Melbourne SCHOOL Walking tourS:-

 Historical Melbourne for School Groups - Time: Approx. 1.5 hours

● Meet your WWC approved professional tour guide near the site of the first settlement of Melbourne, and learn the interesting and important history of our city.

Follow the Yarra River North Bank taking in many historical locations including:

         ○ Enterprise Park
          – founding site of  Melbourne 1835

         ○ Aboriginal Heritage

         ○ Site of 'Turning Basin' and Shipping
“from quiet pastoral port to Gold Rush city”

         ○ Eureka Tower view to contrast from gold rush times to present.                                     

           Early Yarra Turning Basin

● Visit the site of the former Western Market and the statues of Melbourne's Founders, John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner.

*A rest stop can be taken here if required by students as there is plenty of space and seating.

 

●Explore the interior of the ANZ Bank. This gothic heritage listed 1800's building has one of the most ornate interiors in Australia, and possibly the world. ● Visit another 100 year old Banking Chamber, now surrounded by a modern office building. An amazing contrast of old and new architecture. ●Theatre District including the 1929 Regent Theatre picture palace and 1839 Athenaeum Theatre.

Entering the Heads at Port Philip Bay.

This tour can be modified to suit particular student groups requirements.

Other venues can be incorporated into the tour if required,
e.g. Rialto Observation Deck, Eureka Tower, ANZ Bank Museum.