Gap year expedition abroad

If you are craving some excitement and more adventurous travel ‘off the usual beaten track' on your year out, a gap year expedition abroad is an excellent option. A gap year expedition abroad provides a more ‘real' experience by combining gap year travel to the usual well known tourist destinations in a country with lesser known places few other travellers venture to. A gap year expedition abroad is also more challenging and stimulating in that it includes an element of volunteer work as well. Being a responsible tourist by volunteering on a gap year expedition abroad enables you to ‘give something back' to the country you are visiting whilst, at the same time, gaining a unique and privileged insight in to its people and culture.

Real Gap's comprehensive ‘Real Gap Year Expeditions Abroad' have been painstakingly put together to try and provide everything you could possibly wish for from a gap year expedition abroad. For full details on these superb gap year expedition abroad programmes click on the link or speak to one of Real Gap's expert travel advisers. For your convenience, however, we have picked out some of the various programme highlights in order to give you an idea of some of the incredible things you will get up to on a gap year expedition abroad.

Gap year expedition abroad - India

On a gap year expedition abroad to India with Real Gap you will see tigers roaming in the wild at Ranthambore, go on an exhilarating six day trek high up in the Himalayan Mountains and spend time discovering beautiful cities such as Jaipur and Haridwar. The experience that really sets this gap year expedition abroad from most other overland tours in India, however, is a two-month stay in an Indian village close to Darjeeling. Travellers on the gap year expedition abroad help teach English to villagers and become an important part of the community.

Gap year expedition abroad - Tanzania

If you want to explore the best of Africa's wildlife on a gap year expedition abroad, Tanzania is an ideal country. On a gap year expedition abroad to Tanzania you will spend time in some of Africa's most renowned game reserves - including Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, the Serengeti, Ruaha and the Ngorongoro Crater. There's also plenty of time to relax and have fun on a gap year expedition abroad to Tanzania - the base camp for the programme is right by the Indian Ocean and there's also a visit to the idyllic spice island of Zanzibar. As with the India gap year expedition abroad, travellers in Tanzania benefit from a privileged and unique volunteer placement - a five-week stay with a Maasai tribal community close to Mount Kilimanjaro.

Gap year expedition abroad - Ecuador

A gap year expedition abroad to Ecuador has some of Real Gap's most exciting volunteer opportunities - including the chance to get involved with environmental conservation projects on the Galapagos Islands. On a gap year expedition abroad to Ecuador there's also plenty of intrepid jungle trekking, horse riding in the Andes and cultural visits to Indian tribes.

Gap year expedition abroad - Peru

On a gap year expedition abroad to Peru you will experience a home stay with Quechua Indians, trek the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and take a boat out on to the world's highest navigable lake - Titicaca. There are also some amazing volunteer opportunities on a gap year expedition abroad to Peru - including a marine conservation work project on Peru's Pacific coast and a river turtle conservation project in a remote region of the Amazon.

Gap year expedition abroad - Venezuela

On a gap year expedition abroad to Venezuela you will explore the Orinoco Delta by canoe, snorkel in the Caribbean, discover the ‘Lost World' of Roraima Mountain and visit the world's highest waterfall - Angel Falls. The range of volunteer projects to choose from on a gap year expedition abroad to Venezuela is equally diverse - from working with street kids to animal conservation.

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