Tyla - RatPack Team Member
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Hey, I'm Tyla

Travel Guru

Age: 24

Where's home?

Originally born in Zimbabwe, I moved to The Land of Oz when I was super young.

I lived in the UK and Canada for a few years before moving back to Australia and now I live in Byron Bay.

Where's home?

Aussie Babbby!

Time spent in Australia:

All of my life apart from when I was on my travels : )

A little about me:

I’ve had the travel bug imprinted in me since I was a youngin. With moving around with family when I was young, attending 9 different schools growing up, it’s in my DNA to keep travelling and meeting people along the way! That being said, I am super lucky to have lived in the UK and Canada after graduating school and travelled to 22 countries (6/7 continents).

I’m always up to hang out with friends as well as heading to yoga class daily, walking around the markets in and around my area on the weekend, camping and currently learning how to ride the famous waves of the pristine beaches of Byron and surrounds!

Best moment in Australia...

Road-tripping the East Coast with mates in a campervan was one of if not the top Aussie experiences I've had.

Sunshine, Beaches and Camp Fires in the evening what can beat that HEY!

Also, an epic memory that I will never forget is the first time I stood up on a surfboard and rode the wave all the way into the beach!

Backpacking tips:

Travelling solo is unreal in Aussie/NZ – if your friends aren’t ready to travel, book your flight and head on a solo adventure (you’ll be surprised how many people are travelling solo!).

Type of traveller:

Adventure all the way.

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Anita Howard
17 March 2023

I booked my campervan to travel in NZ via RatPack Travel, who managed to find me the perfect van at relatively short notice and with a discount! It was a real help to have someone do the searching and mediate with the company, once they had dates and information from me. Thanks for the prompt and friendly service!

Charlie Coe
16 March 2023

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Emily Hirsch
16 March 2023

This was the best customer service I ever experienced! I highly recommend you if you are looking for a Van or Camper to leave your email address so somebody of their team can get in touch with you. They compare for you all camper hire company’s and you can choose with one suits you the best. I literally talk to this awesome lady from Holland (as I’m only available after 8pm MEL time, so the arrange for me a call with somebody from the EU team for free) and she got our dream van for the most incredible price few minutes after we talked! And not even one day later I got my booking confirmation from the camper company. Their service is free of charge as they earn commission of your booking but this doesn’t cost you a cent. I did my own research before but the deals they give me was way better than I could find by my own. I highly recommend to get in touch with this team and let them find your Van. They literally saved us our fuel cost for a 3 weeks travel from Cairns to Sydney. Yes- that’s almost $1000 they saved us! Go and get your van! You won’t regret it.

Melissa workman
16 March 2023

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Alice Gould
16 March 2023

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Caleb Boyer
15 March 2023

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Katie O'Shea
14 March 2023

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Nicole Rodriguez
13 March 2023

Mike helped us with finding the best van for us for our 3 week trip and was very knowledgeable. With some quick phone calls he gave us the best quotes and walked us through the process in detail. Everything was made clear and we booked our trip in just an hour! I would highly recommend their service.

Jaden Dankevy
13 March 2023

Great experience with the RatPack travel team! Really went out of their way to help us book our Van’s for two different trips! They have great rapport with the various Van companies, were able to help us book the last available Van for our time in WA and were able to get us some discounts as well. Zan and Mikey were both so easy going, made it feel like we were chatting with friends who genuinely cared about our travels haha, awesome guys! Definitely recommend the RatPack service, will save you time and money fellow travellers!

Rosie Paton
13 March 2023

Mike was amazing - helped me find a van and gave me quotes, a full breakdown, etc super quickly no stress! Just what I needed. Can't wait to start my trip. Thanks dude!

aaron coogan
12 March 2023

Booked a 3 week trip with MIKEY! Customer service was on point. No Buls**t straight to the point. Saved us a further % on the original price of the campervan and sent me a map of the east coast with highlighted areas he highly recommended to stop at. looking forward to our trip! 🇮🇪 🇦🇺

Amy Shaw
10 March 2023

Highly recommend this company! Mike was incredibly helpful; he gave us lots of useful info and managed to get an excellent deal on a camper for our trip. The whole process was quick and easy. Thank you! Alison and Amy x

Ruth Clark
10 March 2023

Mikey was amazing at helping us plan our 3 week schedule for the east coast. He went over and above to make sure that we were able to fit everything in that we wanted to in the time we have. His knowledge has been a great asset for us making an itinerary. Can't recommend enough!

Marina
9 March 2023

If you want to book a camper for your trip, you should only do so with Ratpack. The team is incredibly fast and provides great service. No annoying comparison of providers, since Ratpack takes over. They are looking for the best deal and can offer great discounts. they respond individually to your wishes and give you additional tips for the trip. Since there is also an EU team, you could make calls at individual times of the day - simply excellent all around - thanks for everything

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8 March 2023

Absolutely delighted with the service provided by RatPack Travel. In particular, the excellent guidance and support offered by Jules! We explained our plans and she found a suitable solution to meet our needs. Very grateful and suggest other travellers use this facility. Thank you 😊

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