I was taken on a Neighbours Tour for my birthday a few years ago. I already lived locally to the street where they film but love the show and wanted to take the official 'tour'. So we drove to the city to catch the novelty Neighbours bus back out to the suburbs to look around. The bus then was kind of old and a little crusty on the inside, but fine. We watched old Neighbours episodes on the drive there and lollies were handed around for a snack. It was pretty fun being on a bus with excited UK tourists. It was great having free range of the street to take photos outside of the houses and not feeling like a loser whilst doing so. We also drove to the highschool they film at and past the studios (just on the outside, did not get a look-in as it was the weekend). The tour guide was alright, though when asked where they film the outside of the Erinsborough Hospital he told us Knox Private, which I know to be not true as I used to work there. Guess he didn't know himself at the time.

Anyways, at the end of the tour we were bused to St. Kilda to stand on the side of a footpath to meet with a former Neeighbours star - Max Hoyland. This was cool, but as he had left the show a little while ago, it was somewhat less cool than if we'd met someone still on set. I recommend this tour for Neighbours fans, and I have to say it seems the tours have improved since I went. The Neighbours website has had a lot of work done on it and it seems now on weekend tours you can actually go into where they film the outdoor sets like the Local Store, Charlies etc. Makes me want to go again!! It was lots of fun and made for some great photo memories of a great Australian show!

Approximate cost: $60-$65