DESTINATIONS MELBOURNE | AUSTRALASIA
oldest pubs. Former warehouses in Fitzroy and Collingwood now house gin distilleries, while many of the area’s buildings show off Australia’s gold-rush-era architecture. Book your clients on a bespoke walking tour of the neighbourhood with Localing (sold through Audley Travel) for an insider’s perspective on the best it has to offer, from clothing boutiques and ice-cream shops to street art murals, including the larger-than-life community art project depicting local refugees, to highlight their stories on public housing blocks.
12.30: Take a tram back to the CBD where you can enjoy lunch at upscale Asian fusion restaurant Supernormal, which blends Japanese, Chinese and Korean flavours with Aussie produce and wines. Think marinated Gippsland striploin with roasted kimchi, Szechuan chicken and Fremantle octopus with nori and shishito.
14.00: Pick from world-class art museums in the Federation Square area, whether clients want exhibitions dedicated to fashion, architecture or heavyweight local and international contemporary artists at the National Gallery of Victoria (Australia’s oldest gallery) or Aboriginal arts and culture at the Koorie Heritage Trust. Movie buffs can immerse themselves in all things cinema at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI).
15.30: For a deeper look at Melbourne sporting culture, head to the Australian Sports Museum at Melbourne Cricket Ground to celebrate everything from Australian football to camel racing. Cultural Attractions of Australia recently introduced a commissionable Keepers’ Collection Tour, which lets small groups look into the museum’s archives to see sporting equipment, trophies and more that members of the public don’t often get to enjoy.
19.00: Restaurant Farmer’s Daughters shines a light on some of the best seasonal ingredients from Gippsland, an area situated to Victoria’s southeast, cooked over wood and coal in an open kitchen. Expect dishes such as alpine trout and caviar, lobster raviolo or venison with beetroot and plum,
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Audley Travel can arrange a 21-day, tailor-made Southeast Discovered trip with three nights in Melbourne from £5,950 per person, based on two sharing and travelling between April and September. The itinerary also visits Adelaide, the Barossa Valley, Grampians National Park, Port Fairy, Apollo Bay, Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Includes international flights with Emirates, internal flights, transfers, rental car and excursions.
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Gold Medal has a 13-day trip with three nights each in Melbourne and Sydney, along with the Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island, from £4,489, departing September 2, 2026. The price includes flights with Emirates and Qantas, car hire, private transfers and tours of Melbourne’s laneways, cricket ground, penguin viewing and a Sydney Opera House tour.
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Emirates offers London to Melbourne return flights from £1,129.
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depending on the time of year. It’s the ideal place to explore how Melbourne’s chefs make the most of all the plentiful produce right on their doorstep. For a real end-of-trip blowout, pair with local wines then say yes to an expertly mixed, seasonal after-dinner cocktail at The Rooftop bar.
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