Dinner at the Outback Steakhouse is not our idea of the ultimate Australian adventure. Surfing, sliding down sand dunes, snorkeling with whales and exploring the real Outback is.
After losing a day crossing the Date Line, we make up for lost time by going a little overboard on the thrills. Kick things off with a surfing adventure, then ride shotgun in a four-wheel drive up to Fraser Island and camp overnight among the sand dunes. Warmed up? Time to head into bush country (a.k.a. The Outback) and get lost in the beauty and vastness of this ancient Aboriginal territory. Will you ever find your way out? A short flight to the Queensland coast helps, dropping you smack in the middle of Class III and IV rapids on the Russell River. You’re not done yet because no trip to Australia is complete without diving the world’s largest barrier reef. Ok, now you can exhale.
“It has been months since her trip and she still glows when she talks about it! ” — Dia Michels, Washington, DC
The land is down under. The achievement is sky high. Learn how to surf. Earn your PADI scuba certification stripes. And put your camping, hiking and kayaking skills to the test. Plus, pick up a few new ones along the way. As they say in Australia: “good on ya, mate.”
COMMUNITY SERVICE
5 hours of community service
TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
- PADI Underwater Naturalist
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costs and trip dates
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Community Service
- 5 Hours
- Highlights
- Multi-sport eco-adventure in Australia
- Explore Fraser Island and surf the Sunshine Coast
- Camp in the Outback
- Whitewater raft on the Russell River
- Sea kayak tropical North Queensland coast
- Dive the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea
- Earn PADI scuba certifications
- Experience Required
- Scuba certified or referral
- Locations
- Alice Springs
- Brisbane
- Cairns
- Cape Tribulation
- Fraser Island
- Great Barrier Reef
- Noosa
Broadreach in action. Want a glimpse of the freedom of life on a yacht? Or the thrill of diving with sharks in Fiji, surfing in Baja or cresting the ridge above Machu Picchu? Watch our videos to see and hear our adventures firsthand, and start wishing you were there.