Who Are We?

Our Story

A Passion For Travel Turned Into Something More

Something that makes Welcome to Travel different to a lot of tour companies is, the founders are the same as you. Adam and Darryl are friends from school that came to Australia as backpackers on a working holiday visa. From there, things have taken a few exciting twists and turns along the way, check out the story of Welcome to Travel below.

Adam and Darryl's First Day Travelling in 2010

Welcome to Melbourne wins Best Tour in Victoria award in 2019

Welcome to Travel wins Best Youth Tour Operator in the World award in 2023

Look back in time with us to see how Welcome to Travel came to be what it is today

The Future

Continue To Create Epic Experiences

The plan for the future? To give as many travellers like you the best possible experience in Australia

The Future

October 2023

1000+ 5 Star Reviews on Google

The Welcome to Melbourne tour hit 1000+ 5 star reviews on Google

October 2023

September 2023

Became the Best Youth Tour Operator in the World

Welcome to Travel won the Best Youth Tour Operator in the World at the Global Youth Travel awards

September 2023

June 2023

Launched Our Semi-Guided East Coast Tour

We launched our semi-guided East Coast tour which gives travellers the Welcome to Travel support all the way up the East Coast of Australia

June 2023

April 2021

Launch Welcome to Sydney!

Launched Welcome to Sydney, Sydney Mini Pack and Blue Mountains and More Add On

April 2021

March 2020

Oh No COVID!

COVID19 meant we weren’t able to run tours, but instead we focused on how we could improve travellers experiences in Australia

March 2020

November 2019

We Won…Again

Welcome to Melbourne wins Best Tour in Victoria at Adventure Tourism Awards for the 2nd time

November 2019

October 2019

Hit Number 1 On TripAdvisor

Welcome to Melbourne reaches #1 on TripAdvisor for tours in Melbourne, 500+ 5 star reviews

October 2019

November 2018

We Won The Best Tour In Victoria

Welcome to Melbourne wins Best Tour in Victoria at the Adventure Tourism Awards

November 2018

September 2018

Launched Great Ocean Road Trip

Launched the Great Ocean Road Add On Tour

September 2018

April 2018

We Went Viral

Things Never Said By Backpackers video is released, and goes viral, with 7M views in 7 days

April 2018

March 2018

Launch Melbourne Mini Pack

Launch and operate the first ever Melbourne Mini Pack

March 2018

January 2018

Run Our First Ever Tour

Operate the first ever Welcome to Travel Tour, Welcome to Melbourne

January 2018

July 2017

The Website Goes Live

The Welcome to Travel website goes live for the first time

July 2017

April 2017

Left Their Job In Travel

Adam and Darryl leave their jobs in travel to focus on giving travellers a new experience when arriving in Australia

April 2017

January 2012

Both Got A Job In Travel

Adam and Darryl start working in travel for the first time, and fell in love with it

January 2012

August 2010

Landed In Australia

Adam and Darryl land in Australia and complete 4 months of farmwork