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Learn New Skills in Australasia

There are many exciting new skills to learn during your fantasy trip to Australasia, whether you dream of 'Ooo-arghing' like a pirate as you learn how to sail the seven seas or perhaps you would prefer a 'Ye-haa' as you become a cowboy/Jackaroo in training.

Of course, with our learn new skills in Australasia options, there are also many skills to master that don't require shouting... check them out in the list below or keep reading for some of our favourites!

Our favourite new skills to learn in Australasia include:
What Aussie gap trip is complete with learning to surf in Australia? You'll be an Aussie surf dude riding the waves and adopting the beach barbie lifestyle in no time! Experience life as an Aussie cowboy or cowgirl on our Outback Ranch Package, the perfect introduction to life on a ranch!

See below for our full range of programmes where you can learn new skills in Australasia or find out more about our learn abroad programmes in other destinations.


	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.


	Australia Divemaster 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.


	Australia Outback Ranch Package

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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	Australia Seven Day 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!


	Australia Surf and Sun Combo

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.


	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.


	Australian 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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	Fiji Dive, Culture and Conservation Programme

Learn or improve your scuba diving, live with a local family, help build a marine protected area and enjoy the country’s amazing beaches in a 6-week programme of activities that make for the perfect Fijian experience.


	Kiwi Cowboy Experience

Learn or improve your horse riding skills on a country farm, surrounded by pine trees. Gallop along a deserted beach, swim in the lake, make friends with the sheep and end the days with a barbecue.


	Learn to Surf in Australia

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!