Official Visitor Guide

Plan the ultimate adventure. The Official Visitor Guide is your essential resource for exploring Melbourne and Victoria. Packed with tips, maps, events and seasonal discounts, it’s designed to help you uncover the best experiences – from vibrant city laneways, neighbourhoods with bold personalities and stunning regional escapes. Discover how this place is every bit different and will stay with you long after you leave.

Download the guide (PDF,  size 23.8MB) or pick up a copy at most hotels or visitor information centres to start planning your unforgettable visit.

Cover illustration: Clumsy Winter Nights by Chloe Blythman.

A guide is also available online in Chinese-language.

Winter done different. Inside the guide find more on:

• Big nights, bright lights: RISING lights up the city with art, performance and street food
• All the drama: Beetlejuice The Musical haunts the theatre, while impressionists steal the spotlight at NGV
• Warm plates, hot drinks: Find cosy laneway bars, pre-theatre dinners and soul-warming meals
• Sport city: Roar for your team at the AFL or catch the British & Irish Lions rugby tour in July
• Wintery wonders: Soak in hot springs, make snow angels or spot whales along the coast
• WIN: A boutique urban stay for two at The StandardX Melbourne