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Before
You Go: The Ultimate Guide to Planning Your Gap Year
 A thoroughly practical guide for anyone considering a gap year
travelling, be you a recent graduate or an older adult looking
for a change of pace and scenery. Be it for a couple of weeks
or a couple of years, every aspect of planning a gap year trip
is discussed, from making the decision to go, to selecting travel
companions, saving for the trip, and deciding on the places
to visit. This revised and updated edition includes a gap year
web directory and details of internet access.
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Working
in Ski Resorts: Europe and North America
 A
complete guide to every aspect of working in ski resorts with
advice on how to get a whole variety of jobs and which includes
listings of employers. The guide includes details of nearly
all resorts worldwide.
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 A Broader View Volunteers Corp
based: Pennsylvania, USA
website: abroaderview.org
Charitable not for profit organization arranging volunteer projects abroad, offering travelers the opportunity to explore a new country while taking part in rewarding and meaningful service work. Ideal as gap year trips. Get a broader view of the world: volunteer your time and efforts to improve the lives of those less fortunate.
| working/volunteer holidays | gap year | Spanish language | ecological tours | Africa | South America | Central America | Asia |
 Alltracks Academy
based: Hampshire, UK
website: www.alltracksacademy.com
Alltracks Academy runs ski and snowboard instructor courses, improvement camps and backcountry ski and snowboard tours at Whistler and Revelstoke, Canada. Their courses are ideal for a constructive gap year or career break, or for anyone who wants to train to become a ski or snowboard instructor.
| skiing (piste) | skiing (off-piste) | snow cat skiing | snowboarding | gap year | Canada |
Busabout Explorer
based: London, UK
website: Busabout Explorer
A hop-on hop-off network of buses serving the 18–35 age bracket designed exclusively for backpackers and independent travellers and covering 33 destinations in 9 countries across Europe.
Flexitrip allows you to start from any city on the loop and travel at your own pace, stay as long as you want, then jump on the next bus and to move on. Ideal for gap year trips; student discounts available.
| bus/coach holidays | sightseeing | student travel/discounts | gap year | Europe |
Crewseekers International  Featured Site
based: Hampshire, UK
website: crewseekers.net
 Listing up-to-date gap year yacht work opportunities worldwide. Previous yachting experience is not always required and work ranges from stewarding to crewing. Destinations include the UK, Europe, the Mediterranean, Caribbean, North and South America, and the Pacific. Durations from one month to long-term.
| gap year | Worldwide |
G Adventures – YOLO Adventures Featured Site
based: Canada, London & Worldwide
website: G Adventures–YOLO Adventures 
 YOLO Adventures from G Adventures offer a range of trips for 18-30 year-olds, great for your gap year trip! A range of trips for travellers who want to experience authentic adventures in a responsible and sustainable manner; they offer something for everyone, from volunteering projects to true adventure travel to all corners of the world.
| ethical/ecotourism | animals/safari | expeditions | walking/trekking/hiking | mountain
biking |canoeing/kayaking | ecological tours | overlanding | multi-activity |
working/volunteer holidays | gap year | Worldwide |
Global
Vision International
based: Hertfordshire, UK
website: www.gvi.co.uk
GVI expeditions offer the adventurous individual the chance to work as part
of a structured team on pioneering international projects. With projects all
over the world you can join expeditions as diverse as Rainforest Expeditions
in the Amazon, Wildlife Research Expeditions in Africa and Marine Research Expeditions
in Mexico.
| gap year | expeditions | survival
courses | marine safaris | ecological tours | ethical/ecotourism | working/volunteer holidays | Africa | Asia | South America | Mexico | South Africa
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GoLearnTo.com
based: London, UK
website: www.golearnto.com
Looking for some inspiration for your next holiday? GoLearnTo.com offer a range of inspirational holiday courses in 30 countries to suit all timescales and budgets. Go Learn To cook, dance, paint, practice yoga and pilates, surf, ride, make jewellery, take photographs and more. Ideal for singles, gap year, active seniors and more.
| multi-language | dancing (mixed styles)
| surfing | riding | French language | Spanish language | jewellery (jewelry) making | gap year | seniors/silver surfers | Western Europe |
Green Tortoise Adventure Travel
based: California, USA
website: www.greentortoise.com
Adventure bus tours designed for fun-loving, independent travelers, the young and young at heart. Discover California, the West coast, cross country tours, Western USA, Mexico, Central America, Alaska, the Northwest, festivals and fairs, all aboard a Green Tortoise sleeper coach which converts by night to sleeping bunks for up to 36 passengers.
| singles
| bus/coach holidays | gap year | North America |
HAGGiS Adventures Featured
Site
based: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
website: HAGGiS Adventures
 Budget tours in Scotland, Wales and England, serving the 18–35 age bracket. Discover well know destinations and hidden gems, travelling will fun-seeking groups of like-minded people! Singles, couples, groups welcome, student discounts available. Also Hop-on Hop-off Scotland (ideal for gap years), Christmas/Hogmanay, specials and one-off events like Up Helly Aa Viking Festival.
| bus/coach holidays | small group motor tours | singles
| sightseeing | gap year | student travel/discounts | Christmas/New Year | festivals/carnivals | Scotland | Wales | England |
INFO Nepal – Global Volunteers for
Nepal
based: Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
website: www.infonepal.org
INFO provides volunteers with a customised program that enables
them to make an important contribution to the people of Nepal, while
gaining an in-depth experience of the Nepali language and culture.
INFO provides training and then places volunteers in communities
and schools across Nepal where they may be involved with English
teaching, environmental awareness, developing income generating
programmes, health care education or assist in orphanages, children's
homes etc.
| working/volunteer
holidays | gap year | Nepal |
International Volunteer HQ
based: Taranaki, New Zealand
website: www.volunteerhq.org
International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) provides safe, quality and extremely affordable volunteering placements in developing countries all over the world. At present they have a wide range of volunteering opportunities in Tanzania, Kenya, Kenya-Maasai, Nepal, Vietnam, Peru, Ecuador and Thailand.
| working/volunteer holidays | gap year | ethical/ecotourism | native peoples | groups | South America | Asia | Africa |
John
Muir Trust
based: Hampshire, UK
website: www.jmt.org
The 'Activities Programme' offers adventurous
activities and exploration in wild areas, canoeing/sea kayaking trips, conservation work, story telling, music, wilderness
skills, medicinal plants. Their 'Conservation Work Parties'
carry out conservation work. The
John Muir Trust is a registered Scottish charity which aims to
protect and conserve wild places and increase awareness and
understanding of these places.
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charity expeditions/holidays | working/volunteer holidays | gap
year | ethical/eco tourism | survival courses | canoeing/kayaking | sea canoeing/sea kayaking | herbalism | storytelling | UK
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Original Volunteers Voluntary Work
based: UK
website: www.originalvolunteers.co.uk
Original Volunteers offers opportunities to volunteer overseas on a range of over 100 projects in 18 countries around the world. Affordable volunteering for all ages, backgrounds and nationalities, with unlimited choices and a flexible approach.
| working/volunteer holidays | gap year | Worldwide | Asia | Africa | South America |
Oyster Worldwide
based: East Sussex, UK
website: www.oysterworldwide.com
Gap year specialist for volunteer and paid placements to worldwide destinations. Offering a wide range of projects (from two weeks, to a full year) which include working with children in Romania, learning Spanish and teaching English in Chile, sports coaching in South Africa and paid work in Australia or Canada.
| working/volunteer
holidays | gap year | Worldwide |
Pattaya
Orphanage Trust
based: London, UK
website: www.pattayaorphanage.co.uk
The Pattaya Orphanage in Pattaya, Thailand,
provides a loving home, residential care and education for 180 orphans,
up to 100 street children, 220 deaf or blind children and 200 disabled
young people. Opportunities for gap year/working holidays
teaching English and jungle trekking charity expeditions.
| charity expeditions/holidays | gap year | working/volunteer holidays | Thailand |
Responsibletravel.com Featured Site
based: East Sussex, UK
website: Responsibletravel
 Wide selection of over 200 gap year travel ideas, holidays and options to destinations Worldwide. Select from overlanding tours, gap year and career break expeditions, wildlife conservation projects, community volunteer projects, internships, health care placements, teach and travel trips and summer camps.
| gap year | working/volunteer holidays | charity expeditions/holidays | ethical/ecotourism | Europe | Africa | Asia | UK | South America |
Tiny Island Volunteers
based: Malé, Maldives
website: www.tinyislandvolunteers.com
Volunteer and conservation programmes offering opportunities to work closely with Maldivian communities whilst learning about island life and, in your spare time, opportunities to get involved with turtle and reef protection programmes? Become a part of an amazingly warm and welcoming community and immerse yourself into local life and culture.
| working/volunteer holidays | ethical/ecotourism | diving/snorkelling | football/soccer | gap year | Asia | Maldives |
TrekAmerica
& Footloose
based: London, UK and New Jersey, USA
website: www.trekamerica.com
TrekAmerica's adventure holidays are a unique combination of sightseeing and
exciting activities that will take you to the big cities, National Parks, remote
beaches and many other hidden places off the tourist routes. Choose from a wide
range of camping, walking, lodging, family and special interest tours.
| walking/trekking/hiking | singles
| multi-activity | bus/coach holidays | gap year | family/child friendly
| white water rafting | mountain biking | native peoples | small group motor
tours | groups | North America |
VentureCo Worldwide Limited
based: Warwickshire, UK
website: www.ventureco-worldwide.com
VentureCo's multi-phase travel programmes incorporate development projects, expeditions and adventure travel in Asia, Africa, South America and Central America. If you're taking a gap year, considering a career break, running a school expedition, organising a charity trek or just fancy a working holiday with a difference VentureCo can help you.
| working/volunteer holidays | gap year | school tours | charity expeditions/holidays | overlanding | walking/trekking/hiking | walking/trekking safaris | white water rafting | South America | Africa | Asia |
Volunteer Latin America
based: London, UK
website: www.volunteerlatinamerica.com
Providing free and low-cost volunteer work in Central and South America for independent volunteers; offering a wide variety of projects including opportunities to volunteer and learn Spanish abroad.
| working/volunteer holidays | gap year | Spanish language | South America |
Volunteer Maldives PVT Ltd
based: Male, Maldives
website: www.volunteermaldives.com
Some of the most rewarding and unique volunteering experiences offered in Asia, benefiting locals and participants alike. Volunteer Maldives offers a variety of placements on these idyllic islands, to include Teaching, Sports, Agriculture, Arts and Culture, and opportunities for artists and musicians to teach and exhibit their skills at the same time!
| working/volunteer holidays | gap
year | Maldives |
Workers Beer Company
based: London, UK
website: workersbeer.co.uk/volunteer-with-us
Volunteer work helping run beer tents at leading UK music festivals for anyone who is part of a trade union, campaigning or community group (work payments go to the campaigning organisation). Workers get free entry to the festival and drinks after work shifts.
| gap
year | UK
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Blue
Ventures Conservation
based: London, UK
website: www.blueventures.org
Dynamic marine volunteering positions available in Madagascar, researching
threatened coral reefs ecosystems.
| working/volunteer holidays | charity
expeditions/holidays | gap year | diving/snorkelling | Madagascar
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Leading
Edge Expeditions
based: Dorset, UK
website: leadingedge.org.uk
Leading Edge Expeditions offer adventures for young people aged
16-25 years.
| charity expeditions/holidays | gap year
| expeditions | expedition training |
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Sport Lived
based: Nottinghamshire, UK
website: www.sportlived.co.uk
Gap year sporting holdays in Australia and New Zealand.
| gap year | Australasia |
Volunteer 4 Africa
based: Dorset, UK
website: www.volunteer4africa.org
Providing information on adventure travel and volunteer work opportunities in Africa.
| working/volunteer holidays | gap year | charity expeditions/holidays | animals/safari | Africa | England | |
