Melbourne Self-Guided Tour for Kids and Families in English
Packed with challenges, quizzes and fantastic facts, this is a unique, self-guided tour especially designed to keep kids 8-15 excited and the whole family having fun as you discover the diverse and colourful centre of Melbourne.
Our Heart of Melbourne route starts at the Old Melbourne Gaol (easily reached by train, tram or taxi) and leads you on a discovery tour of the iconic sites and hidden jewels of central Melbourne. Follow the interactive map to carefully selected locations, have fun as a family with challenges that bring each site to life, and learn the story of Melbourne from its colonial origin to the present day.
You simply download our app, sign up, and your tour will be waiting for you with full instructions!
Do the tour at your own pace, take a break if you want, and you can even come back another day to complete it. The perfect way to keep kids excited and parents happy as you explore the vibrant heart of Melbourne.
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Melbourne Self-Guided Tour for Kids and Families in English
What's included in Melbourne Self-Guided Tour for Kids and Families in English
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Old Melbourne Gaol
Start your tour at the Old Melbourne Gaol, one of Melbourne's earliest buildings, and follow our clues to discover who lived here before the British founded the city.
State Library Victoria
Explore the surprising State Library of Victoria and use your detective skills to find the armour of Australia's most notorious bandit
Melbourne Central
Step inside a shopping centre topped with the world's largest glass cone and discover a tower soaring within it.
Inclusions
- All information and directions to have a great tour are included on the app
- The tour can be done offline (no need for mobile data) once it has been downloaded on the app
- Written Guide/App in English
- Other languages - Tour suitable only if you and your children are comfortable reading English
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Do not purchase this tour if you and your children cannot comfortably read English
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- When you're near the starting point (Old Melbourne Gaol), open the route on the app and our interactive map will show you exactly where to go! Once you're there, all information and directions will be on the app! You don't need to meet anyone or present a ticket.
End Points
- Right opposite Flinders Street station, Melbourne's main public transport hub
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
You do not need to meet anyone or show a ticket at the starting point. All information and directions are on the app! Get going in 3 simple steps! 1. Open the email we sent you via Viator (don't forget to look in your Junk folder if you don't see our email) 2. Download the TripMonsters app from the App Store or Google Play (the link in our email will take you there, or search TripMonsters on the app store) 3. Sign up to the app with the individual customer email address that Viator has created for you - it's shown in the email we sent you (you have to sign up with this email address so we know it's you) Once you've signed up, just follow the prompt on the app to download the Heart of Melbourne tour. When you're near the starting point (Old Melbourne Gaol), open the tour on the app and our interactive map will show you exactly where to go!
