Melbourne · MELBOURNE SPORTS AND MCG TOURS
A hundred thousand seats, the players race and the museum under the stands. The 12 below cover the tour on non-match days, the combined museum ticket and the sports precinct walks around it.
Spend 75 minutes inside the MCG with an English-speaking MCC member as your guide. Visit the Long Room, library, changing rooms, media centre, player viewing room, and arena, then take in Melbourne from City Terrace. Routes can change.
“Really good experience and great tour, well worth the money”
Spend 75 minutes inside Melbourne’s famous MCG with a guide such as Marie, Don, Clare, or Brian. Visit the MCC Long Room, player areas, library, media centre, and City Terrace. The tour suits cricket and AFL fans, but its stories and stadium access also work well for non-sports visitors.
“Great experience with a lot of history from Australian Cricket. Also very close to the town with easy access and right next to other major sport faciliites of Melbourne.”
Enter the MCG at Gate 3 for a guided look at the pitch, changing rooms, press areas, and other normally restricted spaces. Guides such as Phil, David, and Bryan Kenneally bring strong sporting knowledge and personal stories. Your ticket also includes the Australian Sports Museum.
“Lots of information and the thrill of being behind the scenes . Take as many photos as you want and soak in the heritage and fun facts !”
Walk from Federation Square through Birrarung Marr, Melbourne Park, Olympic Park, and AAMI Park with guides such as Ben or Catherine, then take a 90-minute MCG tour. You’ll hear Australian sporting stories and see spaces usually closed to the public.
“Our guide Ben was really knowledgeable and obviously has a passion for all sports. He made the day really interesting and offered an insight into the stadiums we visited. Would highly recommend.”
Spend about five and a half hours touring Melbourne’s major sporting venues with a local guide such as Anthony or Tamara. Visit the MCG, Albert Park and Flemington, then choose the MCG, Australian Sports Museum or Australian Open precinct, with lunch and selected hotel transfers included.
“We loved this Tour Our driver was certainly knowledgeable and easy to listen to. We enjoyed the whole tour immensely and appreciated the attention to detail Our many thanks, Jenny Warner”
Visit the Australian Sports Museum at Gate 3 of Melbourne Cricket Ground with a mobile ticket. Explore at your own pace, see sporting memorabilia, hear Shane Warne in a hologram display, and test your skills in the interactive Game On! zone. Allow one to two hours.
“Every thing, learnt heaps and my grandson was in another world, great fun, easy to get around , games were great”
Join Sporting Capital Tours for a two-hour walk from Federation Square to the MCG. Guides such as Ben, Terry, Cathy, Catherine, Greg, and Brian cover Melbourne’s tennis, cricket, football, rugby, horse racing, the Yarra River, and the 1956 Olympics in a group of no more than eight.
“Our guide Greg was very knowledgeable and made the tour interesting. Only wish we could have seen inside some of the stadiums.”
Spend about seven hours touring Melbourne’s sporting landmarks, including the MCG, Flemington Racecourse, Marvel Stadium precinct and Albert Park circuit. Guides such as Simon, Anthony and Tamara bring local sports knowledge, while lunch, beer tastings and hotel transfers round out the day.
“A fabulous day lots of things to see and do, even for me, not the real sports lover, that's my husband. Our guide was very entertaining and pointed out lots of Melbourne's attractions”
Join Ben McAuliffe for a four-hour introduction to Melbourne sport, Aboriginal influences on Aussie Rules, and a live match at the MCG. The small-group tour visits Melbourne Park, AAMI Park, and Olympic venues before your host explains the game from the stands.
“It was an amazing experience doing this tour with Ben. He is a true sports fan with incredible knowledge and we enjoyed the tour thoroughly. Highly recommended!”
Join a guide such as Ben for a 3.5-hour walk from Fed Square along the Yarra to Rod Laver Arena, Olympic Park, AAMI Park, and the MCG. The tour ends with entry to the Australian Sports Museum. Groups are capped at eight, making this a focused introduction to Melbourne’s sporting culture.
“Really great guys, very knowledgeable and they made the experience great. Highly recommend this tour for anyone”
Join an English-speaking guide at the Melbourne Day Tour Centre for a 9km walk through Melbourne’s sports precinct. Tour the MCG, pass AAMI Park, Collingwood’s home ground, and the Australian Open arenas, then return beside the Yarra River. Neil is praised for his friendly, flexible explanations.
“The tour guide was very good. He was friendly and answered all my questions about sports and Australian history/culture and allowed flexibility on the tour based on my interests. I didn't like that we could not access Rod Laver, Margaret Court or John Cain arenas since that was what I was most interested in.”
Walk about 9 kilometers through Melbourne’s sports precinct with a guide, visiting tennis, Olympic, Australian Rules, rugby, soccer, and river venues before a 75-minute guided MCG tour. Neil leads the experience, which suits active sports fans and small groups of up to 15.
“What an excellent experience this was. Neil the tour guide has an immense amount of knowledge about the sports venues in Melbourne, even those not on the tour. And a big kudos for still running the tour with only one participant i.e. me. A lot of organisations would have cancelled so for this to still run was very much appreciated.”
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