The 12 Best Shopping Tours in Australia

1.Adelaide Central Market Discovery Tour

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

Small-group Adelaide Central Market tour with coffee, tastings, and migration stories that explain the food culture, plus tips to shop smarter.

“The Adelaide Central Market is a must to visit for anyone visiting the City. It's clean and well laid out and there's lots of different types of food and drink to see, try and buy if you like. You don't need to do a tour to wander round the market but the tour guide does provide some interesting background to some of the stallholders and their wares and arrange some tastings and discounts.”

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

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

A 2-hour gangster-themed walk through Melbourne’s CBD, featuring Little Lon Distilling Co, Lonsdale Street sites, and Squizzy Taylor lore.

“Great stories about the local area that were very interesting and at times hard to believe that this could be the same place. Gritty, colourful and intriguing. The stories were well researched and well told. Michael was very engaging and genuinely interested in this topic and tour. Well worth the effort.”

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3.Small-Group Adelaide Central Market Early Breakfast Tour

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

Adelaide Central Market breakfast tour at opening with coffee, guided tastings, and a small-group of up to 8 people.

“This was a fun and enjoyable tour for anyone new to Adelaide. Breakfast was great and we got samples to try at every stall we visited. A nice way to spend the morning. Highly recommended.”

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4.Melbourne Flavors: Queen Victoria Market Food Tour

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

Small-group Queen Victoria Market food tour with local guide, 150-minute tastings, Melbourne coffee, and stories about immigration.

“Tristan was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about his neighbourhood market! We had a relaxing stroll and enjoyed chatting with the stall holders who served us tastings and insights into their products. Highly recommended!”

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5.Central Market Morning Tour

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

Taste your way through Adelaide Central Market on a 90-minute small-group morning tour with coffee, tastings, and food history.

“Broni’s food tour was superb! She has wide knowledge of the different businesses in the market, from their history to current products. The number and variety of the tastings was outstanding. Highly recommend!!”

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6.Gangsters, Brothels and Lolly Shops Tour

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

Walk Melbourne’s former Little Lon underworld, from Squizzy Taylor to brothels, opium dens, and once-coded candy shops on a 2-hour tour.

“This walking tour was so interesting. Our guide was very well researched, told great stories and was very interactive with the group. We loved hearing about the history and characters of the era, and look forward to reading books written by our guide”

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

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

Small-group Hahndorf day trip from Adelaide with Mount Lofty views, cheese and chocolate tastings, German lunch, and Beerenberg 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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8.Adelaide Central Market Delicious Lunch Tour

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

A small-group Adelaide Central Market lunch tour with tastings, coffee, and wine, plus guided highlights from market 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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9.Central Market Early Risers Breakfast Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 16 reviews · 2h 30m · from $101

Small-group early breakfast at Adelaide Central Market with espresso, tastings, and local stories as stalls wake up.

“Cheryl was a great tour leader . She knew so much about the markets and her interaction with us and the stall holders was delightful and appreciated. It was a great tour . Well worth doing .”

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10.Adelaide Central Market Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $49

One-hour small-group food tour at Adelaide Central Market with tastings, stall stories and shopping discounts, starting at $49.49.

“plenty of information and excellent food samples. the tour operator was very knowledgeable and had an easy rapport with all the vendors.”

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11.Sydney Fish Market Behind the Scenes Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 2 hours · from $56

Go behind the scenes at Sydney Fish Market, learn Dutch auctions, see 100+ species in blue crates, and watch tuna filleting.

“Wonderful insight into the world of seafood and understanding of what happens before the seafood lands up on our plates. Mark, our guide and an experienced fisherman himself, took us through the various aspects of the Market seamlessly. He explained about the auction system, quality checks carried out etc. We were provided with boots and hi-vis jackets before the start of the tour. Highly recommended.”

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12.Sydney Fish Market Discovery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 10 reviews · 1 hour · from $35

Sydney Fish Market Discovery Tour with a seafood educator, Dutch auction stands, wharf views, and live oyster shucking in one hour.

“Was overpriced but very interesting. With the price you paid, we felt a fish and chip meal should be included as a finishing experience.”

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