Not after retail therapy? Consider a carefree day out at the Yarra River, where you watch the world go by on an idyllic river cruise, or while your time away at one of the riverside cafes. Alternatively, expand your palate at the nearby South Melbourne Market. Sip your first coffee of the day at the treasured inner-city landmark and favourite amongst locals and visitors. Not a market regular? Unearth hidden gems with a guided tour (every second Saturday of the month), where you will dip into a melting pot of culinary traditions, meet specialist traders, and soak up the buzz of the marketplace.

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Join your sisters in solidarity on a purposeful walk, to appreciate how women have contributed to political and social reforms, the arts, and civic life throughout Melbourne’s history. To heighten the experience, each tour participant will be assigned a historic role or identity during the tour—you could be playing the part of Australia’s first female doctor, Constance Stone, or the first postmistress of Melbourne, Martha Baxter! 

The Melbourne Women Tours are held in the Melbourne CBD as well as St Kilda, where you can look forward to learning about sites that are culturally significant for Melburnians.

Book Melbourne Women Tours

No time for an extended road trip with the besties? A day trip is the next best thing. 

Use the Hop It bus service to visit Mornington Peninsula (about an hour’s drive from the city centre), where you can inhale the salty sea air and enjoy alfresco culture at the seaside villages, or split your time between boutique wineries. 

To join an organised tour, look up tour operators serving the area. For wine aficionados, Elite Day Tours covers all bases with their “Rum, Gin & Cider Blowout,” “Cellar Door Discovery Tour,” and “Wildlife, Gardens, Produce & Wine Tour.” 

Prefer to stay on the move? Wild Adventures kicks off with an ocean paddle by the iconic colourful bathing boxes of the Mornington Peninsula, before whisking you away to an organic winery for a gourmet picnic lunch, followed by a guided bushwalk. 

Book a tour with Elite Day Tours

Book a tour with Wild Adventures

Looking for daredevil activities to try in Melbourne as a group? Browse adventure experiences site Adrenaline for ideas, ranging from tandem skydiving over St Kilda Beach to whitewater kayaking down the Yarra River.

Book a Melbourne experience on Adrenaline

Travel through food and bond with your loved ones while making new cultural connections. Free to Feed offers community cooking classes led by refugees, people seeking asylum, and new migrants aspiring to build a life in Melbourne. 

Channel your inner culinary queen to discover the cuisines of Iraqi, Lebanese, or Syrian families (just to name a few) in a three-hour cooking and feasting adventure. As a bonus, you will get to bring home a recipe booklet and condiments for future kitchen experiments.

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Need a creative outlet? Gather everyone for a painting, pottery, or sewing class, where you can each create a precious memento to remember your getaway by. Browse Melbourne-based classes on WeTeachMe to find an activity that interests everyone.

Book a class on WeTeachMe

Play captain for a day by renting a GoBoat—a Danish-designed boat with a centrally placed picnic table for hours of good food, drink, and conversations on the water.

GoBoats are easy to operate and only travel at up to 4–5 Knots (7–9km) per hour, making them perfectly safe, even for those without boat licenses. For an unforgettable experience, rent a boat in the evening to catch up over a languid dinner as you watch the sun go down.

Rent a GoBoat

By night, it will be time for the ultimate slumber party—make your own cocktails, play board games, binge on movies or the latest Netflix craze, and of course, catch up on all the stories that you have missed. You can cozy up in the Family Queen Room, or splash out on a Two Bedroom City Skyline Suite for stunning river and city views. 

Need assistance to plan the perfect girls’ weekend getaway in Melbourne? Contact our friendly team today!