The Ultimate London Backpacker Arrival Package With Job Opportunity.

Job Support

Want to Live in London like a true Londoner? Do you want to work in London while you travel? You can have it all with our live, work and play London package. Moving to London does not have to be a scary experience.  Xtreme Gap has the perfected the ultimate package for anyone looking to live and work in London, enabling you to enjoy your first week in Europe and connecting you straight into a job!

Earning money whilst living in London means you can thoroughly take advantage of having Europe on your doorstep and take a trip to wherever you may fancy.

A great fun filled first week and then a 99% guaranteed job what more could you need?

We understand that working in a different country is exciting the paperwork can leave you with a sore head- that’s why we can set you up with everything, you could possibly need to start earning sterling. Group start dates mean that you can be put with other new arrivals, so you can check out the Big Smoke with new mates, and start your exciting new adventure with people in the same boat. All you need to do is book your flight and we’ll do the rest… How good does that sound? If you need any more convincing then just read ahead for the details…

London ConneXion Highlights:

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Live And Work In London

What will I be doing?

You will be working at some of London’s coolest parties and events. Last year these guys covered the New James Bond premier!

Meet new faces and make new friends whilst being fully trained for waiting and bar-staff work at interesting, fun venues and events across London. If that’s not awesome enough another great thing about this job is there are no set hours or days you need to work, that’s right, it’s completely flexible so it can work in with your travel plans.

You could be part of the crew managing hospitality at the Brit awards, serving the Royal family at Palace functions and working as bar staff at some of the capital’s most glitzy events!

The Play

There’s plenty of awesome activities awaiting you in London in your first week. This program is as much about settling in and enjoying your new surroundings as it is about getting you immediately connected into the work scene in London. Some of the highlights (click the plus symbol to open):

Daily Itinerary

Sunday – Arrival Day

Your new exciting adventure starts here! Sunday is arrival day, getting to  the hostel is super easy on the Gatwick express or National Express bus if you’re arriving into Heathrow. Buses depart regularly and will drop you a very short walk from the hostel.

Tickets can be purchased at the airport for about $30 and there are detailed instructions on where to get them in the predeparture pack.  Both the bus and train services will  will drop you a short stroll from the accommodation and the journey time will take approximately 40 min. Check in at the hostel at your own pace and settle in and have your first British Pint in the pub!

Depending on what time you get in, you might want to check out the local area seeing you are staying in the heart of the action, a short stroll puts you right in front of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, The London Eye, Westminster Cathedral and pretty much all of London’s major central attractions. You can get a feel for your new home as you walk the ancient streets of London’s capital setting out on your new adventure.

A tier 5 youth mobility visa is not included in the price the trip please be sure to arrange your visa well ahead of arriving into the UK.

Monday – Explore The North

After a delicious breakfast, the group meets at 11:00 AM in the reception. With time to get transport, bank accounts and mobiles sorted you then head north.  Today you will be visiting North London to check out the famous Camden market. This is vintage London at its best, with plenty of cool shops and cafes there is a great vibe to the place, grab a coffee by Camden Lock, one of London’s old waterways, after you’ve shopped till you dropped in an open-air market.

If shopping is not your thing, no worrys it’s a cool place just to hang out be seen and check out what goes on in North London. Is an eclectic mix of people and well worth a couple of hours spent here.

Monday the jetlag will still be an issue so we take it easy on you, but in the evening we liven it up with an exciting pub crawl where you can sample some of London’s finest ales and get to know the other members of the group.

The original alternative London pub crawl. The Camden Pub Crawl takes you off the tourist trail to the best bars, clubs and live music venues in London. You get free shots, free entry, queue jump and drinks discounts saving you loads of money too.

Tuesday – Uncover The West End´s Treasures & Hit The Clubs

Tuesday is the day when you get to discover central London, a treasure trove of sightseeing highlights and cultural heritage spots. What better way to discover this in with our own Xtreme Gap London Treasure Hunt. The group will be split into teams and given various clues to find their way around central London, It’s an amazing race which helps you uncover the very best of London and the winning team will receive an awesome prize, so no slacking off!

In the afternoon we will take you to one of London’s famous comedy clubs, some of the worlds best comedians have come out of London, even ones who aren´t English!

Robin Williams cut his teeth on the stage of the comedy store, and the comedy shows are the best places to discover new upcoming comedy talent. It’s a great couple of hours spent having a great laugh with your new mates. Just don´t sit near the front unless you want some abuse.  :) The club we take you to depends on the line up for that week as we visit different clubs each month.

In the evening you can explore some of London’s amazing nightlife, with entrance to a club with live music and Electro DJs and we even throw in discounted £1 shots to get the party started!

Wednesday – East End Adventure

Wednesday we go and explore the East End on two wheels, with an awesome cycling tour. You´ll see a bunch of the historical sites and be in the land of the Cockney. So get your cockney rhyming slang ready before you jump on your Dick Van Dyke!

London is a great city to explore by bike, and the East End is the perfect place to explore the old and the new. This intriguing area is both home to Banksy and Jack the Ripper and has an incredible energy about the place.

Continuing with the arts themed the afternoon spent in a cool Hoxton venue where we will check out some live music from up-and-coming indie bands as you rest those weary legs over a pint of East end ale.

Thursday – History and Druids And Exploring The Countryside

Thursday it’s time to get mystical, and explore the world Heritage site of Stonehenge, this is a couple of hours drive outside of London so you’ll get to see some of the beautiful famous green rolling countryside en route, before standing in awe of this prehistoric monument (2600 BC).  Try to work out how they got these massive stones on top of each other. Historians actually know where the stones came from, and it was nowhere near where they are located, the stones came from Wales over 300 km away but your guess is as good as ours as to how they actually got there. We return in the evening with more questions than answers!

Hip Hop Karaoke Mutha F”%$%·$!

Like Karaoke but with more Shizzle. Nuff Repect!

Thursday evening gives you the option to go to one of the best kept secrets in London “the social” home to the infamous hip-hop karaoke. Please note this is an optional activity and there is a four pound cover charge on the door. Here you can check out real life wannabe gangsters delivering some of the surprisingly best hip-hop numbers you are ever likely to hear.  Here is a little something to get you in the mood.

Friday – Show Me The Money & Dress To Impress!

Today is a big day, you can start your new London life as we will hook you up with a guaranteed income with one of the best  work gigs in london exclusive to Xtreme gap. Yes we really have landed you right on your feet. Through our exclusive connections we can get you this far but it’s down to you to close the deal!  That means it’s time to smarten up and dress to impress as we will head to the offices to start your job training and recruitment interview. No need to go suited and booted, but don’t go casual either you need to be clean-shaven and presentable and on your best form to guarantee you all those jobs just waiting for you exclusive to this awesome opportunity. Remember making money in London will fund the rest of your travels around Europe so you have an amazing opportunity to explore what is on your doorstep throughout the rest of Europe. Today it all happens so be prepared!

You will be given a comprehensive talk on living and working in London, and learn all of the tricks of the trade for working in the hospitality industry. This is not just bar work this is high-end service training, previous employees have rubbed shoulders with celebrities, members of the Royal family and some of London’s elite.

You will be taught everything you need to know in order to enroll on the books of one of London’s premier events companies, and offered unlimited work opportunities once you are excepted. Work is pretty much guaranteed as long as you are presentable and demonstrate the right attitude and also eligibility to work in the UK – so you will need a tier five youth mobility visa or ancestral visa.

Not only will this give you an immediate opportunity to start earning in London, it will also give you plenty of experience to demonstrate working at high-profile events and it is great work to have as well.

We set aside most of the day for the training and you have the afternoon free once your training is complete.

Final farewell with a big night out in a London super club.

So with your work sorted, we reach the end of our trip, but the start of your new adventure. We have one final awesome night for you to end in style because on friday night we end with a big night out as the group heads to one of London’s super clubs for a final Friday night to remember.

We do change the venue depending on the lineup, but most likely you’ll be heading to the Ministry of Sound or fabric home some the world’s biggest DJs and without doubt some of the biggest sound systems in the world. Tonight will be a last nights accommodation, that is if you make it back to the hostel as these clubs stay open all night!

On Saturday the trip ends, but you will have had an amazing first week in the capital of the United Kingdom, will have all the skills required to start earning straight away and the ability to jump straight into working in the events industry with a guaranteed income and new set of mates in the UK.

You can extend your stay in the hostel locally or you can hook up with other members of the group and look to do a flatshare we provide all the details of every way you need to look in our extensive predeparture pack which you receive after booking.

We have group set start dates and numbers are strictly limited so make sure you get your booking in early, you can put down your booking deposit to secure your place for only $150.

The Work

You can get started straightaway meaning you don’t need to waste precious exploring time  job hunting after your first week. If you are suitable for work, you will be put on the books of our exclusive partner, who constantly has worked for private events, corporate hospitality events and even royal functions throughout the UK and London.

You will be working for a company that has offices in the following locations: London, Oxford, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Guildford and even Dublin and New York.

The nature of the work is flexible so you can work as little or as much as you want, they have plenty of work available and this is the ideal way to top up your travel funds whilst you are in London and go off and visit other places in the UK or even Europe when you’re not working. No being tied to set working hours 9-to-5, this really is all about being is flexible as you want to be or earning as much or as little as you need.

The work is fairly demanding but great fun and gives you behind-the-scenes access to some of the biggest events and venues in London.

As you become an established member of the team you will no doubt make lots of great new friends, as the staff in general tend to be fairly young between 18 and 25 making the work environment really interesting and fun. Just remember though you are there to work so you must remain professional at all times but this is genuinely one of the best job opportunities available to anyone visiting the United Kingdom on a Tier five youth mobility Visa.

Finally this is an exclusive program only available through Xtreme Gap Year brought about through our exclusive connections in the capital and we believe genuinely offers not only access to the best work available for backpackers, but the best inclusions and most exciting itinerary for your first week in London.

Price

• 6 Nights £559 | AU$899

Dates

The trip starts the first Sunday of each month. There ask close out dates over Christmas although around this time as a great time to go is there’s even more work available. You are free to arrive any time with the group meeting in reception at 11 AM on Monday morning.