The Ultimate Australia Gap Year

If anyone is considering travelling to Australia with Xtreme Gap my advice is do it! I had the 1st 5 months of my life travelling up the east coast from Sydney to Cairns.

I opted to choose a gap year company because I was travelling on my own, and this company struck me as the most fun. In all it was pretty good value, I saw quite a few shorter tours which were around the same price, so I was a bit sceptical as to whether the package would deliver on my expectations.

Sarah at Xtreme Gap Year was very helpful with answering all my questions before I went away, and I had quite a few of them! She came up with some great suggestions for things for me to do whilst I was away. As for meeting people, I found this pretty easy to do once travelling. The structure of the trip was such that you are constantly meeting new people, and there was a great mix of different adventures as well. I got to snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef, go skydiving but my personal favourite was Fraser island. I was paired up with a group of 6 people in a Land Rover, and got to spend a couple of days camping out under the most amazing stars.

I can understand how this trip wouldn't be for everyone however, because it's flexible you have to set the dates for when you want to do the activities, but actually I found this super easy. Everywhere you stay you can do this in person or via email or telephone. So for me this wasn't an issue, and was a small price to pay for the savings I made compared to more expensive two-week fully guided tours.

Would not recommend this package to anyone. The schedule of the first few weeks make no sense. Doesn't give you the opotunity to meet people before moving places and starting all over again. Very unprofessional when I wanted to change my trips as I believed their trip didn't give the best experience. Would not refund me. I Think they are making the trip out as something it isn't! Don't book through xtreme gap year! Worst decision I've made!

I joined Xtreme Gap Year's Ultimate Australia trip in November 2015. This was my first time travelling, so I was looking for a company to book with. I found Xtreme Gap Year very helpful in alleviating my fears prior to travel. Sarah at Xtreme Gap Year, came up with some very good suggestions for sorts of things I could do. We settled on Australia together, because I've always wanted to visit the country, but it seemed like a great experience all in all.

When I arrived, I was made to feel very welcome by the coordinators in Sydney. My trip took me up the east coast from Sydney to Cairns which took me about six weeks to complete. I had lots of activities arranged which I thoroughly enjoyed. My personal highlight was the Surf tour, because I met loads of people and actually got to stand up on a surfboard for the first time in my life!

I found Xtreme Gap Year to be very professional, helpful and great value for money as well. I would definitely recommend them.