Melbourne Photographic History Walking Tour

On this easy walking tour, you get great value - learning about Melbourne's history AND getting a professional photo shoot of yourself in one experience.
This tour is for visitors and locals alike; and is a great opportunity if you have guests visiting and want to buy them a unique experience.

Your guide is a professional photographer and local guide with intimate knowledge of Melbourne.

On this tour, I will show you stunning architecture, narrate little-known stories of the colorful, brave, and notorious characters that made Melbourne the richest city in the world in the 1880s, and show you old photos and drawings to illustrate what Melbourne was like in the 1800s.

Finally, I will shoot professional photographs of you in front of Melbourne's most iconic buildings and views.

Within 48 hours of the end of the tour, you will receive high-resolution edited images to download.

Additionally, young people below 15 years old can come along for FREE when accompanied by adults.

Meeting Point

Immigration Museum (Museums Victoria)

400 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Please look for your tour guide wearing a yellow hat, who will be waiting on the front steps of the Immigration Museum
The Immigration Museum is a short 8-minute walk from Flinders St railway station and there also is a tram stop (Market St/ Flinders St) next to the museum

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes

Immigration Museum

400 Flinders St, Melbourne, 3000, Victoria

We will meet outside the Immigration Museum to start our walking tour. We will set the scene for Melbourne's history, including where the first European settlers landed (we will not be going inside the Museum).
Our stories include those of the 2 Elizas and other memorable and strong women who lived and flourished in those times. As we walk from the Immigration Museum to Collins St, we will stop to admire some little-known sites including that of Melbourne's first hotel built in 1835.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Collins Street

Melbourne, Victoria

On the fabulous Collins Street, I will explain highlights of the Gothic, Classical, and Art Deco architecture and narrate the personal stories of the colorful characters that shaped Melbourne and made it the richest city in the world by 1900. We will stop at 6 historically rich sites, each with their fascinating stories on Collins St.

1 hour

Block Arcade

282 Collins St, , Melbourne, 3000, Victoria

"Doing the Block" used to be a favorite pastime between 1870 and the First World War in 1914. You will see three gorgeous historical arcades nearby, including stories of the oldest tearoom, and admire the 2 legendary giants still guarding one of the arcades.

30 minutes

Flinders Street Station

Flinders St, , Melbourne, 3000, Victoria

As we make our way from the arcades to the fabulous Flinders station, we will pause briefly to admire other iconic buildings and stop for a drink at an iconic pub where I will tell you all about the enigmatic Chloé painting.

45 minutes

Fed Square

Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets, , Melbourne, 3000, Victoria

From Flinders station onwards, our attention turns towards taking professional photographs of you in front of iconic Melbourne backgrounds. (in addition to some we will already have taken along our walk so far). We will time our arrival here around the "golden evening hour" which provides the best light for photography.
I will guide you with posing suggestions, and take individual and group photos at multiple vantage points around the area. High-quality cameras and external lights will also be used to ensure you get photographs to remember your Melbourne walk. These will be far superior to what a phone camera can capture.

Within 48 hours of the end of the tour, you will receive high-resolution edited images of yourself/ your group to download and keep.

45 minutes

Princes Bridge

Swanston Street, St Kilda Street, Melbourne, Victoria

We will end our tour here, but not before taking more photos of my fabulous guests at this iconic spot overlooking the river, with Melbourne's skyline as a backdrop.

15 minutes

What's included:

• Professional Photography - you will receive approx 20 photographs of yourself to download later