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Career break holidays

Thinking of taking a career break? Want the most of your career break, and give something back? Well look no further! See this page for career break ideas, holidays and expeditions. Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to do you'll find a choice of worldwide responsible career breaks from leading specialist organisations on this page - although we should warn you that with this choice you may never want to go back to work again!

Career break holidays
Gap year volunteering in Costa Rica
Live amongst some of the world’s richest bio-diversity, from £1870 - £2495 (6 weeks) ex flights
South America overland tour
A cross-continental South America adventure, from £2949 (45 days) ex flights
Volunteer at a Polo school in Argentina
Gauchos & private estancia experience, from £2920 - £4620 (6 weeks) ex flights
Volunteering in Thailand, wildlife rescue centre
Care for rescued animals including monkeys and bears, from £499 (7 days) ex flights
Teach English in Guatemala
Teach English in the beautiful city of Antigua, from £795 (2 weeks) ex flights
Gap year expedition in Kenya
Take time for yourself to see what the world, from £1710 - £3140 (4 weeks) ex flights
Jungle conservation & research, Peru
Jungle conservation and research project in the Amazon, from £995 (14 days) ex flights
Teaching English in Thailand
Teach English on a tropical island, from £1095 (4 weeks) ex flights
Summer camp in Thailand, teaching English
English summer camps on a tropical island, from £795 (14 days) ex flights
Kenya house building projects
Join a building project in this beautiful area of Kenya, from £649 (1 week) ex flights
Teach children in Chile
Teach English in the magnificent scenery of Patagonia, from £2825 (12 weeks) ex flights
Gap year expedition in Borneo
Discover and help to preserve the beauty of Borneo, from £1520 - £3040 (4 weeks) ex flights
India internship placements
Medical, dentistry, editorial or hospitality, from £1190 - £3390 (4 weeks) ex flights
Community placements in Brazil
Projects in Sao Paulo working with children and the elderly, from £2475 (4 months) ex flights
Community volunteering in Siem Reap, Cambodia
work with a local NGO to support communities near Angkor Wat, from £1218 (4 weeks) ex flights
Journalism internship in China
Work experience placement in the Chinese media, from £1295 (4 weeks) ex flights
Teach children in Brazil
Teach conversational English in tropical paradise, from £825 (2 weeks) ex flights
Charity volunteer project in Madagascar
Live, work and travel in beautiful Madagascar, from £2000 (10 weeks) ex flights
Volunteer with children in Guatemala
Volunteer in a Guatemalan crèche, from £695 (2 weeks) ex flights
Gap year volunteer teaching in Tanzania
Challenging volunteering projects in rural Tanzania, from £3490 (5 months) ex flights
Helping children in Romania
Care for abandoned or sick children, from £1495 (4 weeks) ex flights
Teach children in Tanzania
Teach in lively schools in one of Africa’s most beautiful countries, from £2125 (3 months) ex flights
Teaching English in Peru
Volunteer in orphanages and community schools, from £475 (14 days) ex flights
Business mentoring in Tanzania, womens empowerment project
Programmes which aim to empower women, from £1390 - £3690 (4 weeks) ex flights

12 reviews for Career break holidays4 star overall rating

These full and frank independent Career break holidays reviews are from travellers who have booked directly through responsibletravel.com. They are not edited by us or any of the companies we work with. Find the real story, from real travellers below.

South America overland tour
Iguassu Falls, the Uyuni salt flats and the Inca Trail were the most memorable parts. (more)
From £2949 excluding flights
Jungle conservation & research, Peru
The best moments were the tree frogs, manu poison frog and the rainbow boa! I really enjoyed the construction of the bird hides and biogarden even though sometimes it was really hard work! Pancakes for breakfast were great!  (more)
From £995 excluding flights
Volunteering with bears in Romania
Romania is a beautiful spectacular country, so from the moment I was travelling from Bucharest to Brasov I knew that I had come to a really excellent destination. I was very impressed by the people who run the sanctuary on a daily basis particularly Laci & Emi and Mateusz our driver! (more)
From £995 - £1145 excluding flights
Volunteering in Thailand, wildlife rescue centre
I went to the Wildlife Rescue Centre in Thailand, this was a fantastic project helping animals who had been mostly kept as pets. It’s hard to say what was the most memorable part of this holiday as there was so much variety and different experiences, it’s difficult to decide what was the best part of it.  (more)
From £499 excluding flights
Summer camp in Thailand, teaching English
Overall this holiday was brilliant I had no idea what to expect before I went but I had so much fun, met lots of lovely people, learnt about a new culture and felt I was able to give something back to the community. (more)
From £795 excluding flights
Medical work experience in Kenya
Most memorable? Living with an African host family and getting the local transport every day - took a while to get used to not understanding much each day...Good, valuable experience.  (more)
From £745 excluding flights

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5 stars
I am reborn! Simply the best holiday I have ever been on
4 stars
Some great stories to tell the grandchildren. Would recommend to a friend
3 stars
Very enjoyable
2 stars
It was OK
1 star
A bit disappointing really
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