Sydney - Orientation

API students will begin their program with a 2.5-day arrival orientation in their host city of Sydney. This orientation will provide the opportunity to get to know fellow participants, API, and university procedures, and rules, to explore your new host city and to allow for a smoother transition into Australian life. Students will spend two nights together in a hotel before moving into their semester housing on day three.

Blue Mountains and Featherdale Wildlife Park Tour

Students get up close and personal with native Australian wildlife, like koalas, kangaroos, wombats, dingoes and native birds. Then students head to the iconic Blue Mountains to witness the Three sisters and Echo point. Students then take a ferry ride home to central Sydney.

Cairns & Great Barrier Reef

Midway through the semester, all API Australia students will fly to Cairns, Northern Queensland for a three-night adventure. This excursion will include opportunities to learn about Aboriginal culture, the flora and fauna unique to the country, and partake in day snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef!

Aussie Pub Trivia

A mainstay of Australian culture is the mid-week trivia contest (usually with cheap pub meals). “Humpday” can be a downer, but nothing perks you back up for the last leg of the working week like some Q&A action and a counter meal. Join in the fun by showing off your random knowledge and maybe winning a meat tray or a pack of Tim Tams!

Word Famous Comedy Store Showcase

The best way to get to know Australian culture is through their unique sense of humor. Since 1981, Australia’s premier comedy club, The Comedy Store has been the one stop shop for world-class comedy from all over the globe and your own backyard. The Comedy Store presents The World Famous Comedy Store Showcase, a hand-picked showcase of the movers, shakers & laughter makers of the comedy scene – 100% Comedy Store approved, tried and tested. Don’t miss out! Loads of comics of different styles, unquestionable quality and guaranteed value for money at Sydney’s premier comedy venue! The best thing about these shows is you never know who might show up!

Royal National Park

A day trip to Royal National Park in Sydney’s south will offer plenty of opportunities for barbecues, fishing, bushwalking, birdwatching and whale watching. Sydney’s heritage-listed Royal National Park is affectionately known to locals as the ‘Nasho’ or just ‘the Royal’. Established in 1879, it’s the world’s second-oldest national park. It features unique heritage attractions, along with fascinating plants, birds, and animals. Perfect for bushwalking, cycling, surfing, picnicking or whale watching, this diverse park offers everything from beaches to rainforest.

AFL Game

Students will watch and learn about the iconic Australian sport, Aussie Rules

Manly Surfing

In our One Day Surf Adventure you will get a morning and afternoon lesson with a total of four hours of surfing. We take you to the best learning beaches that Sydney has to offer and supply all the gear. On our surf adventures you will learn; ocean safety and etiquette, ocean and wave positioning, paddling and catching waves, control, standing up and riding waves. The One Day Surf Adventure is a great way to get into surfing or to take your surfing to the next level.

Sydney - Orientation

API students will begin their program with a 2.5-day arrival orientation in their host city of Sydney. This orientation will provide the opportunity to get to know fellow participants, API, and university procedures, and rules, to explore your new host city and to allow for a smoother transition into Australian life. Students will spend two nights together in a hotel before moving into their semester housing on day three.

Blue Mountains and Featherdale Wildlife Park Tour

Students get up close and personal with native Australian wildlife, like koalas, kangaroos, wombats, dingoes and native birds. Then students head to the iconic Blue Mountains to witness the Three sisters and Echo point. Students then take a ferry ride home to central Sydney.

Cairns & Great Barrier Reef

Midway through the semester, all API Australia students will fly to Cairns, Northern Queensland for a three-night adventure. This excursion will include opportunities to learn about Aboriginal culture, the flora and fauna unique to the country, and partake in day snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef!

AFL Game

Students will watch and learn about the iconic Australian sport, Aussie Rules

Manly Surfing

In our One Day Surf Adventure you will get a morning and afternoon lesson with a total of four hours of surfing. We take you to the best learning beaches that Sydney has to offer and supply all the gear. On our surf adventures you will learn; ocean safety and etiquette, ocean and wave positioning, paddling and catching waves, control, standing up and riding waves. The One Day Surf Adventure is a great way to get into surfing or to take your surfing to the next level.

Sculptures by the Seas & Barefoot Bowls

Between the Bondi Beach to Tamarama Beach coastal walk, Sculpture by the Sea is the world’s largest public sculpture exhibition. See the spectacular coastal walk transformed into a 2km long sculpture park over three weeks featuring 100 sculptures by artists from Australia and across the world. Along the way, we will stop at Clovelly for a session of Barefoot Bowls. It may have once been stereotyped as a game for retirees, but this social sport has had a huge revival among millennials in Sydney.