Global Gap Year

First you’ll travel to Peru and take part in the following activities:

• 2 weeks Conservation work in the Amazon Rainforest
• Visit Machu Picchu
• 2 weeks Community Outreach work around Cusco and the Sacred Valley

Travel to Puerto Maldonado and then take a boat ride deep into the Amazon Rainforest, where you’ll spend the first two weeks living and working at the Taricaya Conservation Project. Care for animals, support their release programme, and help with farming and maintenance. You’ll also conduct research and collect turtle eggs from riverbanks.

After two weeks, visit the magnificent lost city of Machu Picchu! After several days of hiking and exploring ruins, your group will travel to the Amazon Rainforest.

For the second two weeks, join our staff in Cusco, Peru. You’ll have daily Spanish lessons and tours of the local sights. At the same time, you’ll join community events to teach and care for disadvantaged families. You can help with renovation work for classrooms and local facilities. 

Next you’ll travel to the Galapagos Islands:

• 2 weeks Giant Tortoise and Sea Lion Conservation
• Weekend trip to Santa Cruz
• 2 weeks Teaching and Community Work

You’ll fly to San Cristobal and support the Giant Tortoise and Sea Lion Conservation project in this unique location. Our partnership with the Galapagos National Park gives us exclusive access to the wilderness Darwin once studied. The work is hands-on, with the added benefit of learning from expert conservationists. You’ll do things like:

• Monitor and survey wildlife, including giant tortoises at a breeding centre, and sea lions and birds out in the wild
• Help control invasive animal species that threaten Indigenous wildlife, which is critical for environmental stability
• Eradicate alien plant species and help local plants thrive
• Support the community by participating in beach clean-ups and raising awareness of how people can protect animals and the environment

During your final two weeks here, you’ll also have the chance to volunteer with children on the island. Help children learn through play, run educational games, and teach English. You can also work with small groups of kids in the community for sports coaching.

In Kenya, you’ll take part in the following:

• 2 weeks Giraffe and Lion Conservation at Soysambu Conservancy.

Experience the ultimate African adventure by living and working in the heart of the savannah at Soysambu Conservancy for two weeks. Support Giraffe and Lion Conservation work in Kenya. You’ll get hands-on experience and learn from expert conservationists, while doing things like: 

• Research endangered species and monitor local populations
• Set camera traps
• Raise awareness about the importance of protecting the environment
• Remove invasive plant species
• Maintain natural water holes for the animals
• Build hides for bird watching and observing wildlife

Each day, you will get to explore the savannah and see wild animals around every corner!

Here’s what you’ll get up to in Tanzania:

• 2 weeks – your choice of project in Arusha
• 2 weeks – your choice of project in Arusha
• Weekend Safari

Travel by private bus from Kenya to Tanzania! You’ll live and work around Arusha, at the base of Mt. Meru, for four weeks. The city is located near the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park.

Join two projects for two weeks each. Choose from:

• Education
• Human Rights
• Women’s Empowerment
• Micro-finance

In addition to your projects, you’ll also enjoy cultural enrichment through a basic Maasai Language Course and be involved in a community development project. This provides a fantastic way to get to know local people and immerse yourself in the culture. Over the weekends you’ll visit local markets and spot wild animals on a safari. 

In Nepal, you’ll work on the following:

• 3 weeks Building in Kathmandu
• Weekend trip to Pokhara
• Safari around Chitwan National Park
• 2 weeks Conservation Project in Chitwan National Park

Start your stay in Nepal by supporting our Building Project in Kathmandu. Help ongoing recovery efforts since the 2015 earthquake that devastated the country. Explore temples and markets, taste new cuisine, and discover a unique culture.

You will have a weekend trip to Pokhara in the foothills of the Himalayas. Visit beautiful lakes and learn about more rural and mountain life in Nepal. Take time to relax.

Afterwards, you’ll join the Conservation Project in Chitwan National Park for your final two weeks. You’ll help conduct wildlife research and protect the local biodiversity. On any given day you’ll get involved in a range of different tasks, from surveying the rhino population, checking camera traps for Bengal tigers, and providing workshops to local communities.

You’ll end this incredible trip in Cambodia:

• 2 weeks Childcare in Phnom Penh
• 1 week of exploring and relaxing in Siem Reap
• Tour of Angkor Wat and surrounding temples
• 2 weeks Public Health in Phnom Penh

You will spend most of your time in Cambodia’s busy capital, Phnom Penh. During your first two weeks, you will join the Childcare Project to support disadvantaged communities in and around the city. The following week will be spent in Siem Reap, where you will visit historic and cultural sites such as the world-famous Angkor Wat! You’ll also visit towns and villages and get involved with community outreach events to highlight various social or environmental issues.

Your final two weeks will be spent back in Phnom Penh with our own Public Health Project. Learn basic health techniques, support check-ups and hygiene workshops. Visit different areas of the city each day!

Throughout your stay, the group will visit various sights such as the Royal Palace. You’ll join monks in Buddhist temples for meditation and blessings, learn about the Khmer Rouge Genocide while visiting The Killing Fields, and try new flavours with cooking classes! During your week in Siem Reap, you’ll explore the UNESCO temples of Angkor, hidden within a dense jungle.