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Gap year travel ideas

A huge range of Gap year travel ideas & options from leading responsible operators. Make the most of your Gap year by supporting local people & the environment as well as developing yourself.

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Volunteer project in Guatemala Work with streetchildren from £870 - £1690 (4-12 weeks) ex flights	Community projects in India Improve lives of disadvantaged people. Projects from £945 - £1565 (3 - 12 weeks) ex flights	Wildlife conservation expedition on Karongwe Reserve Wildlife volunteer expedition on a game reserve, from £1595 - £2595 (5-10 weeks) Read 1 review	Gap year expedition in Kenya Take time for yourself to see what the world has to offer from £1630 - £2995 (4 - 12 weeks) ex flights
South America overland tour A cross-continental South America adventure, from £2689 - £2749 (6 weeks) ex flights Read 1 review	Elephant conservation in Thailand Understand the Thai domestic elephant, from £400 - £1600 (1-4 weeks) ex flights Read 13 reviews	Jungle conservation & research, Peru Join a jungle conservation project, £995 - £3305 (2 - 12 weeks) ex flights	Teaching in Tanzania Teach English with a local community charity, from £1395 (12 weeks) ex flights
Teaching in Vietnam Be an inspiration to children, from £845 - £1645 (4 - 12 weeks) ex flights	Medical work experience in Madurai, India Unique placement in a variety of departments from £845 - £1895 (2-8 weeks) ex flights	Cairo to Istanbul overland tour See ancient civilisations & immerse yourself the culture from £645 (37 days) ex flights	Volunteer and learn Spanish in Guatemala Help indigenous families from £595 - £1160 (1-4 weeks) ex flights
Travel and teach in Latin America Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ecuador & Peru , from £4630 - £7495 (6-12 months) ex flights	Archaeology volunteering in Peru Gain hands-on experience on archaeological & community projects in Peru from £1295 - £2295 (2-12 weeks) ex flights	Teaching in Chile Teach English in the magnificent scenery of Patagonia, from £2725 (12-15 weeks) ex flights	Volunteer at a gibbon rescue centre in Thailand Help care for rescued gibbons from £900 - £1500 (4-12 weeks) ex flights
Teaching English in Rajasthan Teach children & learn about Indian culture, from £945 - £1945 (4-12 weeks) ex flights	Community care support volunteer in South Africa Make a difference in Port Elizabeth, from £1335 (4 weeks) ex flights	Cairo to Cape Town overland tour Safaris, beaches, pyramids and rafting, from £1090 - £1950 (8-16 weeks) ex flights	Community work with children in Tanzania Work with orphans or street children from £695 - £1945 (2 - 12 weeks) ex flights Read 1 review
Medical work experience in Kenya Medical experience in the coastal city of Mombasa from £675 - £1695 (2-12 weeks) ex flights	Volunteer at an orphanage in Vietnam Volunteer in a local orphanage in Vietnam from £595 - £1695 (1-12 weeks) ex flights	Volunteer with children in Moldova Work with children and discover Moldova from £845 - £1795 (2 - 12 weeks) ex flights	Gap year expedition in Costa Rica Live amongst some of the world’s richest bio-diversity, from £1870 - £2495 (6 - 10 weeks) ex flights

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