The 10 Best Shopping Tours in Australia

1.Queen Victoria Market Ultimate Foodie Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 295 reviews · from $78Our pick

Taste Melbourne at Queen Victoria Market with oysters, kangaroo, cheese and gelato, plus market history, produce tips and a small-group guide.

“Really enjoyed this tour! We learned so much about the history of Melbourne and the public market. The food we tried was amazing!! Our guide was so knowledgeable and delightful! This is the only way to really learn about the market and really appreciate it. A fantastic activity in Melbourne!!”

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2.Adelaide Central Market Discovery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 203 reviews · from $70

Explore Adelaide Central Market with tastings, coffee, local stories, and small-group access to South Australian food culture.

“Great fun and way to spend a morning trying some new items. Liked them all went Back for some kangaroo island fig syrup to use on salmon”

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3.Melbourne Historical Walking Tour: Crime, Gangsters & Lolly Shops

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 137 reviews · from $35Best value

Explore Melbourne’s Little Lon, gangsters, brothels, lolly shops, and police files on a lively two-hour walking tour.

“Wonderful tour Michael is a knowledgeable enthusiast guide. The tour is extremely informative and interesting. Would love to do his upcoming Chinatown tour and buy his soon to be published book letters from little Lon”

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4.Small-Group Adelaide Central Market Early Breakfast Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · from $102

Taste Adelaide Central Market at opening time with breakfast, coffee, samples, and a small-group guide who knows the city’s food scene.

“An excellent tour with a tasty breakfast, lots of different nibbles and loads of information. Our guide (Cheryl) was very good and very helpful on both the market and other things to see in Adelaide (National Wine Centre was a great tip for lunch)”

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5.Melbourne Flavors: Queen Victoria Market Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 63 reviews · 2h 30m · from $176

Taste Melbourne’s multicultural food scene at Queen Victoria Market with a local guide, coffee, vendor stories, and small-group access.

“Tristan was a very knowledgeable guide and was able to answer most questions people asked. He acknowledged that he was prepared to research something further if he didn't know the answer”

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6.Central Market Morning Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 53 reviews · 1h 30m · from $69

Taste South Australia at Adelaide Central Market with coffee, artisan stalls, trader stories, migration history, and a small local group.

“Sheryl was an amazing tour guide. Full of information and very friendly.”

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7.Gangsters, Brothels and Lolly Shops Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 2 hours · from $35

Explore Melbourne’s Little Lon, from brothels and opium dens to gangsters and lolly shops, on a sharp, story-filled two-hour walking tour.

“Michael ( even though he was absent with the tour guides hat and umbrella( was excellent,informant and a great tour guide about the past.He certainly new his topic and I would rate one of the best tours for the money going around.. We would give him a five star ⭐️ rating plus book in another of his tours. One not to miss.. hazeandmick..”

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8.“Discover Hahndorf: Wine, Cheese, Beer, Shops & Lunch Day Trip”

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $135

Review of Adelaide’s Hahndorf day trip with Mount Lofty views, cheese, chocolate, German lunch, wine, beer, and farm shopping.

“Jerry was a wonderful guide. Organisation was perfect. Enough time at each stop. Each stop was greatly selected. Enough free time. Group was amazing.”

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9.Port Arthur Historic Site on Saturday including Salamanca Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · from $121

Review of Hobart’s Saturday tour to Salamanca Market, Port Arthur, Tasman Arch and Pirates Bay, with practical tips on time, value and transport.

“It was interesting to learn about the history of Port Arthur and see many of the original buildings and gardens. The boat trip around the bay at Port Arthur was very enjoyable too.”

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10.Adelaide Central Market Delicious Lunch Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $132

Explore Adelaide Central Market with a small-group guide, tastings, lunch, wine, and stories from generations of local stallholders.

“What an amazing cohesion of cultures so wonderfully presented by Stephanie. So much can be learned from this experience of food and the celebration of the contributions of new comers to our land.”

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