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Water Sports

Britain has many attractions but warm water isn’t one of them! That’s why we’ve set up water sports gap trip programmes all over the world so you can benefit from learning an exciting new sport in tropical warm waters.

Our Water Sports programmes include...

Surfing, scuba diving, rafting, kayaking, sailing, kite-surfing and water sports adventures; check them all out here and get planning your water sports gap trip! Our water sports programmes cater for all abilities, so you can learn something totally new or build on what you know.
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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 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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
South Africa Dive Courses

Learn to Scuba dive at one of the best locations in the world, South Africa where you can swim with amazing marine life, including dolphins and seals. Whether you’re a beginner and just want to learn the basics or you’re thinking of starting a career in the industry, we have the course available to you!

 
Enjoying the surf

Learn to ride the waves at the surfing Mecca of South Africa (Jeffrey’s Bay) with some of the world’s top instructors. This course is open to complete beginners as well as those wanting to improve there skills and is endorsed by the South African Surf Association.

 
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.

 
Surf Experience

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

 
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!

 
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.

 
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 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!

 
Costa Rica Kite Surfing

Do something completely different in stunning surroundings – kite surfing! You’ll learn to glide across the waves of the Pacific Ocean and if you wish, you can take language lessons and discover the culture in San José.

 
Australia Surf and Sun

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

 
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.

 
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