Melbourne Bargain Shopping Tour
4.5
Melbourne Bargain Shopping Tour
By Show Me Melbourne
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Ages 12-99, max of 10 per group
Duration: 8h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- Lunch
- A glass of sparkling wine with lunch (or soft drink or hot drink)
- Local guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's not included- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
- 14 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3004, AustraliaAt the tour bus meeting point in Russell St Extension, near the corner of Flinders St behind Federation Square.
Pickup details- We pick up at, or near, most hotels in the CBD. If your hotel is not on the list please let us know where you are staying and we will advise the closest pick-up point to you.
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5183SHOPPING- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- Outlets visited will vary dependent on availability and season
- If you have a special shopping request, please advise at time of booking. There is a possibility this can be accommodated, subject to itinerary schedule
- Minimum age is 12 years
- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5183SHOPPING
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- Odyssey7019960 contributionsExcellent way to get the lay of the landFound our guide charming and well Informed. A great time for a novice visitor and her Aussie friends.Written 25 October 2023
- Dontwaitdoittoday0 contributionsHidden bars, cocktails and a fun night out!We really enjoyed this tour. The meet up location was easy to find and the bars were all very close. The guide was very polite, informative and friendly. The three bars we visited were all very different and definitely hidden. My only criticism was that for the tour cost I feel more food and perhaps another cocktail should be included. I did like that the guide had inside knowledge and could recommend cocktails. The food that we did receive was delicious. It would've been nice to visit another bar, three was great but four would've been even better. We really enjoyed this tour and would highly recommend it.Written 5 June 2023
- S6757AHbillk0 contributionsBallarat Private Tour - Sovereign HillJess provided a excellent tour of Sovereign Hill and Ballarat surrounds going the extra mile to show the old architecture of Ballarat. We could not fault the tour Jess's efforts and knowledge that she passed on to two older Australians already well versed on our history. We learnt a lot. Jess was a safe driver and always prompt Jess also gave us space for our own appropriate amount of time without prompting. Well done JessWritten 16 April 2023
- Clare B0 contributionsDeffo not the Highway to Hell! Really worth it.Amazing tour and very knowledgeable guide. Taken to lots of different areas and finding out about musicians from the area we didn't know about.Written 18 November 2022
- Ladygaga19100 contributionsGinFlightWe had a fabulous day on our Gin Flight. Discovered places I’d never heard of and tasted some beautiful Gin. A relaxing day with a beautiful lunch provided. Our guide was friendly and it was a lovely way to spend time reconnecting with friends after so long. Lots of laughs and drinks. We honestly didn’t want to come home. I couldn’t recommend this tour more highly.Written 28 January 2022
- wendys1910 contributionsGin flightWe went on the gin flight and were pleasantly surprised and impressed by the places we went to. I couldn't have discovered these gems myself. Great food, great company and of course fabulous gin! We weren't rushed and had ample time to relax and enjoy our surrounds.Written 27 January 2022
- Darren and Caro... G0 contributionsHidden Bars TourI thought I knew a lot of the bars in Melbourne, but I do not. Behind the most inconspicuous doors, in quiet laneways are those intimate bars that we search out for taking someone special or just show off to your friends that you know the hip places!! If you want to know these places, then this is the tour for you. Loved learning about how the bar came into existence (Melbourne has a very chequered history), not to mention the delicious cocktails. Tour guide was very knowledgeable about the bars and Melbourne in general. Great night.Written 6 November 2021
- K5343AGscottf0 contributionsMCG and Brewery tourAfter a technical hitch in February we had rebooked our Sporting tour with brewery tasting for today. And can I say what a great day we both had. Tamara our driver was very knowledgeable as was Jess. The flemington race course was outstanding with the great sunny day. A trip around part of the Albert Park F1 track in the Hiace at full noise lol. Then off to the MCG for a sporting tour with Rod our guide who was great and showed and explained everything to us. Then a very nice lunch at a pub in Richmond followed by a beer tasting. A most enjoyable day and we are looking forward to booking another tour in the future. Thank you guys for a very memorable day. We highly recommend this tour.Written 25 March 2021
- bpkrawczyk0 contributionsFun, Informative and Friendly.My Wife and I were lucky to be the only passengers on the Live Music Melbourne Bus Tour. We found our host/driver to be Fun, Informative and Friendly. The tour is very relaxed and casual with little time pressures to keep moving on. We were disappointed that we couldn’t get into the band rooms at the Corner Hotel, Richmond and the Gershwin Room at the Espy, St Kilda for a behind the scenes look.Written 30 January 2020
- MattandKatG0 contributionsGreat day shoppingMy friend and I enjoyed the day and the variety of shops we went to. Tracey our guide was very friendly and helpful. The Bonds shop was great as a lot of the sale stock had a further 40% off. My friend got some good bargains at the TS shop and we both got great shoe bargains at Diana Ferrari. Lunch was tasty. The only thing we found was that some of the staff in the shops weren't that friendly. The staff at Hilliers chocolate were an exception being very friendly and helpful and we enjoyed a much needed coffee there too. Overall it was a great day and were pleased we did this at the start of our trip as it meant we could go to the DFO at South Wharf and Spencer St outlet and carry on our shopping. We would do this tour again and recommend it.Written 25 October 2017
- Malessa B0 contributionsShopping outlet tourWhile in Melbourne we booked a shopping tour through The Outlet Tours. Was not overly impressed with the choice of outlets and boutiques we went to. Thought we were going to DFO’s. Most of the boutiques were overly priced. Our driver Tracey was lovely and did a good job chauffeuring us around. Was a good way to see the city but can’t say that I would book one of these hours again.Written 6 October 2017
- Kerryn D0 contributionscheap shoppingwhat an awesome day we had! thank you so much us girls had so much fun and spent far too much. Highly recommendedWritten 23 August 2017
- Dianne L0 contributionsShopping TourWe had a lovely day however did feel, like other reviews, Tracey did take us to places were she would get a commission. We did provide information about what we were looking for and these were not necessary covered. I had previously done this tour 2 years ago. Basically other than a couple of different shops thrown it was the same. On the positive my Mum who is + size managed to get some great outfit.Written 30 April 2017
- Pearl melody H0 contributionsGutted and DissapointedWe had limited our shopping everywhere else waiting for this "Oultet Shopping" experience. What a dissapointment. Only 5 people on our tour but ages 21-55+ so I can understand it would have been difficult to please everyone. I felt like we were only taken to places that Tracey could have clipped the ticket on. She wasn't very good at reading the mood of the group for the places we wanted to go etc. Went to 10 shops and purchased from one that wasn't even on the tour (It just happened to be across the road) and from another one that we specfically asked to go there. The shops we were taken to were not that cheap and you felt extremely pressured to purchase items as the designers were standing right there. One of the shops which was classed as a "Jewellery" Shop, made me feel like I had stepped in a time machine back to 2004 in the time of chunky plastic bangles and headbands. I was so so gutted at the end of this day. I felt like I had wasted an entire day of my trip. I had been expecting something more like the DFO outlet shops but it was far from anything like this. I felt like we were taken to all the places where comission could be made on our purchases rather than where we had asked to go and this annoyed the hell out of meWritten 18 April 2017
- Freddy C0 contributionsNot what I expectedMelbourne is known for its outlet shopping malls. This tour takes you to the places you have never heard of. Lots of time in the bus, some items hardly discounted, felt like tour operator more interested in her commission at friends retail outlets than meeting customers needs. Very disappointing as this was the day I was most looking forward to.Written 29 October 2016
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Christine S
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Oct 2019
Outlets were great. Traffic not so great. Seemed to backtrack a few times. Lunch venue was nice and quiet. Food hit the spot.
Written 25 October 2019
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Hi Christine. Thanks for leaving a lovely review for us! I'm so glad you enjoyed the outlets and lunch. Unfortunately traffic can be a problem at times in Melbourne and we just do the best we can. A small amount of backtracking is inevitable as well sometimes as we try to include the best outlets for you and not all of them can be reached on one loop - we need to drive out to one and return via the same road.
Written 8 November 2019
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jennifer c
Auckland, New Zealand1 contribution
May 2019 • Family
Excellent host Very enjoyable outing . Jess was very knowledgeable and you got a great tour of the city along with shopping
Written 11 May 2019
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Tracy G
Rangiora, New Zealand17 contributions
Oct 2018
We got to visit many small outlets we would not have known about. Sifted through a lot of overpriced stock at times but were able to find some genuine bargains. Well worth the time and money and would book on this tour again in the future. A added bonus to get a tiki tour around Melbourne at the same time while driving from outlet to outlet.
Written 9 January 2019
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Where does the tour go. Is it to factory outlets or just shops
I did one years ago from geelong
Written 4 August 2021
Vino
Singapore, Singapore
Hi what is the duration for this shopping activity/tour? Starts 9am and ends? Can pick up and drop off from
Pan pacific hotel?
Written 7 March 2020
Hi. I'm coming over in October 5 to 8 . Which day is best to do the tour? I will be traveling with my 16 year old daughter
Written 18 September 2019
what time is the tour for the day as my daughter and l are there only for the day
Written 19 July 2018
harveymichelle04
Melbourne, Australia
Hi I’m at foothills conference centre do you pick up from here
Written 29 October 2018
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