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TravelSmarts

The Ultimate Travel Test

Think you know how to Travel Smart? 

Put it to the test.

Your overseas trip starts long before you board the plane. From booking flights with your mates to navigating unexpected situations overseas, every decision counts.

Travel can be unpredictable. But knowing how to respond can make all the difference. Test your decision-making skills and discover ways to stay safer wherever your journey takes you.  

TravelSmarts is a free, interactive "choose your own adventure" experience that puts you in realistic travel scenarios and asks: What would you do?

In just under 10 minutes, you’ll put your travel knowledge to the test, learn practical tips, and discover ways to stay safer on your next trip.


Ready to see if you're travel-ready?

PLAY NOW


Share TravelSmarts

Whether it's a gap year, holiday with friends or first overseas trip without family, travelling abroad comes with new experiences and unexpected situations.

TravelSmarts, by the Australian Government’s Smartraveller, helps young people build confidence and make informed decisions through a series of interactive overseas travel scenarios.

If a young traveller in your life is planning a trip overseas, share TravelSmarts with them and help them start their journey prepared.

 

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Read more

  • See our advice about partying safely overseas.
  • If you've just finished school, see our advice on schoolies.
  • Choose a policy that covers you for all your activities. Read the travel insurance buying guide (CHOICE)
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  • The essentials checklist
    • قائمة التحقّق قبل السفر (Arabic)
    • 渡航前チェックリスト (Japanese)
    • 출발 전 체크리스트 (Korean)
    • รายการสิ่งที่ควรทำก่อนเดินทาง (Thai)
    • Trước khi lên đường danh sách kiểm tra (Vietnamese)
    • 出行之前不忘检查确认 (Chinese Simplified)
    • 出發前檢查清單 (Chinese Traditional)
  • Travel insurance
    • CHOICE travel insurance buying guide
  • Getting a foreign visa
    • Travelling to Europe and the Schengen Area
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    • Arrested or jailed
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    • Female Genital Mutilation
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  • Travelling safely overseas (Easy Read)

Emergency consular assistance

The Australian Government provides 24-hour consular emergency assistance.

+61 2 6261 3305 from overseas

1300 555 135 from within Australia

For how we can help you overseas see the Consular Services Charter.

Enquiries and feedback

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      • قائمة التحقّق قبل السفر (Arabic)
      • 渡航前チェックリスト (Japanese)
      • 출발 전 체크리스트 (Korean)
      • รายการสิ่งที่ควรทำก่อนเดินทาง (Thai)
      • Trước khi lên đường danh sách kiểm tra (Vietnamese)
      • 出行之前不忘检查确认 (Chinese Simplified)
      • 出發前檢查清單 (Chinese Traditional)
    • Travel insurance
      • CHOICE travel insurance buying guide
    • Getting a foreign visa
      • Travelling to Europe and the Schengen Area
    • Travel health
      • Healthcare agreements
      • Infectious diseases
      • Medical tourism
      • Medicine and medical devices
      • Mental health
      • Organ transplant tourism
      • Pregnancy
      • Urgent medical care
    • Following the law
      • Arrested or jailed
      • Carrying or using drugs
      • Child sex offences
      • Female Genital Mutilation
      • Modern slavery
    • Australia's biosecurity and border controls
    • Travelling safely overseas (Easy Read)
  • Planning a trip
    • Advice for different types of traveller
      • Academics
      • Colour, race, ethnicity, or religion
      • Dual nationals
      • Journalists
      • LGBTQIA+
      • Older travellers
      • Schoolies
      • Travelling with children
      • Travelling with a disability
      • Travelling with pets
      • Women
    • Advice for your planned activities
      • Adoption
      • Antarctica and the Arctic
      • Backpacking
      • Business
      • Living, working or studying overseas
      • Marriage
      • Partying safely
      • Retiring overseas
      • Sports and adventure
      • Surrogacy
      • Volunteering
    • Going overseas for a major event
      • Cultural events
        • Anzac Day
      • Religious events
        • Ramadan
        • Hajj
      • Sporting events
    • Getting around safely
      • Air travel
      • Boat travel
      • Going on a cruise
      • Public transport
      • Road safety
  • Destinations
    • View all destinations
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Middle East
    • Pacific
  • While overseas
    • Conflict and unrest
      • Armed conflict
      • Protests and civil unrest
      • Terrorism
    • Extreme weather and natural disasters
      • Bushfires
      • Cyclones
      • Earthquakes and tsunamis
      • Floods
      • Landslides, mudslides and avalanches
      • Severe hot or cold weather
      • Tornadoes
      • Volcanic eruption
    • Personal emergencies
      • Lost or damaged property
      • Money problems
      • When someone is missing
      • When someone has died
    • Protecting yourself from crime
      • Assault
      • Cyber security
      • Kidnapping
      • Piracy
      • Scams
      • Sexual assault and harassment
      • Theft and robbery
    • What to do in a crisis
      • Nuclear incident
  • Urgent help
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      • Partnerships
      • Social media
    • Consular State of Play
      • Data
      • Case studies
      • Images
      • Videos
      • Audio
      • Historical data
    • Consular Services Charter
      • ميثاق الخدمات القنصلية (Arabic)
      • 领事服务章程 (Chinese Simplified)
      • 領事服務章程 (Chinese Traditional)
      • Panduan Layanan Konsuler (Indonesian)
      • 領事サービス憲章 (Japanese)
      • 영사 서비스 헌장 (Korean)
      • กฎบัตรว่าด้วยบริการต่าง ๆ ของกงสุล (Thai)
      • Quy định về Dịch Vụ Lãnh Sự (Vietnamese)
      • Consular Privacy Collection Statement
    • How we write our travel advice
    • What our travel advice levels mean
    • News and updates
    • Notarial services
      • Documents we can legalise
      • How to get your documents legalised
      • How to request notarial services overseas
      • How to get a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage
      • Notarial forms
    • Our subscription service
    • Passport services
    • Resources
      • Data and research reports
    • Voting overseas
    • What we do in a crisis
    • Communities
      • العربية (Arabic)
      • Bahasa Indonesia
      • 中文 简体 (Chinese Simplified)
      • 中文繁體 (Chinese Traditional)
      • 日本語 (Japanese)
      • 한국어 (Korean)
      • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
      • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
      • Filipino community
      • Indian community