Take a gap year in North America. Find paid gap year work in America or Canada, get involved in volunteer work in the USA or just have an adventure and travel North America.
North America offers a mixture of culture and scenery.
If you are looking for paid work in America or Canada as part of a gap year or career break, we have some excellent work projects in North America.
We also have some great volunteer projects in the USA. Choose from volunteering with wildlife in Texas or environmental conservation work in California. These projects offer a great start to gap year travel in North America.
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The ultimate USA experience! On this grand 64-day tour you will enjoy quaint towns and large bustling cities. You will explore this continent's breathtaking National Parks and unspoilt scenery on this once in a lifetime adventure.
A guaranteed job offer before you go that will allow you to spend up to a year in Canada. We take the stress out of getting a visa and offer work in retail, catering, hospitality and lots more.
Our bestselling cross country American experience is a perfect blend of large cities, small towns, spectacular scenery and National Parks. A great tour to explore America at it’s best from New York to LA or vice versa.
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!
Help restore one of Canada's beautiful provincial parks. This is a programme for outdoor and nature enthusiasts who want to get stuck in with some rewarding physical work while taking in the stunning Canadian wilderness.
Help change people’s opinions of wolves and wolf dogs, and care for those that have been neglected and abused. Take the chance to to discover the attractions of rural New Mexico too.
Covering Thailand, China, Malaysia, Africa and Australia, this really is the ultimate wildlife experience! Lend a hand with vital conservation work across the globe and get up close to a variety of animals! Zimbabwe - Thailand - China - Malaysia - Australia - USA
Ideal for animal lovers who want to make a difference while they traverse the globe, this adventure packed conservation gap year will take you from the tropics of Thailand to the beaches of Florida! Thailand - Australia - USA
Make your round the world trip one to remember, visit the world’s most incredible countries including India, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the USA on a intrepid voyage of cultural and adventurous discovery! India – Thailand - Australia – New Zealand – Fiji – USA
This regional 14 day tour of Western Canada will take you to the best national parks including Yoho, Banff, Jasper and Wells Grey. Enjoy an amazing wildnerness canoe trip and finish the tour with a 2 night stop in the eclectic Vancouver.
Are you currently in university? Not sure how you are going to survive next year without working this summer? Take this easy option and we will find a job for you! Have an excellent summer working and travelling the USA!
Help care for unwanted, abused or neglected primates at this tranquil rescue centre in central Florida. You will work hard, make great friends and return home having had an extremely rewarding experience.
See the best of the northern USA from New York City to Los Angeles or vice versa. This 28 day tour covers more of the great north than you ever thought possible in a single trip. Highlights are Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Banff and Lake Louise!
Experience the charm of the deep South, visit the Nations Capital, Washington DC, the canyons of the desert southwest, the beaches and sunshine of Florida and the nightlife, National Parks and wildlife of the West on this 35 day tour.
Enjoy the coast-to-coast USA experience without having to camp! This 21 day lodging tour covers bustling cities, serene national parks, small towns, deserts, mountains, canyons and beaches. For the adventurous who prefer a little more comfort at night!
If you have no plans for your summer, why not spend a few months working in the USA? This option is available to anyone presently at university and you are given the freedom to find your own job in the USA (except working with children and in healthcare).
Choose a volunteer project that lets you put your skills to use: therapeutic horse riding or sailing, volunteering in a school or gallery, nature and wildlife conservation, or a specially requested project. Explore British Columbia in your free time.
The wild Alaskan experience! Witness electric blue glaciers, marvel at soaring mountains and glassy lakes, spot grizzly bears and moose, and enjoy the fragrance of pine in the national parks on this wilderness adventure tour of the Northern Frontier of the USA.
Help protect some of America’s most beautiful lakes, mountains, deserts and national parks. You’ll build dry stonewalls and create trails that won’t spoil the scenery, and then camp under the stars at night!
A 14 day winter tour of the US West. From Los Angeles we head down the coast to San Diego. This city is known for its Gaslamp Quarter, world-renowned zoo, Sea World and great beaches..
Work with some of the rarest groups of gibbons - small, endangered apes. Through this project, you can get involved with all aspects of their care and efforts to keep them from extinction.
Work as a Camp Counsellor in Western Canada and get paid. Mentor excited and enthusiastic youngsters as they make friends and have new adventures. You could lead them in anything from crafts to extreme sports!
The ultimate road trip experience across the entire stretch of Canada! This is a 25 Day Tour from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean through the breath-taking and versatile landscape of Canada. Visit the great cities of Toronto and Vancouver, cross the prairies and take in stunning Jasper, Banff and Yoho National Parks.
Explore the best highlights of the Canadian Rockies on this budget lodging tour as you journey through some of Canada's most vibrant cities and spectacular national parks .
Enjoy the towering cities of New York and Chicago, the thunder or Niagara Falls, the natural beauty of Yellowstone and Yosemite, and the sun kissed Californian coast on this 21 day adventure tour across the USA.
Adventure from Hollywood to Vegas and San Francisco, journey through the National Parks of the Southwest and the biggest and best cities on this 14 day tour.
From glacial lakes to stunning national parks and snow covered mountains you will explore the home of the Klondike Gold Rush on this amazing 28 day tour. Enjoy the best of British Columbia, the Yukon Territory and Alaska!
The Freedom Trail offers you the highlights of the East Coast, from historic cities to the Appalachian Mountains, quaint small-town flavour to the awe-inspiring Niagara Falls. Learn of the rich history and experience the modern big cities and amazing beauty of this region on this 7 day tour.
An adventurous 7 day tour combining the highlights of the American West with your lodging included! Take in the stunning Yosemite National Park, the world famous Grand Canyon and the glamorous city of Las Vegas.
This 21 day winter tour across the US is a perfect blend of large cities, small towns, spectacular scenery and National Parks. A great tour to explore America at it’s best from NY to LA or vice versa. What better way to spend your winter!
Visit the great cities of New York, Washington and Chicago with big doses of nature in between. The Great Smoky Mountains, Mammonth Caves and Niagara Falls await you on this 14 day tour.
This unique 21 day tour takes you on an adventure through the American Rockies from top to bottom. Experience the mountains, national parks, deserts, cities and cowboy country.
This 11 or 12 week programme gives you the chance to gain your Level 1 and 2 instructor qualifications and teach at an intermediate level. You can also opt for an additional week's skiing to complete your programme.
Transform your skiing skills through our instructor training programme in Lake Louise. This short course option offers you the chance to work as an instructor after gaining a recognised qualification.
