Students who find themselves undecided on their
next step upon the release of A-Level results next month, will
still be able to book a last-minute, gap year trip with the Oz-Bus
London to Sydney overland trip, and be in Australia in time for
Christmas.
Furthermore, they can take advantage of an extended
offer of up to £600 off to ease the pain of making last-minute gap
year arrangements.
Oz-Bus, the company that runs trips from London
to Sydney, Kathmandu and New York, has changed its policy to
enable them to accept late bookings, or enable passengers to join
the trip once it has departed.
Oz-Bus client
experience manager Rob Freeman, a former Oz-Bus passenger, said,
“We are very aware of the fact that in mid-August there are likely
to be a lot of students who haven’t secured the place they were
hoping for at university and who will be looking for an alternative experience to fill the gap. As well as being a safe
way for young people to travel, Oz-Bus is an unbeatable way in
which to meet new friends on the road, and experience a string of
travel highlights which will form a remarkable start to a gap
year.”
“Until now we have advised
people to secure their places some months in advance, primarily to
make the very complex visa arrangements, but we are now putting
procedures in place that will allow us to accept bookings as late
as possible. Rather than suggesting our 2012 departures, we will
do our very best to get keen gappers on the Oz-Bus leaving on 4th
September arriving in Sydney well in time for Christmas, or on the
8th October departure which enables them to see in the New Year in
spectacular style. For those who really cannot make arrangements
in time for departure, we will arrange for them to join the next
bus along the route.”
The addition of Singapore to
the route means Oz-Bus now travels through no fewer than 18
countries after leaving London’s Embankment on three
adventure-packed months en route to Sydney.
Heading through Europe for the first 11 days, it then crosses
through Turkey, Iran, India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore,
Indonesia and onto Sydney via the Australian Outback and two more
new additions for 2011, Melbourne and The Great Ocean Road.
Freeman said, “Our September departure already
has passengers from seven different nationalities booked, so it
promises to be a culturally-diverse experience before it has even
left British shores. Anyone looking for an absolutely vibrant,
life-changing adventure travel experience, the opportunity to meet
lots of people and discover experiences from the world over in a
challenging, ever-changing, but safe environment should look no
further than Oz-Bus.”
The Oz-Bus journey takes 85
days with plenty of time spent in key locations for immersion in
local culture, food, fun and adventures.
Accommodation with breakfast is provided every night in a mixture
of hostels and hotels, together with a few nights camping in
Australia for the true Outback experience. Oz-Bus is now offering
passengers the chance to upgrade accommodation on a twin-share
basis in hostels (subject to availability).
Those
with less time on their hands, but still with the desire to travel
may take advantage of a shorter trip to Kathmandu, or can join the trip in Bangkok or even hop on and hop off along the route.
The full three month September departure was initially
priced at £5,299 per person, but with the extended discount it can
currently be booked for £4,699 (including all travel from
departure to arrival in Sydney, tour leader, local guides,
accommodation and breakfast).
The October departure, which lasts two days
longer and includes New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in Sydney,
is priced at £4,899.
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