We have booked our gap year via an amazing travel company called Gap 360. I have traveled via this company before so had zero hesitation to book with them again. The trip we are doing is called the Global 360, you can customise the trip to suit you which is what me and Tim have done. The third and longest stop on our trip is Australia (16/10/2022-14/10/2023)...
First off we have a week in Sydney with Gap 360 where we have a Sydney walking tour and welcome dinner on Day 2, followed by orientation and Harbour boat cruise on Day 3. Day 4 -6 covers a beach camp adventure where we explore the rain forests and wildlife, go Dolphin spotting, enjoy a 4 wheel drive, go sand boarding, night time possum spotting, bush walks and Dolphin spotting cruises! Day 7 is a free day to relax with the evening option of exploring city bars and clubs. The final Day offers a cliff top beach tour.
After this we are free to spend up to 12 months in Australia with our working visas. Gap 360 will be helping us find work, I'm going to opt for Ranch/Farm work because that's closest to where my skills lie. Tim will join me in that work, he's spent the past 15 years in kitchens and he's ready for a change! We are aiming to do about 9/10 months of solid work to build up our funds. While doing this I want to make the most of our downtime and cover all of the below in Sydney and NSW:
Sydney Harbour Bridge (sunset)
Blue mountains/ wentworth falls
Lord Howe Island (climb Mount Gower)
Road trip along waterfall way
Byron bay
Kosciuszko national park
Montague Island (Dolphin, Whale, Seal and Penguin watching)
Mungo National Park
Sydney tower
Wildlife Sydney Nature Park
Taronga Zoo and cable cars
Abercombe caves
Canberra
(Pictures from The Sydney Tower Eye, Afar, Trip advisor and daily addict)
After our months of work we plan to hit all the main attractions across Australia and we will most likely travel via planes and trains!
Melbourne/Victoria:
Wilsons Promontory
Grampians National Park (rock climbing, bush walking, abseiling, The Pinnacle and Boroka lookout)
Eureka skydeck
Melbourne zoo
Melbourne star observation wheel
Brighton beach
(Pictures from: Viator and Visit Victoria)
Brisbane/Queensland:
Great Barrier reef
Whitsunday islands
Fraser islands
Daintree rainforest
Whale watching
Undara volcanic national park
Sunshine coast
Mount Kufa/Botanical gardens
Koala Sanctuary
Gold coast (Skypoint observation deck, mount tamberine skywalk)
(Pictures from: Miss abroad, Kimkim and Arrival Guides)
Darwin/Northern Territory:
Kakadu National park (Jinjin falls and plung pool, twin falls and boat tour)
Kata Tjuta National Park
Litchfield National Park
Uluru National Park
Thursday/Sunday beach market
Deck chair cinema
Crocadilus park
Crocasaurus cove
(Pictures from: Viator, Deckchair cinema and Australias Northern Territory)
Exmouth:
Ningaloo reef
Karijini National Park
Shark Bay and Monkey Mia
Perth:
Rottnest Island
Freemantle
Nambung National Park
Swan bell tower
(Pictures from my trip to Perth in 2019)
After our 12 month adventure in Oz we are heading on to New Zealand and then America! We will be spending the most time in Oz and hopefully we will get to see a lot of the country.
I am most excited for all the zoo's we are planning to visit!
I am least excited for the mountain climb...
If you have been to any of these place or have any suggestions please let us know! Drop a comment on here or message us on instagram @bilbo.h
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