Location
  • Australia
    • Sydney
Length
1 - 2 weeks

Program Details

Activities
Boating City Exploring Sand Boarding
Timeframe
Year Round
Housing
Cabin Hostel
Primary Language
English
Age Min.
18
Age Max
35

Pricing

Starting Price
800
Price Details
Our UltimateOz 8-Day Sydney Arrival Package includes accommodation, all activities in the itinerary, some food & drinks, transfers and experienced group leaders. We will arrange everything you need to be able to get paid to work in Australia (bank account and tax file number etc) and you also get a 12 month membership to a database filled with the latest jobs with Travellers at Work as well as ongoing support from us! Experience it all in your first week with ULTIMATE in Sydney.
What's Included
Accommodation Activities Airport Transfers Some Meals SIM cards Tour Guide Transportation Wifi
What's Not Included
Airfare Travel Insurance Visa
Oct 22, 2023
Feb 09, 2018
75 travelers are looking at this program

About Program

Looking for the ULTIMATE way to start your Gap Year and working holiday down under? UltimateOz is the perfect way to meet like minded travelers from across the globe and experience an epic first week to kick start your new adventure.

Get started in Sydney, explore what this amazing city has to offer before escaping the hustle & bustle at UltimateOz Basecamp. It's an awesome week full of adventures including city & coastal walks, Sydney Harbour Cruise, sand boarding, bush walking, dolphin cruise, and a pub crawl!

Aside from all the fun, we'll set you up with everything you'll need such as: 12 Month Travelers At Work membership allowing you access to thousands of jobs across Australia, an Aussie bank account, Tax File Number, 12 Month Mail Service, SIM card, Tax Refunds, and Medicare and full support from our team in Sydney.

Everything will be pre-arranged, so you can relax & let our ULTIMATE group leaders show you what life in Aus is all about!

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Program Highlights

  • Welcome Dinner & Orientation, City & Coastal Walks.
  • Private Sydney Harbour Cruise.
  • Basecamp: Sand boarding, Dolphin Cruise & Bush walk.
  • Party Night in Sydney and visit Bondi Beach
  • Job Support & Training Courses.

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Program Reviews

4.91 Rating
based on 47 reviews
  • 5 rating 91.49%
  • 4 rating 8.51%
  • 3 rating 0%
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  • Housing 4.75
  • Support 4.95
  • Fun 4.95
  • Value 4.7
  • Safety 4.8
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Arianne
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

First trip alone

Hi! For me, being in Australia is the first trip that I'm doing alone. Having the support of Ultimate OZ for my first week here helped me a lot! Making friends and doing many activities are a good start for a trip like this. Because I'm a French Canadian, it's more difficult to have some interactions in English with the others. With the Ultimate crew, I wasn't shy to exprime myself and have fun with the other travellers. I recommend Ultimate Oz for every travellers all around the world!

What would you improve about this program?
It would be great to have the list of the activities we are doing on the first week before our arrival in the country. It would be easier to prepare ourselves.
410 people found this review helpful.
Response from Ultimate Travel

Hey Arianne - thank you for your kind review! We are very glad you enjoyed the tour and felt comfortable with the group :) We do send the itinerary out to you via email a week before the tour so you know what is going on each day, maybe this got lost in your inbox?
You know where to find us if you ever want another Ultimate adventure!

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Lexi
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Unforgettable first week in Oz!

I've travelled quite a bit, and UltimateOz is by far the best group tour I've ever been on! I was so excited to come to Sydney, and UltimateOz made the adjustment so easy! The tour guides and all the staff who work in the office are so welcoming and made me feel right at home. I was also really impressed with the variety of activities we did on the tour. We got to visit the main tourist attractions (nothing beats the Opera House!), but also parts of Sydney that I would not have gotten to see on my own. Basecamp is definitely a big plus! You get to do so much out of the city - sandboarding, holding reptiles, hiking - AND I got to meet a kangaroo joey!

The best part though was definitely the people! I made some amazing friends and hilarious memories, and I know we'll keep in touch! Even the tour guides became our friends and fit right into the group, but were there to help us whenever we had questions or problems.

Some more minor details that really made the trip that much better: accommodation and food. We stayed in a hostel in Sydney, but it was so clean and high quality compared to most I've been to (trust me, I've seen my fair share) - it felt more like a hotel. Plus there's a bar underneath (woop woop)! We also had amazing rooms at basecamp, and all the meals included were delicious (having flashbacks to the BBQ!).

A big reason I originally signed up with UltimateOz was to have help with jobs, housing, and other necessities the whole time I'm here. I'm definitely glad I did because having that security is a huge bonus to me. The first week just made me happier with my choice! UltimateOz is an incredible way to arrive in Australia, and I highly recommend the tour to anyone coming to Sydney for a gap year!

What would you improve about this program?
I think this program is amazing as it is, especially for the price! Definitely worth it!!
421 people found this review helpful.
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Victoria
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

What a week!

Its the first time ive ever travelled on my own! The team were so friendly, so supportive and honest. They have so much travel experience which helps you pick the spots to go to and to avoid. Would definitely recommend. great package to meet new people and find your way around in the first week. The groups are a good age range too! At 26 i was worried that id be too old compared to the others. Shame it has to end but ive just booked to do the east coast for a month with ultimate

413 people found this review helpful.
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Bryce
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Ultimate Oz

Ultimate oz was great they helped me out with everything I needed in Australia! Base camp was a blast. My favourite part of the tour was riding down a sandboard on the sand dunes. Unfortunately I didn’t get to meet the famous Josie the kangaroo as she passed away but there’s a new baby kangaroo there which is sweet! I would definitely recommend Ultimate Oz to get you started in Australia as it’s a busy and confusing country!

What would you improve about this program?
Better food, better value.
419 people found this review helpful.
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Amandine
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Ultimateoz

Had an amazing time with all the people over there! Nice staff and you really have to do it during your first week of your gap year! They will help looking for work and planning your next travel adventures. We had Anna as guide and she was more like a friend to us!! We laughed a lot and I really would do it over again. Dont worry about your gap year everything will be clear after this week. You will make friends all over the world

What would you improve about this program?
More food at basecamp
427 people found this review helpful.
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Hugo
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Best Week Ever!

I only booked my UltimateOz adventure a couple of weeks before I left (I recommend booking earlier than me) but the contact with Ultimate was great, they were really helpful with my (quite vague) questions. When everything was booked up I started the rest of my preparations and the Ultimate website, blog and e-mails really helped me with sorting out what I needed to do and what I had to take with me.
When I arrived in Australia a bit delayed and got to UltimateOz HQ on the pre-arranged airport shuttle I immediately felt welcome and making friends turns out to be really easy when you travel alone, especially if you start with a group of people who are experiencing the same thing as you.
The first things you do upon arrival is installing your simcard and going to the bank. It really is nice to not have any stress or trouble getting a simcard or opening a bank account because everything is already provided for (all you need to do is leave some information on the bank site when you're still at home but it's done in a couple of minutes).
After arranging these gap-year-essentials, the fun part starts; the amazing activities! Without exaggeration, my week with UltimateOz was one of the best weeks I have ever had. I have had so many new experiences I never would have gotten without this tour, it was simply great. Before I left, I found a video on the Ultimate website and I really thought it was exaggerated, but when I experienced it myself, I thought back and realised every place I went to was as beautiful and magical as in that video.
My tour guide was Anna Gault, and she made our week so good. She was always kind and helpful, making sure everyone was having the best time. She was really funny as well (there has been no place we went to without a laugh because of Anna's talks) and took a lot of pictures to make sure we would take home loads of memories. At the end of the week, she was no longer just the tour guide, she felt more like a friend.
I'm sure I'll meet up with her and a lot of the other friends I've made in just one week again. If you're doubting about starting your gap year in Australia with UltimateOz or doubting coming to Australia at all, go for it. I came to Australia with little to no expectations, but I've already made so many friends here in just one week because of Ultimate, I cannot wait what the rest of my gap year will bring!

What would you improve about this program?
The party night was great, but we only went to two bars, and one of them was a place we'd been on another night.
422 people found this review helpful.
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Miriam
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Perfect Start into Work&Travel

Fantastic week where I've met really nice people and a wonderful group guide. During the week with Ultimate Oz I had a lot of fun and I made amazing activities. The Start&Fun package was the perfect start into my Work&Travel adventure, and I would recommend the organisation to all young people who want to travel to Australia. It was a great experience! Thank you Anna for this wonderful week. It was really amazing!

404 people found this review helpful.
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Helen
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Ultimate Oz

I had a very good time this week!
It was so much fun and very helpfull for my Start in Australia :-) Our tour leader Anna was fantastic we had so much fun with her!
The trip includes a lot of great experiences like sightseeing around Sydney, sandboarding and a 2 day getaway at Basecamp. 100% loved every minute of this week!
The tours were great and you will find friends from all over the world! 😊

419 people found this review helpful.

Questions & Answers

Hey Claudia, Thanks for getting in touch! As part of the UltimateOz package, you get a 12-month membership to our in-house recruitment agency, Travellers at Work. There are a range of jobs that get posted all the time, from call centre work, to child care, labor work and regional work opportunities (great for saving money!). You can take a look at the types of jobs available here - www.taw.com.au...

Hi May, Great question! After Basecamp, you head back to Sydney for another couple of days with your group ... you'll do one of the best coastal walks around, from Coogee to Bondi and there's an awesome pub crawl planned too! When it comes to jobs, we give you a 12-month membership to our in-house recruitment agency - you'll have full access to all the jobs that we get through, which include...