Melbourne, Australia boasts world-class food and wine, a fabulous arts scene, great shopping, and a non-stop program of festivals and renowned sporting events. Some of the more high-profile events attract international and local visitors in the thousands, including the Australian Tennis Open, Melbourne International Arts Festival, the Melbourne Cup, Melbourne International Comedy Festival (the world’s largest after Edinborough and Montreal), and the Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Melbourne Day by Day showcases all the best that Australia’s cultural and sporting capital has to offer, whether it’s listening to jazz in a cosmopolitan city laneway, touring the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Sports Museum, enjoying the view from St Kilda Pier, eating pasta on Lygon Street, catching a play at The Malthouse or driving the spectacular Great Ocean Road. Featuring special interest tours—including art, Aboriginal culture, wildlife, gourmet food and sports—of the city, and covering short trips to the surrounding peninsulas, mountain ranges, historic towns and the goldfields, Melbourne Day by Day will treat families, business travellers, sport spectators and international-event attendees to Australia’s most cosmopolitan city in the smartest, most time-efficient way.
