Oz Experience - Bruce Cobber Pass

Sydney to Spot X Surf Camp
East Coast, here we come… and the first stop is your included surf lesson! On the way, there are lots of bush, cool tunes and sometimes a bus stop. You will arrive at Mojo’s Surf School where you meet the waves for your surf lesson. Tonight the group pull up at Mojo’s cool Surf Camp. Stay longer if you reckon surfing’s your thing!

Surf Camp to Byron Bay (compulsory stopover)

After a delicious breakfast, hit the beach again for your morning surf lesson. By now you should have the basic surf techniques sorted and some aspiring surfers amongst you will be turning at the base of clean breaking waves by the end of the lesson! Everyone who participated in the surf lessons will be given a progressive surf certificate before heading north up the coast to chill out at Byron Bay.

Also included is a return day trip to the wonderfully weird and whacky town of Nimbin.

Byron Bay to Gold Coast
It’s a short stage today. The Gold Coast... 40 kms of golden sands, a land of theme parks, cheap rent luxury high-rise apartments, beautiful people, tanned wrinklies, nearby Hinterlands and great sushi bars. Try it for yourself and see… 

Gold Coast to Brisbane
Late in the afternoon we roll into Queensland’s capital city. Brisbane is a very laid back Australian city and a great place to stop and look for work if you are on a Working Holiday Visa.

Brisbane to Noosa
Heading out of Brissie, stay awake for interesting information from your new driver-guide and gaze out the glass to the west for views of the Glass House Mountains, remnants of volcanoes from a long time ago. After a while, you turn for the Sunshine Coast and stop off at Noosa, where you can stop off and enjoy the great beaches.

Noosa to Rainbow Beach (compulsory stopover)
Back on the bus, the group take a few back roads to rejoin the highway north and then branch off to Rainbow Beach, which has awesome coloured sands (hence the name) and guided walks are possible. This is a great place to start your a Fraser Island trips (optional) from with a 10 minute ferry onto the Island. At Rainbow Beach there’s a huge range of optional adventure activities on offer, from hang-gliding, shark diving to sea-kayaking with dolphins.

Rainbow Beach to Hervey Bay
In the morning you can start the day early and take a dolphin feeding cruise (optional) or head to Fraser Island for a self-drive four wheel drive adventure (optional). For those continuing up the coast we head to Hervey Bay to pick-up and drop off those who wish to stay a little longer. 

Hervey Bay to Childers and Bundaberg
As you travel north you will pass through the towns of Childers and Bundaberg. These are great stop offs for those looking for cash as they travel with both towns being well known for their fruit picking work. Bundaberg is also well known in Australia as the home of Bundy (Bundaberg Rum) which if you haven’t tried by this point of your trip, you now have the perfect opportunity if you stop-off and visit the factory.

Bundaberg to Town of 1770 
For those that need to unwind, the Town of 1770 is the perfect place to do it. You can chill by the towns great beaches and recharge your batteries, or take advantage of the activities available that don’t cost too much.

Town of 1770 to Rockhampton (including overnight side trip to Kroombit Cattle Station - compulsory 1 night stopover)
Now your group will go inland almost into the Outback, to a cattle station at Kroombit. Don’t go to bed before cracking a whip and getting bucked off the mechanical bull! There’s a local payment to cover bush dinner, bunk accommodation and brekkie. You’ll leave for Rockhampton the following morning.

Rockhampton to Airlie Beach
Next stop, Airlie Beach - the sailing and party paradise of the North - otherwise known as the Whitsunday Islands. Enjoy a 2/3 day sailing adventure (optional extra) and admire the beautiful islands on board a tall ship or maxi sailing boat.

Airlie Beach to Townsville (gateway to Magnetic Island)
Today your bus travels via Bowen – a great place to stop and earn some money fruit picking for those on a working holiday visa. For those that wish to enjoy the beauty of Magnetic Island, just ask your driver you want to jump aboard the ferry from Townsville. Magnetic Island is the sunniest spot on the QLD coast - more than 320 sunny days a year! You’ll think you’ve landed in paradise. Get out for some hikes or try and spot koalas in their natural habitat. 

Townsville to Mission Beach
After Townsville, the mountains grow higher and move in to be closer to the coast. Take a detour to Mission Beach, where the rainforest meets the sea. This is one great place to stay over, relax or go skydiving or rafting (optional) with a chance to see the rare flightless Cassowary bird, these are seriously big birds with attitude.

Mission Beach to Cairns
An easy afternoon section completes your Oz Ex trip. After arriving in Cairns you have many options to travel to Cape Tribulation, the world’s oldest living rainforest. Don’t forget the Great Barrier Reef!

compulsory stopover = compulsory 1 night stay is required at the end of these journeys, however as the pass is valid for 6 months why not stay longer or stop off one at one of the other optional stopovers on the route, including;

• Surfers Paradise
• Brisbane
• Noosa
• Hervey Bay
• Mission Beach

Please note: Activities are not included in the price and both itineraries and activities are subject to change.