Breakfast with the International Champions

A Melbourne Sports Tours Exclusive, this is a group tour to the Werribee Racing Club, home to the International Horse Centre.  The International Horse Centre is the quarantine facility for all international horses visiting Victoria’s Spring Racing Carnival.

Every year, on the Thursday before Victorian Derby Day, Werribee Racing Club hosts the International Breakfast with the Stars.  Come and enjoy a sit-down gourmet breakfast whilst watching the stars of the world racing scene go through their paces on the track.  Guest speakers vary from year to year, however past speakers have included international trainers, IRT representatives talking through the process of bringing the international horses out, bloodstock agents talking about what they look for in foals etc.

The Melbourne Cup is usually onsite as part of the Melbourne Cup Tour, which you can hold while having your photo taken.  Get the late mail on the runners from those in the know so you have all the insider information for Australia's greatest race.

$304 per person.  Pick up from 6:45am, drop off around 10:30am

Following the breakfast tour above you can choose to add to your time in Werribee by extending your day.  You can choose to visit either the Open Range Zoo or Werribee Mansion and State Rose Garden.

Visit the Open Range Zoo, an African safari adventure that doesn’t require a passport!  Join the free guided safari bus through open savannah to see rhinos, giraffe and zebras roaming free.  Then take to the walking trails to come face to face with lions, hippos, gorillas and monkeys.

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Tour the historic Werribee Mansion and Grounds and neighbouring State Rose Garden.  Werribee Mansion was built by the Chirnside family in 1877 with their fortune gained in the wool industry and the grounds showcase a working wool farm of that era.  The neighbouring Victoria State Rose Garden sits on roughly 5 hectares and features over 5,000 roses, all of which are at their best in October and November. 

Please Note:  Lunch is not included in the Add-On.  There will be opportunity to purchase your own lunch at either Werribee Mansion or the Open Range Zoo on the day.

The cost for the full day tour is $392 per person.  Pick up from 6:45am and drop off around 2:30pm.  Select either Mansion/Rose Garden add-on OR Werribee Open Range Zoo add-on.