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Ethical Travel in Australia

Australia has the reputation of being a fun-filled and chilled paradise, where you can surf, and enjoy barbeque and sports activities all year around.

However if you to consider ethical travel in Australia, you will find even our most adrenline filled programmes are environmentally conscious and will include trips to various animal sanctuaries and conservation projects, along with respecting the natural landscape they take place in.ethical travel in australia

Ethical Travel Projects & Ideas in Australia

  • Wildlife - we have a number of wildlife hospital and sanctuary programmes aimed at protecting natural species of Australia or looking after sick, injured and abandoned animals.
  • Conservation  -  ten destinations of ethical travel in Australia to choose from, where you help with local conservation projects ranging from tree planting, endangered species protection, to planting of native species and Habitat restoration.
  • Volunteer  -  volunteer to work specifically as a Jillaroo or Jackaroo and lasoo and muster cattle along with sheep sheering, as well as learning to look after your horse.
  • Wide Ranging  -  enjoy other wide ranging ethical travel programmes such as trekking the Nullarbor desert experience or surfing along Australia's beautiful coastline.

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Below is our full list of Australia ethical travel conservation projects.


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Ultimate Aussie

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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Australia Outback Ranch

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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Working

An excellent way to start a working holiday in Oz. A truly memorable first week in Australia with a group of like-minded travellers. On top of this we'll give you all the help you need to make it easy to work in Australia.

 
Work and Fun Down Under

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.

 
Work Down Under

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.

 
Australia 7 Scuba Dive Course

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!

 
Lion Breeding in Zimbabwe

Covering Thailand, China, Malaysia, Africa and Australia, this really is the ultimate wildlife experience! Lend a hand with vital conservation work across the globe and get up close to a variety of animals! Zimbabwe - Thailand - China - Malaysia - Australia - USA

 
Elephant riding

Ideal for animal lovers who want to make a difference while they traverse the globe, this adventure packed conservation gap year will take you from the tropics of Thailand to the beaches of Florida! Thailand - Australia - USA

 
Round the world travel

Make your round the world trip one to remember, visit the world’s most incredible countries including India, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the USA on a intrepid voyage of cultural and adventurous discovery! India – Thailand - Australia – New Zealand – Fiji – USA

 
Australia Koala Sanctuary

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.

 
Australia Conservation Volunteers

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.

 
Great nights out

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.

 
Australia Jackaroo Jillaroo School

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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Thailand Gap Year

Combine paid work, volunteering and travelling into one fantastic gap year. Take the hassle out of the planning and set off on an adrenalin packed and worthwhile experience through South Africa, Australia and Thailand! South Africa - Australia - Thailand

 
Your Complete Thailand, Australia and New Zealand Gap Year

Experience three very beautiful countries, make a significant contribution to volunteer projects and earn some cash as you go! You can live and work alongside the locals in Australia and New Zealand, and discover the real Thailand! Thailand - Australia - New Zealand

 
Australia Dive Master Course

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.

 
Surf Experience

Travel the east coast of Australia, learning to ride the waves and living the surfing lifestyle – that means barbies, parties and seeing relaxing by the beach. A highlight of any gap year!

 
Your Complete Australia Gap Year

When it comes to gap year travel, Australia really does have it all; beaches, rainforests, miles of open outback and diverse mix of cultures! Live life on the road, help with a conservation project and earn money while you’re there! Australia

 
Kangaroo Wildlife Park

The chance to volunteer at a wildlife sanctuary on Kangaroo Island is a truly unique opportunity to learn about the amazing Australian wildlife in a simply stunning location.

 
Australia Learn to Sail

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.

 
Oz experience adventure

This pass would be great for you if you want to start in Sydney and experience some of the best the East Coast of Australia has to offer before finishing in Cairns. With some excellent included activities like a Surf Lesson and Outback Cattle Station and the freedom to hop on and off whenever you want.
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Oz experience adventure

This pass is perfect for you if want to start in Cairns and travel down to Sydney at your own pace, while also experiencing some of the best highlights the East Coast of Australia has to offer.
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kangaroos feeding time

Care for some of Australia’s truly unique animals in a sanctuary situated in the tropical rainforest of north Queensland. Assist the experienced wildlife keepers and help visitors see the great conservation work the sanctuary is continuing to do.

 
Man between rocks

Starting in Sydney, this tour takes in three beautiful cities in the South East of Australia before heading up through the very centre of this stunning country. You will experience the diversity and vastness that Australia has to offer before finishing the tour in the very north of the country in Darwin.

 
Wilpena Pound

Journey from Sydney in the South East of Australia to Alice Springs in the very centre. You will travel with a group of like-minded travellers to the heart of this vast, stunning country.

 
Sydney Skyline

Starting in Sydney, this tour takes you along the south-eastern coast to Melbourne. Experience two of the most exciting and cosmopolitan cities in Australia with a great group of people.

 
Camel trek near Broome

Ten days exploring the amazing coral coast from Perth to Broome - enough time to see everything well with a free day in Coral Bay to visit Ningaloo Reef. The beautiful blue ocean with pure white sand, hidden gorges with tranquil freshwater swimming holes and amazing rock formations make this trip a wonderful west coast experience.

 
Australia Absolute Experience

Travel from Darwin to Adelaide to Sydney and finish in Cairns. Hike in national parks, enjoy spectacular sunsets, see some native wildlife, do a week of activities in Sydney, try your hand at surfing – plus lots more!

 
Australia Wildlife Park Volunteers

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.

 
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Devils marbles

This trek is perfect for those that want to see the best of East Coast and Central Australia.

 
Your Australia Mini Gap

Mix the best elements of independent and guided travel on the perfect mini tour of Australia! Surf on the gold coast, learn to herd cattle, dive on the Great Barrier Reef and help to save the environment! Australia

 
Kings Canyon

Experience the magical Red Centre of this amazing and vast country! Enjoy sunrise over the magnificent Uluru and learn about Aboriginal culture. You'll also visit King's Canyon and Kata Tjuta National park as well as having the opportunity to ride a camel!

 
Sunrise in Northern Territory

Journey from cosmopoliton Melbourne in the South East of Australia to Darwin in the far north. You will travel with a group of like-minded travellers through the heart of this vast, stunning country.

 
Fraser Island, Australia

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.

 
Sunset at Uluru

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.

 
The Big Trek

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.

 
Australia Surf and Sun

A blockbuster of a trip that brings together a week of fun activities in Sydney, five days of surfing lessons and a bus pass so you can create your own route to Cairns.

 
Learn to surf on your gap year

Travel by plane, bus and sea around the must see sights of Australia and New Zealand! You can combine working overseas with independent travel and the ultimate introduction to life down under! Australia - New Zealand

 
Australia Nullabor Traveller

Family Friendly! 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.

 
Australia Tall Ship Sailing

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.

 
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Sandboarding

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.

 
Perth Beaches

Starting in Perth in the west of Australia and finishing in Darwin in the far north, this adventure tour travels along the north-west coast of this amazing and vast country.

 
Australia Wildlife

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.

 
East Coast Experience

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.

 

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