Australia is one of the most popular gap year destinations. In fact a gap year in Australia is now so popular that last year a record number of people applied for a working holiday visa.

The reason for the growth in popularity for gap years in Australia is not certain, but probably linked to the ease of obtaining casual work and the fact that people are drawn to an htm > Click to Open Web Page Australia Gap year because of the great weather, relaxed pace of life and that English is the main language.

Xtreme Gap, the extreme sports and adventure travel gap year company have some great Australia arrivals packages that can really help ease you into your working holidays Australia.

Many people like to just travel an meet people on their gap year in Australia, a great option for doing this is to undertake an Australian group tour, from cruising up the east coast to driving through the outback or enjoying western Australia on your gap year, there are lots of options available to choose from via Xtreme Gap. East coast packages will included driving across fraser island in a 4x4 and sailing the Whitsundays, a highlight of any gap year in Australia.

Another travel option is to buy an Oz experience bus pass a great way to travel on your Australia gap year. With Oz experience you can hop on and hop off wherever you like and the best part is if you buy your pass before your enter the country, it is cheaper!

Some really do like to go it alone, and buy a car and travel round, this has it’s good and bad points, but either way it is a risk, for the people that like to drive, consider using spaceships, a cool car/camper conversion which will be your home on wheels during your gap year in Australia. Then there are exciting extreme sports in Australia. From doing a skydive on your gap year in Australia to diving the great barrier reef, the options for having an unforgettable gap year down under are immense. Surfing, although not so extreme is also a great idea for an Australia gap year. You can learn to surf over a couple of days or even become a surf instructor on your gap year in Australia, this is great because you then get paid to work at the beach! What ever you plan to do during your Australia gap year, check out Xtreme Gap’s website, the best value gap year company.