Ambassador Travel - Racing Tours - Melbourne Cup Carnival Racing Tours

Melbourne Cup Carnival Racing Tours

Departs November 2010

Tour Description

Reserved Seating

Cup Eve Dinner

Might & Power Tour Itinerary

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to join us once again in Melbourne for Australia’s most spectacular thoroughbred racing event, the 2010 Melbourne Cup Carnival. Celebrating its 150th anniversary, this is going to be a racing event not to be missed as we couple the event with the stunning Rugby League 4 Nations tournament being played in the city at the same time. The Spring Racing Carnival is a feast for racing fans, with the Tatts Cox Plate, AAMI Victoria Derby, Emirates Melbourne Cup and Crown Oaks Day (traditionally known as the Ladies Day) being just a sample of the superb racing you can experience throughout the carnival. The event is not just for racing fans either, but one in which racing is celebrated by everyone! Our tour includes an exclusive Ambassador Travel Cup Eve Dinner at the Crown Casino where you can enjoy a fabulous dinner in the company of your fellow travellers and special guests, accompanied by entertainment. A wide range of optional tours are also available between race days! The Four Nations brings together Australia, New Zealand, England and Papua New Guinea. 2010 represents the second year of the Four Nations tournament and the first time the event has come to the Southern Hemisphere. Melbourne will host the Kangaroos when they take on England at the new stadium, AAMI Park, during one of the great international sporting festivals - the Spring Racing Carnival. Kick off is at 6.30pm on Sunday 31 October which will give you plenty of time to recover from Derby Day on the previous day. Click on the Submit Enquiry button above or call (07) 3229 6555 for further information. Please make comment on your enquiry form if you wish to receive details on the Four Nations Tournament.		Might & Power Tour (8 Days) Derby Day / Melbourne Cup Day / Oaks Day Doriemus Tour (6 Days) Derby Day / Melbourne Cup Day Makybe Diva Tour (6 Days) Melbourne Cup Day / Oaks Day Think Big Tour (10 Days) Derby Day / Melbourne Cup Day / Oaks Day / Stakes Day Rogan Josh Tour (4 Days) Melbourne Cup Day Cox Plate Tour (3 Days) Cox Plate Melbourne Cup Cruise (6 Days) Melbourne Cup Day Please contact us or submit an enquiry for complete tour information with optional day tours.

Might & Power Tour

Day 1, Friday 29 October
BRISBANE / SYDNEY – MELBOURNE
Make your way to the domestic airport for your flight to Melbourne. Upon arrival you will be transferred to your centrally located hotel. This evening, you are invited to join your fellow travellers at our ‘Spring Carnival Welcome Drinks’.
Accommodation: Melbourne

Day 2, Saturday 30 October
MELBOURNE
Mid-morning transfer to Flemington Racecourse for the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. The day has a total prize pool of $4.17 million spread over 9 races, including the Group 1 AAMI Victoria Derby. Enjoy this feast of racing action from your reserved undercover Hillstand seat. At the conclusion of the card you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Accommodation: Melbourne

Day 3, Sunday 31 October
MELBOURNE
Today is at leisure, and you may join our Living Legends & Cuckoo Restaurant Tour, which includes a visit to the Living Legends, home of rest for champion horses and lunch at the Cuckoo Restaurant in the spectacular Dandenong Ranges. Alternatively join the Blue Dandenongs and Yarra Valley Wineries Tour and enjoy a day of wine-tasting, mountain scenery and lunch at Fergusson’s Winery.
Accommodation: Melbourne

Day 4, Monday 1 November
MELBOURNE
With no scheduled program during the day, you may spend the day watching the Cup Parade, do some shopping, or join an optional day tour. This evening, you will be transferred to our exclusive Cup Eve Dinner held at the Crown Casino. Enjoy a great evening of entertainment, dinner, interviews with racing personalities, and Wayne Wilson’s phantom call of this great race. Certainly an evening to remember in preparation for the race that stops the nation.
Accommodation: Melbourne

Day 5, Tuesday 2 November
MELBOURNE
Transfer to Flemington Racecourse to bask in the excitement and atmosphere of Australia’s richest and most famous race day. The $5.1 million Emirates Melbourne Cup is a gruelling 3200m race that literally brings the entire country to a standstill. History was created in 2005 by the legendary Makybe Diva who won her third consecutive Cup, and the action this year can only get better!
Accommodation: Melbourne

Day 6, Wednesday 3 November
MELBOURNE
Once again you have a day to enjoy at your leisure in this charming city. You may wish to join a day tour provided by Grayline – one of Australia’s leading coach tour companies, and visit some of the most scenic attractions in Victoria including the Grampians or the spectacular sights along the Great Ocean Road! Alternatively, you may make your own way to Kyneton for the running of the Kyneton Cup.
Accommodation: Melbourne

Day 7, Thursday 4 November
MELBOURNE
Make a fashion statement with those creative hats for Ladies Day at Flemington Racecourse on Oaks Day, before enjoying the running of the three year old fillies in the Crown Casino Oaks. After this exciting day filled with colour and tradition, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Accommodation: Melbourne

Day 8, Friday 5 November
MELBOURNE – BRISBANE / SYDNEY
This morning you will be transferred to Tullamarine Airport for your return flight home. This concludes your 2010 Melbourne Cup Carnival Tour with us.

Many other tour itineraries are available for the different race days of Melbourne Cup. Please contact us for full tour information.