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Learn New Skills and Languages Abroad!

Get yourself an exciting new skill, maybe something you’ve always wanted to learn or something new that has just taken your fancy!

Learn New Skills and Languages Abroad

Perhaps you’d like to confuse people with foreign languages, learn to cook up a foreign feast or learn to tell an antelope from a gazelle. All this and much more is possible with our learn programmes...

Learn a language, learn new skills abroad You can learn a language (choose from Spanish, Portuguese or Mandarin) or learn new skills; like learning to dive, dance or the art of photography!

Below you’ll find all our programmes where you can learn new skills or languages abroad! Learn New Skills in Africa Learn New Skills in Asia Learn New Skills in Australasia Learn New Skills in North America Learn New Skills in South America

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Guatemala Spanish Language School

Pick up the phrases that’ll make travelling round South America more enjoyable or equip you for one of our Spanish speaking programmes. You’ll enjoy individual tuition, excellent facilities and activities such as craft sessions and meringue classes.

 
Thailand Scuba Diving Courses

Choose a diving programme to suit you and learn or hone your skills in Thailand’s beautiful blue waters. Take the instructor programme and gain the necessary qualifications to work in a scuba diving centre.

 
Australia Learn to Surf

Travel the east coast of Australia, learning to ride the waves and living the surfing lifestyle – that means barbies, beach parties and seeing a whole lot of wildlife. A highlight of any gap year!

 
Australia Tall Ship Sailing

A never-to-be forgotten cruise on a tall ship around the Great Barrier Reef, with the chance to snorkel, swim and discover the area. Learn the basics of sailing or just relax and soak up the sun.

 
Peru Spanish Language School

Learn hablar español in record time, with experienced teachers, small classes and lots of opportunities to practise. Activities such as tours of Cusco, cooking lessons, dance classes and parties make it even more fun.

 
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Bali Surf Camp

A great surfing programme in one of South East Asia’s top spots. Luxury accommodation, great surfing and fresh organic food, who could want more?

 
Australia Jackaroo Jillaroo School

Riders of all abilities are taught to farm the Australian way with lessons in Jackaroo and Jillaroo. Learn about cattle mustering, horse shoeing and lassoing before sitting down to a camp fire at night.
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Australia 7 Scuba Dive Course

Gain a basic diving qualification that allows you to dive all over the world. The course combines theory, dives and a three-day trip around the Great Barrier Reef. Look out for turtles, coral, tropical fish and more!

 
Costa Rica Spanish Language School

Put yourself at an immediate advantage in South America and take Spanish lessons at whatever level suits you. Cultural activities such as cooking and dancing are included and staying with a family means you can practise at home.

 
Ecuador Spanish Language School

Learn one of the most rhythmic languages in the world and experience the culture of some of the friendliest people on earth! One-to-one teaching and activities such as salsa lessons make for progreso rápido.

 
New Zealand Ranch Course

Learn or improve your horse riding skills on a country farm, surrounded by pine trees. Gallop along a deserted beach, swim in the lake, make friends with the sheep and end the days with a barbecue.

 
Bolivia Spanish Language School

A brilliant way to learn enough of the language to take part in a Spanish-speaking project or to travel around South America. Small classes and living as part of a Bolivian family make learning fast and fun.

 
Spanish Tuition Chile

Pick up one of the most rhythmic languages in the world with small, friendly classes, dedicated teachers and excellent facilities. Great for travelling round South America or for taking part in a Spanish speaking volunteer project.

 
Fiji Scuba Diving Courses

Fiji is an unmatched tropical paradise, with the scuba opportunities there equally unique. We have different scuba course options for you to choose from, depending upon your current diving experience and how far you wish to progress.

 

Friendly tutors, small classes and accommodation with a local family help students absorb the basics of Spanish quickly. The perfect way to learn enough to participate in Spanish volunteer projects, and a chance to discover Argentina.

 
Australia Learn to Sail

A real hands-on experience on board a yacht. Learn or improve your sailing skills on land before living as part of a crew as you cruise around the Whitsunday Islands, with opportunities to snorkel and swim, too.

 
Costa Rica Learn Salsa Spanish

Learn the lingo in the mornings with small classes that focus on speaking and understanding. Dance the afternoons away with lessons in Salsa and Chachacha and take part in cultural activities in between.

 
Australia Outback Ranch

Experience the great outdoors by learning the skills to work on an Australian outback farm. You’ll earn money doing anything from cattle mustering to fruit picking, making it an enjoyable way of funding more travelling.
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Costa Rica Turtle Surf

The perfect combination of sport and conservation. Help look after turtle eggs and the baby turtles – not difficult when they’re so sweet! Then learn to surf or improve your technique at a nearby beach.

 
Brazil Portuguese Language School

Learn what you need to get around Brazil through small, relaxed classes that encourage conversation. You’ll stay with a family in Rio and extra curricular fun could include sunbathing on Copacabana beach or climbing Sugarloaf Mountain!

 
Honduras Scuba Diving Courses

Earn your passport to explore underwater life in the warm waters around the Honduras. Master the basics or build on what you already know and qualify to work as an instructor.

 
Learn Martial Arts on your Gap Year

Learn capoeira, jiu-jitsu and Portuguese while living just minutes from Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Visit a samba school, sunbathe on the beach or admire the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in your free time.

 
Thai Culture and Dive Programme

Experience Thailand through a unique combination of activities. Take a PADI scuba diving certificate, trek through jungle and rainforest, stay in a Buddhist temple - a rare privilege for travellers - and get to grips with the Thai language.

 
Costa Rica Surfing Course

Ride some of the warmest waves in the world, against a backdrop of beautiful sand and a deep blue sky. Suitable for beginners and amateurs, the course includes intensive coaching and unlimited use of a board.

 
Australia Surf and Sun

A blockbuster of a trip that brings together a week of fun activities in Sydney, five days of surfing lessons around Byron Bay and a bus pass so you can create your own route to Cairns.

 
Brazil Rock Climbing Course

Complete novices can learn and test their skills above one of the world’s most spectacular cities, Rio de Janeiro. You’ll have the chance to climb Sugar Mountain and to explore the sights in your free time.

 
Costa Rica Water Sports Adventure

An action-packed, adrenaline-pumping holiday that will have you kite surfing, learning Spanish, white water rafting, cooking traditional dishes, surfing, dancing the Latino way and more – all amid seriously spectacular scenery!

 
Israel Archaeological Experience

Dig for archaeological treasures in Jerusalem and uncover more of its fascinating history. You’ll be digging, sifting and recording what you find, with experts on hand at all times. You could unearth the next Dead Sea scrolls…

 
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Ecuador Experience

Experience Ecuador through Spanish lessons, cooking classes, trips around Quito, community and conservation projects in the Andes and the Amazon, horseback rides, sunbathing on the beaches, surfing, scuba diving, a night forest walk and lots more!

 
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Argentina Experience

Learn the lingo, put it to use in on a project then go and discover some of the country’s most famous landmarks. Soak up the Latin American culture and experience the warmth of the natives.

 
Brazil Favela Culture and Portuguese

Get to the heart of a country famous for its music. Learn the lingo and discover the secrets of drumming and capoeira. You’ll stay in Salvador, the home of rhythm and the capital of joy.

 
South Africa Conservation and Photography

Put your love of photography to good use on a World Heritage Site. Photograph elephants, rhinos and many other creatures for a database, and possibly magazines. You’ll also teach local children about their surroundings.

 
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USA ranch volunteers

Live ranch life to the full with activities such as horse riding, cattle gathering, branding, trail riding and ranch chores. Campfires and scenery straight from the big screen make it perfect for horse-loving travellers!

 
Scuba Diving Videography Thailand

Dive around Koh Tao, develop your media skills and earn money! You’ll be taught to record, edit and produce DVDs of the dive centre’s customers, and then to sell them to the customers.

 
Kruger to Coast Sports Adventure

Sample some of Africa’s exhilarating highlights. Camp in Kruger National Park with the big five, do a volunteer placement in Swaziland and learn to scuba dive in Mozambique. An adventure with a bit of everything!

 
South Africa Wildlife Art Course

Draw and paint South Africa’s wildlife and tap into your creative side. Visit Big Five reserves, go on bush walks, learn to see the animals differently and take a look at art history.

 
Mozambique Whale Shark Conservation

Get up close and personal with whale sharks – they eat plankton, not humans! Learn to dive in tropical waters and collect data on whale sharks, coral reefs and turtles.

 
Australia Dive Master Course

A ten-week course in Australia’s Byron Bay that allows total beginners to achieve internationally recognised diving qualifications. Among the bay’s many attractions are leopard sharks, manta rays and turtles.

 
Fiji Dive Culture Conservation

Learn or improve your scuba diving, live with a local family, help build a marine protected area and enjoy the country’s amazing beaches in a 6-week programme of activities that make for the perfect Fijian experience.

 
Learn to become a Horse Riding Instructor in Canada

Learn how to ride and instruct horse-riding Western style! You will gain qualifications in Western Performance Horse Riding in the stunning surroundings of Canada's Laurentian Mountain Range.

 
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