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It was amazing country and amazing trip! The program was relaxing but at the same time covered all major attractions along the route. Also included a variety of activities. The tour was combined of two segments, so we had two guides. Both of them were very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. I highly recommend this tour. Thank you!

Overall this was an excellent tour. There was a good variety of activities offered to cover all ages. Our CEO Siobahn was amazing. Her local knowledge and presentation were exemplary. The pace was generally good except for one day from Franz Joseph to Queenstown. It was a very early start due to the long distance. The hotel could not provide an early breakfast so there were some complaints. Our CEO went out and bought some cereals, muffins and bread so we could eat in the common kitchen. We found that this tour was aimed more to the younger crowd, so we had to adjust our expectations somewhat. We have toured quite a lot and we have been spoiled with luggage transportation from bus to room and back, eg: Gate1, Viking etc. There were 6 elders on this tour. Perhaps pre-trip advisories might mention that luggage would be self handling and there may be some stairs involved. The only thing that caught us off guard was the following. We have never been on a tour that left guests dead ending in a location far away from the starting point. I didn’t carefully read into this until well after I had booked air tickets Vancouver-Auckland return. Thus, I had to do re- booking from Christchurch to Auckland. This could be a bold letter warning for future travellers. Another little glitch that we experienced was a lack of information sharing between the TourRadar app and the Gadventure app. Our CEO was telling us in the beginning that daily info would be posted on the Gadventure site. Our trip didn’t even show up on the Gadventure site for many days. Also I need to complain about the E-sim for New Zealand that I bought through TourRadar. I think it’s called Alio. It didn’t work for phone calls. It worked well for Google Maps and it worked for ordering an Uber. It also rendered the Apple Messaging app useless on my phone and iPad. I should have dumped it early on the tour and bought a local sim.

I think it was a great trip, I do however think we could’ve spent more time in certain places and less time in others. Addition of more activities would be great or more options to pick from that are optional - however didn’t affect the over all. But all in all it was well organised, fab tour leaders and loved K’gari & whitsundays! The biggest issue was it went by too fast! Could do it all over again!

An amazing 28 days spent travelling the east coast with a fantastic group that has felt like a once in a life time experience. Our group leader Val was brilliant ensuring we did all we wanted to and more! We couldn't have asked for better. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to visit Australia & the east coast and tick of many bucket list activities.

A unique experience to sleep in a camper in nature! The route was great again. The campervan allows you to see so much, you are independent of the location and can sleep wherever you want. Even if the weather didn't play along at times, the trip was great. The support for problems on site was very helpful and not a matter of course. I would be happy to travel with journaway again next time.

The arrangement was very good and well paced. Hotel locations was perfect near city center, hotel is clean and perfect. Transfer are prompt and courteous. The tour guides was also very knowledgeable and good. I am very happy with everything! Thank you very much!

This trip changed my life. I’ve never had soo much fun in my life and I never imagined I’d get to push myself to do 6 new things I’ve never done before (white water rafting, zip lining, sky diving, bungee jumping, cave exploring, and surfing). I’m still soo sad that it’s over! Telli was a great guide and I had a group that was what dreams are made of. Best trip ever, with my only regret being that I did one week. If I return to do the Southern Island, I’ll ONLY look for Wild Kiwi as an operator. Thank you soo much, much love and appreciation for you guys!!

Best experiences. logistics are comfortable. The group setting was fun and a nice bonding expensive of people from around the world. Some of the hostel stays were great, some were just ok, but all were clean and had the essentials.

What an amazing experience! From the moment we disembarked onto Kangaroo Island it was moment after moment of fun and excitement! Eli brought energy, humour, and passion to the tour as soon as we got on the bus. He was knowledgeable and personable the whole time. I noticed that he took the time to get to know everyone individually over the course of the first few stops. Great guide, and more importantly, great person! Thanks Eli! Enjoyed all the stops, got some great views and stories to take home with me. The swag camping was unique and surprisingly comfortable. Meals were simple but always hit the spot; I appreciated being able to contribute to the prep and clean up as it made the whole group feel closer. Fantastic experience I won't soon forget!

Tour was great. Saw lots of animals in their natural environments. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and looked after us really well. Food was amazing and nothing was too much trouble for G. Would definitely recommend.

I have just completed the 5 week east coast tour and would reccomed ultimate travel and the tour to every person I meet. Not only did I have a fantastic time I made friends and had the trip of a lifetime. Everything was so easy travelling from place to place and getting to tick off every item on my Australia bucket list ( Fraser Island, Great Barrier Reef, Whitsundays etc). The person who made this trip what it was was our amazing tour guide Zoe. She enabled me to have the most stress free experience ( especially on the transfer days) , she not only catered to the needs of every person on the trip she went above and beyond to make appropriate suggestions to each person and enabled us to have the best experience possible.Over the past five weeks I’ve made friends I’ll keep for a lifetime and I attribute that to the “family” culture created by our guide. Thanks for a brilliant time Zoe 💜

I’ve just finished the 5 week east coast tour and had the time of my life! I’ve made the most amazing memories and made friends for life. Some of my highlights were Frazer island, sailing around the Whitsundays, skydiving and snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef. I’ve dreamt of coming to Australia for years and this trip did not disappoint. Our tour guide Zoe was the best! Definitely the best tour guide around! She got us from place to place with no hassle and had great suggestions for each place we visited. Nothing was ever too much bother and she went above and beyond for every person on the tour. She made the tour 100 times better! Thank you for everything Zoe I’ve had the best 5 weeks!!

Fantastic guides, really great camping set up, meals and route. The cultural component was also appreciated.

Trekking with light luggage was comfortable, but I think the pace is a little too fast for Japanese people.

Everything went smoothly. Blue Mountains, Cairns Great Barrier Reef and Daintree RainForest trips were the highlights. The guides on those legs were simply excellent. They were knowledgeable and kept things moving well. Communication with Russ at ANZ Travel was excellent. He helped us out on several occasions when matters weren't clear. I recommend the tour. It's fun, and good value as tours of this nature go.

Over all very nicely organized and selected tours.

The Kangaroo Island Short Break Adventure was the most amazing tour I've been on in my time in Australia! The tour guide was from Italy and had been living on the island for a few years, so he knew all the best places to bring us. Since I was part of a smaller group, he allowed us to have all the quality time we needed in each location. Every destination we went to was simply breathtaking! I went in Spring (beginning of Oct) which was the perfect weather for this tour.

Great tour for our family. Just the right amount of activity. Tour guide was great. Very organised and knowledgeable. Accomodation in permanent tents was good, especially the stretcher beds.

Great experience for this tour.. would rate this as 5stars.. made new friends along the way

Get more money for activities you will not regret

Had a great experience seeing what Tasmania has to offer

The car is just barely filled to capacity and the car is full. Also, the guide's instructions are often vague. The hotels on the first and second days were small, dark and had no hot water. Moreover, I feel that the second day was an optional tour. Those who do not choose the cruise option have no idea what they are doing in a small town.

Pros: SUPERB guide/driver Geoff Homma took us to see incredible places. 5 stars for Geoff, I truly hope he gets paid handsomely since the group of 22 gave the company Autopia Tours over $40 000 AUD over 6/7 days when the company only spends about $80-$200 AUD daily per person. Cons: Price was far too high for shabby accommodation and small portion participation camping meals prepared/cleaned by guests/guide eaten outside or on the side of the road with the elements/bugs on a set menu that cannot be changed. Bus was decent but cramped with little leg room and no window shades or upper storage. Due to the marketing, the group will always consist of elderly guests who require more time/help, causing delays. Very little time spent at each destination. Extra activities are extremely expensive. Go see the whale sharks for cheap/free in the warm waters of the Philippines or Maldives at your leisure instead of spending $600-$700 AUD

The tour, from Perth to Exmouth over seven days, was excellent. The places visited were interesting, the participants enhanced the experience, and the tour leader Geoff made the entire experience really wonderful. Geoff was fully knowledgeable about the geography, geology, history, fauna and flora, and even the Aboriginal cultures of Australia. He was hard working, upbeat, and kind, and he went out of his way to make the experience memorable and life enhancing for all participants. Pure Gold!

this tour was just a huge disappointment, this is overpriced, unorganized and leaves you sorry for all the money you spent. of course the sights you will see are amazing, but the tour itself just makes you sad. the guide had absolutely no plan at anytime what was going on, due to this lack of organization, it was always quite hectic rushing from one place to the next. also I made bookings for activities back when I booked the tour itself months in advance, just to realize once I was at the activity it was not prebooked. here it’s advertised as 18-39, which was actually not true, more like an average of 45+. the hostels are not high-end, they are just normal average youth hostels. I did reach out to them on the second day, explaining the circumstances, but sadly did not receive a very constructive answer and no resulting action. honestly, I‘m just mad.

Everyday was different. A well planned out tour giving a rich experience. You want to know what Maori culture is in a short time? This is it!!!!!!