Best of Melbourne City Tour with Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Dinner

Location:Melbourne, Australia
Duration:7 hours (approx.)
TOUR Code:3998_352

From USD $184.61 View price calendar

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

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

Tour and Pricing Options

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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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