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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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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	Gap year expedition in Kenya Take time for yourself to see what the world has to offer from £1550 - £2850 (1 - 3 months) ex flights	Elephant conservation in Thailand Understand the Thai domestic elephant, from £350 - £1400 (1-4 weeks) ex flights Read 12 reviews
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	Volunteer, Learn Spanish, & Explore Guatemala Work with streetchildren from £870 - £1690 (4-16 weeks) ex flights	South America overland tour A cross-continental South America adventure, from £2689 - £2749 (6 weeks) ex flights Read 1 review
Tanzania community, education & sports projects A summer to remember with Serengeti safari and voluntary work in the community, from £1945 (5 - 6 weeks) ex flights	Volunteer with orphans in Zambia Work with many different orphanages in Zambia from £775 - £2225 (2-12 weeks) ex flights Read 1 review	Volunteer at an orphanage in Vietnam Volunteer in a local orphanage in Vietnam from £595 - £1695 (1-12 weeks) ex flights	Teaching English in Rajasthan Teach children & learn about Indian culture, from £1105 - £1825 (4-12 weeks) ex flights
Cairo to Istanbul overland tour See ancient civilisations & immerse yourself the culture from £645 (37 days) ex flights	Kenya house building projects Join a building project in this beautiful area of Kenya from £545 - £1645 (1-12 weeks) ex flights	Central America Gap year expedition & volunteer project Discover the varied cultures and terrains of Central America from £2320 (8 weeks) ex flights	Gap year and career break expedition in Tanzania Take part in a magical project on this unique adventure from £2225 (4 weeks) ex flights
Gap year & career breaks to the Himalayas Live and work with village communities from £3705 (12 weeks) ex flights	Football coaching and sports projects in Uganda Help coach the local team, primary school or youth teams from £695 - £1495 (2 - 10 weeks) ex flights	Community building project in Kenya Volunteer on a building project in Africa to house displaced families from £419 - £1739 (1 - 12 weeks) ex flights	Volunteer with children at an orphanage in Peru Help children and impoverished communities from £795 - £1495 (2 - 10 weeks) ex flights
Volunteer holiday in Kenya Rewarding experience in the Rift Valley, from £1665 - £2580 (6-10 weeks) ex flights	Volunteering with kids, Cambodia Make a difference to the lives of orphaned children in Cambodia from £1295 - £1895 (4 -12 weeks) ex flights	Horse riding & volunteering in South Africa Horse safaris in a private South African reserve from £1875 - £2930 (6-10 weeks) ex flights	Conservation & community volunteering in Kenya Volunteer with children or animals from £2125 (3 - 6 months) ex flights

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