13 Melbourne Sports Experiences Worth the Trip

1.Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,004 reviews · 1h 15m · from $26Our pick

Spend 75 minutes inside the MCG with an English-speaking MCC member as your guide. See the Long Room, MCC Library, player areas, media centre, portraits of Bradman and Tendulkar, and Melbourne skyline views from City Terrace. You may also walk on the arena, subject to availability.

“Great tour with David who shared his knowledge and experience with us as well as answering all our questions. Thoroughly recommend.”

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2.MCG and Australian Sports Museum Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 638 reviews · 2h 30m · from $33

Spend 150 minutes touring the MCG with an English-speaking guide, visiting the MCC Long Room, player changing rooms, media centre, viewing room and city terrace. Then explore the Australian Sports Museum and Game On! area, with interactive displays, sporting stories and a Shane Warne hologram.

“Fantastic tour of the stadium and lots of history and hospitality.”

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3.Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 394 reviews · from $26

Spend 75 minutes inside Melbourne Cricket Ground with guides such as Marie, Don, Brian, or Clare. Visit the MCC Long Room, changing rooms, viewing room, library, media centre, and City Terrace. You can add the Australian Sports Museum, though access to some areas may change on event days.

“Very informative walk around the ground seeing lots of interesting pictures and such knowledge from our tour volunteer Barrie”

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4.MCG Tour & Australian Sports Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 263 reviews · from $34

Enter the MCG at Gate 3 for a guided look at the pitch, changing rooms, press areas, and other player-only spaces. Guides such as Phil, David, Michael, and Bryan bring cricket and Australian football stories to life. Your ticket also includes the Australian Sports Museum, with unlimited time to explore.

“A great tour led by a very knowledgeable and congenial Bryan Kenneally, ex Melbourne Football Club and VFL State player from the 1960's. Bryan made the tour a very enjoyable experience.”

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5.Melbourne Park Tennis Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 143 reviews · from $86Top rated

Walk from Federation Square through Birrarung Marr and Melbourne Park, hear stories about Aboriginal sports and Melbourne’s major venues, then play on an Australian Open practice court with racquets and balls supplied. Guides such as Ben, Cathy, Greg, and Michael bring strong sports knowledge. Main arenas are not normally entered.

“Ben was a great and knowledgeable guide, provided lots of insightful commentary throughout the tour. Being able to access and see the AO courts and even get some hitting time was an amazing experience.”

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6.Melbourne Sports Experience + MCG Tour Combo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 137 reviews · from $86

Join a small group with guides such as Ben, Catherine or Paul for a 3.5-hour walk from Federation Square through Melbourne Park, Olympic Park and AAMI Park, then enter the MCG for a guided 90-minute tour. Cake, coffee, tea and water are provided, with Australian Open tickets included in January.

“Awesome pre-tour before the MCG Tour, Ben was really knowledgeable and passionate about sport in Melbourne and gave interesting answers to my questions. Great tour and highly recommend as Ben is a great bloke and tour guide.”

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7.Melbourne Park Tennis Sporting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 118 reviews · 3 hours · from $84

Walk from Federation Square along the Yarra to Melbourne Park, hear local stories from guides such as Ben and Catherine, tour the Australian Open grounds, and play on a blue court when access allows. Continue through the Olympic and football precinct before finishing at the MCG. Tennis is unavailable in December and January.

“My partner and I went on the Melbourne Park tour as I am a big tennis fan and also into sport generally. The tour does focus more on tennis which was perfect for me but something to bear in mind for others. Ben was a fantastic guide and one of the most knowledgeable sports fans I’ve ever met, I certainly learnt many new things! Overall we had a great experience and I would definitely recommend this tour to all tennis fans!”

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8.Half-Day Sports Lovers Bus Tour of Melbourne with MCG Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 84 reviews · from $192

Spend about five and a half hours touring Melbourne’s sporting heart with a local guide. Visit the MCG, Albert Park’s Grand Prix circuit, Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne Park, and Docklands, with your main venue chosen around availability and interest. Lunch, a drink, transport, and admission are included.

“Thank you very much Anthony, Matthew and I had a fantastic day. Go Hawks. Rgds Eddie.”

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9.Australian Sports Museum Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · from $26

Visit the Australian Sports Museum at Gate 3 of Melbourne Cricket Ground with a mobile ticket and explore at your own pace. See sporting memorabilia, hear a hologram of Shane Warne, and test your skills in the Game On! zone. Allow one to two hours, with unlimited time inside.

“We never got to tour what we booked for still waiting for a call back regarding the mix up we booked the museum and got a tour of the ground did not realise we were not going through the museum until it was to late”

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10.Australian Sports Museum Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 14 reviews · 1 day · from $26

At Gate 3 of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, explore Australian sport from local clubs to Olympic glory. Your ticket includes the Game On! interactive area and a wristband to track your visit. Allow several hours if you enjoy reading displays. English hosting and Chinese or English audio guides are available.

“Very impressed by our Guide Rod he was very knowledgeable.. A real credit to your establishment MCG”

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11.Aussie Football MCG Matchday Experience with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $157

Join Ben McAuliffe for a four-hour introduction to Melbourne’s sporting heart. Walk from Federation Square through Birrarung Marr and Melbourne Park, learn about Aboriginal influences on Aussie Rules, then watch a Melbourne-based AFL club play at the MCG with Ben explaining the action.

“Ben was a great tour guide. We got to see all of the Melbourne sporting sights and he answered any questions we had. It was a fun and interactive day and I’d definitely recommend!”

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12.Melbourne Sports Experience + Free Australian Sports Museum entry

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $86

Join guide Ben for a 3.5-hour walk from Fed Square along the Yarra River to Rod Laver Arena, Olympic Park, AAMI Park, and the MCG. You’ll hear how sport shaped Melbourne, then enter the Australian Sports Museum at Gate 3. Groups are capped at eight, with a mobile ticket and free entry for infants aged 0 to 4.

“The whole experience was brilliant. The tour was well paced and Ben was extremely passionate and knowledgeable on all aspects of Melbournes sporting history and the sporting precinct.”

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13.Melbourne Sports Precinct Walk with Behind-the-Scenes MCG Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $64

Join Melbourne Sports Tours at 9:30 am for a 9-kilometer walk through Melbourne’s sporting heart. Guide Neil leads you past Richmond Tigers, rectangular-sport training grounds, Melbourne and Olympic Parks, and the National Tennis Centre before a 75-minute guided MCG tour. Expect stairs, steep footbridges, and a small group 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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