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Best Tours & activities in Melbourne (2026)

A good guide adds a lot in Melbourne, where many of the best places are tucked down lanes or upstairs. Hidden Secrets Tours, which ran its first walk in 2004, offers small-group tours of the lanes and arcades, cafe culture, heritage buildings and street art, and Melbourne Street Tours runs street art walks in the CBD and Fitzroy led by working street artists, with public tours meeting at ACMI.

On the water, Melbourne River Cruises runs sightseeing trips upstream and downstream on the Yarra, from a short city highlights cruise to a two-hour combined route, as well as dining cruises and a ferry to Williamstown. For something memorable, Global Ballooning flies at sunrise over the city, meeting at the Pullman East Melbourne about 90 minutes before dawn, with flights of around an hour.

To see beyond the city, Go West Tours runs long day trips to the Great Ocean Road and the 12 Apostles, Phillip Island and the Grampians, with groups capped at 24. Book balloon flights and day trips early in your stay so that you have spare days if weather forces a change, and wear comfortable shoes for the walking tours, as many lanes are cobbled.

5 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 tours & activities in Melbourne

  1. Hidden Secrets Tours Laneway and food walking tours, Melbourne CBDMelbourne walking tour company founded by Fiona Sweetman in 2004, running small-group lanes and arcades, cafe culture, heritage and street art walks.
  2. Global Ballooning Hot air balloon flights, RichmondFamily-owned balloon operator flying since 1992, offering sunrise flights over Melbourne from the Pullman East Melbourne, plus Yarra Valley flights.
  3. Melbourne River Cruises Yarra River cruises and Williamstown ferry, Melbourne CBDYarra River cruise operator running sightseeing trips upstream and downstream, dining cruises on the Spirit of Melbourne and a ferry to Williamstown.

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4. Go West Tours

Day tours from MelbourneMelbourne CBD

Melbourne-based day tour operator running eco tours to the Great Ocean Road and 12 Apostles, Phillip Island's penguin parade and the Grampians.

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