4.9 Stars / 626 Reviews
Melbourne’s Best Hidden Bar & History Walking Tours.
How Do Our Tours Work?
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More Fun Than A Walking Tour
Think of us as the bar tour that grew up, got a haircut and studied history at university.
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Choose Your Tour & Ticket
Select the tour you fancy and a ticket that works for you, with tours from just $65! Life happens, so you can cancel or modify your tour up to 24 hours before it runs.
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Meet Your Guide
We’ll send you Google Map directions to the meeting point by email and text, including your guide’s name and phone number.
Our Future Tour Dates
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"Drinking History Tours is a Melbourne gem...get on it."
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"If you find walking tours too sober and pub crawls declassé, this is the walk for you."
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"The perfect combination of history, humour, socialising and, of course, drinking."
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5/5 Great Tour, great stops, Great guide. Jay our tour guide was awesome. Took us through some great spots with some rich history of Melbourne. The bars were great and the stories were so interesting, and spooky.read moreread less
Paradise0502936931706/03/26 - Fun times Great time. Very interesting tour. Learned a lot plus had a great time at the bars, we stopped at. Great tour guide!read moreread less Andie D24/02/26
- Plenty to see and stories to share Tom took us on a terrific tour of laneways bars and was great fun. Knowledgable, informative and a sense of humour, will tell others it’s a tour well worth doingread moreread less 147TonyL22/02/26
- Too good to miss. Maria was amazing. Full of interesting and relevant information. She was easy to listen too and engaging. I would recommend tour to anyone. We had the best time and would do it again if back here.read moreread less Valerie P20/02/26
- A great way to see the city A really fun way to see a side of Melbourne we didn't know about, and get to visit some really cool bars along the way. Tom was great, and the time allowed at the bars was perfect. The walk is not too taxing and when you finish for the night you can stay at the last bar and continue socialising with those you've met on the tour. I would highly recommend!read moreread less Angela D19/02/26
- Stories, Speakeasies & Street Art With Cocktails My husband and I spent an evening on a walking history tour of Melbourne with our guide Maria, and it turned out to be one of the most fun ways to explore the city. She shared the origins of Melbourne with plenty of personality, led us through colourful artwork tucked into hidden laneways, and AC/DC Lane and Hosier Lane were clear highlights. Along the way she pointed out secret speakeasy locations, walked us through the old red light district, showed historic theatres and an old-school men’s club, and kept the night moving with cocktails at several bars. After the tour they sent us maps and local tips for the rest of our time in Melbourne, which was a really nice touch. Great stories, great walk, great way to see a different side of the city — highly recommend.read moreread less Jennifer M17/02/26
- Amazing tour with Jay Jay was an amazing tour guide and story teller! Despite living in Melbourne my whole life, I learned so much about the history and visited some cool bars along the way. Couldn’t recommend this enough!read moreread less Traveler2030060078315/02/26
- History, cocktails and more! Jay was an awesome tour guide telling tall tales of Melbournes days gone by all the while keeping us thoroughly entertained. Would definitely recommend this walk down history lane.read moreread less Marguerita C14/02/26
- Best way to spend an afternoon Intimate walking tour with Jay, exploring Melbourne's creepy past and hidden gem bars. Jay was knowledgeable and a lot of fun. We had a fantastic afternoon and I can't wait to do another one!read moreread less Tyler S14/02/26
- Laneways Discovery Tour. We thoroughly enjoyed our hidden bars and laneways tour. We saw quirky and interesting parts of our great city that we hadn’t seen before; and enjoyed a drink at a few bars that we would never have found ourselves. The tour was made all the more enjoyable by our personable and knowledgeable tour guide Jay.read moreread less Brendan M10/02/26
