Tasmanian Backpacker Tour Operator Goes National

Jump Tours

Jump Tours Founder and Managing Director, Greg Price, today announced that new destinations will soon be offered by the popular Tasmanian tour operator.

"With our award winning tours in Tasmania being well established, in 2013 we began working on branching out to other areas of the country," Mr Price said. "In keeping with our philosophy of making more destinations affordable for budget conscious customers, we began operating a 3 Day Kakadu & Litchfield tour from Darwin in May 2014, with a sharp starting price under $400. The idea was to offer a two wheel drive product, keeping costs down while getting guests out to the fantastic sites of Gunlom Falls, Ubirr, Nourlangie & Litchfield National Park."

Mr Price has revealed that a range of new destinations are under consideration as the company continues to grow strongly. "We are up 60% on pax numbers this year, with an expanded fleet giving us more opportunities to grow our product offering. We already operate in the far North and far South of the country, so it's time to fill in some of the gaps. At this point we are looking at destinations in Victoria & Queensland. As usual, our focus will be on areas with strong natural attractions that perhaps need more bang for buck in their product mix."

Jump Tours has been on a role for a number of years, winning Best Tour in Tasmania at the Golden Backpack Awards in 2011, 2012 & 2013, followed by the inaugural Adventure Travel Award for Best Tour in Tasmania in 2014. Jump also won the Telstra Business Award for Best Micro Business in Tasmania in 2013. In 2012 Greg picked up two big personal accolades as Tasmanian Entrepreneur of the Year and the Tourism Minister's Young Achiever of the Year Award.