Hidden Bars & Boozy History Of Melbourne
Hidden Bars & Boozy History Of Melbourne
Boozy History and Hidden Bars covers the best of the City in three hours: our famous laneways, our coolest bars and our fascinating history. Why do three different tours, when you can get the best of Melbourne in just one!Explore Melbourne’s famous laneways, home to some of our most interesting places. This is the side of Melbourne most tourists (and even some locals!) never see.Learn about Melbourne’s love affair with drinking, the persecution of barmaids, our booziest Police Commissioner, secret men’s clubs and much more.Discover three amazing laneway bars.
Photos of your tour can also be provided at no extra charge.
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Your Itinerary
A curated journey through the experience
Federation Square
Melbourne's famous (and some say ugliest) town square, built in 2002. This is where we begin our journey with a background to the role alcohol played in Melbourne's foundation.
10 minutesOliver Lane
Our first laneway for the tour, here we talk about the history of Melbourne's Laneways and start to peel back some of the city's best eateries.
5 minutesACDC Lane
One of Melbourne's most famous laneways, get ready for an explosion of street art.
5 minutesDuckboard Place
More street art to see, plus the history of Melbourne's street art scene - plus a run down of some fantastic eating and drinking locations.
5 minutesRidgway Place
Home to one of Australia's oldest men's social clubs, and the consulate of one of the world's smallest countries, here we talk about Melbourne' booziest police commissioner and the strange persecution of barmaids.
5 minutesMeyers Place
The spiritual home of Melbourne's laneway bar culture. Let's talk about the rise of Melbourne's bar scene starting with an important rule change in the 1980s. Also home to some of the City's best hidden bars.
5 minutesParliament House
Victoria was founded on gold rush, and our emergence as a state is closely linked to those early findings.
5 minutesChinatown Melbourne
The world's second oldest China Town and home to some of the City's best bars.
5 minutesLittle Bourke Street
The City's old red light district certainly hides more than its fair share of secrets, and amazing bars!
5 minutesIncluded
- GST (Goods and Services Tax)
- Professional guide
- Map of Melbourne's best bars (free upon request)
- Photos of your tour (free upon request)
- Alcoholic Beverages - Three complimentary drinks
Not Included
- Gratuities
Good to Know
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities
- Dress code is casual!
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- While the tour route is flat, some of our bars may require steps (we choose different bars for each tour, and while some are at ground level, others require steps to acces)
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Tour Hosts to carry and use hand sanitiser before each tour and after each bar visit. Tour Hosts to be symptom free while running each tour and/or have tested negative to COVID-19 Tour Hosts to carry and wear masks as required by current Victorian State Government health guidelines.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.