Melbourne Working Holiday Arrival Pack
Australia
7 days / 6 nights
Arrival Pack
Guide Price €625 per person
Arrival Pack
Duration: 7 days/6 nights
Make new friends as soon as you land and take the worries out of finding a job. Start your gap year right, with a week exploring Melbourne and its surroundings with other newly arrived backpackers, getting to know your new home.
- Kick off your travels down under with a week in Melbourne
- Get to know the city's markets and laneways
- Drive the Great Ocean Road and experience Mornington Peninsula
- Meet other backpackers and find a job for your gap year
- Assistance with bank account & tax file number set up
from €625
per person
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Itinerary
Days 1-2 Welcome to Melbourne!
After landing into Melbourne, Australia, transfer to a buzzing hostel in the centre of town. Head out for a recce with a local guide, roaming the famous laneways with like-minded new arrivals before enjoying a welcome dinner. After a good rest, be guided as Ultimate help you find a job and a place to live in Melbourne. Later, enjoy exploring vibrant St Kilda.
Days 3-4 Party & Chill!
Enjoy a morning sampling SUP (stand-up paddleboarding) on St Kilda Beach before celebrate your first Saturday night in Oz by joining Melbourne’s biggest bar crawl with your new mates.
Days 5-6 Leave the city with your Ultimate crew to explore the state of Victoria.
Head out of the city to the coastal oasis known as the Peninsula Hot Springs. After a relaxing thermal bathing experience head to some of Mornington Peninsula’s other iconic sights, including Arthurs Seat for incredible views and Mt Martha Beach. The following day, set off down the iconic coastline of the Great Ocean Road, stopping off at the iconic Twelve Apostles. Venture into the rainforest of Great Otway National Park and scout the arty beachside villages of Apollo Bay and Lorne, before returning to Melbourne.
Day 7 Chill out for the day!
Start planning your next steps and look forward to an epic year of life in the Aussie sun, with Ultimate on hand if you need them.
Find Your Australia Gap Year Job Make it easy to find a fun and exciting job in Melbourne, so you can earn some Aussie dollars to explore more of your new home and get the most out of your gap year. Ultimate will provide you with a 12 month membership to an online job database – Travellers At Work – and if you ever need guidance, swing by Ultimate’s Melbourne office for a one-on-one session and let them help you out.
Additional Options: Apply for your Australia Working Holiday Visa with Trailfinders from £339pp
Departs: Melbourne, selected Mondays year round.including Thursday from 2024
Price & Inclusions
- Airport shuttle transfer
- 6 nights shared hostel accommodation
- 2 lunches & 2 dinners
- Melbourne city tour & night out
- Great Ocean Road experience and visits to Otway Ranges Rainforest, Port Campbell NP & Twelve Apostles
- Bank account and tax file number set up assistance
- 12 months Australian job and accommodation finding support
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The tour itinerary, inclusions and departures are based on travel from 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2027. For holiday guide price terms and conditions, click here.Flights
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