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Tours of the City Walking Tours A service offered by the City of Melbourne, the Melbourne Greeter Service (tel: (03) 9658 9658; e-mail: greeter@melbourne.vic.gov.au), provides guided tours of the city’s main sights, taking between two and four hours, by local volunteers. These free tours are offered in a number of languages and depart from the Melbourne Visitor Information Centre, Melbourne Town Hall, corner of Swanston Street and Little Collins Street. Heritage Walking Tours are self-guided tours detailed in a series of maps, which are available from the Melbourne Visitor Information Centre and tourist information booths throughout the city. Bus Tours AAT King’s (tel: (03) 9663 3377), Gray Line (tel: (03) 9663 4455) and Australian Pacific Tours (tel: (03) 9663 1611) operate daily tours of the city’s highlights and offer free hotel pick-ups. The cost of a three-hour tour is A$50. A double-decker hop-on hop-off City Explorer Bus (tel: (03) 9650 7000) departs hourly from 0930 outside the Town Hall and offers over 18 stop-off points and commentary. A ticket valid for one day is A$30. Boat Tours A relaxing way for visitors to see the city is to take a cruise along the Yarra River. Melbourne River Cruises (tel: (03) 9614 1215) depart every half and hour, daily from Princes Walk. There are three different tours, each taking one hour and costing A$16.50. Tickets are available at the Blue Melbourne River Cruises Kiosk on Princes Bridge, opposite Flinders Street Station. |
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