Brisbane Sights Free Walking Tour
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- 2½ to 3 hour walking tour
- FREE (Pay what you think it's worth)
- Tour starts at King George Square (Ann St side)
Explore Brisbane's Sights
During this 2.5 to 3-hour, easy-walking tour we will uncover the rich history, interesting stories, and landmarks of Brisbane, the capital of the Sunshine State.
Your friendly and knowledgeable tour guide will guide you through the central parts of Brisbane, including its scenic river-city parks and landmark buildings, before winding our way down to the Brisbane River waterfront.
Along the way, we’ll share stories about Brisbane’s culture and development, as well as interesting stories about what makes Brisbane the dynamic city it is today. We’ll also cover things to see and do in Brisbane, especially those that are free, to make your stay as enjoyable as possible.
We've got Brisbane covered
– Story Bridge
– Queen St Mall
– Botanic Gardens
– Treasury Building
– Brisbane City Hall
– Anzac Square
– St Stephens Cathedral
– King George Square
– Parliament House
– Brisbane GPO
– Old Government House
– Brisbane Arcade
– WW2 History
– Brisbane River
– Southbank
– MacArthur Chambers
– Free things to do & see
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Please note: We aren’t able to accept groups of 10+ or school / tertiary education groups of any size on the free tours. Instead we offer Private Tours. Separate registration of large groups will not be accepted on the day as it affects the tour for everyone else.
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How are we free?
Our tours are offered on a “pay what you think it’s worth” model so people of any budget are able to turn up and enjoy the tour to discover and learn about our great city.
Join a Tour
Please note: We aren’t able to accept groups of 10+ or school / tertiary education groups of any size on the free tours. Instead we offer Private Tours. Separate registration of large groups will not be accepted on the day as it affects the tour for everyone else.
At I'm Free we're all about
All I’m Free guides are experienced and knowledgeable locals who are excited to show you around their hometown.
We’re all about being real! Each of us will share with you our honest, local advice about where to explore, eat or drink. We are never paid to promote or advertise to you.
We will share with you the unique and quirky stories of our city as well as the history behind our main attractions.
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We’re new to showing you around Brisbane, so we’ll update this when we have some more feedback, but hopefully we’ll see you on a tour soon and you can let us know what you think.
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FAQs
We currently require bookings so that we can manage numbers and guide availability.
Unfortunately, no. To maintain the quality of the tour for all participants we aren’t able to accept large or organised groups on our scheduled tours. Instead we can organise a private tour for you, so flick us an email and we can talk.
Nope. Not due to weather, we walk rain, hail or shine!
We do however, take health seriously. In the unlikely event that your guide is at all unwell before the tour and we can’t replace the guide at short notice we may have reschedule. Equally if you’re not feeling well please let us know and we’ll be happy to reschedule your booking to another time when you’re feeling 100%.
The ‘Brisbane Sights’ start point is in King George Square (at the Petrie Tableau at the Ann St end). Click here for Google Maps directions.
The tour ends at the west end of the Kangaroo Point Bridge.
Yes. The ‘Brisbane Sights’ tour is accessible to both pram and wheelchairs.
It is a walking tour. This tour is only ~3.5km (~2 miles) in total and we walk at a leisurely pace, stopping to speak at regular intervals along the way.
Our tours are designed to be suitable for people of all ages. Over the years we have toured to a wide variety of audiences of all ages and backgrounds including many families and children.
At the moment we only offer tours in English.
It can be tricky to find the group once they are under way.
That said we give 5 minutes for people to turn up late and then are at the start point for a few minutes after that.
From there we walk east along Ann St We then head Anzac Square.
Thank you for thinking of others to create spaces for them to join.
If you need to cancel or change the date of your booking there is a link in your confirmation email that allows you to do that.
If you need to change the number of people in your booking get in touch and we can adjust it for you.
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