5 Day Fully Guided Tour
Welcome to Melbourne
Five days. One legendary city. From rooftop drinks above the skyline to the Bondi coastal walk and a ferry across the iconic harbour – this is Sydney the way it should be experienced. You’ll meet your people on Day 1, tick off the bucket list by Day 5, and leave with your Australian adventure in full swing.
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Start: Melbourne
End: Melbourne
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5 Days / 5 Nights
Tour Length
🗺️
Fully Guided
Travel Style
👥
Max 22 People
Group Size
✈️
Airport Pickup
Included
💼
Working Holiday
Support Included
Top Experiences
Hosier Lane
Melbourne’s most famous laneway and the heartbeat of the city’s street art scene. Every wall tells a different story – and it changes every time you visit.
Brighton Beach
Colourful beach huts, golden sand and the Melbourne skyline shimmering across the bay. One of those spots that looks unreal in photos and somehow even better in person.
Point Ormond
The most iconic sunset spot. Stand at the top of the hill and take in elevated views over Melbourne’s city skyline stretching out behind you.
Queen Victoria Market
One of the largest open air markets in the Southern Hemisphere. Fresh food, local produce, souvenir stalls and the early morning energy that makes you feel like a Melbournian.
Explore Melbourne, VIC
Where You'll Stay & Go
Tick off Melbourne’s hidden laneways, coffee culture, sports scene, beaches and more – all included in your 5 day Melbourne tour.
Arriving on a Working Holiday? Too Easy.
Come for the experience. Leave sorted for the adventure
This tour is built around Melbourne – the city, the people and the moments. But if you’re on a Working Holiday Visa, we haven’t forgotten you. Everything you need to hit the ground running in Australia is included in your tour, completely free and totally on your terms.
Off-shore eSIM
Aussie Phone Number
Tax File Number
Bank Account
Employment Session
Job Board Access
Your Melbourne Itinerary
Meet & Greet
Day 1
Welcome to Melbourne. Tonight we’re not letting you sit in your room scrolling through your phone. Meet your guide and your new travel family over a welcome dinner on the banks of the Yarra River, then raise a glass with riverside drinks as the city lights up around you. This is how your Australian adventure begins.
Landing a few days before? No worries! Your airport pickup is included and can be arranged for any time on any day before the tour. Need extra nights accommodation? You can book these at checkout.
Discover the Cultural Capital
Day 2
Today we show you why Melbourne is unlike anywhere else in Australia. Your morning takes you through the CBD and into Hosier Lane – a hidden laneway filled with floor to ceiling street art. Everywhere you look, you’ll spot something new and with new pieces appearing overnight, you could be the first to view the latest artwork!
From there your guide will take you on an Aboriginal Heritage Walk to learn about the Wurundjeri people and the deep history of Naarm – Melbourne’s traditional name – long before the city skyline existed. It’s one of those experiences that genuinely changes the way you see the place you’re standing in.
The afternoon is yours to spend at ACMI (Australia’s museum of screen culture), or the NGV, the largest art gallery in the Southern Hemisphere. Then the day closes out in Chinatown. One of the oldest in the world, lantern-lit streets and some of the best food you’ll eat in Australia.
Your Day, Your Way
Day 3
Today is your opportunity to get out of the city and tick off an iconic slice of Victoria right on Melbourne’s doorstep. You and your group can add on a guided day trip to the Great Ocean Road – the most famous road trip in the world! Dramatic coastal cliffs, ancient rainforest and the legendary Twelve Apostles rising out of the Southern Ocean. Add it on at checkout when booking this tour.
Not doing a day trip? Melbourne is still yours to explore. Your guide will set you up with a list of recommendations for places outside your itinerary – new beaches, neighbourhoods and hidden gems to discover on your own terms, with or without your group.
And if you’re on a Working Holiday Visa, everything you need is in your FREE optional Welcome Pack to read in your own time. Your Welcome Pack includes everything you need to hit the ground running in Australia. Think TFN, bank account setup and an employment webinar. If you want to go deeper on anything, a 1-on-1 with a member of our team is available whenever suits you – today, tomorrow or any time during your stay in Sydney. Add your Welcome Pack to your booking for free at checkout and keep it for your entire time in Australia.
Brighton Beach to St Kilda
Day 4
Think Melbourne is just a metropolitan city? Think again! In fact Melbourne’s coast line is stunning and has a completely different atmosphere to the CBD. We start at Brighton Beach, most known for its iconic and individually designed bathing boxes, from there we’ll walk along the coastline to St Kilda with a halfway stop at Point Ormond for the best city skyline view in Melbourne.
Once we reach St Kilda, you’ll have some free time to explore the sunny seaside suburb before finishing the day with drinks as the sun drops over the ocean.
Queen Victoria Market & the City
Day 5
This might be your last day but we’re making it count! The morning will start at Queen Victoria Market – one of the largest open air markets in the Southern Hemisphere. Here you’ll find fresh produce, incredible coffee and souvenir stalls aka one of the best places to purchase the classic ‘Australia’ t-shirt!
In the afternoon we’ll head up the Skytower for one final panoramic view across the whole city, then the afternoon is yours – State Library, museums or just soaking up the city one last time before dinner in the CBD.
What's Next?
See what else you can do
Your Welcome to Melbourne tour might be over, but your Australian adventure is just getting started. Here’s how to keep it going:
Welcome to Sydney | 5 Days
Melbourne and Sydney are two completely different cities and honestly, you need both. Jump on a flight or overnight bus up to Sydney and experience Australia’s harbour city – coastal walks, ferry hopping, rooftop drinks and a city that wears its beauty effortlessly. Two iconic cities, two completely different adventures, one trip you’ll never forget.
Welcome to Australia: Melbourne to Cairns | 44 Days
Want the full adventure? Upgrade your Welcome to Melbourne into our 44-day Melbourne to Cairns tour and take on Melbourne, Sydney and the entire East Coast. One booking, one group, the trip of a lifetime.
Tour Inclusions
- Get picked up from the airport and taken to your hostel, any day, any time
- Feel at ease with our Group Meet and Greet Session
- Fall in love with Melbourne on our guided City Walking Tour
- Get to know each other at our welcome meal
- Learn about Indigenous Culture on our Aboriginal Heritage Walk
- Experience Melbourne like a local on our Laneways and Street Art Tour
- Enjoy a farewell meal after the best week of your life
- 5 nights dorm accommodation at Little Drifter North Melbourne
- Extra nights/private upgrades available
- 1 Lunch
- 4 Dinners
- Food tasters on food and drink tour
- Wine tasting
- Suitable for vegans
- Suitable for vegetarians
- Gluten free options available
- Connect with your group on WhatsApp, before, throughout and after the tour
- Lifetime membership with Welcome to Travel
- Access to free regular Welcome to Travel events
- Discounted rates for Melbourne and Sydney events (parties, bar crawls)
- Private lifetime member Facebook group access
- Airport shuttle to hostel on arrival
- City trams
- Bank account set up
- Tax File Number (TFN) organised
- Phone sim set up (available for purchase)
- Employment information session
- 1-on-1 Employment meeting
- Travel information session
- 1-on-1 Travel meeting
- Book other activities with the help of our Community Team
- Customised travel planning and expert travel advice
- Resume writing and interview advice
- Exclusive access to our Resources Website and Job Board
- Weekly jobs email
- Superannuation set up help
- Medicare set up help
- Mail holding in the Welcome to Travel office
- National travel specials and discounts
- Ongoing travel help after your tour
Payment Plans Available
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Free Date Changes*
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Only $400AUD Deposit
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Final price is based on today’s exchange rates. Tour charges are in AUD.
For tours starting in the first week of January 2027, a maximum of 2 pre-tour nights are available to book online.
If you’d like to request additional pre-tour nights, please contact our Reservations Team at [email protected].
See more of Australia in one tour.
Your Welcome to Sydney is just the beginning. Combine it with our East Coast tour or add Melbourne for the full Australian adventure – all in one seamless booking.
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Welcome to Melbourne
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Welcome to Sydney
5 Days
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CONTINUE THE ADVENTURE
Welcome to Australia: East Coast
30 Days
How it works
Step 1
You are here
Welcome to Melbourne – 5 days guided in the city with a group.
Step 2
Want to do the same in Sydney?
Head to Sydney for 5 days before joining the East Coast tour.
Step 3
Add the East Coast
Flow straight from Sydney into our 30-day East Coast tour. Sydney to Cairns, one group, one booking.
Welcome to Melbourne
Welcome to Sydney
East Coast
42 Days → Melbourne to Cairns
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What Happens After You Book Your Tour?
Make Memories Fund
A portion of every booking goes towards good.
Every booking includes a donation to the Make Memories Fund split across four causes: land, ocean, First Nations culture and social impact. On tour we also educate on how to respect the country, showcase First Nations culture and highlight the issues that matter.
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