Travel around Australia

Tandem skydiving, New Zealand
Welcome backpackers, you've made it to Australia, yay! The home of Crocodile Dundee, Kylie Minogue, and of course our favourite Neighbours on Ramsay Street.


If you're a backpacker or an Aussie looking for an adventure, check out our fave Aussie trips and tours below...and beyond too!


Aussie trips and tours

Here's a few quickies our foreign backpackers recommend. Whether you're a backpacker or a true blue Aussie, take a break from ya hard yacka this weekend and enjoy what's on offer in your own backyard! 

Package  Details  Price from

Sydney Package

Bondi Surf Experience 

This is a must for all you beginners intent on getting up and out onto that first wave. Down on the one-and-only Bondi Beach you will be taught in small groups everything to do with surf, from safety to catching a wave and standing up.

A great course, very popular for beginners, to get acquainted with the surf life - and where better to learn to surf than the funky vibes of the world famous Bondi Beach?
 

$91 adult
$81 student  

Adelaide Package

Groovy Grape Getaways:
Barossa Valley 

The Barossa is Australia's most famous wine region. On this tour you'll visit four wineries, including Orlando - the home of Jacob's Creek. At each winery you'll enjoy wine tasting from the cellar door. 

Once you're all tasted out we'll kick off a barbeque extravaganza, including traditional steak and chicken, along with an Aussie speciality of Kangaroo.

$81 

Cairns Package

Snokel the Great Barrier Reef 

Sunbathing at the beach

Welcome aboard the luxury vessel Reef Quest, offering unlimited snorkelling and the chance to do up to three dives per day, all on two different reef locations.

Reef Quest caters for snorkellers, certified and introductory divers. The Reef Quest Discover Scuba Diving program is your perfect introduction to the reef with pre-dive tuition, close underwater supervision, dive recognition card and certificate included. Certified divers can explore the Great Barrier Reef on up to three spectacular dives in one day.

All of the snorkelling equipment you will provided and lunch is included.

$112 inc.
fuel levy

Perth Package

Dolphin Swim Tour 

Out in the sheltered shallows don your snorkel and mask and sink into the crystal waters, watching with delight as these wild dolphins appear and play around you.

We'll take a cruise out to the sheltered shallows of Rockingham's calm and clear bays, then, with your supplied mask and snorkel, it's time to enter the waters and experience life with any of the 180 bottlenose dolphins.

$221 

Whitsundays Package

Whitehaven Beach Picnic Adventure 

Hamilton Island

Spend a day by the crystal-clear waters of the world-famous Whitehaven beach in the Whitsundays. with loads of time to sunbathe and optional activites for the energetic, including beach cricket, volleyball and frisbee.

Your picnic is an informal affair with an exotic menu of fresh tortilla rolls with satay chicken or vegetarian salad, rare roast beef and salad rolls and a fresh Queensland tropical fruit platter. A gourmet afternoon platter is served on the return sail to the mainland which takes you past beautiful scenery on the way.

$158 adult
$144 student
 

Sydney Package

Sydney to Cairns get-on-get-off bus pass 

This is the classic northbound pass. Leave Sydney and head north; learn to surf with a lesson at Surf Camp, stay at an Aussie cattle station, go barefoot bowling in Outback Queensland and enjoy guided walks on the way to Cairns and much more. $575 adult inc. local payment

$550 
student inc. local payment

Central Australia Package

3 day Uluru
(Ayers Rock) tour 

Ayres Rock, Australia

This is the classic Red Centre tour. Take your time to spend three days exploring the highlights of the area - Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon.

Tour highlights include: Kings Canyon, Sunset and sunrise at Uluru, Kata Tjuta (The Olgas).
 

$600 inc. onboard payment

Darwin Package

2 day Kakadu 4WD Camping Safari

Two days in a 4WD exploring waterfalls, learning about Aboriginal rock art and culture and searching for big crocodiles in the Mary River Wetlands.

Tour highlights include: Ubirr Rock, wildlife croc cruise, Twin Falls, Jim Jim Falls. 

$453 inc. onboard payment

Melbourne Package

Official Neighbours Tour

Yeah, it sounds daggy, but with a couple of drinks down the hatch, you'll have a great time!

Storm the Neighbours set and relive its silliest scenes - boozing in Charlie's Bar, lounging at Lassiter's and mashing it up at Carpenter Mechanics!

Go on truant patrol outside Erinsborough High, buy a round of booze-free smoothies at squeaky-clean Charlie's Bar, or get your gossip juices going at the General Store. Along the way, Bunyip's guide will keep you posted on the latest plot lines, characters and Ramsey Street gossip and gaffes!

$52 

For more information or to book, find your nearest branch, give us a call or shoot us an email.  Enjoy your stay - put a prawn on the barbie for us!

Things to do in New Zealand                                                


New Zealand packages: Details: Price from: 

Tamaki Maori Village, Rotorua
Ka Mate Ka Mate Ka Ora Ka Ora! Enjoy a wonderful evening of hangi, history and Haka on this great night time tour of a traditional Maori village. You will witness and learn all about traditional Maori life, from hunting to fishing to the famous Haka - you’ll have it in your head for ages afterwards!

 

$66

Surf Adventure Raglan (2 Day)
Get away for the weekend & blow off some steam. Step off the bus and onto the beach!Enjoy some of the surfing lifestyle at the 'Karioi' surf lodge - surf, native bush, amazing birdlife, other surfers all around you.

 

$246

Franz Joseph Glacier Hike
This half-day tour takes in the glacier’s lower reaches and part of the terminal face. With all equipment provided and excellent, welltrained guides leading you through pre-formedpaths, you’ll be in good hands no matter your experience level. Don’t miss this chance to come face to face with this incredible terrain.

 

$102

Whale Watching, Kaikora
A unique experience, hook up with New Zealand’s only marine-based whale watching company offering visitors exciting close encounters with the Giant Sperm Whale at all times of the year. Watch with awe at their huge tails smacking down deep into the sea below and marvel at the sheer enormity of these incredible mammals.

 

$120

Funyak Kayak Safari
Take day-tripping to the next dimension with a Funyak Safari as you explore Mt Aspiring National Park. This one-day journey will see you start off with a jet boat jamboree, beforemoving on to the top treat - a riotous ride in an inflatable funyak kayak. See the kind of back country that outsiders seldom experience.

 

$227

Dolphin Encounter
Swim Cruise off from the Kaikoura coast on an awesome open-sea adventure. Visit the incredible Dusky Dolphins and grab the chance to either swim up close or admire them from afar (on deck). Take in the surroundings of the stunning coastline and feel exhilarated beyond your wildest dreams!

 

$138

Relaxing on the beach

NZone Skydive, Queenstown
It takes a certain kind of person to jump out of a plane. Tandem Skydive from 15000, 12000 or 9000ft and freefall at 200kph over New Zealand’s most scenic resort - Queenstown. Achievement doesn’t come much sweeter. The 2nd dropzone is in Rotorua and all bookings are fully transferable across both locations.
$222
Shotover Jet
The world’s most famous and exciting jet-boat ride. Described as ‘Thrill Therapy’, this is not to be missed. Hurtle through the Shotover River canyons aboard these specially designed thrill machines. You’ll experience super speeds, 360° spins, canyon walls and whitewater spray - all in just 30 minutes.  
$99 

Bounce on to Bali...

You'll find just as many Aussies in Kuta as in Sydney. Bali is pretty much the same as Australia, the only difference is everything's cheaper!

Package Details Price

8-day Bali Adventure

Day 1: Arrive Sanur Beach. Day 2 (Ubud): explore the nearby Monkey Forest, temples, rice paddies, and the famous art and craft market in the centre of town. Day 3-4 (Lovina): spend sunrise on a dolphin cruise, visit Menjangan Island to swim, snorkel, or dive. Day 5: Kintamani. Day 6: awake early for an optional sunrise trek on Mt Batur, visit Besakih temple and Klungkung museum. Day 7 (Ubud): last minute shopping and exploring before our farewell dinner. Day 8: Depart Ubud. Fr $799 inc. local payment

Conditions apply: prices are per person and for cash sales only. Prices are correct as of 23Feb10 and are subject to change without notice
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