Australian Institute of Sport: The AIS Tour

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Canberra, Australia

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Offered in: English

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Overview

Go behind the scenes at the AIS (Australian Institute of Sport), Australia’s premier elite sporting precinct and one of Canberra’s top attractions. Your guide takes you on a comprehensive 90-minute tour through the world-class facilities to see where Australia’s top athletes train. You can also test your own skills in the Sportex facility, an interactive sports zone with different physical tests for you to try.

Learn about the facilities and athletes from the informative guide
Have fun with hands-on tests of your strength, speed, and endurance
Keep an eye out for athletes doing their training routines
A must for sports enthusiasts of all kinds

What's Included

Local guide

Food and drinks
Transportation to/from attraction

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

AIS Visitor Centre
26 Leverrier St, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia
Complimentary Car Parking is available adjacent to the building.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Tour the state-of-the-art sports campus at AIS with a knowledgeable guide for a glimpse into the lives of world-class Australian athletes.

See some of the highlights of Canberra's 160-acre (65-hectare) campus, which contains different top-notch sports facilities, lodging, and training camps for some of Australia's most respected athletes. You might even spot some renowned athletes as you walk around the grounds.

Test out your skills at Sportex, a hands-on educational sports experience. You can try rock climbing, football penalty shootouts, wheelchair basketball, virtual downhill skiing, and more. Test your accuracy, speed, and strength with the ball skills tester, reaction timer, and more. You can also browse exhibits such as the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Heroes and Legends, and Sports Science.

At the end of your 90-minute tour, you can head to the AIS café for refreshments or look for a souvenir at the AIS shop. The AIS Arena also features events including concerts and shows like Cirque du Soleil.

AIS - Australian Institute of Sport

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Reviews

4.5

based on 56 reviews

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An enjoyable couple of hours.

Barry_U, Nov 2025

A good way to spend a couple of hours to learn about the history of the AIS. The guide was very knowledgeable.

5 stars!

Jessica_L, Jun 2025

Wonderful tour! Our guide is currently an athlete at the AIS and was a wealth of knowledge. You get to see a fair bit of the place and if you’re lucky enough, some athletes might be training!

Good tour

Josh_M, Dec 2024

Great tour with knowledgable guides. Impressive facilities. Would definitely recommend and good value for money.

Fun and informative

Ann_D, Sep 2024

A good incite into this facility, especially touring just after the Olympics. We had a well informed guide and is was interactive so kids can enjoy. Fun and informative

Rip off.

John_O, Jul 2024

Empty halls - boring. No athletes to be seen - boring. Everything we saw could have been a photo, all those facilities for 120 athletes and no evidence of the return on investment. You should be selling the facility to is punters! Guide was good (WA 1500m swimmer)

Great

Rachael_S, Jul 2024

Great tour, very informative. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. Would recommend to other families

A fun family activity .

Jean_C, Jun 2024

Seeing all the institutes facilities, playing in the interactive area was great fun for all the family . Watching people playing basketball and volleyball in the training halls . A friendly and knowledgeable guide. A very worthwhile visit .

Remembering the past to look towards the future

David_B, Jun 2024

Seeing all the memorabilia from the past athletes and knowing what the future holds for the athletes and the country going forward.

Visiting AIS

Helen_S, May 2024

Enjoyed the immersive activities in the Sportex complex. As a swimmer, loved seeing the aquatic centre. The gym was amazing and we were lucky to see a gymnast practising. A great facility, that I wish existed , while I swam completivly!

Varied and insightful AIS tour

Jeff_S, Jan 2024

We really enjoyed all the information provided for each of the many and varied sections of the AIS that we were shown.

Perfect tour to experience Canberra Highlights

Linda_S, Jan 2024

Simon our Tour Guide was an excellent source of knowledge and history of Canberra. Highlights were: 1.Laying a wreath at the Last Post Ceremony War Memorial 2. Old and New Parliament House 3.Mt Ainslie Lookout 4.All other stops included on tour Many thanks for an awesome day Highly recommend

Australian 🇦🇺 Institute Training

Vicki_W, Dec 2023

Love ❤️ playing the different activities in the first part of the tour and see how large the training areas are amazing place with lots of photos of the amazing athletes

Showing its age.

Andrew_N, Oct 2023

The guide was knowledgeable and pleasant. On arrival we visited the sport interactive zone but some of the activities were out of order. For a sporting nation our government needs to support its athletes more.

Excellent!

np5w7745kj, Oct 2023

A truly excellent tour with a very friendly and knowledgeable guide! Highly recommended if you are in Canberra.

Family Fun

David_E, Sep 2023

Interactive zone. Throwing basketballs, kicking goals and wheel chair racing. It was good to see training areas and see Georgia Goodwin, Australia's best gymnast doing a routine in gym.

Recalling athletes from...

Sheryl_M, Apr 2023

Recalling athletes from previous years at the peak of their careers. Layout was excellent. Grounds are excellent.

Challenge room

Alma_K, Feb 2020

We had such a great experience, the guys where very knowledgeable . Was great seeing where athletic train,the challenge room was heaps of fun. Our sin is 6 and he just was amazed by it all. Thankyou

Very interesting and informative tour...

Cindy C, Oct 2017

Very interesting and informative tour with a fun interactive room at the end.

Good tour and great guide. Definately...

Jarrod_F, Nov 2016

Good tour and great guide. Definately recommend if visiting AIS

It was really interesting and the...

Jacqueline B, Jul 2016

It was really interesting and the tour guide was great. It was disappointing though that about half of the activities at the beginning of the tour were broken / out of order so the 45 minutes activities would have been great if everything was working but it wasn't. Needs some TLC.