Melbourne Travel Tips
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Melbourne's Best Views
Written by Viator, May 2013
Melbourne is an incredible city with so much to see and do as you make your way through city streets and waterways. That said, another great way to experience the city is from above it! Look down at ... Read more
Spring Carnival in Melbourne
Written by Viator, November 2012
The Melbourne Cup really is a race that stops the nation with an estimated 20 million Australians watching the horse race on the first Tuesday in November each year. Running since 1861, the race is ... Read more
Shopping in Melbourne
Written by Viator, October 2012
Melbourne is considered one of Australia's premier shopping destinations - even some in-the-know Sydneysiders come to Melbourne exclusively to go shoe shopping - and it is possible to have several ... Read more
New Year's Eve in Melbourne
Written by Viator, October 2012
Each year, more than half a million people flock to Melbourne's central business district to see the New Year in with a series of firework displays and free events for all ages. An Australian New ... Read more
4 Classic Melbourne Experiences
Written by Viator, August 2011
Explore Hidden Laneways : Experience what beautiful Melbourne has to offer on a small group guided walking tour to quaint shops, cozy cafes, and down wondrous lanes and arcades. A modern ... Read more
Top 4 Weekend Getaways
Written by Viator, July 2011
1. Wine Tasting in Yarra Valley As one of Victoria’s premier wine regions, mention the Yarra Valley to a local and you’ll hear a daydreamy sigh as they envisage the emerald glow of the valleys ... Read more
Movies in the Great Outdoors
Written by Viator, March 2011
Summer evenings are the most wonderful time in Melbourne. Balmy breezes, clear skies, fruit bats overhead, and friendly locals make it the perfect environment to relax with friends. And for about 2 ... Read more
Melbourne Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, October 2010
What's your pleasure? Sports? Shopping? Art? Food? Wine? Wildlife? Melbourne ticks all these boxes and more. Straddling the curvy, lazy Yarra River, Melbourne is Australia's second largest city and, ... Read more
Melbourne Hot Air Balloon Rides
Written by Viator, August 2010
If you're not a morning person, the thought of getting up at 3:45am to jump into a wicker basket and take off into the air might be the stuff of nightmares. But if you steel yourself for the early ... Read more
A Guide to Australian Rules Football
Written by Viator, August 2010
One of the best ways to get beneath the skin of a country is through sport, and when you’re talking Australia, and Melbourne in particular, that sport would have to be Australian Rules Football. ... Read more
Melbourne: Top 10 Things to Do in Summer
Written by Viator, August 2010
Melbourne's weather is the butt of national jokes - yes, it can get four seasons in one day - but a Melbourne summer can be as sultry as the best of them. Here are the top 10 things to do in ... Read more
Yarra Valley Wine Tours
Written by Viator, August 2010
As one of Victoria's premier wine regions, mention the Yarra Valley to a local and you'll hear a daydreamy sigh as they envisage the emerald glow of the valleys and the straw-gold glow of the wine. ... Read more
Fed Square and Flinders Street Station
Written by ROD C , Australia, September 2012
Just near the Arts Centre and Southbank, Flinders Street Station is famous for its clocks and the meeting point on the steps below them. Across the road is a new complex called Federation Square, ... Read more
Arts Centre and Southbank
Written by ROD C , Australia, September 2012
This is one of the most interesting parts of Melbourne. The Arts Centre is fantastic, when I was there a big Napoleon exhibition was underway, and the Gallery itself is such a great building. Along ... Read more
Aussie Rules Football
Written by ROD C , Australia, August 2011
If you are visiting Melbourne during the winter you would be certifiably insane to miss the chance to see -- live, not on TV -- an Aussie Rules football match. No, it's not like rugby, or American ... Read more
