The Melbourne Cup

- Upon arrival into Melbourne make your way to the hotel.

- That evening you will be met by your tour host and head out for some welcome drinks and dinner at a great Melbourne venue to enable you to meet other members on the trip.​​​

- After a quiet morning, you will head out to the big First Light Racing Derby Day Eve Luncheon.

- With high-quality racing guests and entertainment (previous guests have included Michelle Payne, Daryl Braithwaite, Taxiride & Living Legend Apache Cat - to name a few), this is a great way to start the week.

- There is also a great after-party for those keen to kick on with some racing luminaries.

- After breakfast you will head off on a beautiful cruise along the Yarra & Maribyrnong Rivers to Flemington Racecourse including a few champagnes and nibbles.

- Enjoy Penfolds Victoria Derby Day.

- After the massive day, you will return on the cruise with nibbles & drinks.​

- Today is a rest day for you to recover from a busy first few days.

- You may wish to head off to a winery in the Yarra Valley, visit Living Legends farm or just do some shopping and enjoy everything else Melbourne has to offer.​

- In the afternoon you will head off to the Call of the Card Luncheon where Australia’s biggest punters take on our best bookies to set the scene for the Cup.

- An all-inclusive three-course meal and drinks with interviews with leading jockeys, trainers and bookies will give the edge to find the Cup winner.

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- Today you will head to Flemington for the running of the 163rd Melbourne Cup.

- You will enjoy amazing hospitality for the day in the Skyline Lounge with a reserved seat and views of the finish line, beautiful fresh food, premium wines and beer, a fantastic spot to soak up all the atmosphere of “the race that stops the nation”.

​- Today is another free day for you to head out and explore Melbourne!

- You may wish to head off to a winery in the Yarra Valley, visit Living Legends farm or just do some shopping and enjoy everything else Melbourne has to offer.​

- Today we'll head back to Flemington for Crown Oaks Day

- We'll have tickets so that we can get out and explore more of the racecourse and experience more of the incredible atmosphere that is creating during cup week.

- Following the racing you'll be transferred back to the hotel and have the evening at leisure.

- Today is another free day for you to head out and explore Melbourne!

- You may wish to head off to a winery in the Yarra Valley, visit Living Legends farm or just do some shopping and enjoy everything else Melbourne has to offer.​

- Today we'll head to Flemington for the final raceday of the week, TAB Champion Stakes Day.

- We'll have tickets so that we can again get out and explore more of the racecourse and experience more of the incredible atmosphere that is creating during cup week.

- Following the racing you'll be transferred back to the hotel and have the evening at leisure.

- After a fun filled, action pocked week, and hopefully with some winnings in your pocket you'll head back to the airport to head home.

- Or...if you aren't ready to depart just yet, you could extend your trip, either in Melbourne, another Australian city or a destination enroute back to England.