Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0416 184 994;
www.supb.com.au
; 2hr penguin tour $130; 96)
See St Kilda's penguin colony
from around October to April (minimum two people), while you navigate your stand-up
paddleboard.
Global Ballooning
( 1800 627 661;
www.globalballooning.com.au
; from $440)
Wake up at the crack of dawn to view the
city from another angle on this one-hour ride.
SCENIC FLIGHT
Melbourne Visitor Shuttle
(Tourist Shuttle;
www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
;
$5 daily ticket, children under 10 free; 9.30am-4.30pm)
This bus
shuttle runs a 1½-hour round-trip with audio commentary and 13 stops that take passen-
gers to all Melbourne's main sights.
BUS TOUR
City Circle Trams
(Tram 35; 13 16 38;
www.ptv.vic.gov.au
;
10am-6pm Sun-Wed, to 9pm Thu-Sat; 35)
Designed
primarily for tourists, this free tram service travels around the city centre, passing many
city sights along the way, with an audio commentary. It runs every 10 minutes or so.
Eight refurbished W-class trams operate on this route. Built in Melbourne between
1936 and 1956, they have all been painted a distinctive deep burgundy and gold. You can
also dine onboard the
Colonial Tramcar Restaurant
( 03-9695 4000;
www.tramrestaurant.com.au
;
3-course
meal from $77)
while scuttling around Melbourne's streets.
TRAM TOUR
CRUISE
Melbourne River Cruises
( 03-9681 3284;
www.melbcruises.com.au
;
Federation Wharf, Melbourne; adult/child from $23/11)
Take a one-
hour cruise upstream or downstream along the Yarra River, or a 2½-hour return cruise, de-
parting from a couple of locations - check the website for details. It also operates a ferry
between Southgate and Gem Pier in Williamstown, sailing three to nine times daily, de-
pending on the season.
Greeter Service
WALKING TOUR
( 03-9658 9658; Melbourne Visitor Centre, Federation Sq; Flinders St)
Get your bearings
on this free two-hour 'orientation tour', which departs Federation Square daily at 9.30am
(bookings required). It's run by the city's volunteer 'greeters'.
