Melbourne Sports Walking Tour: Explore 150 Years of Sporting History Along the Yarra River
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15 Ratings
Melbourne

Starting from the heart of the city we walk along the Yarra River into Melbourne’s world famous sporting precinct exploring over 150 years of sports history ranging from the Olympics, cricket, Australian football, rugby, tennis through to horseracing, F1, surfing and golf.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Federation Square - We begin the tour at Fed Square
  • Yarra River - 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
  • Sanitiser
  • Sunscreen
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • Tea and coffee
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.

Customer Ratings
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943dawidd
Mar 21, 2024
A stunning day at the sport grounds - The trip was stunning. Ben patiently explained to us how football is played. We went onto the tenniscourts. Then he handed us over to a guide from MCG who took us 'behind the scenes'. So informative.
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Cindy
Mar 13, 2024
Fun experience in Melbourne! - Ben was a great tour guide with so much knowledge of Australian sports and Melbourne. A fun tour that was out of the ordinary!
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Cindy_h
Mar 13, 2024
Fun experience in Melbourne - This was a fun tour . Our guide Ben was very knowledgeable about Australian sports. Something different than your usual big city tour.
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243carmela
Mar 10, 2024
Great gift idea for husband’s birthday - I bought this for my husbands birthday. As a Melburnian he thought he knew it all but he had an amazing time and learnt so much about Melbourne’s sporting history. And the sports banter was hilarious.
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Dcztaylor
Mar 3, 2024
Australian Open tennis 🎾 - Our tour guide Ben was very knowledgeable, friendly, and was great at taking pictures of us in front of these iconic arenas. We appreciated that he adjusted our meeting time to avoid some of the heat of the day. The Rod Laver arena was the highlight of our tour since this is the 3rd tennis slam arena we have been to. We were slightly disappointed that we weren’t allowed access, but expected it! I hope you are lucky enough to get Ben on your tour!
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M3025izlisag
Feb 27, 2024
BEST SPORTS TOUR OF MELBOURNE - Loved all of this tour. Ben's knowledge is amazing as is the Melbourne sports precinct we visited. Ben interspersed his commentary with fun anecdotes making it all the more interesting. Such a great way to experience the 'sporting capital'! Highly recommend this tour.
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Venkat_s
Jan 9, 2024
A fine day in Melbourne - Ben was our guide in this tour. He is an amazing guy. Very knowledgeable about all the sports and guided us through all the sporting venues across the Melbourne sporting precinct.
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Leighc337
Nov 12, 2023
No wonder Melbourne is the sporting capital - Ben took us from the city, along the Yarra to the Sporting Complexes, along the way giving us some gems of history we were unaware of. We saw all the arenas - Margaret Court, Rod Laver, etc explaining their history and the well thought out gradual expansion of the complexes so that no matter what function or event is proposed - from 10,000 to 100,000 capacity, there is something fit for purpose! Our group were from various parts of Australia but even being a local, i was unaware how everything was so close together, and was unaware of the tennis hall of fame. Thoroughly enjoyed this tour
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9lynleym
Jul 12, 2023
Great Sporting Journey - Ben was very enthusiastic and keen to share his pride in Aussie sports right from the start. The tour was awesome, showing you all the great arenas and the history he shared gave you lots of insight. His friendly and obliging attitude was second to none. Thanks Ben for a great tour.
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Adityaw218
Apr 23, 2023
Amazing tour. Must try. - Fantastic tour in and around some of worlds most iconic sporting locations. Ben was very knowledgeable and had some really fun experiences and stories to share. Gave us a great insight into the venues.
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