Who we are

Real Gap is the leading gap travel organiser offering a wide and diverse range of programmes. These include: - volunteering, conservation, adventure travel and expeditions, sports, teaching English, round the world, paid working holidays and learning.

Real Gap has expanded the original concept of “life-changing” travel opportunities, and now offers around 500 projects and gap year travel ideas covering 45 countries over six continents.

Our offices and cooperating partners have developed a wide variety of  programmes to help you make the most of your gap year or career break.

This website describes the opportunities that await you on a Real Gap programme. We hope you enjoy reading it and become inspired to take your own gap year or career break with us soon.

The Real Gap Team
Currently our office team in Tunbridge Wells boasts of over 40 highly experienced travellers. All our staff have taken a gap year, so they understand how to help you plan your time out.

Each area of the world has dedicated Real Gap travel advisors who have travelled in that destination extensively, which means that the information we send you and the arrangements we make for you are spot on. We actively encourage our travel advisors to travel themselves, so they can keep up to speed with their regions.

Why Choose Real Gap?
We are dedicated to developing what we call 'life changing travel'. It is our speciality and we do it very well!

• All our travel advisors are experienced travellers who have taken a gap year themselves and know what it is like to plan one.
   
• We provide onsite support and our teams overseas understand the needs and expectations of our travellers.
   
• We are financially secure and your money is safe. We hold ATOL licence 6527.  Plus we issue an individual financial security insurance certificate to you.
   
• We offer a wide choice of projects and programmes in 45 countries and we are constantly developing new programmes and new destinations for gap year travel.
   
• We can tailor make a trip just for you.
   
• If you get into difficulties while abroad, we have an emergency hotline so someone is available to speak to 24/7, every day of the year.

Check out our previous newsletters. We archive our newsletters so that you can keep up to date with our new projects and developments.