A scenic cruise on the Yarra River, a comprehensive look at Melbourne's highlights, a visit to the beautiful Blue Dandenongs National Park including a boxed picnic lunch and fine cuisine aboard the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant as you tour the streets of Melbourne.

Highlights

  • Cruise, dine and see the best highlights of Melbourne on this comprehensive full-day tour
  • Cruise the Yarra River
  • Enjoy a coach tour of Melbourne, visit Chinatown, St Paul's Cathedral, Mt Dandenong summit, Old Melbourne goal and Fitzroy Gardens
  • Conclude your Melbourne experience with an unforgettable 3-course dinner in a colonial 1948 tramcar restaurant
  • Informative and friendly guide
  • Plenty of photo opportunities
  • Hotel pickup from centrally located Melbourne hotels

Yarra River Cruise:

  • Enjoy a scenic cruise on the Yarra River
  • Experience our early settlement days with views of the barque 'Polly Woodside'
  • Spectacular views of the city skyline
  • See the West Gate Bridge

Coach Tour

  • Chinatown
  • St Pauls Cathedral and Flinders Street Station
  • Arts and Cultural Centre
  • Kings Domain Gardens
  • Shrine of Remembrance
  • Fashionable suburbs of South Yarra and Toorak
  • Visit Sherbrooke Forest - heart of the Dandenongs. Tall eucalypts, kookaburras and bellbirds
  • Share Bush Billy tea with the locals& colorful crimson rosellas and king parrots!
  • Pass through quaint villages noted for their restaurants, craft shops and beautiful gardens
  • Visit Mt Dandenong summit
  • Return to the city, passing Fitzroy Gardens and St Patricks Cathedral
  • Old Melbourne Gaol
  • Queen Victoria Market
  • Law Courts and Flagstaff Gardens

Tramcar (Early Dinner)

  • An unforgettable experience of dining in the 1948 colonial tram car restaurant as it glides through Melbourne's streets on to South Melbourne, St Kilda, Prahan and Malvern. Privacy is assured with one-way windows and with modern conveniences you'd expect to find in a first-class restaurant.
  • A sumptuous three-course dinner (appetizer, main & dessert). Includes beverages from the fully stocked bar (Australian wine, beer, spirits, soft drinks, tea & coffee).

Schedule Details

Best of Melbourne City Tour with Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Dinner

Cruising the Yarra River

Departs:

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Departure Point: Tour departs from Federation Square, corner of Flinders and Russell Street Departure Time:

  • 11.55am

Duration:

7 hours (approx.)

Return details:

Concludes at Normandy Road (the Tramcar departure point), near the Crown Casino, at approximately 7.15pm

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Additional Information

Inclusions:
    • Experienced tour guide / driver
    • Guided coach tour of Melbourne
    • National park fees
    • Yarra River scenic cruise
    • Aussie style Bush Billy tea
    • Boxed picnic lunch
    • 3-course dinner aboard the Tramcar Restaurant (Early Dinner)
Exclusions:
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
Additional Info:

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Please confirm lunch choice at time of booking
  • Dress code is smart casual on board the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Itinerary:

Lunch Box Menu

  • Lunch Box One - Focaccia with roasted beef, mozzarella, tomato, avocado and basil pesto with French style blueberry cheesecake
  • Lunch Box Two - Chapatis wrapped with Tandoori chicken, red onion, baby spinach and seasonal vegetables with flourless chocolate cake
  • Lunch Box Three - Focaccia with eggplant, zucchini, roasted pacific red capsicum, pumpkin, basil pesto and feta cheese with lemon tart

The Colonial Tramcar Sample Menu:

Appetizer:

  • Cream, liver and cognac pate crowned with a port wine and pink peppercorns
  • Roasted red capsicum dip served with assorted crisp bread
Main Courses:
  • Macadamia chicken grilled breast on sweet potato mash and baby spinach with a macadamia pesto sauce
  • Victoria farmed eye fillet of beef resting on a sweet potato and herb rosti, with seasoned vegetables and wild mushroom jus
Desserts:
  • Warm sticky date pudding topped with butterscotch sauce served with cream
  • White chocolate and passionfruit parfait with praline and raspberry coulis

Beverages:

  • Wines - selected Victorian red and white wines
  • From the bar - Beer, Whisky, Brandy, Gin, Vodka, Bacardi Rum and Dry Vermouth
  • Coffee and tea
  • Liqueurs - Port, Cognac, Drambuie, Dom Benedictine, Cointreau and Tia Maria

Please note: Menu's are subject to change

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5 star rating: Highly Recommended

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5 star rating: Highly Recommended

Superb day out for all and the meal on the tramcar was limited (due to space) But the food on ...  Read more ›

 

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