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Ready for a rewarding, enriching year out? Use Season Workers to thoroughly research your options. Season Workers is a completely free resource featuring information on destinations and itineraries, as well as a searchable database of paid and voluntary opportunities.
What to do?
As part of your gap year you could participate in a vast range of sports courses: Gap year watersports (BCU training, surfing, diving, sailing etc); Mountain sports (Climbing, MLTB training and cycling); Winter sports (Snowboarding, skiing); And traditional sports (Football, cricket, rugby etc).
There are plenty of specialist gap year tour organisers around. They cover every activity and location you can think of from trekking in the desert to shark spotting in Sydney.
A volunteering gap year can be a fantastic experience that you will remember for the rest of your life, and here’s the ‘but’ – you need to prepare thoroughly to ensure you pick the right activity, and don't disrupt volunteer projects by backing out or leaving early.
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.
Latest Gap Year listings
Meet like-minded people: Japan & USA trips
Location: USA and JapanType: Group Travel & Cultural Experience with Like-Minded Travellers Duration: Curated Trips (Various Dates 2026)About Angl
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Travel with people you’ll click with: Japan & USA
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Volunteer and rehabilitate Baboons in South Africa
Join our dedicated community of volunteers on a vital mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and release wildlife back into their natural habitats.Since the
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Oyster Worldwide
Paid work and volunteering abroad!
Gap year companies
Gap Year news posts and articles
Your Ultimate Guide to an Unforgettable Ski Season
Why a Chalet Host Course Is the Secret to Landing (and Loving!) Your Winter Job
Glimmer of light for EU Youth Mobility Scheme
Youth Mobility Scheme Bill, it's nowhere near freedom of movement but it would be a start for 18 to 30 year olds
SeasonWorkers
Post-Brexit Update: Looking to work a ski season in Europe
So exciting that you’re looking into working a season and experiencing all the mountains have to offer!! As a UK citizen, you may be thinking about op
Project Snow
Ski and snowboard instructor training courses in Niseko, Japan.
The Team at Project Snow Review The Magic of Japan
With so many amazing options worldwide, what makes Niseko stand out?
Project Snow
Ski and snowboard instructor training courses in Niseko, Japan.
Gap Year video channel
What is Camp America | A Summer of Adventure!
Spend your summer working at a summer camp in America! Camp America is 9 weeks working on a summer camp, usually surrounded by beautiful nature, meeting people from around the world and making a difference to young people's lives! Then after camp finishes you get 30 days to travel too! Do something different this summer! Have a summer of Adventure. Welcome to Camp America!
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The Adventure Starts Here | Outdoor Adventure Jobs USA with Camp America
This is camp like you’ve never seen it. Mountain biking. Climbing. Rafting. Big energy, bigger views, and the summer that gives you a story. Camp America throws you straight into real adventure with new mates, new skills, makes you a role model and a camp that feels like home by week one. Want in? Subscribe now so you don’t miss the next episodes. Start your summer www.campamerica.co.uk Big thanks to High Rocks Camp, North Carolina for having us and Filmed by Gnarvarna.
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Meet Jack | Waterfront Instructor at Camp
Jack was a civil engineer back in Australia - he quit his job to work on the waterfront teaching kids to waterski and tube! Spend a bit of time with him finding out about his day on camp at Chestnut Lake. Welcome to Camp America!
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A Day in the Life | Camp America
Wondering what a day at summer camp looks like? Get a glimpse into daily life at camp!
Watch videoGap year help guide - a look at each category
Choose between the sectors then a gap year type for a more in depth look at what to expect
