Private Melbourne City Tour, half day or full day

From A$749 for the private vehicle and up to 4 guests, priced for the whole group. Larger groups start from A$899 for 5–7 guests, and from A$1,199 for 8–10 guests. The half-day City & Bayside tour is from A$549 for up to 4 guests. Longer reserved time, added regions and peak dates are quoted higher, and the final total is confirmed in your written quote.

Seven stops running north to south to west with no backtracking: Queen Victoria Market, Hosier Lane and the Block Arcade, Fitzroy Gardens, the Shrine of Remembrance and the Royal Botanic Gardens edge, lunch and the pier at St Kilda, the Brighton Bathing Boxes and Williamstown over the West Gate Bridge. About eight hours door to door; every stop is free to visit except Cooks' Cottage, which you book. Swap any stop for one that matters more to you and we check the pacing before it goes in writing.

Yes: about four and a half hours, from A$549 for the private vehicle and up to 4 guests, morning or afternoon. It covers Queen Victoria Market, Hosier Lane and the Block Arcade, the Shrine and the Botanic Gardens edge, St Kilda and the Brighton Bathing Boxes. A coffee stop fits; a lunch stop does not. The full day is from A$749.

By car it is about half an hour from the city centre, depending on traffic. By train, the Sandringham line stops at Brighton Beach station, and you walk along the beach to the boxes on Dendy Street Beach. On both of our city tours the driver takes you there after St Kilda, so there is no train or parking to plan.

Yes, that is how the day is built: the market and the laneways first because the market closes mid-afternoon, the bayside after lunch, Williamstown last via the West Gate Bridge. Queen Victoria Market is closed on Monday and Wednesday, so the arcades take its place on those days.

Your private vehicle and driver come with local destination knowledge and practical advice. Your driver transports your group safely, waits while you explore and collects you at agreed places and times, within the agreed route and reserved window. The standard service does not include a tour guide or conducted guided visits. A separate guide can be arranged at extra cost, subject to availability and a written quote before booking.

Your written quote confirms the reserved time and agreed route. Within that plan, your group sets the pace at each stop. Extra stops or longer travel can affect timing and the final total, so ask and we will confirm what fits before travel.

Later than most people expect. Bookings have been confirmed with a few days' notice and sometimes less, subject to a vehicle and driver being free. Ask — the worst answer is that the date is taken.

From A$749 for the private group, up to 4 guests on a standard route. Longer reserved time, larger parties, added regions and peak dates are quoted higher. Personalised written quote after route, timing, vehicle fit and availability are checked. One agreed Melbourne and nearby-suburbs route is confirmed in writing; longer regional travel is not included unless your written quote lists it. Paid entries are booked by you unless your written quote lists them. The quote lists the exact inclusions and exclusions.

The date, pickup and drop-off, route, reserved time, party, child-restraint requests, luggage, mobility needs, vehicle fit, tickets and requested inclusions are checked for the specific enquiry.

Meals, drinks, accommodation, personal purchases, route changes and time beyond the written pickup-to-drop-off window are separate unless expressly included. Paid entries are booked by you unless your written quote lists them.

Reserved time starts at the agreed pickup and ends at the agreed drop-off. Route, stops, timing and any related costs are confirmed in the written quote. Any customer-requested extension depends on driver availability and a written extra-time amount.

Yes. The example day is a starting point, not a fixed list. Tell us the stops that matter most and the ones to drop; we check that the new list fits the safe driving time, venue sessions and the reserved time, then put the agreed route in writing. Adding stops without dropping any usually means more reserved time and a higher written total.

No. Paid entries such as a sanctuary, a train, the penguins, hot springs or a gondola are booked by you unless your written quote lists them, so you choose the tickets and the session; we build the day around the time you hold. Every stop in the example days that is marked free costs nothing to visit.

Book 2 or more days in one quote and the second and later days are 10% off. The 10% comes off the lower-priced day or days; the highest-priced day in the quote stays at full price. The days, the routes and each day’s total are set out in the one written quote.

Provide every child’s age and restraint request. Feasibility, the suitable option and vehicle fit are checked and confirmed in writing before booking.

Attraction sessions and opening hours can change by date, season and event. We check the relevant official visitor information when planning the route. Paid entries are booked by you unless your written quote lists them.

You can request practical prayer-stop timing and dining stops that suit your group. Serene plans transport and timing; meals and venue suitability are not guaranteed or supplied unless specifically confirmed in writing.