East Melbourne Boozy History and Hidden Bars Tour with Drinks
Take a Fascinating Tour of Melbourne's Hidden Bars and Learn About the City's Boozy Past with a Drink in Hand
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- • Explore Melbourne on a Three Hour Themed Tour
- • Hear the City's Secret History from Your Fun Guide
- • Includes a Drink at Three of Melbourne's Best Bars
Melbourne Experience Gifts: Take a pint sized look at Melbourne’s thrilling and tipsy history on a three-hour guided walking tour around the city.
Home to 15, 000 drinking spots, Melbourne knows a thing or two about a good bevvy. On this guided walking tour, you’ll get to sample three of the best bars in the city and learn more about the city’s booziest bits of history from your fun and friendly guide. Beginning in Federation Square, your small group will hear about Melbourne’s foundations before moving onto the famous laneways, peppered with dynamic street art. You’ll also spot Parliament House and walk past China Town, the second oldest in the world, before ending up in the Red Light district. Throughout the tour, you’ll also stop at three of Melbourne’s best, and secret, bars to enjoy a complimentary cocktail, glass of wine, or soft drink.
With free flowing laughs, and drinks thrown in, a three-hour tour of Melbourne’s history is a first-class experience gift for couples and a great activity for hen and buck parties.
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The Tour
- Amazing tour host: Your expert bar and history guide will lead you on an unforgettable adventure!
- Sites: We'll explore the eastern side of Melbourne's laneways, home to some of our most famous and interesting places.
- History: We'll learn about Melbourne's boozy origins, wine parties, gambling police commissioners, the origin of the bar girl, temperance movement and much more!
- Bars: We'll make the reservations at three hidden bars, plus show you others to visit another time.
- Trivia: Join us for a cheeky pub quiz for your chance to win fabulous prizes! (i.e. free alcohol)
Other Inclusions
- Photos: Our guide will take some happy snaps which will be shared with you after the tour!
- Hidden Bar Map: Receive your exclusive DHT Hidden Bar Map of Melbourne after the tour so you can keep exploring our unique and diverse bar scene.
- Contact The Boss: Looking for advice on restaurants or other Melbourne ideas? I'll send you some personalised ideas!
- DHT App: Gain exclusive access to the DHT App to unlock additional content and tour features!
Which ticket should I get?
- Drinks Upgrade: Our guide will order you a beer, wine or cocktail at each bar (one drink per person, per bar)
- Standard: Simply order your drinks at the bar and pay your own way
You should bring valid photo ID with you.
There is no food served on this tour so please make sure to eat before.
Additional Extras
- $100 off your first purchase at Naked Wines! T&Cs apply
- $20 off your first purchase at BoozeBud! T&Cs apply
- Free dram with your first purchase from The Whisky Club
- Photos: Our guide will take some happy snaps which will be shared with you after the tour!
- Hidden Bar Map: Receive your exclusive DHT Hidden Bar Map of Melbourne after the tour so you can keep exploring our unique and diverse bar scene.
- Free Guide: Access our exclusive guide for guests: 21 Insanely Cool Things To Do In Melbourne.
- Mystery Gift: Receive a special gift from us to celebrate your time with us!
Changes to reservations for tickets can be made until 2 days prior to the date scheduled. Reservations may be re-scheduled by the operator of the activity due to reasons such as weather, minimum participation requirements, mechanical issues or other interruptions beyond their control.
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Drinking History Tours
We love walking tours. We especially love Melbourne walking tours. But a long itinerary of history, culture and monuments with no break can take its toll. Plus, some walking tours can get a little dry. If you catch our drift.
That’s why we created a walking tour that includes a few cheeky aperitifs along the way; just enough to ensure everyone has a great time, but not so much we don’t remember who founded Melbourne.
Drinking History Tours is a fun, unique and social way for Melbournians, new Melbournians, travellers and groups alike to undercover the secrets behind this magnificent city.
We combine the best of both worlds; the history, culture and insight of a walking tour, with the fun and socialisation – sans the hangover – of a bar tour.
What do we cover on our walking tours?
Sites: We’ll show you some of Melbourne’s most interesting, tucked away places. The sort of places you won’t see from a normal tour.
Bars: We’ll go to a couple of great, CBD laneway bars, plus we’ll show you a few more along the way.
History: It’s a walking tour, after all. From boozy founders to the bushrangers of the 21st century, we’ll cover the stories and people that make Melbourne so unique. You’ll learn about famous murders, exclusive clubs, feminist icons, Chinese gold miners plus much more.
We reckon Drinking History Tours is Melbourne’s best walking tour experience.
Product SKU: AU-0535-0005
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History and Secret Bars Tour Melbourne
VIC
people
1 participant
hours
- • Explore Melbourne on a Three Hour Themed Tour
- • Hear the City's Secret History from Your Fun Guide
- • Includes a Drink at Three of Melbourne's Best Bars
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