Gap Year Adventure Holidays, Trekking & Tours
Recently there’s been a shift from do-it-yourself gap year trips to choosing an independent gap year travel specialist to arrange and book it all for you. This is why there are now literally hundreds of fantastic gap year travel companies who source wonderful adventure trips in exotic and exciting countries all over the world. Not only do these expert travel companies find you accommodation, book your flights and arrange volunteer work abroad for you, they also arrange some brilliant and fun activities for you to include on your trip.
Activities for your Gap Year Adventure
Whether you decide to spend your year out working or volunteering, there is always room to include some adventure! A year is a long time and many gap year students take the decision to join an adventure holiday, trek or tour to really explore the places they find themselves in. Alternatively, many travel organisations combine treks, tours and expeditions with volunteer gap years - so you get the best of both worlds!
Gap Year Adventure Trips All Over the World
Trek America
With year round departures and over 50 unique “road trips” from 3 to 64 days, TrekAmerica guarantees you the freedom of the open road and the adventure of a lifetime!
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Flying Fish
At Flying Fish you can become a Yachtmaster, conquer the ski slopes, surf Sydney's best breaks or win at windsurfing. Learn the basics of sailing, dive the Barrier Reef or crew on a superyacht.
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Real Gap Adventure
Get totally immersed with the people, culture and sights of a country on one of Real Gap's ‘Experience’ adventure trips, packed with the best bits of a destination into just a few weeks.
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Raleigh International
Unique and challenging adventure, community and environmental projects overseas.
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Oasis Overland
Adventure overland trips ranging from 2 to 40 weeks in Africa, South America and the Middle East.
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GapGuru
Gap year specialist offering exciting volunteer, travel and internship opportunities across Africa, Asia, South America and Europe. Discover new countries and cultures and immerse yourself in local communities, while helping those in genuine need.
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Extreme Sports, Jungle Safaris & White Water Rafting
Whatever you plan to do on your year out, add a little spice to your travel plans, find out about gap year activities to get your adrenalin racing right here. From scuba diving among beautiful coral reefs to bungee jumping in amazing locations, or white water rafting down awe-inspiring canyons, from trekking across vast continents to exploring villages in the jungle or guiding safaris, your gap year is a perfect time for an adventure. Grab your chance of the experience of a lifetime!
Adrenalin Experiences & Worldwide Challenges
Why not squeeze in a charity challenge on your gap year abroad? Charity challenges often take place in some of the most beautiful countries in the world and involve extreme sports requiring superb levels of fitness too. Extreme or not, the challenges could easily be incorporated into your holiday abroad. Many people book a couple of weeks sailing around the Greek Islands, or trekking up to the Everest base camp, while on their year out so if there’s an adventure you’ve always wanted to do, now is the time! Whether you’re doing it and raising money for charity or not, the activities you could sign up for range from walking (or running) the Great Wall of China, sky diving in Australia, trekking the volcanoes in Reykjavik, Iceland, mountain biking across the Atlas mountains in Marrakesh, Morocco, or even a trek across the Sahara desert, any of the above trips can make you catch your breathe in delight and awe.
