The 4 Best Tours in Canberra

1.Highlights of Canberra Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 406 reviews · from $135Our pick

Spend about eight hours exploring Canberra in a small group of up to 20. Your guide, often Neil, Graham, Simon, or Bob, handles hotel pickup, transport, and commentary while you visit Mount Ainslie, Old and New Parliament House, the National Capital Exhibition, and the Australian War Memorial. Lunch is bought separately.

“The trip was excellent and Neil our guide is very informative and explained the history and importance of each place”

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2.City Highlights Day Tour with Entrance Fees

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 114 reviews · 8 hours · from $133

Spend a full day seeing Canberra’s key sights with a local English-speaking guide. Visit Mount Ainslie, both Parliament Houses, the National Capital Exhibition and the Australian War Memorial, including the moving Last Post Ceremony when scheduled. Pickup, transport and entrance fees are included. Guides such as Neil, Bob and Simon are known for lively commentary and local insight.

“Just a brilliant introduction to Canberra! Neil was our friendly and very knowledgeable guide who kept us entertained and engaged throughout a full day of touring around the city and suburbs. Neil’s passion and enthusiasm for Canberra in contagious! So many interesting aspects to discover: the city’s origins, unique design, its history and geography, flora and fauna, and the many curious human inhabitants! I came away feeling I had learnt so much about our nation’s capital. Lots of information to absorb, much of it quite intriguing and unexpected. This is a wide-ranging tour suitable for just about everyone. My 16 year old nephew accompanied me on the tour. Neil went…”

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3.Badass Women of Canberra: Meet the Women Who Shaped the Nation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 112 reviews · from $46Best value

Walk central Canberra with a local She Shapes History guide such as Eliza, Jane, or Sita. Visit Old Parliament House, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, the High Court, the National Library, and Lake Burley Griffin while hearing stories of women who shaped Australian democracy. A coffee stop at Bookplate is included.

“A really interesting and informative tour. A really good compliment to the Spies tour. We really love what this tour company is doing and the professionalism of the tour guides. Definitely was a highlight of our visit to Canberra.”

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4.Canberra Day Trip from Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 98 reviews · from $142

Travel from Sydney to Canberra in a small group of up to 20, with round-trip transport, a driver-guide, and entry to the Australian War Memorial, National Museum, and Parliament House. Guides such as Peter, Mark, Guillermo, and Thallis add local insight, while Mount Ainslie supplies the best city view.

“We had a ver good experiencia due to the experienced Tour Guide Gio from Brazil, he took us throgh all the most important places durante our visit to Camberra giving very good explanations”

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