Help! Melbourne and Adelaide experts

Hi there,

Melbournians:

I'm a Melbournians and have booked a three night surprise birthday cruise from Melbourne for my partner which is why it isn't in my signature!

Cruise starts boarding 4pm so I'm planning a scavenger style hunt around Melbourne during the day, ending up at Port Melbourne to meet Pacific Eden.

I know quite a bit about my city having lived here all my life, however I'm looking for new or unique ideas of places to include on the scavenger hunt around the CBD.

We are late twenties / early thirties, and love food and wine, and walking through our city.

I want this to be similar to a "Melbourne highlights" walk, with lots of little surprises. Similar to an escorted walking tour, but on our own.

So far, I have come up with a walk through a typical Melbournian laneway, a good cup of coffee, maybe some dumplings somewhere, a few little food places for mini tastes, maybe a rooftop bar, a visit to the aquarium as we haven't before, and end with something close by to Port Melbourne.

I'd love to hear of any suggestions of something to see / do / taste!

Adelaiders:

We're off to Adelaide and Barossa in April in a road trip and would love your take on must do's!

We have ruled out Kangaroo Island due to pricing and the long distance.

In Adelaide, we are planning to visit Hahndorfs for some wine and cheese tasting, and Wine Centre in CBD for enematic wine tastings.

In Barossa, we're booking a wine tasting day tour including Maggie Beer's farm house, and a visit to Jacobs Creek.

Other than Kangaroo Island, zoo and safari park, and the things mentioned above, I'm out of ideas!

Are there any other must see things to do / see / eat in Adelaide CBD?

Thank you for your time everyone!

Hi there,

 

Melbournians:

 

I'm a Melbournians and have booked a three night surprise birthday cruise from Melbourne for my partner which is why it isn't in my signature!

Cruise starts boarding 4pm so I'm planning a scavenger style hunt around Melbourne during the day, ending up at Port Melbourne to meet Pacific Eden.

 

I know quite a bit about my city having lived here all my life, however I'm looking for new or unique ideas of places to include on the scavenger hunt around the CBD.

 

We are late twenties / early thirties, and love food and wine, and walking through our city.

 

I want this to be similar to a "Melbourne highlights" walk, with lots of little surprises. Similar to an escorted walking tour, but on our own.

 

So far, I have come up with a walk through a typical Melbournian laneway, a good cup of coffee, maybe some dumplings somewhere, a few little food places for mini tastes, maybe a rooftop bar, a visit to the aquarium as we haven't before, and end with something close by to Port Melbourne.

 

I'd love to hear of any suggestions of something to see / do / taste!

 

 

Adelaiders:

 

We're off to Adelaide and Barossa in April in a road trip and would love your take on must do's!

 

We have ruled out Kangaroo Island due to pricing and the long distance.

 

In Adelaide, we are planning to visit Hahndorfs for some wine and cheese tasting, and Wine Centre in CBD for enematic wine tastings.

 

In Barossa, we're booking a wine tasting day tour including Maggie Beer's farm house, and a visit to Jacobs Creek.

 

Other than Kangaroo Island, zoo and safari park, and the things mentioned above, I'm out of ideas!

 

Are there any other must see things to do / see / eat in Adelaide CBD?

 

Thank you for your time everyone!

I LOVE the scavenger hunt idea!! In Melbourne, I'd include the Star Observation Wheel or Rialto Towers, dropping hints that I could see where we were going.

In Adelaide, I'd include a Haig's chocolates tour. While in Harndorf check out Beerenberg too just a few km out of town. Glenelg is pretty, there's a cool shark museum and from a very fuzzy memory a pub that does a great feed there.

I am guessing you already have a good Melb laneways map ?

if not

http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/visitors/Documents/Melbourne_ArcadesLanes.pdf

http://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/melbourne-laneways#.VqwbfTbwwzE

http://walkingmaps.com.au/walk/106

Its fun pretending to be a tourist in your own city. Discovering stuff you have walked straight past every day and not realised it was hidden in there !!

I am guessing you already have a good Melb laneways map ?

 

if not

http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/visitors/Documents/Melbourne_ArcadesLanes.pdf

 

http://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/melbourne-laneways#.VqwbfTbwwzE

 

http://walkingmaps.com.au/walk/106

 

Its fun pretending to be a tourist in your own city. Discovering stuff you have walked straight past every day and not realised it was hidden in there !!

I can definitely recommend the third option - the Street Art Walk. I did the guided tour two years ago and it was excellent. I also did Yum Cha and bought shoes - only one pair!