Melbourne showcases a delightful blend of art, music, sport, food, gardens, and of course, is the coffee capital of Australia. The gold rush poured vast wealth into our city, giving rise to the name Marvellous Melbourne.

Here are some other essential Melbourne sights and attractions:

• Federation Square and Flinders St railway station

• Chinatown and the ‘Paris end’ of Collins St

• Melbourne Town Hall, State Parliament, the Windsor Hotel and Goldrush era buildings in Spring St

• St Pauls Cathedral and St Patricks Cathedral

• Royal Exhibition Buildings and Melbourne Museum

• Fitzroy Gardens and Cooks Cottage

• Inner city neighbourhoods in Fitzroy, Carlton and South Melbourne with unique shopping strips, historic pubs and cafes

• Treasury Building and the underground Gold Vaults

• The 1956 Olympic sports precinct, Australian Sports Museum, Melbourne Cricket Ground and Melbourne Park (Australian Open)

• Yarra River secrets including Victorian era boathouses, gardens, boulevards and picnic spots

• Royal Botanic Gardens and the Shrine of Remembrance

• Driving the Albert Park Lake F1 Grand Prix track

• St Kilda foreshore, Acland Street, Luna Park and the Palais Theatre

• Port Melbourne Beach, Station Pier and the Brighton Bathing Boxes

• Victoria Market or South Melbourne Market

Historic Landmarks

From the Brighton Bathing Boxes in the South, the legendary Melbourne Cricket Ground in the East, the Italian flavour of Lygon St in the North and the historic seaport of Williamstown in the West, there is much to see in our Melbourne City Sights Tour.

The beautifully preserved buildings of the gold rush era and Victorian age boom years, sit proudly alongside more contemporary designs like Federation Square.

Sporting Capital

On our Melbourne City Tour, you can visit the birthplace of Australian Rules footy at Yarra Park. Here is where, every week in winter, over 100,000 passionate football fans watch this uniquely Aussie game in the Coliseum-like atmosphere of the MCG, the nation’s biggest sports stadium.

Then in summer the MCG becomes its true name as the Melbourne Cricket Ground hosts cricket games featuring Australia vs England, India, New Zealand, etc, including the historic Boxing Day test – the biggest cricket event in the nation every year.

The river and the bay

On this private tour of Melbourne, you’ll explore the city’s history and culture. Plus see landmarks and stunning views along the Yarra river, as the river winds down to Port Phillip Bay with its many beaches.

Sunsets and City Skyline

Enjoy the stunning city skyline from the Shrine of Remembrance, picture perfect cameos at the Brighton Bathing Boxes or views across the Bay from the historic Williamstown seaport.

See the sights that make Melbourne - Australia’s sporting capital 

No city in Australia loves sport more than Melbourne. 

Every year, this world-renowned Olympic city draws over 1 million tennis fans to the Australian Open – one of only 4 Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments in the world. And nearly 500,000 F1 motor racing fans gather to watch the Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Lake Street circuit. (You can do a lap of the circuit with us in the bus if you like!)

On our Melbourne City Tour, you can visit the birthplace of Australian Rules footy at Yarra Park. Here is where, every week in winter, over 100,000 passionate football fans watch this uniquely Aussie game in the Coliseum-like atmosphere of the MCG, the nation’s biggest sports stadium.

Then in summer the MCG becomes its true name as the Melbourne Cricket Ground hosts cricket games featuring Australia vs England, India, New Zealand, etc, including the historic Boxing Day test – the biggest cricket event in the nation every year.

Horse Racing fans don’t get left out either. Because the Flemington Racecourse becomes the epicentre of international thoroughbred racing with the Melbourne Cup held on the first Tuesday in November – the legendary “race that stops a nation”!

Discover the culinary delights of multicultural Melbourne

Melbournians have welcomed people from all over the world since the Goldrush of the 1850s. The post-WWII migrant boom means Melbourne has the largest Greek and Italian populations of any city outside Europe. Vietnamese refugees flooded into the city in the 1970s, bring their unique culture.

What this means is Melbourne has many ethnic ‘eat streets’ featuring, restaurants, cafes, bars, and character-filled pubs from a diverse range of cultures. 

On our Melbourne City Tour you can discover:

• the oldest Chinatown outside of Asia

• the city’s Greek Precinct

• the ‘Little Italy’ of Lygon St

• and historic Jewish bakeries on St Kilda’s Acland Street.  

On this private tour of Melbourne, you’ll explore the city’s history and culture. Plus see landmarks and stunning views along the Yarra, as the river winds down to Port Phillip Bay with its many beaches. Enjoy the stunning city skyline from the Shrine of Remembrance, picture perfect cameos at the Brighton Bathing Boxes or views across the Bay from the historic Williamstown seaport.

Explore inner city neighbourhoods that let you experience Melbourne’s history, architecture, gardens and places that only the locals know, and where the big coach tours can’t take you.

A tour individually created by you, for you

On our private Melbourne City Tours, you can personally tailor your own itinerary from any of the attractions listed below. With a minimum 4 hours and a maximum 8 hours, you and up to 11 friends, family or colleagues can see what you want to see in our wonderful city. For more than 12 people please contact the office.

Depart when you want, from your location of your choice

We work with your time and interests to plan your private tour which can start any time from 9am, seven days a week.

We'll pick you up from the Melbourne airport, your accommodation, or any other central city location.

Melbourne has one of the largest metropolitan areas of any city in the world. So many of the attractions you will most want to see are actually spread very far apart.

Travel in our fleet of modern, comfortable luxury cars, mini-buses, and coaches

With us, you won’t be walking all over town. We will drive you in comfort to see all the highlights of this wonderful city on our Melbourne City Tour.

But you can relax. We transport you in our fleet of modern, comfortable mini-buses and coaches. If you want something extra, we offer a luxury vehicle option for an extra fee.

City Sights Tours have a max group size of 11 people. Prices are based on a 4 hours minimum. Additional hours are $100 per hour up to total of 8 hours. Prices includes pick up and drop-off from the Melbourne airport, your accommodation, or any other central city location. If you require pick-up or drop-off from any other location please contact our office.