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The Flinders Street Station building with a clock and arched entrance. 1
A cobblestone plaza with people walking, a modern building with a unique design, and a clear blue sky. 2
A historic tea room with ornate woodwork and large windows. 3
A circular mosaic floor with intricate patterns, surrounded by a polished stone floor. 4
A shopping mall interior with a large clock, two statues, and a sign for 'Saks'. 5
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Price is €19 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Packed with challenges, quizzes and fantastic facts, this is a unique, self-guided tour especially designed to keep kids 8-15 excited and the whole family having fun as you discover the diverse and colourful centre of Melbourne.

    Our Heart of Melbourne route starts at the Old Melbourne Gaol (easily reached by train, tram or taxi) and leads you on a discovery tour of the iconic sites and hidden jewels of central Melbourne. Follow the interactive map to carefully selected locations, have fun as a family with challenges that bring each site to life, and learn the story of Melbourne from its colonial origin to the present day.

    You simply download our app, sign up, and your tour will be waiting for you with full instructions!

    Do the tour at your own pace, take a break if you want, and you can even come back another day to complete it. The perfect way to keep kids excited and parents happy as you explore the vibrant heart of Melbourne.

Activity location

  • Old Melbourne Gaol
    • 377 Russell St,
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Old Melbourne Gaol
    • 377 Russell Street
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Melbourne Self-Guided Tour for Kids and Families in English in English

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Sat 08:00-20:00
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€18.60 x 1 Traveller€18.60
Total
Price is €18.60

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    All information and directions to have a great tour are included on the app
  • Inclusions
    The tour can be done offline (no need for mobile data) once it has been downloaded on the app
  • Inclusions
    Written Guide/App in English
  • Exclusions
    Other languages - Tour suitable only if you and your children are comfortable reading English

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Do not purchase this tour if you and your children cannot comfortably read English
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Old Melbourne Gaol

  • 10m
Start your tour at the Old Melbourne Gaol, one of Melbourne's earliest buildings, and follow our clues to discover who lived here before the British founded the city.

State Library Victoria

  • 10m
Explore the surprising State Library of Victoria and use your detective skills to find the armour of Australia's most notorious bandit

Melbourne Central

  • 5m
Step inside a shopping centre topped with the world's largest glass cone and discover a tower soaring within it.

Chinatown

  • 10m
Explore the oldest Chinatown outside Asia and complete your challenges to find out why it was created.

Melbourne's GPO - Shopping Centre

  • 10m
Discover the 'kilometre zero' from which all road distances to Melbourne are measured and see if you can beat our challenge on a street bench that looks surprisingly like something entirely different!

Royal Arcade

  • 10m
Enter the oldest shopping arcade in Melbourne, the height of sophistication in its time, and use your detective skills to find two mythical creatures that are hidden inside.

Block Arcade

  • 10m
Follow the route to the Block Arcade, the quintessence of 'Marvellous Melbourne', and complete our challenges on its iconic mosaics

Melbourne Town Hall

  • 10m
Stop outside Melbourne's renowned town hall, and in the extraordinary building opposite, discover the secrets of a society whose story is carved in stone.

Degraves Street

  • 10m
Explore the hubbub of Degraves Street, most famous of the 'lanes' of Melbourne - if you're hungry, stop for a bite at one of its many eateries.

Flinders Street Station

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Stop under the clocks of of Melbourne's iconic Flinders Street station and follow our clues to discover an amazing set of creatures that most Melbournians never see.

Federation Square

  • 10m
End your tour at Federation Square, the place where Melbourne gathers to celebrate its triumphs, and complete your last challenges on the banks of the Yarra river.

Location

Activity location

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    Old Melbourne Gaol
    • 377 Russell St,
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Old Melbourne Gaol
    • 377 Russell Street
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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