4.9 Stars / 658 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 $75! 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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History, laneways and Tucked Away Bars Wow! Jay was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! His level of knowledge was exceptional, with interesting stories at each stop. We got to see parts of the city we would never have found, tucked away bars and historical sites. Totally recommend this tour - ask for Jay when you book!read moreread less
Sophie C15/07/26 - Perfect way to discover fascinating legends and interesting facs about Melbourne I like the whole concept of the tour. In just 3 hours, I learned so many fascinating legends and interesting facs about Melbourne that I had't discovered during my 5 months of living here. Absolute worth every dollar!
Our tour guide Jay was fantastic - knowledgeable, funny, and incredibly engaging. He created a great atmosphere throughout the tour, and I really enjoyed the selection of hidden bars we visited. He also recommended several other bars that I'm looking forward to checking out another time. Overall, it was a fantastic experience, and I would highly recommend it!read moreread less Amar B11/07/26 - A great experience! A great experience! Lots of fun history of how booze has led this city over it's time, while also being shown great locations for a drink along the way. The guide, Tom, was fun, energetic and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in history or being the person who can take someone around the city and show them hidden gem locations.read moreread less Madi B05/07/26
- Exploring hidden corners Brilliant way to explore the unknown corners of the city. Jay, our guide, was knowledgeable, informative but, most importantly, entertaining. He filled the night with tales from both the past and present. He took us to three bars that we would never have found and tailored them to suit us. The night was filled with laughter, great vibes and cool cocktails. This tour was a highlight of our trip.read moreread less Simone B28/06/26
- Creepy History Drinking Tour We had the best time with Lenny on our tour yesterday. So many good stories and facts about the dark side of Melbourne. Stopped at 3 awesome bars 🙂read moreread less Emily R28/06/26
- Perfect whiskey and gin experience Wow what a fantastic way to explore some beautiful Melbourne bars and taste delicious whiskeys and gins. Brigitte entertained us and informed us of the history at the same time - her knowledge and passion for the subject was amazing. Would definitely recommend the tour.
Special mention to our "nemesis" tour guide Jay who ran the laneway tour at the same time - that's the next tour on the list.read moreread less Janine C18/06/26 - Hidden gems we never knew existed - Right in our own home city!!! Brigitte was an absolute gem of a guide—knowledgeable, passionate, and clearly loves what she does. As people who consider ourselves pretty familiar with the city, we were genuinely surprised by how many hidden gems we discovered right in our own backyard. Melbourne CBD has so many secret spots we never knew existed. A brilliant way to see the city with fresh eyes—highly recommend for visitors and locals alike! We now have a new appreciation for Gin and Whiskey!read moreread less Navigate2665141404115/06/26
- A great afternoon A wonderful evening (even in the rain). 3 fantastic bars that I would never of found. A great group of people. Our guide Jay was brilliant. Great knowledge, well delivered with heaps of weird and wonderful funny stories, he really made the tour the best.read moreread less Sightsee62326314/06/26
- Great afternoon Great afternoon, Jay was a fantastic hostread moreread less 711gbt14/06/26
- Gin and Whiskey tours...DO IT!! We had a wonderful afternoon with Brigette tge Venetian Voyager she was outstanding, thoughly enjoyed the afternoon with excellent company and great Gins and Whiskeys Brigette definitely knew the best places to go. Would definitely highly recommend for those interested in Gin and Whiskey and a little history along the way. May even look at one of the other tours in the future..great dayread moreread less StephenM52313/06/26
