourne and hosted the first Parliament of Australia.
Options
Melbourne Morning City Tour
Melbourne Sightseeing Tour: Small-Group Melbourne Sightseeing Tour
What‘s Included
Live commentary on board
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Selected City Centre hotel pickup
Gratuities
Food and drinks
Hotel drop-off
Eureka Skydeck
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
157 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Morning tour of Melbourne
Addervic,Dec 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tour is a mix of mini bus and walking with option to add city river cruise at end which we did. A really interesting tour but made all the better by Fred and Judith our guide and driver. Fred keeps things moving but also has a vast range of anecdotes which added to the trip. Thoroughly enjoyable and informative
Need more time and headsets
TourEatandDrink,Dec 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00First, Richard, our driver and Fred, our walking tour guide were very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. However the tour needs to be structured better. First the tour needs more time if it is to start in the morning and run into Melbourne traffic. The time to Brighton and around the city hit traffic all the time. Second for the walking tour invest in headsets for everyone. If you weren't the first four people next to guide you couldn't hear due to street noise and the guide speaking while walking therefore away from the group. Finally we had to rush through the end of the tour (and miss several sites)because some people had also been scheduled for a river cruise. Better scheduling of people and tours needs to be done to avoid that.
Great tour of the City of Melbourne
RaviA651,Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Our tour guide Fred was very knowledgeable of the city and a great guide with some interesting stories to tell. In a short 3 hours we visited all the major areas of the city.
a bit disappointing
T8929TZrobertf,Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00A bit disappointing, 1/2 the 3 hour tour was spent driving out to look at some beach boxes ( underwhelming) and an unnessary coffee break as we had just had breakfast. When we returned to the city we had an interesting walk around for 45 minutes where our guide proved knowledgable but really, this was a one hour trip padded out into 3.
A perfect way to discover the city
U8048SRdianah,Aug 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour experience, a perfect way to discover the city. Both Gary and Fred were welcoming, nice and full of energy. We really enjoyed it
Private coupe tour
petra s,Jul 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an excellent half day tour with our driver/guide Gary, who showed us around Melbourne city, including Brighton, and the beach bathing boxes. We the went on to the river tour, which gave us a different guided perspective of Melbourne. We saw the cricket grounds, football - and tennis stadium as well as the formulary one race track. Then visited the Alexandra garden
the worst
Lisa W,Feb 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00Do NOT take this tour. It's TERRIBLE. This was the worst city tour I've taken in any of the cities I've visited. The van smelled like mothballs and the driver was less interested in telling us about Melbourne and more interested in letting us know about his disdain for: road construction repair crews, traffic police, tour groups, lack of parking spots, other drivers and wealthy homeowners. There was nothing interesting to see on this tour. I feel like I wasted my last morning in Melbourne. The other couple on our tour agreed, as did my son. VERY DISAPPOINTING.
Our BEST tour ever.
Nancy B,Jan 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00My wife and I had a wonderful tour yesterday with Fred, our driver and guide. He told us many interesting and hilarious stories. He went out of his way in showing off all of the beautiful locations in Melbourne, the parks, museums, churches, buildings, lakes and even the beach houses in Brighton. Outstanding tour. The BEST ever.
Melbourne with Fred
S8742OOgordonr,Jan 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Review Melbourne, you sneaky, coffee-loving, cultural gem! We just spent a day with Fred exploring your winding laneways, and I'm still reeling from the experience. Our tour guide, Fred was a true-blue Melburnian with a passion for sharing the city's quirks and charms. From the street art that seems to pop up overnight to the hidden cafes serving up some of the world's best coffees, Fred knew all the secrets. We spent some time wandering through the Royal Botanic Gardens, marvelling at the stunning architecture, and, of course, no trip to Melbourne would be complete without a visit to the Queen Victoria Market. It wasn't all about our shared love of Melbourne but also Fred’s interesting stories and his infectious enthusiasm for this city. We laughed so hard at his jokes that even a grump would have had a least a smile on his/her face. The beach boxes along Brighton‘s Beach were of great interest All in all, I'd give this tour a solid 10/10. Melbourne, you have stolen our hearts, and we will be back for more. And to Fred, thanks for showing us the real Melbourne – we couldn't have asked for a better guide! So, if you're thinking of visiting Melbourne, do yourself a favor and book this tour. Trust me, you won't regret it! The tour company’s name is OCEANIA and ask for Fred !!! 🙏🏻🌹🙏🏻
Awful Experience
Sreenu P,Dec 31, 2024
- Review from Viator
1.00The driver who is also a guide was not polite to the customers in the bus. No one will use Viator if you have drivers like the one for this trip
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