Rooftop Bars & Ripping Tales Tour
Rooftop bars blend with tall tales on this CBD tour.
Melburnians have always loved drinks with a view – from Australia’s first rooftop bar in 1969 to the rooftop boom following changes to smoking laws in the 2000s.
Following months of extensive research, we selected some of our favourite rooftop bars and combined them with Melbourne’s most interesting alcohol-related tales to create a unique and memorable experience of sky-high Melbourne.
From our booziest Prime Minister to divas taking champagne baths, join us for an unforgettable afternoon.
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Visit 3 Rooftop Bars
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Ripping Stories
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CBD Start & Finish
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2.5-3 Hours
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Small Groups (12ppl)
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$140 Bonus Value
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Tour Inclusions
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Visit 3 Rooftop Bars
Your tour host will handpick three of Melbourne’s best rooftop bars. You’ll have a beer, wine, cocktail, low shelf spirit or soft drink at each venue.
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Unearth Melbourne's Boozy History
You won’t get this kind of history from any other tour: from golden beginnings to divas taking dips in champagne baths, wine prescribing doctors, pistols & pinot and drunken PMs, we uncover the boozy side of Melbourne’s past.
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Unlock the DHT APP
Exclusive for our guests, the DHT App unlocks more of Melbourne’s unique history including content, bar maps and more.
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Bonus Goodies!
More than $140 worth of extras! Naked Wines ($100 off).The Whisky Club (free gift with purchase). Grip6 Wallets ($10 off). Clementine’s (gift with purchase over $50).
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Get Expert Tips
Need some help with other parts of your Melbourne trip? Contact Ben the Boss and he’ll email you back some custom recommendations!
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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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Fun tour. We really enjoyed this experience. Jay was a great guide, very engaging and made the journey interesting and entertaining. Would defininitely recommend this tour to others.read moreread less
Explore65623424/05/26 - Great tour, great tastings, great staff!! Loved every minute! Bridgette really knew her stuff and was full of lots of interesting stories and facts about the history of gin and whiskey in Australia. A fantastic selection of tastings and all the staff we met were so welcoming! Would definitely recommend!!read moreread less Jolene L17/05/26
- Definitely the drinking tour to book I had an amazing time with Maria on my tour! The bars were unique, cozy, and well selected and I learned a lot about Melbourne's history. Sometimes the tour doesn't stop there either, being a solo traveller and having no plans for the rest of the night, Maria invited me to dinner with herself and a friend, and I got a few more bar recommendations along the way. All in all, the tour was exactly what I was hoping it would be and was absolutely worth doing, especially if you have Maria as a guide!read moreread less
Mariah G17/05/26 - A spine-chilling time! Had a blast with this tour! Maria did an excellent job taking us through unique locations in the Melbourne CBD and telling creepy, engaging and surprising stories. All the locations were exceptional and fit the vibes of the night very well. Would recommend!read moreread less Akira H15/05/26
- Fantastic Experience! A surprise present for my partner - we loved every minute of the Creepy Tales tour. Jay (aka S-Jay) was knowledgeable, enthusiastic and entertaining. The bars (and cocktails) were also amazing. We highly recommend DHT. We cannot wait to book with Jay again!read moreread less JoC217311/05/26
- Exceptional! Highly recommend! I had such an amazing time on the creepy tales tour. It helped me to view Melbourne in a completely different way. Tess was such a friendly, fun and informative guide. The bars we visited were incredible, with some of the best cocktails I've ever tried. And the banter between Tess and her colleague Jay was truly top notch and really added to the overall experience. What marvellous humans they are. I would 100% recommend this tour!read moreread less Jessica B10/05/26
- Newts critique of Jay Jay WAS the tour and Melbourne showed us around Jays vivid imagination. Aside from his historic recall and his amiable disposition, Jays facts and theories filled Melbourne’s inanimate with energy and vibrations of years past. And his choice of bars was perfect.read moreread less Global3784377628810/05/26
- Great tour of places I would have never been with new friends. Maria our tour guide was very knowledgeable of the history of bars and hotels. She was also friendly and extremely helpful. It was interesting tour that took us to places we did t know despite having travelled to Melbourne on many other occasions. Our group stayed and talked well beyond the set tour time and left feeling like friends.read moreread less Rob J19/04/26
- Great Tour Great tour, Maria was a great guide!read moreread less Labergenser19/04/26
- Top class bar crawl! Michael was a cool guide and a lot of fun plenty of stories and historical anecdotes. We enjoyed three top bars, and a couple of them would never have been found! Recommendread moreread less
Holly L11/12/23
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Our Guarantee
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ONLY GOOD BARS
We only take you to bars we really like (no kickbacks or commissions).
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MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
If you don’t have one, we’ll give you your money back.
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FLEXIBILITY
If you need to cancel 24 hours before your tour, you’ll get a refund or a gift voucher.
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Final Details...
Frequently Asked Questions
Which bars will I get to visit?
We work with more than 6 rooftop bars, and we like to rotate through the bars we visit so no one tour is the same!
Are drinks included?
Depends on the ticket price – we have options for both.
Do you do private versions of this tour?
For sure! You’ll find all the information you need to book a private tour on our private tours page. Our tours are great for birthday parties, corporate events, or just getting together with friends for a fun night out.
Are tours wheelchair accessible?
Yes, with a but. We’ll need you to contact us before you book so we can make sure the bars we select for your tour date are wheelchair friendly
How much walking is involved?
This tour is a gentle 1km of walking. The pace is not designed for elite athletes – a basic level of fitness will do!
How long does a tour last?
This tours lasts ~2.5 hours, all up, although they can go for up to 3 hours if we have delays or if everyone is just having a really great time!
That includes about 1.5 hours of walking (no more than 10mins without stopping) and 1.5 hours of socialising/bar visits.
During that time you’ll visit three of the city’s best bars, with 30-40 minutes at each bar to try some delicious drinks and soak up the atmosphere.
Of course, we finish our tour at the final bar, so you’re welcome to stick around there for as long as you want!
Does the tour include food?
How long do we stay at each bar?
We stay at bars 1 and 2 for about 30mins – enough for one drink. We appreciate that feels like a small amount of time, but if we stayed any long the tour would be too long, and we wouldn’t get to see everything! We finish the tour at our final bar, so you are free to stay on after the tour has finished.
I want to buy a gift card! How does that work?
Sure! So gift cards can be bought on this page, by selecting “Buy Gift Card” instead of “Book Now”.To redeem your gift card, simply return to this page, select “Book Now”, choose your date and enter the Gift Card voucher code at checkout.You can buy gift cards for any tour, but sadly, we can’t sell single value cards (i.e. $100 Gift Card).
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A FULL BELLY
The tour includes a drink at each bar, but not food, so please eat before the tour..
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RAIN, HAIL OR SHINE
The tour departs regardless of what the Thunder God throws at us.
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APPROPRIATE CLOTHING
Take a jumper/jacket or your hat/sunscreen. Wear comfortable footwear (no thongs, but sandals are fine).