The Original Laneways Walk, a guided experience designed to uncover the city’s hidden character and creative soul. This walking tour explores the iconic lanes and arcades Melbourne is famous for, along with lesser-known laneways that even many locals have yet to discover.

As you wander through the city’s intricate laneway network, you’ll encounter local designers, boutique specialty retailers, and unique businesses found only in Melbourne’s CBD. Along the way, your guide will share stories of the city’s history, culture, and evolution, highlighting striking architecture that blends heritage charm with contemporary design.

A walking tour of Melbourne wouldn’t be complete without a moment of indulgence. Enjoy a relaxing drink stop at a much-loved local chocolate salon — the perfect opportunity to unwind and savour a sweet treat.

The tour concludes in the city centre, leaving you perfectly placed to revisit favourite spots, continue shopping, or enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of Marvelous Melbourne at your own pace.

Highlights

• Guided exploration of famous and hidden laneways

• Discover local designers and specialty retailers

• Insight into Melbourne’s history and architecture

• Indulgent drink stop at a local chocolate salon

• Ideal for first-time visitors and curious locals alike

A wonderful introduction to Melbourne’s inner city, offering inspiration, discovery, and a few delightful indulgences along the way.

Everyone knows Melbourne is famous for it’s love affair with the coffee bean. The cafe culture of the city has grown into one of Melbourne’s most enticing industries. On this Cafe Culture tour, your guide will lead you through the maze of Melbourne’s laneways as you explore how today's coffee culture evolved - from the coffee palaces of the ‘50s to the abundance of both established and pioneering cafes of today.

This tour gives you the chance to escape the city's most crowded spots in favour of smaller, less-frequented lanes, hiding away some of the most unique and interesting cafes. Soak up the aroma of roasting coffee beans, whilst tasting the delights Melbourne cafes have to offer. 

While discovering the city, you will learn about where the obsession with coffee came from, how it is made, different ways to savour it and how Melbourne has become world famous for it’s own blends and drinking styles.

This tour isn’t just for coffee enthusiasts; tea, chocolate and sweet treats also feature. 

After indulging in some of the best cafes and delights Melbourne has to offer, your tour concludes with a great cafe-style lunch in yet another unique, hidden Melbourne location.

Hidden Secrets Tours' Café Culture Walk is a unique way to experience Melbourne. With intimate group sizes, this is a more personal walking tour, divulging Melbourne’s hidden away and treasured gems.

You can also purchase this tour as a Gift Voucher - click here 

Inclusions:

• Coffee / Tea / Hot chocolate
• Macaron
• Specialty coffee experience / tasting
• Cafe lunch & non-alcoholic beverage
• Hidden Secrets curated city cafe guide & map

“Much more than just a coffee tour.” ***** Viator review

With so many great restaurants in Melbourne, why not try a few in one evening? With clusters of amazing venues within walking distance, we have devised a great way to see them & the city in a wonderful walking degustation food & wine tour.

On this walking tour of Melbourne’s hidden away and local favourite dining spots, we visit three unique venues, with carefully chosen wine tastings and tantalising savoury tastes from their menus.

Hear from passionate staff or learn about how their distinctive restaurant design, location and menus came to be. Each venue is a different food style, with history and design as diverse as the city too.

• Included : 3 savoury food tastings with a flight of wine or similar in each venue. A total of 9 tastings. 
• We can cater for most food concerns if we are advised at least 24 hours in advance.  
• Please do note that as we visit off the beaten track venues, many will have stairs - so please let us know if you have concerns re this, and we will swap venues if possible.
• We promote the responsible service of alcohol, and advise participants not to drive after the tour. 
• With a "flight" at each venue (3 tastings) and all samples are consumed, the alcohol level equates to aprox 4 glasses in a 3 hour period. 
• The walk between each venue is maximum 15 minutes. 
• The food is chosen to match the drinks, and all 9 items are savoury “tapas” sized items.

START TIME: 5pm Venues will vary , and private group bookings are possible. 

Monday to Thursday - maximum of 8 people per tour. ( currently on request only, and Wednesday and Thursdays due to venue availability - 2021)

The Wonderful Golden Mile walk has been upgraded in 2017 to include a stop for coffee or similar. Indulge in the spaces of a time gone by, the foyers, and laneways where the bold entrepreneurs of the city ventured, as this new nation was finding its feet. Melbourne as the site of the first Australian capital has a rich story often missed by locals and visitors alike. 

Join a passionate guide for a 2.5 hour guided tour.

The trail marches along Collins Street and takes you for a sneak peek inside the elegant Gothic interiors of the ANZ bank, the plush European-style hotel spaces and into the austere but commanding inner recesses of Melbourne's boom town city.

This is the week day itinerary (weekends vary as some buildings are not open) 

If your group has a preferred date, please reach out so we can arrange a guide.

Please note: School and private group bookings are welcomed, please contact us directly on (03) 9663 3358

Imagine stepping into a vibrant outdoor gallery, where every wall tells a story and every corner bursts with color. We talk a lot about this in Melbourne. Where to find the art in these laneways? 

This hidden secrets walking tour invites you to explore areas of the city centre that may be less visited, but have transformed into a living canvas. As you stroll down bustling streets and rambling  lanes, your guide will help reveal murals, installations, sculptures, architecture and more that celebrate culture, history, and the city’s entrepreneurial spirit.

Each piece of art you encounter is a testament to the creativity and vision of local artists, developers and planners and their impact of on the life in Melbourne. With each step, you'll uncover the stories behind these masterpieces, that may never have been on your radar.

This tour is more than just a walk—it's an immersive experience that connects you to the heartbeat of the city. Feel the energy of the urban landscape, discover some places to return to, and finish with a drink in a discrete Melbourne bar. Whether you're an art enthusiast or simply a curious urban wanderer, this “Art in the Streets” walking tour promises to inspire, uplift, and leave you with a deeper appreciation for the power of public art, and Melbourne itself.