Our all day tour with Steve was the highlight of our trip to Melbourne. Each step offered a different experience.The pace was perfect. Do not miss this once in a... read more life time experience.

  We booked Steve for a guided wine tour of the Mornington Peninsula. Steve was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the region as well as the wines produced in the... read more area. He planned a great day allowing us the chance to get to see the...More

  We had a superb day in Yarra Valley with Steve and the weather was fantastic. Lunch at Terra warra was excellent and we visited a good combination of small boutique... read more wineries as well as the established iconic ones. My partner loved the plush leather seats...More

  A fabulous tour of an amazing place with an excellent informed guide. A real treasure. I recommend this tour to everyone

  Best way to see Australia! I can not say enough good things about Steve Andrew and our day with him on the Great Ocean Road. Approaching the GOR in... read more reverse was exactly what we were looking for to avoid the crowds. Steve was very knowledgeable...More

  After reviewing several private tour offers of the Ocean Road & the 12 Apostles, my friend and I decided to choose Great Private Tours which provided us a decent tour... read more quote. Steven, the owner of the company, was our guide and drove us for nearly...More

  My wife and I spent six nights in Melbourne and three days on the Great Ocean Road in February. I researched and talked with many tour operators when I planned... read more our month-long visit to Australia, including at least five tour operators in the Melbourne area....More

  Excellent tour. Steve Andrew was our tour guide and driver and he was wonderful. Very knowledgeable of the area and took us to some pretty awesome places. Check out... read more the pics they tell the tale. He even supplied rainbows all over Australia😊

  Today was a lovely day touring the 12 Apostles with my mom and dad! We went on a helicopter ride, had coffee with wonderful treats to go with, learned about... read more aboriginal artwork, had lunch at the breathtaking lighthouse, and more amazing stops along the way....More

  What a fantastic trip!!! Steven Andrew was a phenomenal guide - so many fun and interesting facts plus first-rate tour experience. Could not have been more pleased! A... read more must item to book when you are in Melbourne!

  Steve drove my husband and I to the Yarra valley and we had a lovely time. He was very flexible and helped us tailor the day to suit our interests.... read more We highly recommend him as a tour guide to those interested in a private and...More

  We had a wonderful day with Steve at Wilson’s Prom. He thought of our interests,comfort and well being the entire day. The walks were perfect and the food delicious. Steve... read more knew where to spot wildlife! We learned about the area. We would highly recommend a...More

  My wife and I used Steven for a private tour of Phillip Island and Great Ocean Coast. These were two separate trips each lasting about a full day. He was... read more very professional and knowledgeable of the area. We had decided on a private tour which...More

  Late review but here goes, brought the family to tour Melbourne on the 12th of December. Steve our guide for 2 days was very knowledgable about the history and stories... read more of where we went, which was the Great Ocean Road, Dandenong Ranges and the Puffing...More

  Our trip to Melbourne was one of the most memorable trips we’ve had and a big reason for this was traveling with Steve in his lovely van and sharing conversations... read more with him! We had planned two tours with Steve- Day 1 - Covering the Yarra valley, William Ricketts sanctuary, Puffing Billy and Brighton boxes. Day 2 - Covering Wilsons promontory and Phillip island. Steve was active in helping us plan our days before landing in Australia and came up with best ways to build trips customised to our taste and comfort. Flexibility in travel plans is something which most tour operators don’t appreciate and provide, but I think Steve understands a traveler’s mind very well and so he teamed up with us even when we changed our plans last moment ( truly appreciate this attitude). We got great insights into customs,people and places of Australia during our drive time and he elaborated on the facts and history which helped us connect better with the place. He is extremely punctual and still accommodated politely when we got late or stayed around in a place for more time than possible. During a hill climb, my mom got extremely tired and couldn’t walk further up and he happily walked down with her to make her comfortable ( Thanks and we truly appreciate your understanding). He knows some really good bakeries and cafes. So if you’re a foodie you’re with the right... Our trip to Melbourne was one of the most memorable trips we’ve had and a big reason for this was traveling with Steve in his lovely van and sharing conversations with him! We had planned two tours with Steve-
Day 1 - Covering the Yarra valley, William Ricketts sanctuary, Puffing Billy and Brighton boxes.
Day 2 - Covering Wilsons promontory and Phillip island.
Steve was active in helping us plan our days before landing in Australia and came up with best ways to build trips customised to our taste and comfort.

Flexibility in travel plans is something which most tour operators don’t appreciate and provide, but I think Steve understands a traveler’s mind very well and so he teamed up with us even when we changed our plans last moment ( truly appreciate this attitude).

We got great insights into customs,people and places of Australia during our drive time and he elaborated on the facts and history which helped us connect better with the place.

He is extremely punctual and still accommodated politely when we got late or stayed around in a place for more time than possible. During a hill climb, my mom got extremely tired and couldn’t walk further up and he happily walked down with her to make her comfortable ( Thanks and we truly appreciate your understanding).

He knows some really good bakeries and cafes. So if you’re a foodie you’re with the right tour guide.

He puts in every effort to try and make every request possible- A big differentiator from other operators!

All in all a worthwhile trip with loads of memories and funny time! More

  If you’re traveling solo or with a group of up to 11 members, I would highly recommend you to book your tours with “Great Private Tours” for the following reasons:... read more

1- Other tour companies are often packed with many tourists, thus it will take longer time at the stops, and will restrict you with limited time at the attractions, where as with Great Private Tours, you’ll be in control of the time.

2- Steve will provide you with the best itinerary that will meet your expectations! He’ll consider every aspect, starting from the weather, sunrise/sunset, meals, peak hours, and since he has been in business for many years he already has good relations with the employees of the touristic attractions who will not hesitate to facilitate your tours.

3- The price is very reasonable, specially if you’re a group, it’s totally worth it.

4- Steve, being a professional tour guide, in addition to his experience as a sustainability specialist, be ready to enjoy the knowledge transfer he’ll share with you on the environment of all places you’ll visit as well as the anthropology of Australia and specially the province of Victoria.

I personally have really enjoyed all of my tours with Steve, and I would highly recommend it to everyone planning to visit Melbourne for an unforgettable experience!

Regards,
Mohamed More

  Despite the bad weather the day we had the tour, Steve still made it an absolutely enjoyable tour, he was very knowledgeable and answered all the questions we had and... read more we had great conversations on our journey. We got to see the beautiful natures of...More

  Super fun day with Steve,our informative, articulate guide. We saw a non touristy side of just outside of Melbourne in the Dandenong mountains. We saw moving art celebrating aboriginal culture... read more in a serene forest, fed enormous whitecockatoos, enjoyed the green wonderland of the botanic garden,...More

  Our guide Steven Andrew picked us up at our hotel in St. Kilda at 7:30 am and got us to the far end of the Great Ocean Road first, to... read more see the 12 Apostles before the big tour buses would arrive. On the way we...More

  My parents and I went on two trips with Great Private Tours - Great Ocean Road and Philip Island with Dandenongs. It was my parents' first visit to Melbourne and... read more I was very keen on making it a special and memorable experience for all of...More

  I have to say that this was probably one of our favorite tours while in Australia. Others just couldn’t measure up to this one. Our tour stared with a pick... read more up at our hotel by Steve in a really nice Benz van, with water. From...More

  It was a fantastic tour, Steve is very knowledgeable and personable. He explained what we were seeing and ensured we had a good time.

  Steve drove my husband and I to the Yarra valley and we had a lovely time. He was very flexible and helped us tailor the day to suit our interests.... read more We highly recommend him as a tour guide to those interested in a private and...More

  We were with a group of Ten people and Steve was our tour guide. It was a full day 9:00am to 5:00 pm. Steve was so knowledgeable about the area,... read more animals, fauna, and history of the Aboriginal people. We started with the William Ricketts Sanctuary,...More

  I really wanted to do the Wilsons promontory and since Philip Island is in the same direction if I could club the 2 would save me loads of time.. while... read more searching for a combo.. came across Great Private Tours.. Wilsons prom is a wonderful place we did a short mountain walk.. squeeky beach.. some look outs.. spotted some lovely birds, wombats, kangaroos and wonderful food.

Steve is a great travel companion.. he has loads of knowledge about the place, animals, flora fauna which adds to the experience.. his car is also v comfortable

He helps you plan the day such that you enjoy the trip to the core.

He accommodates and understands... when my mom got tired with the mountain walk.. he was very sweet to walk her back patiently. He got down to the details so much so that he got towels for us to wipe our feet when we get off the beach...

A lovely day spent.. thanks Steve you made it very memorable for us More

  We were picked up at our hotel by Brenden. He was a great guide and gave us a lot of information about the tour, but also about Australia. On... read more forehand we changed the restaurant for lunch (our kids do not like seafood) and we went...More

  Wonderful day from beginning to end. The lunch was good and we enjoyed Steve's company. However, we find out there was a new interesting bakery just opened where others in... read more our group had lunch. Would suggest they omit option to pay for lunch ahead. We...More

  What a fantastic trip!!! Steven Andrew was a phenomenal guide - so many fun and interesting facts plus first-rate tour experience. Could not have been more pleased! A... read more must item to book when you are in Melbourne!

  Great guide!!! Highly recommend. There were more stopes/sites than I thought there would be. Even saw roo and emu in the wild.

  Steve was professional and accommodating to our requests, highly recommended. The itinerary he put together was excellent and the group was impressed!