Day Trips & Walks

No-one knows Melbourne like the Melbourne Tour Company. Every Melbourne tour has been designed to show you the best of the 'world's most livable city'! Every trip takes in the best of Melbourne and surrounds and offers tremendous value for mone Read more..

The Gardens rest on a traditional camping and meeting place for the local custodians of the area - the Boonwurrung and Woiworung people. Share in the wealth of local plant lore and land through the eyes of your Aboriginal guide. Thu 11am alternate Read more..

Come to Cowes and get lost in our huge maze, play maxi golf, see the illusions and your whole family will have an adventure to remember. Amaze'N Things - Stimulate Your Relaxtion Read more..

Sports lovers have a choice of a half- or full-day Australian Sports Tour, showcasing Melbourne as the Sports Capital of Australia. You'll visit Melbourne's famous sporting venues on your Australian Sports Tour and explore the history and excitement Read more..

Boneo Maze and Wetlands Centre is a magnificent eco-tourism complex, only 5minutes from Rosebud, off Boneo Road. The wetlands gives visitors a unique experience to walk along the 2km of boardwalk winding through 15 acres of swamp and wetlands. Vi Read more..

Consisting almost entirely of smooth, flat pavement, the 29 kilometre Capital City Trail circuit is a fabulous way of seeing Melbourne by cycle or walk. It starts at Southbank following the Yarra past landmarks such as the Victorian Arts Centre, Read More..

The City of Yarra contains an abundance of natural treasures waiting to be discovered. Alphington Park Alphington Park consists of a gently sloping river terrace, dropping off steeply to a low floodplain with wetlands. The natural depressio Read more..

I like this 19km ride because largely, its either downhill or on the flat using a cheat, which is a train ride from Merri Station up to Regent Station (which is all up hill) and then back down Tyler St to Darebin Creek. The initial part of the Read more..

The existing Darebin Creek Trail runs from Heidelberg Road, Alphington to Bundoora. Darebin Creek runs from the convergance of 2 creeks in Epping to the Ring Road in Bundoora past La Trobe University to join the Yarra River in Alphington. Th Read more..

A ride exploring the pubs of Darebin and their part in the cultural and political development of Melbourne's inner North. Some you will know, but many may surprise you! If you have a spare three hours you can ride along the bike trails, quiet ro Read more..

Walking day trip start at the corner of Victoria Parade / Street (N4) on the Carlton Gardens side (you'll work it out) and you have started the tour... Look back at the very relaxing Carlton Gardens, home to the birth place of our nation, the orna Read more..

This is a Grade 1 Cycling covering 7.7.km, a short ride which links the Yarra's two famous boathouses and Dights Falls. It is intended as an enjoyable afternoon ride for families with budding mountain bikers. Food is available at the start, middl Read more..

Some of Melbourne's best day trips are found at the end of the line... All good things must come to an end, as the saying goes, and even Melbourne’s much-loved trams run out of track eventually. But that needn’t be the end of the journey. Near Read more..

Drive 'n' Hear offers audio guides of the great drives of the world - Great Ocean Road. The Great Ocean Road and Shipwreck coast in Victoria are some of the best driving experiences in the world. Our in-car audio guide helps you navigate the road Read more..

Explore St Kilda & Port Melbourne listening to an b>audiotour! Join us on a journey of discovery as you explore St Kilda and Port Melbourne listening to an audiotour that brings history alive through narration, dramatization and sound effects. Read more..

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Walk ‘Marvellous Melbourne’ and see how the discovery of gold shaped the city. Witness the majestic architecture and hear stories from your professional guide about the colourful characters of early boom town Melbourne. The Golden Mile Guided Walk Read more..

Hanging Rock is a great day out, a scenic one hour drive from Melbourne through the heart of the Macedon Ranges. It will take roughly forty minutes to walk up to the top of Hanging Rock but the spectacular views across the Mount Macedon region ma Read more..

Discover the natural beauty and cultural diversity of Melbourne’s north-east region through the eyes of Australia’s first significant art movement, the Heidelberg School. This outstanding 40km trail meanders through the municipalities of Banyule, Read more..

The Maribyrnong River Trail runs for 28 kilometers from Southbank in the city all the way to Brimbank Park in the North West. The Trail follows the Maribyrnong River for the majority of its length after travelling through the Docklands and west a Read more..

The Melbourne Bushwalkers (est. 1941) is one of Australia's largest and longest established bushwalking clubs, with more than 400 members and over 60 years of walking history . We offer a full programme of activities throughout the year ranging fr Read more..

We came across this fabulous collection of Historical Walks through the suburbs of Melbourne on the Adult Education Institution web site. For more information, go to Melbourne Historical Walks at Adult Education Institution web site. If you are e Read more..

The reason Australian's love events in Melbourne is accessibility. Stay at any CBD hotel and walk to every sporting stadium, theatre, entertainment, dining and shopping precincts. Here's a couple of nice walks, catch a tram or check out the City Read more..

Experience what beautiful Melbourne has to offer on a small group guided walking tour to quaint shops, cozy cafes, and down wondrous lanes and arcades. A modern shopping tour for everyone, your three hour tour will reveal local designer fashion, Read more..

774 ABC Melbourne invites you to put on your walking shoes, turn on your MP3 player and discover Melbourne’s secrets with the ABC Melbourne Podtours: Eat, Drink Melbourne, Death, Dirt & Disease and Showbiz, Sexy Spectacles and Sideshows. Whether y Read more..

Otway Fly Treetop Adventures offers a whole host of experiences with the two core activities being The Otway Fly Treetop Walk and The Otway Fly Zip Line Tour. The Otway Fly is a 600 metre long 25 metre high elevated tree top walk ascending at a ge Read more..

The People’s Tour website is a series of audio tours of local neighbourhoods and places in Melbourne, Australia. Unlike a typical tour designed for a mass audience, a people’s tour caters to a specific or niche audience on a hunch that we’re not Read more..

In the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, the ghosts of steam trains pull their carriages along rails long-vanished. But not entirely forgotten. Along the route of old suburban train lines lie fascinating walking trails and linear parks, each an in Read more..

Melbourne's route 96 tram has been named in National Geographic's "Journeys of a Lifetime" coffee table book as one of the planet's top 10 "trolley car" rides. Journeys of a Lifetime also features 22 fun Top 10 lists in all sorts of categories. Wh Read more..

Journey into the rich land of the Yarra Valley via the scenic Dandenong Ranges and enjoy a ride aboard Australia's oldest steam train, Puffing Billy. Tour the picturesque valleys as we meander our way to lunch and lazily spend the afternoon enjoy Read more..

The Sculpture Walk is an intriguing and interpretive detour from the Australian history and heritage of Werribee Park. Launched in March 2004, the Werribee Park Sculpture Walk is a permanent home to previous winners of the Helen Lempriere National Read more..

Come and join us and take in some of Victoria’s best wineries in the stunning region of the Yarra Valley only one hour from Melbourne. WINERIES -:- Yering Station -:- Rochford's Winery -:- Yering Farm -:- Domaine Chandon Winery tours have Read more..