Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Melbourne opened Australia’s first rooftop bar in 1969 and launched a frenzy of new rooftop bars 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.
This is Melbourne's only rooftop bar experience, giving you unprecedented access to some of the city's best high rise drinking spots - from rooftops with hanging gardens to Italian themed, sun soaked decks.
No other tour combines visits to some of Melbourne's best rooftop bars (with a beer, wine or cocktail at each) with the stories and ...
Highlights
2 hours and 45 minutes
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 45 minutes
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
(Drinks Upgrade Price) A wine/beer/cocktail/low shelf spirit at each bar
Photos of your tour
Bar Map of Melbourne
Tour Host
Meeting Points
Departure
Old Treasury Building
Please meet us on the steps of the Old Treasury Building.
Return
Hardware Lane
Exact ending point will depend on which bars we visit.
Rooftop Bars and Ripping Tales of Melbourne
East Melbourne
About
Melburnians have always loved drinks with a view.
Melbourne opened Australia’s first rooftop bar in 1969 and launched a frenzy of new rooftop bars 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.
This is Melbourne's only rooftop bar experience, giving you unprecedented access to some of the city's best high rise drinking spots - from rooftops with hanging gardens to Italian themed, sun soaked decks.
No other tour combines visits to some of Melbourne's best rooftop bars (with a beer, wine or cocktail at each) with the stories and ...
Highlights
2 hours and 45 minutes
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 45 minutes
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
(Drinks Upgrade Price) A wine/beer/cocktail/low shelf spirit at each bar
Photos of your tour
Bar Map of Melbourne
Tour Host
Meeting Points
Departure
Old Treasury Building
Please meet us on the steps of the Old Treasury Building.
Return
Hardware Lane
Exact ending point will depend on which bars we visit.
Items | Rooftop Bars and Ripping Tales of Melbourne
Itinerary
1
Old Treasury Building
We start our tour at the former home of Melbourne's gold reserves to learn about the City's golden age.
5 minutes
2
Parliament House of Victoria
A quick stop at the home of the State Government to talk about our boozy leaders!
5 minutes
3
Meyers Place Bar
This is where our famed laneway culture began.
5 minutes
4
Meyers Place Bar
Bar Stop. A quick stop for a drink at our first rooftop bar.
30 minutes
5
Liverpool Street
Heading into Melbourne's former red light district, we'll hear about the other substances that were taboo during the 19th century...
5 minutes
6
24 Little Bourke St
Deep in the heart of the old red light district, we'll chat about the evolution of Melbourne's laneways
5 minutes
7
Her Majesty's Theatre
The home of the great Nellie Melba, we stop here for a moment to talk about the history of wine in Victoria.
8
Southern Cross Lane
The former site of the Eastern Market, we'll discuss how Melbourne's first wine pioneer nearly died in a deadly pistol duel!
5 minutes
9
Pink Alley
Home to one of Melbourne's most famous unsolved murders.
5 minutes
10
169 Melbourne Pl
Bar Stop. Our second rooftop bar awaits, plus another beer, wine or cocktail!
30 minutes
11
Louis Vuitton Melbourne Collins Street
The former palatial home of a certain doctor is the home for our next stop about wine and the men who prescribed it as medicine.
5 minutes
12
The Regent Theatre
Standing outside one of Melbourne's most beautiful theatres, we discuss how theatres led to the rise of a true Australian icon.
13
Dame Edna Lane
Hello Possums! Australia's most loveable diva is the subject of our next stop.
5 minutes
14
Hardware Lane
A mecca for foodies and drinkers, Hardware Lane is our final stop, where we end the tour with a tale of Victoria's most famous beer.
5 minutes
15
388 Bourke St
Bar Stop. Our tour ends at another brilliant rooftop bar for our final beverage.
