Australia adventure travel
Our adventure travel programmes in Australia include a variety of expeditions and ‘just for fun' adventure travel programmes. For a short social break, or for an introduction to the country before going on to your work or volunteer experience, try this fun Australia adventure travel programme, Fun Down Under, where the emphasis is on having a good time with a group of like-minded adventure travellers, with surfing lessons, wine-tasting and pub crawls. Or take a look at the Australia Group Tours programme for a selection of short tours travelling with small groups for two or three weeks around the coast or into the bush.
The real outback Australia adventure travel experience
For a more rural adventure travel experience, you could go for or an Outback Ranch Package or the Nullarbor Desert Experience. You could work on an outback farm grape-picking or cattle ranching, or spend nine days exploring the unspoilt wilderness of Nullabor. With the Australia Bus Passes Experience programme you can explore Australia at your own pace - choose from a selection of Australia adventure travel itineraries and make lots of new friends along the way
The complete Australia adventure travel experience
The ultimate in Australia adventure travel, the Complete Australia Gap Year programme offers all you'll need for working and travelling in Australia. The Australia adventure travel programmes outlined above are just some of the adventure travel possibilities worldwide.
See below for our full range of adventure travel inAustraliaor find out more about ouradventure travel programmes in other destinations.
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Hop on and off the famous Greyhound buses and see as much of Australia as you want. A range of passes mean you can travel by destination, by the kilometre or by the day.
A choice of bus routes, a choice of activities and the freedom to hop on and off whenever you want. Get to know fellow travellers along the way and take advice from the buses’ clued-up drivers.
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A choice of bus routes, a choice of activities and the freedom to hop on and off whenever you want. Get to know fellow travellers along the way and take advice from the buses’ clued-up drivers.
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Travel the east coast of Australia, learning to ride the waves and living the surfing lifestyle – that means barbies, beach parties and seeing a whole lot of wildlife. A highlight of any gap year!
Everything you need to help you start earning Australian dollars. You’ll get access to a job centre with hundreds of jobs suitable for working travellers, advice on tax and setting up a bank account, plus temporary accommodation.
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A never-to-be forgotten cruise on a tall ship around the Great Barrier Reef, with the chance to snorkel, swim and discover the area. Learn the basics of sailing or just relax and soak up the sun.
Gain an in depth knowledge of koalas and other native species by helping with feeding, monitoring and more. Free time can be spent in nearby Brisbane or getting to know the animals better.
Riders of all abilities are taught to farm the Australian way with lessons in Jackaroo and Jillaroo. Learn about cattle mustering, horse shoeing and lassoing before sitting down to a camp fire at night.
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Perfect for first-time travellers, this package includes advice and practical help with everything from visas to airport transfer, accommodation to finding a job. Stay and work in Sydney or explore the country with newfound friends.
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A flexible programme for people wanting to help protect Australia’s amazing flora and fauna. You can choose from ten locations and stay for as little as two weeks – and you get to experience the Great Outdoors, Aussie-style.
Gain a basic diving qualification that allows you to dive all over the world. The course combines theory, dives and a three-day trip around the Great Barrier Reef. Look out for turtles, coral, tropical fish and more!
Take a trip down Ramsay Street, have a few beers with the Neighbours and see the Great Ocean Road. Explore the best bits of Melbourne and its surrounding area and make some great friends!
This programme allows you to ease into Aussie life with your fellow like-minded travellers You can meet people to party with, to continue your Aussie adventure with and to make some friends for life Perfect if you are travelling alone, or for the first time to make your first week that little bit easier.
A real hands-on experience on board a yacht. Learn or improve your sailing skills on land before living as part of a crew as you cruise around the Whitsunday Islands, with opportunities to snorkel and swim, too.
The best of both worlds in Oz. Relax and enjoy activities with other travellers before making use of job centre access and all the advice you need to find a paid job Down Under.
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The Nullarbor Desert Experience is a once in a lifetime trip; it expertly combines the outback, the desert, whale-watching, ranges, wildlife, art, wineries, national parks, and the saltbush together with experiencing the true Aussie way of life.
Hands-on involvement with conservation projects that will give you in depth insight into Australia’s fauna. Help out with fun days and present pythons, lizards and other animals to the public.
Perfect your swing on Australia’s Gold Coast, where you’ll be taught by professionally accredited instructors on top courses, in unBritish weather! Golfers of any standard are welcome and there are ample opportunities to try other outdoor sports.
Learn more than you thought possible about Australia’s wildlife. Your tasks might include feeding and caring for the animals, maintaining the sanctuary and helping out with animal shows and night walks.
Starting in Darwin in the far north of Australia and finishing in Adelaide in the south, this adventure tour travels straight through the heart of this amazing and vast country, taking you off the beaten track to some of the most remote and beautiful places in Australia – places you will never get to driving yourself or on a bus pass.
Experience the great outdoors by learning the skills to work on an Australian outback farm. You’ll earn money doing anything from cattle mustering to fruit picking, making it an enjoyable way of funding more travelling.
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A blockbuster of a trip that brings together a week of fun activities in Sydney, five days of surfing lessons around Byron Bay and a bus pass so you can create your own route to Cairns.
Improve your tennis stroke on Australia’s Gold Coast. Learn at an academy that pays great attention to detail, and focuses on everything from developing your own style, anticipating opponents’ moves and mental preparation. Perfect for tennis enthusiasts!
All the fun of Sydney followed by all the fun of the East Coast! A hop on, hop off bus takes you from Sydney to Cairns, where you can take part in one of several conservation projects.
Starting in cosmopolitan Sydney and finishing in tropical Cairns, this adventure tour travels up the east coast, taking you to some of the most popular and beautiful places in Australia and getting you to places you will never get to driving yourself or on a bus pass.
This is your opportunity to try some of the amazing hikes available in Southern Australia and Tasmania. You will get to hike through the Blue Mountains, Grampians National Park, Cradle Mountain, Mount Atmos and Wine Glass Bay.
Starting in Perth in the west of Australia and finishing in Darwin in the far north, this adventure tour travels straight through the heart of this amazing and vast country.
This is the ultimate trek of Eastern and Central Australia, which takes you along the coast from Sydney to Adelaide along the Great Ocean Road before heading north through the centre of this massive country.
Spend up to 12 months in one of our favourite destinations. You’ll get a year-long bus pass, a conservation placement, help with finding paid work, time at a jackaroo school, surfing lessons and more!
See the best of these two amazing countries with flights, a job-finding service, Aussie and Kiwi bus passes, a surfing school session and working holiday visas. All the help you need and all the independence you want.
A ten-week course in Australia’s Byron Bay that allows total beginners to achieve internationally recognised diving qualifications. Among the bay’s many attractions are leopard sharks, manta rays and turtles.
Earn some money, help out others and experience three very beautiful countries. Get everything you need to find work in Oz and NZ and discover the real Thailand through volunteer placements, trips – and time on the beach!
How many people have you met that can tell you they have seen an entire country? Well this is your chance to see the whole of this amazing country, taking in sights as diverse as the Sydney Opera House, Uluru, the Great Barrier Reef and so much more.
Combine paid work, volunteering and travelling into one fantastic gap year. Everything from flights to job offers is included – that means less hassle, and more chances to get the best out of Africa, Australia and Thailand!