Melbourne City Sights Morning Tour with Optional Yarra Cruise

Melbourne, Australia

A Melbourne city morning tour is perfect if your time is limited in Melbourne. You'll see all the major attractions on your 3.5-hour city tour and discover that Melbourne is a wonderful blend of heritage buildings and modern skyscrapers, vibrant cafes and cosmopolitan restaurants. And when you return to Melbourne, you'll know exactly what to do on a longer visit.

Your morning Melbourne city tour covers all the highlights:

• Bourke Street Mall and tree-lined Collins Street, Melbourne's major shopping strip and business center
• St Paul's Cathedral, the Princess and Regent Theaters, Melbourne Town Hall, the Royal Exhibition Buildings, Federation Square and other fine examples of Melbourne's architectural splendor
• A stroll around Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens
• Optional visit to tiny Captain Cook's Cottage
• Bustling Queen Victoria Market
• Melbourne's world-renowned sporting arenas, including the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and Rod Laver Arena (home of the Australian Tennis Open)
• A visit to the historic Shrine of Remembrance, Victoria's memorial to Australians who have served the country in armed conflicts
• Southbank's waterfront shopping, dining and Crown Entertainment Complex (Casino)
• Southgate Arts and Leisure Precinct
• Cross the West Gate Bridge for views of the city skyline and scenic bayside suburbs of St Kilda and Albert Park

When your morning Melbourne city tour ends, you have the option of continuing your exploration of Melbourne with a one-hour Yarra River cruise through the heart of the city.

USD $49.45

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Nev	January 2012
We had a great tour. The bus driver was very informative and took us to many places. A great way to see the major attractions around Melbourne City and Port Melbourne. We were disappointed in the river cruise part though as the boat went away from the city and there was not very much to see from a Tourist point of view. I understand that tides have something to do with the direction in which the boat will travel because the boat cannot fit under the low lying bridges, however there is no mention of this on the brochure nor when booking. As the boat had a total of 10 people on it, we should have been given the option to come back later in the afternoon when the tide had changed, however this was not offered until I asked ( after the river cruise ) and was advised that we could do this if we wanted to pay a nominal fee. The small fee was not the issue, we should have been advised prior to getting on board. All in all though, it was pleasant, but not as much to see. Would recommend. Neville and Sue

Review by: Rita A	January 2012
Excellent trip and the driver gave a lot of information.

Review by: David B	December 2011
This was one of the best sightseeing tours we have ever taken and gave us a great deal of insight into Melbourne in a short time. We, unfortunately were not able to stay long in your city. Our driver, David, was second to none. His knowledge of Melbourne was amazing and was portrayed in an efficent but also entertaining way. Many thanks!

Review by: waldron s	December 2011
The trip was a little spoilt by the driver giving his personel views of the city. I will make my own mind up about things.

Review by: Anne K	December 2011
Excellent commentary

Review by: Maureen S	December 2011
Value for money! Well organised. Staff friendly and courteous. Vehicles clean and comfortable. I appreciated learning how to complete a 'hook turn'_br/_ Thank you!

Review by: Maria M	December 2011
Very well organised. Although it was raining heavily it was not disappointing. Driver was very informative. Bus was a little late in picking me up, but I put this down to the heavy rain and traffic.

Review by: Edward L	December 2011
Excellent tour with entertaining and informative commentary. The Yarra River is really the Melbourne harbor which is mostly industrial,not a lot of photo ops but the boat tour operator's commentary was superb. Bus driver and boat operator were very helpful assisting my disabled wife.

Review by: Susan D	November 2011
Boring.

Review by: Alexander R	October 2011
Interesting and informative tour. Saw a taster of all the major tourist attractions - gives you a good overall view of the city and an idea of things you may like to see with out guessing from other people's reviews online and word of mouth. Tour guide was very friendly and knew so much about the city. Great way to start your stay in Melbourne if never been before.

Review by: Judit K	June 2011
The tour was very enjoyable, the guide was excellent. We enjoyed it very much.

Review by: Asha A	April 2011
Great way to get an initial feel of the city. There isn't a lot of history in Melbourne, so it's more informative than anything else.

Review by: John W	April 2011
We were very impressed with the hospitality of the drivers. We did not realise when we arranged to get picked up at our hotel that it would be as well organised as it was. Getting all the different bus companies to pick travelers up and meeting at the departure point was a very good idea. We found our driver very informative which made the trip very enjoyable. Without the tour we would not have seen as much of Melbourne as we did. It was very enlightening and we would recommend it to anybody.

Review by: Alison V	March 2011
We found it very informative and the tour gave us a good insight into Melbourne

Review by: Jillian B	March 2011
Our Melbourne City Sights tour was most enjoyable and informative. The driver was very knowledgeable and gave us continual facts on the city and it's buildings. I had done a similar tour last year with a different company and found this tour much better and more informative.

Review by: Dave H	March 2011
excellent for a short stay in Melbourne or as a "taster" you can select where you wish to investigate further. driver was superb.

Review by: Inge B	February 2011
The tour was excellent.I received an excellent overview of Melbourne. One small point, when waiting at the pick up point it would have been helpful to know which company the tour was with. It wasn't difficult to find out, but it would have been good if this was stated on the printout. A second point: When boarding the bus my printout was taken by the gentleman organising the passengers, which is fine, except for the fact that this printout also mentioned my Yarra cruise. I was a little worried that now I did not have any documentation to prove my payment of the cruise. All was well as my party of 4 was on the Yarra cruise list, but any issues with this list and I would not have any doco.

Review by: Greg A	February 2011
Extremely Informative insight into Melbourne - well worthwhile!

Review by: Joe D	January 2011
The cruise was a 4 star... in spite of the dumping rain that day, but the bus tour seemed to just go in circles. I'm not sure I would be able to find my way back to any of the places I would like to see more of. Maybe a map would have help. It worked for a quick view of Melbourne,

Review by: Fadi A	January 2011
Well organized but lack of emergency planning

Review by: Ilisapeci R	January 2011
Even though it looked chaotic at the beginning, we has a good time. It was organized chaos. It was up to our expectation. We regretted not going on the other tours.

Review by: Tong Keong So	December 2010
Satisfactory.

Review by: Sharyn V	November 2010
Seeing the city sights of Melbourne it was the best way to go. You heard and seen all about the town. Very interesting. After taking this tour we decided to take the afternoon tour to the beaches and finished off with the river cruise. We saw all parts of the town.

Review by: Andrew D	October 2010
Very boring just sat on a bus most of the morning and only got off twice. The driver was so boring at telling us things that we all fell asleep. Poor value for money. We could have seen more watching a documentary!

Review by: Deborah R	October 2010
enjoyed very much

Review by: Stephanie M	September 2010
I hate to give this only a two, but having done other city tours, this one was really just so-so. The guide was really nice and showed us great things, but it was bogged down with a lot of information that's really not that relevant to seeing the sites. Also, it would have been nice to have slightly longern in the places you stop which are only two - Fitzroy Gardens and the Botanical Gardens. Beautiful city though!

Review by: Barbara M	September 2010
we took the free tram around town and learned more than on the city tour. Visit the giant market if you go.

Review by: Anonymous	June 2010
The tour gave me a good overview of the city, so I can decide where to go back and explore more. Yarra cruise can be skipped, it was kind of boring.

Review by: John M	May 2010
Enjoyed this but probably saw everything on other trips.

Review by: James H, New Zealand	April 2010
The bus driver and tour guide were exceptional.

Review by: Christine W, Australia	April 2010
It was very enjoyable, and very informative, as we have never been to Melbourne before and Phil our bus driver was terrific! He showed us places we didnt think we would be shown. We will be coming back to Melbourne one day to look at more sights and maybe do the Ocean Road or Yarra tour! Thanks for a great tour!

Review by: Geoffrey H	April 2010
This was an excellent trip giving a good insight to the city. Boat trip after was less than exciting as it was a cheap add on and they did not give you the full tour.

Review by: Sharon N	April 2010
Melbourne city sights morning tour was excellent. The Yarra Cruise was a bit disappointing because the view wasn't that great.

Review by: Christine H, United States of America	March 2010
The tour was very extensive and well worth the price.

Review by: Anonymous	March 2010
Okay if you have limited time in Melbourne.

Review by: Robyn M, Australia	February 2010
We had a fantastic time, had a great meal served on time and got to see the sights of Melbourne. What more could you want. Staff were great and service excellent.

Review by: Anne W, Australia	January 2010
Very comprehensive tour. Gave me ideas for where I wanted to explore more. Driverguide was friendly and informative.

Review by: Sally M, Australia	December 2009
We were very pleased with the tour! The driver gave us plenty of information and we felt more acquainted with the city once the tour was finished. We took the river cruise also, and this was well handled as a transition from the bus to the boat. Thanks.

Review by: Brian R, United Kingdom	December 2009
The driver was full of information. An ideal way to see Melbourne if time is short.

Review by: Anne J, Australia	December 2009
We were tourists in our own capital city. We had done tours of many cities around the world but knew very litle about our own. Peter, our tour guide, was extremely knowledgeable and we learnt much that we previously had not known. Not only would we recommend this tour to visitors from other parts of the world and from Australia, but we would suggest that it is a tour that all Victorians and Melbournians should do as well.

Review by: Nicole D, Australia	November 2009
A great way to see Melbourne in a nutshell. The tour guide was knowledgable and very interesting to listen to. We didnt do the cruise. However, it was a little confusing when we arrived at our meeting point to know exaclty which tour group was ours as there were alot of buses and alot of people!

Review by: Virginia N, New Zealand	September 2009
This was an excellent tour giving an very good overview of Melbourne and allowed you to orient yourself if a first time visitor like me. Stops along the way at Cooks cottage and War memorial among others.

Review by: Susan E, Australia	June 2009
The drivers were great, very humourous. The only issue I had was the pickup time we were told was 20 minutes later than the actual pickup time. We were lucky we didn't miss the bus!

Review by: Michael E, United Kingdom	May 2009
We had a great guide who really knew his stuff. All the main tourist sites are covered and the river cruise is a definite must.

Review by: Susan M, Australia	April 2009
Our guide was fantastic and gave a balanced dose of culture, history and entertainment. I would go with your company in the future. Excellent. Thank you.

Review by: Donald C, United States of America	April 2009
A good way to get an overview of the city through the narrated tour. Then, on another day, you can take Melbourne's free city bus to get back to the points you'd like to visit.

Review by: Tan N, United States of America	March 2009
I love this tour.

Review by: Jeanette M, Australia	October 2008
Very knowledgeable tour conductor. Well timed with breaks for viewing and photo ops. Will definitely recommend your company.

Review by: Steve R, United Kingdom	September 2008
Very well organised. Excellent tour of the city and suburbs giving a total overview, information and history picking out some of the hidden places that could well be overlooked. Then able to go back and spend time at the places we wanted to visit in our own time. Did not do the river cruise so can not comment upon that.

Review by: Anonymous, Sweden	April 2008
Gets you a good idea of where to go the rest of the days you are around. If you are there for up to a week you can pretty much do it on your own.