Welcome to Travel
Welcome to Travel
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Welcome to Travel, is an award winning tour company. Giving you the best start to travel Australia. Perfect for working holidays, backpacking, international students and gap year travellers.
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Travellers' Choice
2023
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Jude R
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Dec. 2023 • Solo
Would really recommend for any solo travellers, especially if you’re a social person and want to make friends asap as it’s so easy to get to know everyone! Our guide Chloe was so lovely and gave us really good advice for our time in Sydney and beyond. Surf camp was such an incred experience I only wish we’d spent more time there! It’s also really good to know we’ll be able to ask the team for advice for the rest of our time in Australia as they have all done it before and know what they’re talking about :)
Written 2 December 2023
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Josie M
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Aug. 2023 • Friends
Welcome to Travel is a wonderful and trustworthy travel company! I would 100% recommend them if you are planning a working holiday in Australia. When I came here I had no plans whatsoever past the 3 days of our mini-pack tour. Abby was able to book a month and half tour for us up the east coast within our budget in just a few hours. We've since settle in Sunny Coast, and anytime we still need help Abby and her team are still there for us! Couldn't have picked a better travel company!
Written 29 November 2023
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Sophie C
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Nov. 2023 • Solo
Honestly the best week, I made the best friends ticked off so many bucket list items and Chloe was such a good tour guide
Written 19 November 2023
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rosie
Buckingham, UK1 contribution
Oct. 2023 • Solo
Just finished the welcome to Sydney tour, Chloe is lovely and a good guide. It was what I expected it to be so can’t go wrong there. The road trip was very good everyone enjoyed that. If I could change one thing it would be the ratio to girls and boys so maybe they could do some more promotion towards men because there was way too many men. All in all a good week
Written 19 November 2023
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thomas
Sydney, Australia1 contribution
Great tour, get too see the Sydney landmarks, whilst also doing some fun activities and learning about the history of Sydney and Australia
Written 19 November 2023
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Sabrina M
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Oct. 2023 • Solo
This tour is a great way to get to know people easy and win some family friends. It was a really fun week. Thanks to our guide Chloe
Written 19 November 2023
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Gabriella M
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Oct. 2023 • Solo
WOW! What an amazing first week in Australia. I made the decision to come to Oz just 60 days before arriving, I was too busy and too overwhelmed to do anything but book this Welcome to Travel tour. They were beyond accommodating before I even arrived. They helped me book extra days at the hostel so I'd never be homeless, assisted with my visa, and set up all the administrative things (phone, tax number, bank account). From day 1 of the tour everything was amazing and well thought out. We were guided through the city, but still given the freedom to explore and see things on our own terms. I mean it wholeheartedly if you are considering booking just do it, it is worth every penny JUST for the people you meet and the road trip you take midway through the week, but you end up with SO much more.
Every WTT employee is so kind and helpful, but I have to take the time to shout out our tour guide, Chloe. For 7 full days, Chloe was a tour guide, confidant, and friend. She answered every last silly question we had and never made us feel silly for asking, acted as our personal photographer, and simply went above and beyond to make sure we had the best first week in Sydney. I was a little shocked and confused our tour guide was not Australian and thought what does this woman know that the internet has not scared me about?? But having a tour guide who not only did a WTT tour but was close in age to our group and living the WHV life was the BEST way to understand what my year ahead looks like. Chloe didn't just cover the amazing parts of Australia but took the time to paint a full picture of what being a backpacker looks like. I was so afraid after 7 days I would still be just as lost as I was before I arrived, but with her guidance (and the wonderful Maisie in the office who helped me find the exact right jobs to apply to) I feel ready to take on Australia. While I was not ready to book travel they were so accommodating in giving me a couple of lists to make sure when I am ready I know what to look for. I also know I can (and most definitely) will reach out to them when I am ready to book my next Australian adventure. THANK YOU!!!!!
Every WTT employee is so kind and helpful, but I have to take the time to shout out our tour guide, Chloe. For 7 full days, Chloe was a tour guide, confidant, and friend. She answered every last silly question we had and never made us feel silly for asking, acted as our personal photographer, and simply went above and beyond to make sure we had the best first week in Sydney. I was a little shocked and confused our tour guide was not Australian and thought what does this woman know that the internet has not scared me about?? But having a tour guide who not only did a WTT tour but was close in age to our group and living the WHV life was the BEST way to understand what my year ahead looks like. Chloe didn't just cover the amazing parts of Australia but took the time to paint a full picture of what being a backpacker looks like. I was so afraid after 7 days I would still be just as lost as I was before I arrived, but with her guidance (and the wonderful Maisie in the office who helped me find the exact right jobs to apply to) I feel ready to take on Australia. While I was not ready to book travel they were so accommodating in giving me a couple of lists to make sure when I am ready I know what to look for. I also know I can (and most definitely) will reach out to them when I am ready to book my next Australian adventure. THANK YOU!!!!!
Written 19 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Big daddy
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Oct. 2023 • Couples
Choosing Welcome to Travel to help me with my first week and a bit in Melbourne was the best decision I could have made when coming to Australia.
The tour has helped me settle in properly, make new friends who I am now travelling up to Cairns with. I couldn’t ask for a better start.
The tour guide, Charlie. The perfect person for a tour guide role. He’s young, energetic, charismatic and obviously knows his stuff when it comes to travelling. He made the whole group relax and feel at ease which in return bonded the group together and created such an awesome time. I COULDN’T RECOMMEND CHARLIE ENOUGH!!!
1 or 2 things I’d change about the Welcome to Melbourne tour.
- Increase the length of the time surfing. Everyone loved the surfing and wanted to do more. Maybe rearranging the schedule to allow this would be welcomed by all
- When arriving back from the Road Trip on Friday and after the 1:1 meetings I personally felt like another activity could have been fitted in. But this might not suit everybody.
- On the Tuesday I would have rather of eaten at the Empress first. Freddy Durkes bar was a little bit boring. Not much going on there. The bar next door was a lot more lively.
Overall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
If you’re reading this. Book yourself the Melbourne tour.
The tour has helped me settle in properly, make new friends who I am now travelling up to Cairns with. I couldn’t ask for a better start.
The tour guide, Charlie. The perfect person for a tour guide role. He’s young, energetic, charismatic and obviously knows his stuff when it comes to travelling. He made the whole group relax and feel at ease which in return bonded the group together and created such an awesome time. I COULDN’T RECOMMEND CHARLIE ENOUGH!!!
1 or 2 things I’d change about the Welcome to Melbourne tour.
- Increase the length of the time surfing. Everyone loved the surfing and wanted to do more. Maybe rearranging the schedule to allow this would be welcomed by all
- When arriving back from the Road Trip on Friday and after the 1:1 meetings I personally felt like another activity could have been fitted in. But this might not suit everybody.
- On the Tuesday I would have rather of eaten at the Empress first. Freddy Durkes bar was a little bit boring. Not much going on there. The bar next door was a lot more lively.
Overall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
If you’re reading this. Book yourself the Melbourne tour.
Written 5 November 2023
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KIRSTENXOX
Boston, UK2 contributions
Oct. 2023 • Friends
Welcome to travel Sydney intro tour was absolutely amazing!! We explored all of Sydney’s top sights and even more!! But most importantly the tour guide Chloe was absolutely amazing and has inspired me and many other people.
Written 22 October 2023
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Alice B
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Oct. 2023 • Solo
had a great time, chloe was a great tour guide! would recommend to solo travelers. welcome to travel also plans the rest of your year in australia, which is so helpful!
Written 22 October 2023
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hi would like to book the welcome to Melbourne tour however I don't know what day to book for as my flight arrives at 23:05, would anyone be able to help