Year off expeditions

Year off expeditions are an ideal way to completely get away from it all and really challenge yourself on your gap year travel. Year off expeditions provide travellers with a more ‘real' travel experience by visiting areas away from the usual beaten track and getting involved with local communities. Real Gap operates year off expeditions in several countries - all of which are part of the ‘Real Gap Year Expedition Abroad' programme.

The ‘Expeditions Abroad' year off expeditions also aim to be different by visiting places that many other overland trips never get to. This isn't to say that year off expeditions don't take in all of the essential ‘must see' sights - they definitely do - but they also aim to provide a more a different and intrepid experience for more adventurous people who really want to challenge themselves on a gap year.

Year off expeditions - India

One of Real Gap's most exciting and varied year off expeditions is in India. The year off expedition to India includes a tiger safari, a six-day trek in the Himalaya Mountains and a journey by elephant to the Amber Fort in Jaipur. What really makes this year off expedition so unique is that a two-month stay in an Indian village close to the hill station of Darjeeling. Travellers on the India year off expedition teach English in the village school and become an integral part of the community.

Year off expeditions - Tanzania

If you want to explore Africa on a year off expedition Tanzania is ideal. On a year off expedition to Tanzania you can discover Africa's incredible wildlife in some of the continent's best game reserve - Ruaha, the Serengeti, Mount Kilimanjaro National Park and the amazing Ngorongoro Crater. The base camp for Real Gap's year off expedition in Tanzania is at Mbezi Beach, eight miles or so from Dar es Salaam, and is a great place to chill out in your spare time (when you are not in Swahili class)! A real highlight of Real Gap's year off expedition to Tanzania is a journey to the beautiful Indian Ocean spice island of Zanzibar on a traditional dhow boat.

Year off expeditions - Ecuador

On a year off expedition to Ecuador you spend much of the time exploring the jungle - including journeys in dug-out canoes in search of animals such as river dolphins and anaconda snakes! On a year off expedition to Ecuador you will also learn Spanish, explore the Andes Mountains on horseback and can get involved with environmental conservation work projects on the incredible Galapagos Islands.

Year off expeditions - Peru

Peru is a fantastic destination for a year off expedition. On a year off expedition to Peru you will learn Spanish, experience a home stay with Quechua Indians, trek the Inca Trail to the lost city of Machu Picchu, see the mysterious Nazca lines, etched by an ancient civilisation in to the desert, visit Lake Titicaca and can also get involved with some superb volunteer projects - including a turtle conservation project in a remote region of the Amazon.

Year off expeditions - Venezuela

On a year off expedition in Venezuela you can swim and dive in pristine Caribbean beaches, visit the world's highest waterfall, explore the jungles of the Orinoco Delta by canoe, spend time with Indian tribes, volunteer, learn Spanish and trek to the summit of the ‘Lost World' Roraima Mountain.

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