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Australia Travel Advice

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Australia has a much more outdoorsy culture than the UK, revolving around the beach and barbie lifestyle! This jostles alongside suburbia in Oz, which is every bit the Neighbours dream. There is a wonderful indigenous aboriginal culture - suppressed for a while, but now wholeheartedly embraced in Oz - you just have to visit Uluru to see that.

Australia Fact File


Flag of Australia Capital: Canberra
Currency: Australian Dollar  (FJD)

Languages: English
Main religion: All major religions
UK visa requirements: 3 month tourist visa (approx £8)  Working holiday visa 12 months (approx £120)
Time difference from UK: GMT + 12 hrs
Temperature range in Suva: 20-29C

Australia Travel Advice


Month

Average Temperature
(at minimum)

Average Temperature
(at maximum)

Relative
humidity(am)

Relative
humidity(pm)

Average precipitation
(mm)

January

13

28

56

35

48

February

13

28

61

39

43

March

11

24

69

42

56

April

7

19

75

51

41

May

3

16

82

57

46

June

1

12

85

64

53

July

1

11

85

63

46

August

2

13

81

59

56

September

3

16

72

50

41

October

6

20

64

45

56

November

9

24

59

41

48

December

12

27

56

36

51


Real Gap's Australia Highlights

Sydney
Apart from the well-known sights such as Darling Harbour and the Opera House this cosmopolitan city is surrounded by the stunning sandy beaches, World Heritage sites, and famous wine regions. Sydney is the perfect base to explore Australia, why not live and work in and around Sydney on our Work Down Under Programme, or choose The Real Ultimate Aussie Package to assist your arrival and help you settle in, make new friends and give yourself the confidence to go it alone!

Brisbane
Brisbane is the third largest city in Australia, the city centre sits comfortably within a tropical landscape.  The surrounding area offers the perfect setting to experience life as a jackaroo, work on a ranch and see what its live to live in the outback on the Australia Outback Ranch Package.

Map of Australia


Byron Bay and the Great Barrier Reef
This is one of the world's most spectacular coral reef ecosystems in the world, what better place is there to learn to scuba dive, take part in our Australia Seven day Scuba Course or become a scuba instructor on our Australia Dive Master Course.

Australia is one of the most popular gap year destinations, we offer a vast array of programmes and options which make it easier to Travel Australia.

Click here for our full range of Australia programmes.

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