Real Gap’s Top 10 Trips!
Take a look at 10 of our very best trips! Not only are they adventurous, rewarding and fun, they are our most popular too so you’re bound to meet tonnes of other travellers...!
Setting off into the great unknown, meeting new people and experiencing a vast array of different cultures are just a few of the things that make gap year travel great. When it comes to choosing your perfect trip, we know you want it to be exciting, adventurous, unique and worthwhile, so if you are looking for some inspiration, take a look at our top 10 trips for gap year explorers...
Work closely with lions, leopards, Cheetahs, and monkeys during your gap trip! Help is needed to provide injured and orphaned animals with a safe refuge in the Namibian wilds – an exciting and rewarding adventure!
Take a unique and memorable trip around Peru - trek to Machu Picchu, learn the lingo and dance the dance, haggle at the markets, visit an alpaca farm, work with local children, sail around Lake Titicaca and more.
Assist in the daily care of Sri Lanka's gentle giants and help out with local community projects! An exciting and different way to immerse yourself in the local culture and enjoy Sri Lanka’s warm hospitality.
The perfect introduction to life down under - work and travel the length and breadth of Australia and leave all of the organisation to us! We’ll sort out your visa, tax number, bank account and even find you work while you’re there, as and when you want it!
Experience stunning scenery and friendly locals on this varied programme which incorporates volunteering on childcare projects in the Himachal region of Northern India and then on a community project close to the beautiful beaches of Goa.
Help to educate disadvantaged nursery children, assist teachers with teaching maths, science and English, and get creative with music and singing sessions! All of this and you get to live and work in one of the world’s most beautiful paradisiacal islands!
Get more out of your trip to Latin America by learning the lingo! Live and study in Ecuador’s beautiful Quito and enjoy one of the friendliest cultures and people on earth! A great way to improve your CV too!
Get your hands dirty on your gap year by painting classrooms, building libraries and renovating kitchens! Your hard work will have a direct impact on the lives of Thai children by providing them with the learning resources they are currently lacking.
Gain an internationally recognised teaching qualification and then commence a paid teaching placement at a leading Chinese school. Spend 6 months or a year working as an English teacher and use the extra cash to travel in the holidays!
Make the trek of a lifetime to the Everest Base Camp on this 35-day epic adventure. Follow it with a Nepalese community project and a jungle safari - experiences you'll never forget!