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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. |
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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.
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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.
Save £90 when you book this programme!
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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! |
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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. |
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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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With surf instruction, yoga lessons, quality organic meals and a few massages thrown in, you’re sure to emerge from this programme with a rejuvenated body and a greater love for surfing! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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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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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. |
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This is your chance to discover something amazing that is priceless and could change our understanding of history. This programme will give you the opportunity to join archaeological digs in a number of areas around Jerusalem. With new and exciting antiquities sites being discovered all the time this is a great opportunity to unearth the next Dead Sea scrolls! |
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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. |
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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! |
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After taking or upgrading a PADI diving certificate, you’ll be able to dive in Malaysia’s clear blue waters, swimming among the marine life and helping protect turtle eggs and coral. |
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A sporting adventure in a beautiful and largely untouched part of Africa. You’ll learn to scuba dive in the Indian Ocean, canoe past mangroves on the Rio Guvuru, sail on a dhow boat and organise football competitions for local children. |
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Get your TEFL certificate and work as a professional, paid English teacher in China. You’ll be introduced to the culture, be taught basic Mandarin and have time to travel in the school holidays. |
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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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. |
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Capture the animals of Greater Kruger National Park in new ways. You’ll be taught new techniques, instructed on bush safety then taken on game drives. Come home with the holiday photos of your dreams! |
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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. |
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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. |
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This volunteer project is ideal for dive enthusiasts or wannabes, who are keen to volunteer on a turtle conservation project. Explore the coral reefs and work to conserve the endangered green turtles of Malaysia.
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If you love the idea of getting up close and personal with this incredible species then this is the programme for you. As a volunteer you will be provided with the opportunity to learn about the behaviour of wild whale sharks as you scuba dive Mozambique’s incredible coastline. |
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