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GAP YEAR & GROUP TRAVEL

At ULTIMATE, we believe that Gap Years and Adventure Travel are essential life experiences. We offer group tours, adventures & gap year travel for 18-35’s in Australia, New Zealand, Europe & Southeast Asia!

We have countless travel styles throughout Australia. Create a custom itinerary perfect for you, or join us on one of our popular East Coast Group Tours. Thinking about a Working Holiday down under? Our iconic UltimateOz Working Holiday program is award winning and is the Ultimate way to set up your Gap Year. Are you wanting to experience new culture, food and adventure? We also offer Guided Group tours in Bali and Thailand, and Adventure Experiences and Custom Itineraries throughout Southeast Asia.

Let us introduce you to amazing destinations and give you countless #ULTIMATEMOMENTS.

Explore amazing destinations, experience different cultures and make memories for a lifetime. Welcome to Ultimate Travel – Gap Year and Group Adventure Tour specialists. Are you ready for your ULTIMATE moment?

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East Coast 3 Week Highlights

Discover all the iconic highlights of the Australian East Coast with our Ultimate East Coast Highlights tour from Sydney to Great Barrier Reef.

$4599

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East Coast 5 Week Explorer

Get ready for an epic guided group adventure on the Ultimate East Coast Australia Explorer tour from Sydney to Cairns.

$5799

$5219

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Uluru Red Centre Tour

Experience the Australian Outback on this iconic Red Centre tour. Backpacker Camping Group Tour. Alice Springs Ultimate Adventure tour.

$795

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UltimateOz Sydney Gap Year

The UltimateOz Australia Gap Year tour is the best way to start your Gap Year or Working Holiday in Australia!

$1149

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14 Day Fiji Island Hopper

Fiji Group Tour. The very best of Fiji with 7 bucket list inclusions! Mates Moments Memories ULTIMATE Fiji

$1999

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Japan Adventure 13 Day Group Tour

Explore Japan on a 13-day small group adventure. Tokyo, Mt Fuji, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Hiroshima with iconic sights, local experiences and free time built in.

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New Zealand Highlights Tour

Explore New Zealand on our 21 day ULTIMATE New Zealand Highlights Tour. Auckland to Queenstown in 3 Weeks on this Guided Backpacker Tour.

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Thailand Island Hopper 15 Day Group Tour

Explore Thailand on a 15-day island hopper group tour. Bangkok, Phuket, Phi Phi, Krabi, Khao Sok, Koh Samui & Koh Tao.

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South East Asia Highlights

South East Asia Highlights Group Tour! Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. Accommodation, All Transport, Local Culture, Advenutre and more

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ULTIMATE tours are all about exploring incredible destinations, experiencing new cultures and making lifelong memories; all with a group of new mates! Whether you’re travelling solo or with others, you’re guaranteed fun & adventure on our awesome guided group tours!

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Experiences are better shared. When you join an ULTIMATE tour, you’ll meet travellers from all over the world and make great friendships that will last a lifetime! Chat to others booked onto your tour before you leave home and share the adventure with your new mates from day one.

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Booking with ULTIMATE is easy! We wont charge you any fees to change your trip to a different date or tour if you do so 45 days before your start date. Lock in your start date with a LOW deposit. Deposit now, and pay the final balance 45 days before your start date!

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We believe in supporting the local environment, economy and people in the areas we visit. We’re big nature lovers and only work with companies who share our core values, including caring for wildlife which is why we don’t ride elephants on any of our tours. The world is a beautiful place, lets keep it that way!

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Very good organised trip and you see al the high lights. But the people where the best and tour guide Jon made sure we had a good time!
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Judith v. 13/07/26

I have had the best 3 weeks on the east coast highlights tour, led by Mia. I was so impressed by the Ultimate team’s organisation, clear communication & friendliness, particularly Hoggy who I booked with and Mia during the tour.
I chose to travel the East Coast with Ultimate as I wanted a fully guided tour structure so that I didn’t have to plan anything and to allow me to meet new people. I was very lucky to have such a great tour group. Another reason I chose Ultimate over competitors was because of the places they covered and activities included, such as Australia Zoo.
Mia is incredible and we were so lucky to have her as our tour guide. She was super organised, so we always knew where we needed to be and when. She was always down for anything that the group wanted to do, including both nights out (aside from Paddys ;)) and more chill games nights. Mia was very reassuring when I stressed myself out before the skydive and with my concerns about k’gari due to being terrified of snakes, however these ended up being two of my favourite parts of the trip. Mia was also great for recommendations, including food, nights out (i.e. bingo and trivia night) and shopping. Mia also has the patience of a saint, answering every one of the 1000s of questions I asked on the trip. I felt that Mia was more of a friend than a tour guide and she went above and beyond to ensure that everyone was having a great time.
I am coeliac but I never had to worry about my dietary requirements on tour as Aus is great for gluten free and Mia always notified the necessary people in advance e.g. before k’gari and the Whitsundays, where I was catered for very well.
Ultimate had such a great range of optional activities and I was able to do everything I wanted to. The optionals, together with the already packed itinerary, allowed me to do so many once in a lifetime things, such as skydiving over mission beach, white water rafting, jetskiing in the Whitsundays, snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef and camping on the world’s largest sand island to name a few.
I would definitely recommend travelling with Ultimate to get the most out of your east coast trip. Thank you so much to Ultimate, Mia & my tour group for the best three weeks & memories to last a lifetime, I wish I could do it all over again <3
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Harriet H. 30/09/26

Toured Sydney, Australia. Josh was a great tour guide. He made sure everyone on the trip was comfortable and had everything they needed. Lots of interesting information and recommendations for further travel. Ultimate were very helpful making sure we had all the information we needed and were always available to help. Highly recommend, especially if you're a first time solo traveller and feeling a bit nervous about going alone.
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KG J. 28/08/26
Just finished the 3 week east coast highlights tour and it was such a fun, interesting and enjoyable tour and my guide (Mia) was so knowledgable about all the areas we visited and was so friendly, always there to help when needed! Was one of the best things I’ve ever done and would 100% recommend an ultimate tour to anyone travelling solo!!
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Lucy H. 04/09/26

Had an amazing time traveling up the East Coast with our tour guide Ozzy. We had lots of laughs while also learning many interesting facts about Australia. Highly recommend this tour!
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Julia K. 06/07/26

Had an amazing time with Marcus during the one week ULTIMATE Oz tour!
We went to Port Stephens and made Sydney feel like home!
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Luna M. 10/07/26
From the moment I visited the Ultimate website and was subsequently contacted by Declan to secure my trip, I could tell that the team behind Ultimate wanted me to have the best time for the best value. After a friend travelled with Ultimate back in Feb, she recommended them over other group tour providers because of the group leaders and ease of it all.
When we met Mia on our first day in Sydney, it was so clear she just wanted us to have the best time and make the most of everyday. She put us all at ease from the first minute of meeting her, something so important as a 21 year old on the other side of the world by myself. I’ve done other group tours in the past across different countries so I know how a tour leader can change your experience.
I loved the optionals I chose, and would absolutely recommend the party boat in Surfers Paradise, the White Water Rafting in Tully and the skydiving at mission beach. Each of the excursions were booked at the best possible value and the top end of all of the options for that activity. For me, it was the little things that really proved what set Ultimate apart, such as constant recommendations like a trivia night in Brisbane, different independent places to eat and answering our endless questions like ‘Which of our stops is going to have the best Ghanda and Cotton on!’. Things we might have figured out on our own but it almost felt like Mia was there to let us into the secrets! Everything was thought through and streamlined, our travel days that had the potential to be stressful, just weren’t because we knew what was going to happen, and if we didn’t know, Mia absolutely would.
Im a celiac and dietary requirements was a big worry for me. Every single trip and meal I was catered for. Even in the middle of nowhere in K’gari and the Whitsundays. It really made such a difference knowing it was pre-planned and Mia would be one step ahead in making sure I was able to eat.
I don’t have the words to describe Mia and how she made our experience. She was a photographer, mother, therapist, nurse, personal assistant and tour guide all in one. She felt like our friend and just went with the flow of the group putting zero pressure and prioritising our experience, always being up for things but appreciating a good games night too.
Thank you Ultimate and Mia for the best summer ever!
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Evie D. 29/09/26

Just finished our 5 week East Coast tour and am so sad it's over. We've all had an amazing time! Jon our tour guide was great - the friendliest guy and always giving us advice, making sure we were prepared (especially for places like K'gari). Shout out to Marcus, too - his walking tour of Sydney was great fun. Overall I would love to do another tour with Ultimate Travel and definitely recommend to anyone considering them 🙌🫶
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Joey 24/08/26

Hii! Ik heb net de 3 weken durende East Coast-reis afgerond met onze reisleider Byron. En wauw, wat een geweldige reis was dit!
Vanaf het begin zorgde Byron ervoor dat iedereen zich welkom voelde en dat we de best mogelijke ervaring hadden. Hij vertelde interessante weetjes over elke bestemming, hield de sfeer erin en zorgde er altijd voor dat we een geweldige tijd hadden.
Mijn favoriete herinneringen van deze reis zijn zonder twijfel Byron Bay, het leren kennen van zo'n geweldige groep mensen en alle leuke activiteiten, zoals de trivia night, de dierentuin, de partybus en de optionele activiteiten! Elke dag was anders en er was een perfecte balans tussen avontuur, gezellige groepsactiviteiten en vrije tijd om zelf de stad te ontdekken.
De drie weken zijn voorbijgevlogen en ik had me geen betere reisleider of leukere groep kunnen wensen.
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Kato S. 31/07/26

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