Good fun, very enjoyable. Did not feel like work or a chore. Our tour guide (Miss Judy) was excellent!!
My wife has arthritis & a heart condition so undertaking a walking tour was risky & challenging.
However, Miss Judy was very accommodating & reasonable and met a pace that was manageable/comfortable.
Much appreciated!!
The tour was interesting & very enjoyable.
Rates 5 STARS.
Thor Choptiany, MD. (Canada).

Lovely gentle walk through Melbourne with Ola Lovely gentle walk in Melbourne with Ola as our guide! Very informative, saw loads of stuff we would have missed without Ola’s guidance! The coffee break was lovely and the arcades and art were equally impressive! Thanks Ola !

Great experience! This was an amazing experience. Our excellent guide Judy gave us a unique insight into Melbourne “behind the scenes”, with her lively, witty, knowledgeable and incredibly informative stories about the places and people that made/make Melbourne unforgettable. She showed us the soul of the city. This was unlike any other tour we’ve done. We highly recommend it. Get Judy if you can! She really knows how to bring the city to life. Thank you!

Fee is an absolute gem of a tour guide! Her walking tour of Melbourne's laneways and arcades was not only informative but also a truly delightful experience. Her deep knowledge of the history, architecture, and food scene really brought the city to life. Plus, her vibrant personality made the whole tour a joy to be a part of. Highly recommend her!

We had a very nice tour of some of the quaint, less known places, alleys, arcades of downtown Melbourne.
Judy was especially good about pointing out historical information & background of various parts of the downtown area, the people who developed it & Australia, and the places we went were delightful.
Doing the tour the 1st afternoon we were here gave us our bearings, and during our five days stay, it was much easier to navigate where we were, where we were going, etc.
We'nRe very glad we took the tour and commented about it several times during our 5 day stay in Melbourne

Always something new to discover in Melbourne Alice provided an informative and fun tour. I’ve been to Melbourne many times it was great to find new places to explore.

Must do D was fantastic! Very knowledgeable and brought the city to life. Was also great to point out cafes and restaurants to eat at after the tour. Would 100% recommend.

CBD and Byways with Hugo Hugo takes you on an interesting and informative tour of both the Central Business District of Melbourne and its many interesting lanes.

Melinda is a warm, caring tour guide. She knows a great deal about Melbourne, its history, culture, art, food and fashion. We had a great time! It’s an even more beautiful city once you learnt much more about it from Melinda.

If you are visiting Melbourne this is the tour to do first. You will learn so much about the city, where to go and what to do whilst in the city. We did a fantastic tour with Dee who was very knowledgeable and friendly with a good sense of humour. Everyone on the tour also got the chance to ask Dee for personal recommendations of what else to see and do that suited individual interests which was a really nice touch. One of the best walking tours we have done 👍👍

Great morning tour of Melbourne Great tour and Joy was a perfect guide. We saw a lot of the city and got a very good understanding of the culture of Melbourne.

Afternoon well spent with a great guide and the best stories ! Fiona was a great guide, very knowledgeable and just a lovely person to spend an afternoon with. Great stories with stops along the way for great coffee and pastries. Best part was she had the most amazing recommendations for restaurants, bars, shopping etc !!

Our group tour became a private one as it was just the two of us.

Terrific! Deana was an excellent guide, striking the right notes of educator and entertainer. Her knowledge of the lanes and alleyways was great and we had a really great time. The chocolate stop at Mork was fabulous!

Laneways & Arcades Tour Fantastic 3 hour tour of the amazing laneways and arcades of Melbourne. Learnt so much about the history of Melbourne. Saw some amazing wall art. Found great selection of eating & coffee haunts to return to.

Judy was our guide for this fun and very informative tour. She integrated the history with current information in a seamless way. Highly recommended. I was so fascinated I went back and spend the next day wandering lanes and arcades.

Today we had a wonderful and amazing hidden secret tour by our tourguide Judy.
Easy walking and easy listening, she is storyteller by heart, as we wished. She really knows her way around. Showing us quite a lot of Melbourne secret streets, shops and Christmas trees. Thank you so much!

Great day in Melbourne Melinda was a knowledgeable and energetic guide with years of experience. The stops were fun and impressive views into history of Melbourne. She was also a valuable source of recommendations for after the tour ended. I would heartily recommend to all visitors to Melbourne

Not only very knowledgeable but very personal and passionate Our guide was Alice. So this review is for her :)

Thank you so much Alice for this perfect introduction room to Melbourne! Not only did we find you very knowledgeable but also very passionate about the city and what makes it special.
Bernhard and I enjoyed our time together so much! We loved our conversations and personal connections and appreciated your huge and rounded knowledge.

Walking Melbourne to see the historical buildings, taste the drinks, stare at the street art and wander the lanes D walked us around, making the history of the buildings come alive, making me want to meet up “under the clocks” Around each corner was a new story or new street art to marvel at

Highly recommend this tour! A wonderful experience touring the lanes and arcades of Melbourne with Deeanna. She was insightful , delightful, knowledgeable and a great sense of humour. We learned so much about the city, its history, the art and the vibe that it carries today! She taught how to speak like an Aussie!

Our Morning Lanes & Arcades Tour with Deanna was excellent! It was an informative way to explore Melbourne, learn about it's history, & discover all the amazing lanes & arcades hidden within the city streets that we may not found. She also provided information to help us explore after the tour ended. Would highly recommend to get a taste of the city.

Discover the hidden secrets of Melbourne City We did this tour on november 24th 2025. Our guide was Melinda. After a bit of a messy start (the meeting location, TimeOut Cafe is hidden behind the construction site for a new station), we got off. Through a labyrinth of smalle streets, ally’s, bypasses and hidden bypasses Melinda took us through the district. Showing buildings, food-places, shops, street art and wonderful places you would be able to easily find on your own.
Meanwhile explaning about the history of Melbourne and Australia. We eg visited a Victorian dome hidden in a new high rise building and a high fashion shop (almost) in a church. Excellent tour with an excellent guide. Highly recommended.

We did a walking tour with Judy through the inner city of Melbourne. What a delight and very interesting. Judy was great and explained lots of history and stories about the past. Thank you!!

Dee is a delight! She was very accommodating to our needs, gave us an excellent history and personalization. Dee was very accommodating to our slower pace. Gave us excellent information, delicious food and took us to AC/DC Lane and to learn about opals at our request. It was like spending a few hours with a friend. Would highly recommend going on any tour with her!

Great introduction to Melbourne! Lovely walk around Melbourne, with a lot of spots you wouldn't necessarily find on your own (and never as efficiently!) with nice backstories to go with them you would not as easily find yourself. Plus, specific tips by the tour guide based on your hotel location on things like rooftop locations or nice restaurants.

Get to know Nelbourne Brilliant introduction to Melbourne. Its history, its architecture, its culture and its food. Oh yes, and it’s chocolate! An excellent springboard for the rest of our trip. A big thank you to Fiona, our guide for the morning.

Deanna was our excellent tour guide of Hidden Secrets of Melbourne. She was articulate, funny, historical and entertaining. A delightful experience and we appreciate the city even more.

Melinda at Hidden Secrets Tours Melinda at Hidden Secrets Tours was a fabulous private guide who showed my husband and me both well-known Melbourne places and hidden street art, arcades and coffee houses. She knew both Melbourne's history and today's chic and bohemian hot spots. Our four-hour tour included a stop at a delightful coffee house and Asian restaurant for lunch. We highly recommend Melinda and Hidden Secrets Tours!

Judy was such a lovely tour guide. We enjoyed the hidden secrets of Melbourne and would definitely recommend doing that tour!!! Thank you so much :)

This was such an fun and interesting tour, little alleys that were full of art and fun little restaurants and shops. The historical buildings that have been kept with updates to types of businesses just made me happy to see. It made me really wish that I had another day in the city to go back and do even more exploring.

Rich and Enjoyable I had a limited time in Melbourne and was on my own, so the Lanes and Arcades tour was a perfect way to maximise my time in the city. My guide was knowledgeable and passionate. I loved seeing all the street art and hearing the story of some of the iconic buildings and spaces in the city.

Excellent hidden secrets tour of Melbourne! After a brief history of the city we explored several of the historic buildings/arcades that have been transformed into shopping/dining venues. We were shown alley ways to a mass display of local art works painted on historic buildings. Secret alleys found only with the help of our excellent guide, Liz. Adventure includes chocolate tasting, coffee and a delicious lunch with wine at a Peruvian restaurant.

I had a Great tour with guide Judy, walking us through hidden secrets in Melbourne, showing us wonderful places, great histories belonging to some of the buildings. Did a walktrough on my own afterwards. Easy doing after our guide marked out our route on a map 🤩 Wonderfull city 💙

What a delightful experience! Great food and wine! What a delightful experience with Fiona! We had such a wonderful time with lots of laughter and exchange of stories! Fiona is a great story teller and she brings the history of Melbourne to live in a fun way! We got to know great restaurants hidden in little nooks and alleys, best of all, the pairing with the wine and food experience is fantastic! If you are a foodie, this is something you must sign up!

Great tour ! Our tour guide Melinda is exceptional. We were late because of confusion with meeting place, but she waited for us to begin. She is exceptionally knowledgeable about the city. The tour was great, and we came away with a better appreciation for the city and better navigation skills :)

A group of us did the Melbourne city tour with Isabel last week and it was so good! The tour covered a lot of different buildings and streets and we heard lots of great stories about the history of the buildings and their inhabitants. Isabel made the tour very enjoyable and connected really well with our group

Bronwyn was a pleasure to spend 3 hours with. Her pace was great. Her passion was remarkable. Her knowledge was appreciated. We had a glorious day for Lanes and Arcades. Tips she shared lead to shopping, a visit to Victoria State Library, a City Circle Tram ride and dinner at Stalactites. Thank you Bronwyn✨

I had no idea what to expect of Melbourne: my mom booked our Australia trip as a gift for both of us, and I decided to let each day be something of a surprise. Despite a rainy, chilly day, Alice's excellent Lanes and Arcades Walking Tour showed me parts of the city I 100% would not have noticed if I had just been wandering on my own. She was extremely considerate of my mom (who walks very slowly, and with a cane), never made her feel like she needed to hurry up, and was so kind as to get on the free tram with us and show us to the Queen Victoria Market (even though it wasn't on the itinerary). I can't recommend Hidden Secret Tours (and Alice as a guide) more highly!

Morning Lanes and Arcades tour was wonderful. In particular our guide Ola was knowledgeable, pleasant, affable, and fun. The history of the downtown area along with the arcades and art was fascinating. The stories behind the various shops and streets are what make the city of Melbourne interesting. Highly recommended.

Unexpectedly enjoyable tour! Guide was knowledgeable and personable. She paced the tour a well and was glad to answer questions. This tour exceeded our expectations.

N ice Walking Tour of Melbourne My wife and I were in Melbourne and decided to take the Lanes & Arcades Walking Tour. We had a good time walking around the city. We stopped at a few places for food and drinks in the arcades. Our guide, Melinda was knowledgable and informative.

Interesting insights into the city We thoroughly enjoyed our tour, led by the very knowledgable Kathy, a Melbourne local who showed an obvious love for her city. She told us stories and gave insights into the history and development of Melbourne and its laneways and arcades, and at the end of the tour we felt that we had a greater appreciation of this marvellous city. We can thoroughly recommend this tour, and if you are lucky enough to have Kathy as your guide, you will be in good hands!

Highly recommended! We had a lot of fun with Dee, our tour Guide. She Shared just the right amount of history and Culture Information, while having a relaxed conversation with us during the whole tour. We really enjoyed the time, discovered so many places and little details, we wouldn‘t have noticed without her showing us. Not to forget the delicious tastings and lunch.

SO many fun things to see, eat, and learn - exceptional! Our guide Dee was fantastic - she gave us the right amount of fun facts, history, and humor. She loves Melbourne and now I do too. From explaining the bounciness of Federation Square, the emu and kangaroo on the Australia coat of arms, the Clocks, Chloe, and showing us many hidden secrets - chocolates, bakeries, shops, a whole-person kaleidoscope, graffiti, and many more things, she kept us smiling and interested. She also helpfully recommended many more things to do in Melbourne, most of which I did (all terrific), and also advised us on things to do in places in Australia we were going next. This tour was exceptional.

Great tour. Melinda knows her stuff. Melinda was a great guide, taking our interests into consideration, as we walked the lanes and alleyways of the CBD, on this private tour. She was filled with stories and insights and patience for my slower walking.

The only "meh" part of our tour was lunch, but in fairness she chose a gluten free restaurant that was on my list of possible "go-tos." The meh-ness was not her but the restaurant.

I would take this tour with her again in a second. She did a great job and was a highlight of our visit to Melbourne.

Our tour with Melinda was splendid in every way. She was funny, knowledgeable, professional and timely. She possesses wonderful listening skills and managed to educate us on Melbourne's secret Lanes and Arcades in the space of only 3 hours.

The Lanes and Arcades walking tour was an excellent way to get to know the CBD part of Melbourne. Our guide Melinda was knowledgeable and engaging. We really enjoyed the morning learning about the area and seeing points of interest that we would otherwise not have noticed.

Interesting sights, architecture and hidden gems A truly excellent experience! A small group of two couples and our tour guide was Bronwyn. She was extremely knowledgeable, funny yet professional. The pace was a nice stroll (rather than a hurried rush) and we saw so many examples of interesting sights, architecture, street art, and hidden gems! Bronson was terrific! I definitely recommend taking this tour!!

Golden Mile Heritage Walk Jim was our guide for the Hidden Secrets Golden Mile Heritage Walk on a Saturday morning. He was extremely pleasant and engaging. He provided a great tour of areas of Melbourne we had not yet seen, and was very knowledgeable about the historical significance of the sites we visited. We really enjoyed our time with him!

If you asked your spunky aunt to give you a private tour of her town, that is the experience you will get with Isabel! She has a great source of knowledge about Melbourne, and brought us around a number of hidden ally ways and streets showing us the street art and the eclectic array of restaurants that are nestled along the center of the city.
Isabel warmed right up to the group and by the end I felt like family. She was very fun to spend the afternoon with.
I would highly recommend doing this day one in Melbourne so you can revisit some of the stores and restaurants you see along the way.
Must do tour to help you get familiar in a new city.

What a fantastic tour - we did the Lanes and Arcades tour, and got so so many places, that would have been impoosible to experinece without local knowledge.

This is a must do, as your first activity in Melbourne, even when arriving on a morning flight. Your Melbourne stay will be so much better when you know the cities secrets.

What a fantastic tour - we did the Lanes and Arcades tour, and got so so many places, that would have been impoosible to experinece without local knowledge.

This is a must do, as your first activity in Melbourne, even when arriving on a morning flight. Your Melbourne stay will be so much better when you know the cities secrets.

Melinda was a professional and experienced tour guide who shared hidden lanes, cultural info and history about a city she is clearly passionate about! Highly recommended!

Discovering Melbourne We thoroughly enjoyed our tour and saw our beautiful city through the eyes of a tourist. Our guide Melinda was lovely and so informative we highly recommend her and Hidden City Tours to anyone wanting to discover the heart of the city of Melbourne.

We did the laneways and arcades tour. What a fantastic morning! So many hidden walkways that in previous visits to Melbourne we have just walked past! Our tour guide was such a wealth of knowledge and passionate about her hometown. Highly recommend!

Ok and a few decent things but too short and too much money The concept of this tour is amazing as there are so many hidden ally's and gems, it's the best part of Melbourne. This tour isn't bad , but it's not great, it's ok. Definitely saw some great ally's and things I would have walked by on my own. For 3 hours, most of our time was standing around and listening to way too much history. And a long time having chocolate and tea. Which was a great spot. But we saw maybe 5 ally's , there are hundreds . The area walked was way to short , the route needs to be expanded exponentially and I would have wanted to see a lot more in 3 hours . Also it's was way too expensive for a 3 hour walking tour. It should be about $40 usd or less not $88 . I would probably do it again but feel like I paid way too much by a lot. In contrast I did an ocean road tour which was about 14 hours, the entire day and we traveled over 500 km, and it was about the same price at $98. Great idea , but could be executed much better

First class tour of some of Melbourne's hidden secrets! Accompanied by friends from the UK, my husband and I were treated to a wonderful tour of Melbourne lanes and arcades. The pace of the tour was perfect, allowing time for us to take in the sights and soak up the information and anecdotes shared by Judy, our wonderful guide. Our stop-off for a chocolate morning tea was delicious. Highly recommended!

Liz was terrific. Accommodating, patient, well informed, & charismatic. So many good recommendations, conversation , & tips & tricks to the city. Our only regret is that we didn’t go on this tour as soon as we arrived in the City! Highly recommend!

LANES AND ARCADES WALKING TOUR The tour was absolutely wonderful and so very informative. Our tour guide was a wealth of knowledge.

Brought Melbourne to life Gentle tour through lanes and streets north of railway station. Fascinating stories by Judy and got to see areas we might not have thought about. Certainly brought Melbourne to life. Lasted about 3 hours with a coffee/chocolate break.