Steven Andrew – Owner

Hi there,

So glad you get to travel with me, as the owner of the business I’m here to make sure your day is fantastic and on tour I’ll be sharing with you my knowledge on all things Australian, food and wine, history and the environment and much more.

I’ve been guiding for over 20 years all over Australia from 10 day outback adventures, overnight hiking trips to private luxury fine dining experiences. but Melbourne and Victoria are my home. On tour lets discuss and learn about

Good quality wines…yes!
History of Melbourne…Marvellous Melbourne
Eucalyptus Trees & Fire Ecology (One of my favorites)
Environmental ecology and climate change
Australian Fauna and I do love my birds too.
Melbourne’s Chefs Hatted Restaurants
International travel, I’ve been to over 39 countries and love to share stories
A bit of Zen, believe it or not I’ve partaken in Buddhist meditation retreats & more
Can we talk politics…..only if you are international and want to understand how our system works, if so then lets dive in.

Our Reviews

					<img width="100" height="22" src="https://greatprivatetours.com.au/wp-content/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/public/partials/imgs/tripadvisor_stars_5.png" alt="star rating" class="wptripadvisor_t1_star_img_file">  Highly recommend Great Private Tours.  My husband and I booked 2 days.  First day was Great Ocean Road....Apollo Bay, 12 Apostles, Rainforest and the list goes on. ... read more Our driver Errol was fabulous at sharing details about the country and the sites.  Second day was Mornington Peninsula, Bathing Boxes, wine tasting at Yarra Valley and the Penguin Parade with several other stops in between.  I exchanged a few emails with Sharon, who tweaked the itineraries for us and gave great suggestions based on our input.  The response time was outstanding even with the time difference to Canada.  I was impressed from the first correspondence and it just got better from there.  We couldn't be more thrilled.  Loved having our own private Mercedes and having the two days based on what we wanted to see and do.				
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B C
28 October 2023 

					<img width="100" height="22" src="https://greatprivatetours.com.au/wp-content/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/public/partials/imgs/tripadvisor_stars_5.png" alt="star rating" class="wptripadvisor_t1_star_img_file">  We spent two days with the wonderful people of the Great Private Tours during our stay here. Colesy took us on the Great Ocean Road Tour and made sure we... read more saw the beauty of nature even looking out for wild koalas during the drive. He recommended a great place for fish and chips and endeared himself to our kids. Our youngest was especially taken in by him that by the end of the tour, she was hanging on to him like a koala. 



Steve joined Colesy to take us for our first family snow experience and made sure we got the right gear on to keep us as warm amd dry as could be in the snow. The two gentlemen even engaged in snow play with our family and we could not have asked for better guides. Thank you for taking such good care of us and giving us such fond memories of our first time in Melbourne with their warmth and friendly demeanour.				
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Juz_az
16 June 2023 

					<img width="100" height="22" src="https://greatprivatetours.com.au/wp-content/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/public/partials/imgs/tripadvisor_stars_5.png" alt="star rating" class="wptripadvisor_t1_star_img_file">  From the moment Steve turned up to collect us in his magnificent Mercedes coach, we knew that it was going to be great day. We couldn't fault him on a... read more single thing. He organised the route that we followed into the Yarra Valley visiting four wineries, the private tastings at each one and the superb lunch that we enjoyed at Tarra Warra. It was just wonderful that we were able to relax and enjoy the company of our family and visitors from the UK, while Steve took care of the rest. He was very knowledgeable about the wine growing region and about the wines that we tasted.  We highly recommend choosing Steve and his Great Private Tours Company to plan your next trip in the comfort of his 14-seater coach. We will certainly be hiring his services again for our next trip!				
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Houlihan2
2 June 2023 