Every year thousands of us pack up our bags and jump on a plane to experience the adventure of a lifetime and take a gap year in Australia. There are many reasons why Australia is such a popular gap year destination; anything from its majestic mountains, sensational summers, beautiful beaches, outstanding outdoor life, ancient aboriginal culture, cool cities, ravishing rainforests, lively locals or the friendships you will build along your way...one thing is for sure Australia is captivating and once you have seen this magnificent continent you will never want to leave.
For your gap year in Australia, you will probably want to start at one of the main cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane or Cairns; the most popular by far is Sydney where it’s pretty easy to find work to fund your travels and a buzzing and beautiful city. Working on your gap year to fund your travels is a great way to experience the Australian way of life and meet unique and interesting people, whilst having fun. Some travellers have such an amazing time in one place they never end up seeing the rest of Australia.
One popular route when travelling Australia starts its journey in Melbourne or Sydney, travelling up Australia’s stunning east coast to the city of Cairns, onto Brisbane, then heading south through the staggering ‘red centre’ of Australia; where you will be see the exquisite Ayers Rock. The must see sights of the east coast range from the best snorkelling and diving in the breath taking Great Barrier Reef, the gorgeous Whitsunday Islands to the sexy city of Cairns and much much more. The outdoor life certainly engulfs Australia and soon you will be surfing the waves, sailing, trekking, skiing or mountain biking and missing home will be a thing of the past.
The most comfortable time to visit (it can get stifling hot) on your gap year to Australia is their spring, which is from September -October, or their autumn which is April – May. In northern Australia their summer is the rainy season, which means some ferocious storms and far too many box jellyfish, so you can’t go in the sea. It’s probably best to avoid the winter season in the South too as it can be a bit miserable and cool.
Travelling around Australia is best done by plane, train or automobile and is completely dependent on how long you have to travel, as this continent is extremely vast. There are a lot of great offers from cracking campervans, brilliant bus passes, to low air fares. For backpackers the predominant place to rest your weary eyes is in one of the many hostels, which provide a good standard of accommodation at budget prices. As far as work is concerned there are many options to consider from; fruit picking and farming to temping in offices and voluntary work.
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