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Eight days of surf camps, road trips and job support – spend your first week with travellers just like you. Our guided 8-day Ultimate Australia includes everything you need to get set up for life living and working in Australia. Don’t have a week? Check out our 4-day Essential Australia instead.

8-day Ultimate Australia

Starts in Sydney or Melbourne

Half road trip half work trip, this is our most popular option. Fully-guided by our work/travel gurus, you’ll find your feet with 1-on-1 job support and find new friends with a week of adventures – from overnight surf camps to rooftop BBQs.

  • Pre-departure support
    Visa application assistance
  • Trip length 
    Fixed date 8 days/7 nights 
  • Group size
    Max 22 new friends

 

  • Work essentials
    Visa, bank account, tax file number, SIM card
  • Social stuff
    8 days of surf camps, road trips and adventures
  • Job and travel help
    For the duration of your trip

Sydney itinerary 8 days/starts Sunday

Day 1: Arrival day

The fun starts on Monday, so you’ll need to jet in by Sunday night. We’ll pick you up from the airport and get you checked in at the Sydney Wake up Hostel – home to the best hostel rooftop view in the city. 

Landing a few days early? No worries. Contact us to bring your transfer forward and book any extra nights. We'll also invite you to a WhatsApp group the week before so you can arrange to meet the others before the trip starts – or sleep off the jetlag, traveller’s choice.

Inclusions:

  • Airport transfer
  • 6 nights’ at the Sydney Wake up Hostel

Day 2: Meet the fam

Day 3: Culture club

Day 4: Surf and sunsets

Day 5: White sand and wildlife

Day 6: Work admin and Bondi

Day 7: 1-on-1 work session and bar crawl

Day 8: BBQ and byes

COST AND INCLUSIONS

Melbourne itinerary 8 day/starts Sunday

Day 1: Arrival day

The fun starts on Monday, so you’ll need to jet in by Sunday night. We’ll pick you up from the airport and get you checked in at the Melbourne Space Hostel.

Landing a few days early? No worries. Contact us to bring your transfer forward and book any extra nights. We'll also invite you to a WhatsApp group the week before so you can arrange to meet the others before the trip starts – or sleep off the jetlag, traveller’s choice.


Inclusions:

  • Airport transfer
  • 6 nights’ at the Melbourne Space Hostel

Day 2: Meet the fam

Day 3: Cuisine and culture

Day 4: Beach, wine and penguins

Day 5: Surf and Skippy

Day 6: Work admin and St Kilda

Day 7: 1-on-1 work session and bar crawl

Day 8: Rooftop BBQ and byes

COST AND INCLUSIONS

4-day Essential Australia

starts Sydney or Melbourne 

This semi-guided itinerary is an essential mix of exploring the city, free time and graft time – where we help you organise your working holiday essentials and give you 1-on-1 travel and job support, now and for the duration of your trip.

  • Pre-departure support
    Visa application assistance
  • Trip length 
    4 days/3 nights 
  • Group size
    n/a
  • Work essentials
    Visa, bank account, tax file number, SIM card
  • Job and travel help
    For the duration of your trip

Day-to-day itinerary

Day 1: Arrival day

Welcome to Australia! Long-haul flights can be a killer, so we’ll save the exclamation marks until your driver has met you at the airport and dropped you at your city-centre hostel for a nap/beer. 

There's nothing you need to do until the next day, so kick back and chill on the rooftop. Landing a few days early? No dramas. Contact us to bring your transfer forward and book any extra nights.


Inclusions:

  • Airport transfer
  • 3 nights’ at the Melbourne Metro YHA or Sydney Harbour YHA. Both famous for their rooftop views, chilled spaces and friendly backpacker vibes.

Day 2: Get set up and get out

Day 3: Work and travel help

Day 4 Time to explore

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COST AND INCLUSIONS

2023 departure dates

The Essential and Ultimate have regular start dates throughout the year. Places are on a first come first served basis, so save your spot with a deposit now and pay the balance eight weeks before you fly.

Ultimate Australia (always starts on a Sunday)

Sydney

  • Every Sunday

Melbourne

  • Every Sunday

Essential Australia

Sydney

  • Every Tuesday from 1 September 2023 

 

Melbourne

  • Every Tuesday from 1 September 2023 
Just the visa

Just the visa

If you’re just looking for your working holiday visa and work essentials – including tax file number, Aussie bank account and tax refund help at the end of your trip – then check out the Kickstart Australia.

 

KICKSTART AUSTRALIA
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