Welcome to Melbourne Sports Tours

Melburnians are sports crazy - join our local guides in exploring the city that hosts some of the world best sporting events. Local hosts will take you through Melbourne's sporting obsession and by the end of it you too will understand how, in this city, sport is a way of life.

Great for your sports mad friend, colleague or family member for birthdays, Christmas or as a bonus or incentive.

Why not surprise your friend, colleague or Valentine with something he/she would really like?
Sport & Beer Lovers Tour of Melbourne or Horses, Wine & Beer Tour

The most popular Gift Voucher sold last month was:

Ultimate Sports Lovers Tour

with MCG & Rod Laver Arena Tours, lunch at Telstra Dome & National Sports Museum

Half or full day small group tour with local insight exploring Melbourne. Walk through the beautiful Flemington Race Course (home of the Melbourne Cup), drive around Albert Park on Melbourne's F1 Grand Prix racetrack. Tour behind the scenes of our famous sporting arenas; The MCG or Rod Laver Arena. Smell the liniment in the change rooms and walk on the hallowed turf. Enjoy lunch overlooking the arena at Etihad Stadium (formerly Telstra Dome).

Our Sports Lovers Tour host Anthony took Jules Lund and 'Getaway' friends on the "Sports Lovers Tour plus Tennis & Tour". See Jules playing tennis with Alicia Molik on Margaret Court Arena. See the write up on the Getaway story from 17/2/05 here.

The National Sports Museum, located at the iconic MCG, features more than 2500 sporting artefacts and extensive multi media displays. Showcasing the great moments in Australia's sporting history, the museum will include a number of permanent and temporary exhibitions focused on Australian football, oxing, basketball, cricket, cycling, Olympic and Paralympic Games, soccer, tennis, rugby union, and rugby and rugby league. Also included will be the MCG story and an extensive interactive area for kids of all ages. More than just a museum, it captures the spirit of Australian sporting life and relives the moments that have shaped Australia's rich sporting traditions and cultural heritage.

Rod Laver Arena, Margaret Court Arena and the surrounding Melbourne & Olympic Parks have done another sensational job hosting The 2009 Australian Open Tennis Championships.

SENSATIONAL seats with a small group at MCG or Etihad Stadium (formerly Telstra Dome)!

Become a Melburnian for 4 hours. Wrap yourself in a scarf, enjoy the best seats in the house and an Aussie meat pie & beer, receive a souvenier record and join in our fanatical love affair with our unique brand of football "Aussie Rules" with a local host to explain all the rules, bumps and brawls.

Read the write up from the Travel show Getaway story from 1/7/04 here, when we took Catriona Rowntree to the footy.

Since then Catriona Rowntree has quoted us as one of her favourite things to do in Australia - check out page 184 of Catriona's Australia - My favourite Aussie Locations.

a) GRASS ROOTS FOOTY TOUR Australian Rules Football from past to present

Explore the history of AFL Footy in Melbourne at inner city VFL/AFL grounds and visit the ‘inner sanctum' of an AFL club. Explore the Clubrooms & Training Facilities. Tour Club Museum/Hall of Fame and meet with player/s and coaching staff.

A unique exploration of how sport has become an integral part of Melbourne's culture and the part Indigenous Australians have played. Explore Melbourne & our sporting history from a difference perspective. Options includes National Sports Museum, Tjanabi Restaunt, Indigenous Games, Koorie Heritage Trust.

A unique way to enjoy our beach culture and experience Victoria's world famous coastline & top surfing beaches.Surfing Lessons, Surf World Museum, shopping at the home of surf brand clothing...

OR looking for a different and fun Hens Day or Bucks Day experience? (No scary Bucks Night ideas here!)

If you're in town for one of Melbourne's many events we can show you behind the scenes of our city.

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Melbourne is the Sports capital of the World

According to London-based consulting and research company, ArkSports Limited, Melbourne is the best location in the world to hold a sports event! The 2006 ArkSports study aimed to determine which city in the world is the 'Ultimate Sports City' in terms of hosting international major events. Twenty cities made the initial cut based on their history of hosting sports events and were then ranked according to ArkSports by a range of criteria, including the number of annual sports events held, major events held or won up until 2010, facilities, transport, accommodation, government support, weather, legacy, public sports interest and quality of life.

Melbourne topped the rankings in several sections, including major events held or won, facilities and government support, and came second in the majority of others including number of annual events held, weather and legacy.

If you ask the question what makes Melbourne tick– the answers will include; Sports, Events, Cafes and Restaurants, Wine & Beer, Shopping, Theatre, Beaches, Sport and Aussie Rules Football.

Melbourne is home to some the finest & most perfectly situated collection of sporting venues in the world. Major facilities include the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Etihad Stadium (formerly Telstra Dome), Rod Laver Arena, VodafoneArena, Olympic Park, Flemington Race Course, Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre (MSAC) and Albert Park Grand Prix Track....all within 6 kilometres of the city centre.

Melbourne Sports Tours offers an in-depth knowledge of Melbourne

and its sporting culture by means of personal, guided tours.

Let us take you behind the scenes of Melbourne's world class sporting venues

& to the games we play.