Sporting Capital Tours

Melbourne Cricket Ground and the city skyline
MCG Tour guide with guests
Melbourne sports precinct sunset
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Tour guests at Melbourne Park Tennis Centre
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About

Sporting Capital Tours celebrates Melbourne's amazing sporting history, world-class stadiums and sports crazy fans, by taking you on a small-group, city walking tour through the sporting precinct.

They have the most experienced and passionate tour guides, all with specific sporting industry experience, who share their inside knowledge of Melbourne's sports culture and history.

Tours begin conveniently from the city centre and walk approximately 2km along the Yarra River, through the Australian Open tennis complex, Olympic precinct, the MCG and training bases of top-flight Australian Rules, football (soccer), Rugby League and Union teams.

They have a range of tours to suit your Melbourne itinerary, interests and budget, including popular combination tours that provide access to the inner sanctums of the MCG, Rod Laver Arena, as well as the Australian Sports Museum.

Sporting Capital Tours also has unique, locally-hosted gameday experiences if you want to experience Melbourne's sporting culture like a local.

And like all great sports experiences there is always competitive, friendly debate as to which city really is the sporting capital of the world.

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Available Tours

Melbourne Cricket Ground and the city skyline

Melbourne Sports Experience and MCG Tour

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. Take a break at a cafe inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground styled on Melbourne's famous coffee scene and enjoy a beverage and something sweet as you look out on to the famous arena. You will finish with a guided tour inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground, visiting behind the scenes locations such as the players change rooms, the famous Long Room and the media centre.

$120 per person

Melbourne sports precinct at sunset

Melbourne Sports Experience and Australian Sports Museum

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. Take a break at a cafe inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground styled on Melbourne's famous coffee scene and enjoy a beverage and something sweet as you look out on to the famous arena. You will finish with a guided tour inside the amazing Australian Sports Museum. Dedicated to all Australian sports, it is no ordinary museum and is unlike any other sports museum in the world. It has recently undergone a multi-million dollar transformation to make it more interactive and to update all of its exhibitions.

$120 per person

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Melbourne VIC 3000