Melbourne Tours & Day Trips

Melbourne tours on this page split into city walks and night tours in the CBD, and full-day trips to the Great Ocean Road, Phillip Island, the Yarra Valley, the Mornington Peninsula and the Grampians. Most day tours leave from a central Melbourne pick-up point, so you can see regional Victoria without hiring a car. After dark, the city also has Melbourne ghost tours.

Great Ocean Road tours from Melbourne

The Great Ocean Road day tour with Melbourne transfers leaves at 8am by air-conditioned coach, with morning tea in Torquay, a stop at the Memorial Arch and the 12 Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge. The route also takes in Great Otway National Park for a chance to see koalas, and national park entry fees are covered.

The Great Ocean Road, 12 Apostles and Otways day tour runs in an 11-seater minibus and adds a 3km return hike to Beauchamp Falls, Gibson Steps, Bells Beach and the Californian Redwoods. It is the better fit if you would rather walk some of the Otways than watch them from the window.

Phillip Island and wildlife day tours

The Phillip Island Penguins Day Tour includes standard viewing at the Penguin Parade, entry to Moonlit Sanctuary, where you can hand-feed kangaroos and wallabies, and a stop at the Brighton Beach Boxes. If your day is short, the Phillip Island Express Tour is an afternoon trip that finishes with the penguins coming ashore at sunset.

Steam train fans can pair the island with the Dandenong Ranges on the Puffing Billy and Phillip Island Penguin Parade tour, which adds a Puffing Billy ride, a walk around Emerald Lake and the Nobbies boardwalk.

Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula food and wine tours

The Yarra Valley winery and chocolate tasting tour visits four wineries, serves lunch with a glass of wine and stops at the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie. The Yarra Valley winery tour with lunch leaves from the Immigration Museum on Flinders Street, with an a la carte lunch at Balgownie Estate and tastings at Greenstone and Soumah. If cheese and gin appeal more than a full wine day, the Yarra Valley grazing tour visits Rochford, Coldstream Dairy and Stag Lane Distillery.

South of the city, the Mornington Peninsula sightseeing tour with lunch stops at London Bridge in Portsea, Murrays Lookout and the bathing boxes, with a beachside lunch at ONDA Sorrento. Strawberry picking is included from November to April.

Walking tours and night tours in Melbourne

The hidden lanes and arcades walking tour covers 2 to 3 kilometres of laneways and street art from Federation Square, with a coffee break and a chocolate tasting. The Melbourne City Discovery Tour is a 3.5-hour coach trip to landmarks like the Shrine of Remembrance.

After dark, the Flavours of Melbourne Night Trail leaves Federation Square at 5pm for a four-stop progressive meal, the hidden bar and cocktail tour visits three bars with a cocktail included, and the haunted pub tour is a 90-minute walk past three haunted pubs.

Nature and hiking day trips from Melbourne

The Grampians day tour covers two hikes totalling 6.5km, with views from the Pinnacles and Boroka Lookout and a visit to Mackenzie Falls. The Wilsons Promontory wilderness day tour stops at Squeaky Beach and offers a self-guided hike up Mt Oberon, Mt Bishop or Lilly Pilly Gully.

Frequently asked questions

What do Great Ocean Road tours from Melbourne visit?

Great Ocean Road tours from Melbourne visit the 12 Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge, and the Great Otway National Park for koalas. The Hike and Seek tour adds a 3km return hike to Beauchamp Falls and Gibson Steps.

Can you see the Penguin Parade on a day trip from Melbourne?

Yes. The Phillip Island Penguins Day Tour includes standard viewing at the Penguin Parade and entry to Moonlit Sanctuary, and the Phillip Island Express Tour is an afternoon trip that finishes with the penguins at sunset.

What walking tours run in Melbourne's CBD?

CBD walking tours include the 3-hour hidden lanes and arcades tour from Federation Square, the hidden bar and cocktail tour, the 90-minute haunted pub tour and the Flavours of Melbourne Night Trail, which starts at 5pm.

Pick the tour that matches your day, from a laneway coffee to the 12 Apostles, and book it above. If you'd rather stay on the water, see the Melbourne cruises too.