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Melbourne Sports Experience + MCG Tour
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117 Ratings
Melbourne
Discover Melbourne’s rich sports history on a guided tour that takes you from the Olympics to cricket and more. Explore over 150 years of sporting heritage and enjoy a free visit to the iconic MCG.
Discover Melbourne’s rich sports history on a guided tour that takes you from the Olympics to cricket and more. Explore over 150 years of sporting heritage and enjoy a free visit to the iconic MCG.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Federation Square - We begin the tour at Fed Square
- Birrarung Marr - We walk along the river and explore its significance to the sporting history of Melbourne.
- Rod Laver Arena - We walk through the Melbourne Park tennis complex on the tour route.
- Melbourne & Olympic Parks - Melbourne’s sporting precinct is steeped in the history…
- Federation Square - We begin the tour at Fed Square
- Birrarung Marr - We walk along the river and explore its significance to the sporting history of Melbourne.
- Rod Laver Arena - We walk through the Melbourne Park tennis complex on the tour route.
- Melbourne & Olympic Parks - Melbourne’s sporting precinct is steeped in the history and significance of the 1956 Olympic games.
- AAMI Park - Melbourne’s main soccer and rugby stadium.
- Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) - Home of Australian Sport
What's Included
- Infants are free (0-4 years)
- Free entry to MCG Tour
- Infants are free (0-4 years)
- Free entry to MCG Tour
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Emerging from the city’s core, our journey takes us on a stroll alongside the iconic Yarra River, delving into the globally recognized sports district of Melbourne. We delve into a rich tapestry woven over 150 years, including historic moments from the Olympics, cricket, Australian football, rugby, and tennis, as well as horseracing, F1, surfing, and…
Emerging from the city’s core, our journey takes us on a stroll alongside the iconic Yarra River, delving into the globally recognized sports district of Melbourne. We delve into a rich tapestry woven over 150 years, including historic moments from the Olympics, cricket, Australian football, rugby, and tennis, as well as horseracing, F1, surfing, and golf. Our venture concludes with an in-depth tour of the MCG, visiting previously unseen areas like the players’ changing rooms, the renowned Long Room, and the media centre.
- **Please note that ‘MCG Tour Combos’ booked during a sports event will not include the official stadium tour but will include match tickets to the game. This includes tours run during the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India from December 26 -30, 2024.
Location
1 Princes Walk
Princes Walk
Meet at Federation Square, between Transport Bar and Princes Bridge.
Look out for the tour guide playing with a tennis ball.
And please share a WhatsApp number so your guide can share their Live Location on the day and provide updates on the booking.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(117 Ratings)
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Antnad2018
May 1, 2025
Excellent Tour - A Must Do in Melbourne! - We had an amazing experience on this tour. Our tour guide, Ben, was outstanding - his communication was clear when booking - he was incredibly knowledgeable, and he shared so many fascinating stories about Melbourne's rich sporting history. His friendly nature and great sense of humour made the tour not only informative but lots of fun. We were truly delighted to have had this experience and highly recommend it - Thank you Ben!
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M7267tsdavidh
Apr 19, 2025
Ben certainly knew his stuff! - Ben was brilliant. He knew everything. Answered all questions. He is such a nice gentleman. It was such an interesting tour. Everyone who comes to Melbourne should do this tour. He tells jokes, stories past and present, smiles all the time, which is nice, brings along a big bag of props, and has lots of interesting sports related historical facts about Melbourne. It's definitely worth the time and money.
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145barringtont
Apr 15, 2025
Can’t recommend enough. - Excellent tour especially as it was only our 5. Got to experience the change rooms and facilities and walk on the hallowed turf. Followed by the Sports Museum to relive memories from years ago
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Cai_r
Apr 13, 2025
Great for sports enthusiasts! - Catherine is a wonderful tour guide who gave us so many stories especially about the Australian open. Makes me want to go back and experience the event itself. Must-go tour when you chance to visit Melbourne!
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614jeroenm
Mar 31, 2025
Must do in Melbourne (if you like sports) - This was a really great tour with Ben. Relaxed local Melbourne guy, with real love for sport, for fun stories and annekdotes, and he lives the Melbourne sports Park.
Especially if you have a love for sports, a love for the AO, Australian Open Tennis, and want to know and see more about the 1956 Olympics and understand (is that possible?) how Australian Football works, then you have as great a morning as we have had.
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Talwaredge
Mar 27, 2025
Great walking tour with Kathy - Kathy is really knowledgable having spent years at AO and did an excellent tour where we got to see Rod Laver Arena, Kia and John Cain Venues from outside. We also got to see few tennis courts right up and close. MCG tour was spectacular with access to almost all areas of the ground, players dressing room. Kathy makes the tour fun with stories, anecdotes and most of all the history behind it all.
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761neili
Mar 27, 2025
A great walking tour for sports fans as well as non sports fans. - This was a great tour that covered all the arenas in Melbourne Park, some of which we were able to go into. Our guide, Catherine, was very friendly and knowledgeable about the venues and had some great stories to tell. She made it a great morning.
The final stop was a guided tour of the MCG with a different guide who was a member of the MCG.
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Thomas_u
Mar 25, 2025
Melbourne Sports Experience - We had a wonderful time with our Melbourne Sports Experience. Greg made us feel like we were actually experiencing the Australia Open. It was exactly what we were looking for. Our tour also included the MCG Tour. Our tour guide Graeme was outstanding. We covered the entire MCG from top to bottom. So much history! We are very glad that we included this tour in our trip itinerary.
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Partlegend
Mar 24, 2025
CRUISE SHIP VISITOR - With only a day in Port this was by far the best way to spend the day. Catherine was a great guide, easy to meet up with at Flinders station and very informative chats while wondering the Yarra on the way to the stadiums. Beautiful day , great insights and stories and highly recommended. Only a small group and was done at our pace. I had a great day.
Thank you Catherine.
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U6843umchrisw
Mar 19, 2025
Keen to come back for the Australian Open - Ben was very knowledgeable and answered all our tricky questions. He was great with names. Enjoyed the hit on the Australian open practice courts. It would've been nice to be able to go into Rod Laver Arena and see the dressing rooms and where the commentators sit. MCG tour is given by one of the MCG volunteer guides.
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