History West Tour

Category: Walking Tours
Region: Melbourne
State: VIC

AUD $70.00

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Duration: 

2h
Journey from the old Turning Circle where the founders first set foot in 1835 and trace great examples of the 19th Century Booms and Busts through its streets, alleys, banks and buildings.

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The ‘History West Tour’ concentrates on Melbourne’s history in the western side of Hoddle’s Grid or the central city area. Our guides will talk about the early history going back more than the 176 years that Melbourne has been in existence what we call the ‘Banks and Bullion’ tour.

From the start of the tour, your guide will take you from the place where Melbourne was first established near Enterprize Park and through the old commercial side of town seeing old banks built in 19th Century boom times.

Our customers will discover some of the hidden laneways and arcades that Melbourne is famous for, discovering many details easily missed without an expert guide, and finally ending up 2 hours later near St Paul’s Cathedral.

The History West tour is available Tuesday to Friday at 2 pm only. We are sorry we don’t offer it on the weekends but some of the highlights of the tour are in buildings that are closed on weekends.


Thanks for the payment. Your History and Laneways West Tour is confirmed on the date specified on the steps (or inside if wet) of the Immigration Museum 400 Flinders St Melbourne where your guide will meet you at the front of the building. A picture of the Museum is included in our tour listing. Note the tour is not an Immigration Museum activity – we merely use it as a start point. Your tour guide will be wearing a yellow MELTours bag. Note in case of no-shows and cancellations within 24 hours of the tour, to keep your booking a re-booking fee is needed to reschedule. To get the most out of your tour we recommend that you obtain a drink or coffee, visit the rest room and be at the start point 5 minutes prior. The tour will run each and every time except if lightening/hail is seen – right at the start or during the tour. Note that all tours have a 13yo+ limit which is enforced as all tours contain adult concepts. This is the tour booking confirmation – no tickets will be issued. We will see you on the day. Your mobile number will be used to advise of any last minute issues via text. This is a historical tour that uses some example laneways to highlight the history of Melbourne that is sometimes based around a number of laneways, hidden spaces and obscure buildings particular to the west side of the Melbourne CBD grid.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This tour has a two-person minimum for the tour to run. Our booking staff will contact you via email and text at least 24 hours before the tour is to start if the tour hasn’t reached minimum numbers.

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