Itinerary

Day 1

At 6:15 you will be picked up oppisite the Wake Up hostel in Down Town Sydney. We can book you in the the hostel one or more days before so you can enjoy Sydney (check the wake up package) before you hit the road with our surf bus. You will drive for about six hours but time passes quickly as you meet everyone in the group, swap stories and watch some films and surf videos. 

On our way we stop for breakfast (not included). At lunch time we arrive at our first secluded surf house.  Located in a national park, right on the most amazing beach, you are gonna love this place! After lunch you will check your bags in get changed and get ready for your first surf lesson.

Before hitting the water we wil go through some theory and safety pointers for you, and then it is off to tackle the waves for the first time.

Surf instructors will observe you and make sure you are ok as well as getting in the water with you to improve your tecnique. In the evening there will be a campfire, just like evey night and a barbecue. No Doubt you will have a huge apetite after the energy spent on surfing, and it will be justly rewared with a huge feast!

Day 2

Early rise and get ready for a 2 hour surf lesson after a good breakfast. The beach is just ashort stoll accross the sand and after lunch and an hour or so to chill we will take you back in the water. You will probably catch your first wave standing up today if you did not already yesterday! In the evening it is time for an Ozzie barbecue and the group hangs out together. By now everyone knows one another and you will have settled in nicely.

Spot X

Day 3

After the morning surf lesson we take you in our surf bus to the seconds surf camp spot X. This is sveral hours further up the coast just South of Byron Bay (Near Coffs Harbour) and is a legendary surf camp. On our way we stop for some beer and wine shopping, hell, even some goon if you are on a tight budget. In the afternoon we will take you out on a surf lesson again and in the evening we have a roaring camp fire and tunes. This camp is much more party orientated than the last, with Oz Experience busses also stopping here, you will find the social scene kicks up a notch. If you need to sleep the dorms are out of ear shot from the bar, and also located right on the beach.

Day 4

Morning and afternoon surfing lessons. This is where you find yourself really improving, and if your luck is in the surf condition may pick up some bigger waves to test you! Be warned though, you may start to find your muscles aching at this point, but hey, the first rule of surfin is look cool, so no pain NO GAIN!

Day 5

After breakfast we take you to Byron Bay! You can check in to one of the hostels, we can recommend you one, and in the evening we meet up with the whole group to party and say goodbye. Expect a night out at the infamous Cheeky monkeys. Drinking games and partying to end an epic 5 day adventure, before going to bed to face a new day of travel in the morning.

Easy hook up with the Oz Experience

This has some great advantages, it means if you are planning on taking the Oz Experience, you need not buy the Bruce pass (Sydney to Cairns) or Cobber pass (Cairns to Sydney), instead you can get the cheaper Strewth pass for less as the Sydney to Brisbane (a thrid of the travel) is already covered.

Easy Travel and easy start to Australia!

All transport is on a funky luxury coach with TVs, DVDs and Ipod docs. You´ll have a laugh with the group and the surf guides (who also drive the coaches as you watch Australia fly by (and the ocasional Kangaroo too!

This trip combines perfectly with the Wake Up To Sydney Programme so you can spend 4 nights in Sydney prior to the trip and then depart from the doorstep of your accommodation on the Monday.

Meet people!

If you are nerverous about going it alone in Australia and want to know which is the best way to have fun and meet people, then this is the trip for you. Most of the people on the trip are solo travellers, but by the end of the trip everyone knows every one! You party together, surf together, eat and sleep (in dorms ;)) together. You will make great mates for life guaranteed.

The surf crew at the camps go along way to easy you into it as well, infact they are a really good laugh and groups can´t help but have a good time with the team. Check out the Crescent head video on the video section to meet some of the crew.

Incredible beach front camps

Tents, no thanks. Imagine spectacular beaches and comfy chilled accommodation where you can relax in between surfing. At Crescent head it is most likely there will be no one else around, just you and your group to enjoy the ocean and beach. See accommodation section for details.

You would be nuts not to...

This trip was voted as the best backpacker trip for good reason, if you are coming to Australia, and not intending to surf, you are missing out. Big time! This is the nation that made surfing famous! With the days of fun, top instruction and incredible settings it will be one of your Australian highlights.