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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188anantk
May 10, 2024
Great tour, good conversations, good memories! - Great experience. Ben is very knowledgeable, friendly, and a great guide. He knows and loves all the sports. The tour is designed that you walk through Melbourne's iconic sports complexes at a leisurely place, with Ben explaining things along the way while you get to click some great pics. Overall, a great experience. 5/5
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Aditig456
Apr 20, 2024
Great sports tour - Ben was an amazing tour guide and so knowledgeable. We had a terrific time in the sports precinct, learning all about the different sports Melbourne had to offer! A must do tour when visiting Melbourne
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Elizabethhw9678fg
Apr 11, 2024
Great tour for sports fans! - Great walking tour of Melbourne's sporting venues! Ben was a friendly and informative guide with a wealth of sporting knowledge at his fingertips. Definitely recommend!
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Ftoby
Apr 7, 2024
Great Tour - Ben is a great tour guide. Knowledgeable , enthusiastic and passionate about past and present history of sport. Loads of stories and just a fun day. Would highly recommend this tour.
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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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