Melbourne Afternoon Food Bus Tour: Tastings and Free Time

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About this activity

Melbourne didn't become the world's favourite food city in its laneway cafés. It happened in the neighbourhoods: the market halls, the corner cake shops, the coffee houses, the local pub. This afternoon tour takes you there by comfortable small bus, with tastings included along the way and free time that's entirely yours at every stop.

There's no queueing, no 10,000-step trek and no rush: a guide who knows exactly where to point you, tastings included along the way, and the freedom to wander as much or as little as you feel like. This is where Melburnians really eat.

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At a glance

Duration: 4 h 30 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 11 people
People per booking: 1–11
Guide: English
Operated by: Oceania Tours and Safaris

Ages: Children (13–15 years) · Adults (16–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Tour guide- In-person: English
Included: Live commentary on board
Included: Snacks: cheese and cured meat plate, fresh seafood tasting, vanilla slice and coffee, and a beer (or non-alcoholic alternative) at the pub
Included: Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Included: Selected City Centre hotel pickup

Not included

Not included: Hotel drop-off
Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Queen Victoria Market

45 min

Start among the calls of the traders at Queen Victoria Market, where a tasting of cheese and cured meats (yes, there's kangaroo) is followed by prawns or oysters fresh off the ice, and time to lose yourself in the aisles.
Fitzroy

45 min

Roll on to Fitzroy, Melbourne's oldest suburb, where Victorian terraces and old factory façades now house the cafés, galleries and local designers that had Time Out rating its streets among the world's coolest. This stop is yours to explore.
St. Kilda

45 min

Then it's St Kilda for a true vanilla slice, made by a baker who has been perfecting them for 55 years in Acland Street's first cake shop, with time for a stroll to the foreshore.
Port Melbourne Beach

45 min

Then it's a drive along the bay to finish with a beer in a true Australian pub that has been pouring them since 1856 and still wears its original charm.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

Meet at hotel entrance

End point

Meet at hotel entrance

Pickup points

The Windsor
Grand Hyatt Melbourne
Flagstaff Gardens Hotel
Mercure Melbourne Southbank
Hotel Indigo Melbourne on Flinders by IHG
Intercontinental Melbourne By IHG
Space Hotel
Pan Pacific Melbourne
Melbourne Marriott Hotel
Stamford Plaza Melbourne
1 Hotel Melbourne
Adina Melbourne

and 4 more pickup points

Please check for message with specific pick up time from your hotel or nearest meeting point. Please be waiting there 5 minutes earlier to avoid missing out on the tour.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.