
The Boho Way
Melbourne Off the Beaten Track
Travel consultant designed to link you to the rich underground arts, music, culture and soul of Melbourne
Vision
The Boho Way connects you to Melbourne's creative heartbeat.
What We Do
The Boho Way offers advice and itineries designed to tap into the pulse and rhythm of Melbourne — its arts, multicultural, music, poetry, festivals, markets, museums, philosophy circles, and the city’s most beautiful hikes.
We honour and respect diversity, creating experiences where every traveller feels safe, welcomed, and supported.
Offerings
After a consultation with a The Boho Way travel consultant, you’ll walk away with a personalised program shaped around your interests, travel style, and dates — a journey that connects you to the pulse of Melbourne’s culture.
Explore Multicultural Melbourne
Experiences include:
- African cultural celebrations
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural awareness and events
- Greek festivals
- Afghan community events
- Italian festivals
- Polish cultural gatherings
- Chinese New Year celebrations
- Noodle Markets
- Multicultural markets
- Diverse food experiences and cooking classes
- Turkish flower & art festivals
- Islamic Museum of Australia events
- Immigration Museum programs
- Jewish Museum events
- Co.As.It Italian cultural events
- Faith‑based conferences & gatherings
- Hellenic Museum events
Explore the diversity of the culture, events, arts and music scene in Melbourne
Experiences include:
- Local movie and film nights
- Salsa and Latin music events
- Spoken word and poetry gatherings
- Urban markets
- Urban organic farms
- Local farms
- Live local music
- Theatre and performance nights
- Art exhibitions and gallery openings
- Comedy shows
- Folk music events
- Multicultural music festivals
- Jazz and soul sessions, festivals and events
- International film festivals
- Street festivals and light‑projection events
- Melbourne Fringe happenings
- Art gallery exhibition launches
- Book launches and author conversations
- Yoga and spiritual talks and events
- Meditation and sound‑healing events
- Wellness festivals
- Food & Wine Festivals
- Creative art workshops
- Piano bars and singalongs
Link to short scenic hikes within 1 hour of Melbourne
Short walks within 1 hour of Melbourne
Sherbrooke Forest (Dandenong Ranges)
A gentle, shaded walk through towering mountain ash and fern gullies. Lyrebirds often sing along the trail. Perfect for a quiet, soulful reset.
1000 Steps / Kokoda Track Memorial Walk
A short but steady climb through lush rainforest. Great for travellers who want a challenge without needing a full hike.
You Yangs
Short loop walks with granite boulders, open bushland, and wide views. Easy, peaceful, and great for spotting wallabies.
Werribee Gorge (Short Circuit)
Choose the shorter river‑edge walk for a quick nature immersion. Dramatic cliffs and ancient rock formations without committing to the full circuit.
Macedon Ranges
Walks around Macedon Ranges and Hanging Rock. Cool forest air, mossy rocks, and easy trails.
Brighton Beach & Bay Trail
A relaxed coastal walk past colourful bathing boxes. Flat, breezy, and perfect for a gentle morning or sunset wander.
Cape Schanck
A short, dramatic boardwalk down to the ocean. Rugged cliffs, wild waves, and a powerful sense of place.
Bells Beach to Jan Juc
A short coastal section with ocean views, surf culture, and salty air. Easy, scenic, and uplifting.
Kangaroo watching at Woodlands Park
A short one hour walk and spot the wild kangaroos and pat horses
How it Works - 4 Simple Steps
1. Book a travel consultation via this website
2. Speak with a Boho Way travel consultant (free)
3. The Boho Way will design an itinerary based on your ideas and give you ideas for explore Melbourne's underground arts, culture and music scenes and/or day hikes
4. You will be emailed a personalised itinerary based on the dates you are in Melbourne and your interests including where to go, how to get there, costs per activity and local tips and tricks!
Total investment to have a soulful off the beaten track experience base on the BohoWay expertise
Standard one week itinerary and advice: $149 (inc GST)
* Costs may differ depending on your unique experience
Sign up for a free travel consultation
Meet the Founder

Lisa
Director and Founder
Lisa is a Melbournian who loves Melbourne and is connected to many events and communities around Melbourne that are off the beaten track.
She is a traveller and loves adventure and creative expression. Her solo travels have taken her to Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe. She is an eternal Wanderluster. When she is not travelling she is a Diversity Consultant working on inclusive programs in Melbourne
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters of Naarm (Melbourne), the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation. We honour their Ancestors and Elders, past and present, and recognise their deep, ongoing connection to Country — to culture, story, language, and community. We pay respect to the wisdom that has lived here for tens of thousands of years: the song, the art, the movement, the gathering, and the spirit that continues to shape this place.
Privacy and Guidelines
At "The Boho Way", we understand that how we collect, use, disclose and protect your information is important to you. That’s why we’re committed to constantly updating our privacy policies and processes to ensure they are best practice and meet the standards of all relevant local legislation.
See below for our full Privacy Policy
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This Privacy Policy sets out the types of personal information we receive and collect when you use our services, how we collect it, and what we do with it, as well as some of the steps we take to safeguard information. In all your dealings with us you must ensure that others you represent are aware of the content of our Privacy Policy and consent to your acting on their behalf.
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. You are responsible for reviewing this Privacy Policy periodically and informing yourself of any changes to this Privacy Policy. Information we collect about you depending on the circumstances, in the course of providing a service to you, The Boho Way may collect and hold personal information such as:
your name, telephone number, email address
details of the products and services you have purchased from us or which you have enquired about, together with any additional information necessary to deliver those products and services and to respond to your enquiries; and any additional information relating to you that you or a third party has provided to us directly or indirectly through our travellers’ or agents’ phone enquiry lines, websites, online presence, customer surveys or to our in-store or other representatives.
Information that we collect may be considered “sensitive information” under the Privacy Act. We collect it to provide you with our services, cater to your needs or act in your interest, and we are only prepared to accept sensitive information on the condition that we have your consent.
When you are travelling with us, we may take video and images of you that may be used in brochures, in our advertising or on our website. All participants of The Boho Way authorise us to use his/her image (such as a photograph, videotape, film or pictorial representation or recorded voice). If you do not wish for this to happen, please notify us in writing via lotusconsulting2012@gmail.com@gmail.com
How do we collect personal information?
You may volunteer this information when you request information from us, contact us (and vice versa), make a booking, register interest for and/or enter a competition, subscribe to one of our newsletters, use our website(s)/apps, link to or from our website(s)/apps, connect with us via social media, by speaking to a consultant or any other engagement we or our business partners have with you.
We may also receive the information from a third party, for example:
from people making travel bookings on your behalf;
We will update your information whenever we can to keep it current, accurate and complete.
You represent and warrant to us that you have obtained all required consents and are fully authorized to disclose all personal information you provide to us including without limitation personal information of your friends and family members provided in connection with making travel bookings.
Why do we collect, use, hold and disclose your information?
We collect personal information about you so that we can perform our business activities and functions and to provide the best possible quality of customer service.
We may collect, hold, use and disclose your information for the following purposes:
administering services we are providing to you such as arranging your tour booking some countries will only permit travel if you provide your advance passenger data. These requirements may differ depending upon your destination and you are advised to check. Even if not mandatory, we may exercise our discretion to assist where appropriate manage our relationship with you, including updates about your tour booking and handling complaints to contact you in the event of an emergency
combining information collected from you at different times for the purpose of research and analysis to provide a better customer experience, including customising online content for you
to identify and tell you about services we think you may be interested in,
When you provide your email address to The Boho Way to make an online booking, your contact details may be retained even if the transaction is not completed. These details are captured using a secure service. This is so we can assist you in future with online bookings, and as a result of this you may receive a follow up enquiry email. This email will contain information on what action, if any, you can choose that will direct us to cease any further contact with you or destroy the personal information we have collected about you.
We are only permitted to store your personal information for as long as necessary having regard to the purposes for which it was collected or a related or ancillary purpose. We may therefore delete your personal information after a reasonable period of time and, if you have not used our services for some time, you may have to re-enter or re-supply your personal information to us.
We will not disclose your personal information otherwise than as described in this Privacy Policy without your consent unless we reasonably believe that disclosure is necessary to lessen or prevent a threat to life, health or safety or for certain action to be undertaken by an enforcement body (e.g. prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution or punishment of criminal offences), disclosure is authorised or required by law or disclosure is otherwise permitted by applicable privacy laws.
Who do we disclose your information to?
We may disclose your personal information as follows:
We may disclose your personal information to our employees, contractors or third party service providers located in Australia for the purposes of the operation of our website or our business, fulfilling requests by you, managing your bookings, responding to your enquiries and to otherwise provide products and services to you, including, without limitation, tour companies, travel agencies, web hosting providers, payment processors, data entry service providers, and professional advisors such as accountants, solicitors, business advisors and consultants.
We may share information with third parties in limited circumstances without your consent where we reasonably believe the disclosure is necessary to lessen or prevent a threat to life, health or safety, or for certain action to be undertaken by an enforcement body (e.g. prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution or punishment of criminal offences), where disclosure is authorised or required by law or disclosure is otherwise permitted by applicable privacy laws.
Where you provide us personal information for the purposes of booking travel related services on your behalf or on behalf of another person, we must provide such personal information to the travel providers you have selected for the purposes of completing the booking. We have no control over how travel providers use, disclose or store personal information. Please ensure you agree with the privacy practices of the travel providers you select prior to providing us your personal information for the purposes of booking travel related services with such travel providers. You acknowledge and agree that we provide your personal information to such travel providers solely as your agent and not as the principal holder and we will not be required to ensure their compliance with applicable privacy laws, this privacy policy or otherwise be liable or accountable for your personal information including without limitation their use and disclosure of your personal information.
Security of Information
The Boho Way Travel uses Paypal to store financial information.
Credit card security
All online payments are transmitted via PayPal.
The Boho Way does not store your credit card number in any of our systems, it is used only within the context of the transaction then destroyed upon receipt from an acquiring bank.
All credit card payments receive an identification number that is proof of the transaction's acceptance into the banking system. This identification number can be used to trace any transaction back to the credit card issuer (for example, the bank that issued the MasterCard, or VISA credit card).
Personal information is destroyed or de-identified when no longer needed.
Whilst we take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is secure, as the internet is inherently insecure, any personal information or other information you transmit to us online is transmitted at your own risk.
Your preferences
We offer you choices when we ask for personal information, whenever reasonably possible. You have the option of dealing anonymously with us, either on our websites or through other methods. There will be circumstances where this is not possible in order to complete your request. You may decline to provide personal information to us and/or refuse cookies in your browser, although some of our features or services may not function properly as a result. For example, if you do not provide us with the personal information described above, some or all of the following may happen:
we may not be able to provide the requested products or services to you, either to the same standard or at all;
we may not be able to provide you with information about products and services that you may want, including information about discounts, sales or special promotions; or we may be unable to tailor the content of our websites to your preferences and your experience of our websites may not be as enjoyable or useful.
How do I access and correct my personal information?
You can enquire about personal information we hold about you by using the contact details below. We will need to verify your identity before disclosing personal information. Please allow up to 10 business days for us to process your request, however we will endeavour to deal with your request sooner.
You can ask us to update any inaccurate, incomplete or out-of-date information we hold about you using the contact details below. There is no fee to make an enquiry or request in relation to your information, or for us to add to, correct or update our records.
There may be instances where we cannot grant you access to the personal information we hold. For example, we may need to refuse access if granting access would interfere with the privacy of others or if it would result in a breach of confidentiality. If that happens, we will give you written reasons for any refusal
Lodging a complaint
If you believe that your privacy has been breached, please contact us using the contact information below and provide details of the incident so that we can investigate it.
We request that complaints about breaches of privacy be made in writing, so we can be sure about the details of the complaint. We will attempt to confirm as appropriate and necessary with you your understanding of the conduct relevant to the complaint and what you expect as an outcome. We will inform you whether we will conduct an investigation, the name, title, and contact details of the investigating officer and the estimated completion date for the investigation process.
After we have completed our enquiries, we will contact you, usually in writing, to advise the outcome and invite a response to our conclusions about the complaint. If we receive a response from you, we will assess it and advise if we have changed our view.
Contacting us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or are concerned about how we have handled your personal information, or would like to make a compmaontcor gove feedback, we would like to hear from you. We treat privacy matters seriously and will endeavour to correct the matter.
You can contact us by calling us on 0418376602 or +61 418376602 (outside Australia) or email hello@thebohoway.org
We will contact you within a reasonable time after receipt of your complaint to discuss your concerns and outline options regarding how they may be resolved. We will aim to ensure that your query or complaint is resolved in a timely and appropriate manner.
Last updated: 10/10/2026
