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Melbourne Self-Guided English Tour for Kids and Families
Melbourne Self-Guided English Tour for Kids and Families
Melbourne Self-Guided English Tour for Kids and Families
Melbourne Self-Guided English Tour for Kids and Families
Melbourne Self-Guided English Tour for Kids and Families

Melbourne Self-Guided Tour for Kids and Families in English

By TripMonsters
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$18 per traveller* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Packed with challenges, quizzes and fantastic facts, this is a unique, self-guided tour especially designed to keep kids 8-15 excited and the whole family having fun as you discover the diverse and colourful centre of Melbourne.

Our Heart of Melbourne route starts at the Old Melbourne Gaol (easily reached by train, tram or taxi) and leads you on a discovery tour of the iconic sites and hidden jewels of central Melbourne. Follow the interactive map to carefully selected locations, have fun as a family with challenges that bring each site to life, and learn the storey of Melbourne from its colonial origin to the present day.

You simply download our app, sign up, and your tour will be waiting for you with full instructions!

Do the tour at your own pace, take a break if you want, and you can even come back another day to complete it. The perfect way to keep kids excited and parents happy as you explore the vibrant heart of Melbourne.

Activity location

  • Old Melbourne Gaol
    • 377 Russell St,
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Old Melbourne Gaol
    • 377 Russell Street
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Melbourne Self-Guided Tour for Kids and Families in English in English
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Sat 8:00 am-8:00 pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
NZ$17.98 x 1 TravellerNZ$17.98

Total
Price is NZ$17.98

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAll information and directions to have a great tour are included on the app
  • What's includedWhat's includedThe tour can be done offline (no need for mobile data) once it has been downloaded on the app
  • What's includedWhat's includedWritten Guide/App in English
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedOther languages - Tour suitable only if you and your children are comfortable reading English

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Do not purchase this tour if you and your children cannot comfortably read English

Activity itinerary

Old Melbourne Gaol
  • 10m
Start your tour at the Old Melbourne Gaol, one of Melbourne's earliest buildings, and follow our clues to discover who lived here before the British founded the city.
State Library Victoria
  • 10m
Explore the surprising State Library of Victoria and use your detective skills to find the armour of Australia's most notorious bandit
Melbourne Central
  • 5m
Step inside a shopping centre topped with the world's largest glass cone and discover a tower soaring within it.
Chinatown
  • 10m
Explore the oldest Chinatown outside Asia and complete your challenges to find out why it was created.
Melbourne's GPO - Shopping Centre
  • 10m
Discover the 'kilometre zero' from which all road distances to Melbourne are measured and see if you can beat our challenge on a street bench that looks surprisingly like something entirely different!
Royal Arcade
  • 10m
Enter the oldest shopping arcade in Melbourne, the height of sophistication in its time, and use your detective skills to find two mythical creatures that are hidden inside.
Block Arcade
  • 10m
Follow the route to the Block Arcade, the quintessence of 'Marvellous Melbourne', and complete our challenges on its iconic mosaics
Melbourne Town Hall
  • 10m
Stop outside Melbourne's renowned town hall, and in the extraordinary building opposite, discover the secrets of a society whose storey is carved in stone.
Degraves Street
  • 10m
Explore the hubbub of Degraves Street, most famous of the 'lanes' of Melbourne - if you're hungry, stop for a bite at one of its many eateries.
Flinders Street Station
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Stop under the clocks of of Melbourne's iconic Flinders Street station and follow our clues to discover an amazing set of creatures that most Melbournians never see.
Federation Square
  • 10m
End your tour at Federation Square, the place where Melbourne gathers to celebrate its triumphs, and complete your last challenges on the banks of the Yarra river.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESOld Melbourne Gaol
    • 377 Russell St,
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEOld Melbourne Gaol
    • 377 Russell Street
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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