Let a local show you the real Melbourne.

The Melbourne Greeter Service is a free two to four hour walking orientation of the city for visitors to Melbourne. Greeters are passionate, trained volunteers who share their local knowledge of Melbourne.

Groups of up to four people can be accommodated and bookings are essential.

Orientations are available in English 7 days a week (excluding Good Friday and Christmas Day) and depart from the Melbourne Visitor Centre at Federation Square at 9.30am.

Languages

Orientations in languages including French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish and many others are available on request. View the full list of languages and calendar of availability (PDF 165kb). (Please call us if you are unable to access or view this PDF)

Bookings

Bookings are required with at least 24 hours' notice.
Request your Melbourne Greeter Service orientation online or by phone:
03 9658 9658 Mon - Fri (7.30am - 6pm) or
03 9658 9942 Sat - Sun (9am - 6pm)
Calls received after hours will be returned the next business day.

Bookings will only be accepted a maximum of 4 weeks prior to the requested orientation date.

Cancellations

As this is a volunteer service, we ask that you call the above numbers if you need to cancel with as much notice as possible.

Please note, the Melbourne Greeter Service is not a professional tour. Melbourne does have many fantastic professional tours, facilitated by professional tour guides.