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Backpackers

Welcome to the Gap Year homepage

Ready for a rewarding, enriching year out? Use Season Workers and our partner site igapyear.com to thoroughly research your options. Both are a completely free resource featuring information on destinations and itineraries, as well as a searchable database of paid and voluntary opportunities.

Every year, more than 100,000 of us take a gap year or career break. The gap year and even career breaks have become a British institution and an accepted rite of passage. Whatever you’re stage of life, if you are going to travel don’t simply book a ticket – plan it well, consider all the options, and your gap year could be truly incredible.


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Sports and outdoor education

Adventure Sports Holidays




Featured Gap Year Organisers

  • Yomps
  • PGL Travel Ltd
  • Xtreme Gap
  • TravelWorks
  • Kingswood Group
  • Wesser

Gap Year Video Channel

Whistler MTB Instructor Camp

A short video of the guys on the Peak Leaders MTB course ripping it up through Whistler. www.peakleaders.com

Base Camp Group

Why choose Base Camp? Check out our video to find out and visit our youtube channel, www.youtube.com/basecamptv for even more Base Camp footage

Paragliding Courses with Yomps

Yomps Paragliding Courses in the Swiss Alps. Paragliding Instructors and Paragliding Pilots Courses.

Work New Zealand - programme introduction

Get an insight into BUNAC's Work New Zealand programme, the ultimate gap year support package!

Work Australia - programme introduction

Get an insight into BUNAC's Work Australia programme, the ultimate gap year support package!