Trek · Nepal
Travel, tours, trips and social work
The gap year built around you.
Small-group trekking, safari, volunteering and cultural immersion across South Asia and Africa — run by local guides and built to fit around your term dates.
Culture + safari · Three countries
Victoria Falls, Chobe & Livingstone Safari
Victoria Falls, Chobe and the Zambezi linked in one locally led route.Explore the route
Social work · South Africa
Teaching Volunteer
Support qualified teachers, then discover the city with a local coordinator.Explore volunteeringTrip adviceOn WhatsApp
Programmes37
Duration4 days to 6 months
RegionsSouth Asia & Africa
Support24/7 in-country
Why us
Most gap year companies sell you a package. We hand you a country.
Smaller groups, local hosts, homestays over hotels, and trails that don't appear in the guidebook.
Built around your entire year.
From short trips to longer programmes, travel can fit your calendar.
Know what your trip covers.
Each itinerary lists what is included and what is separate. Ask us for booking details on WhatsApp.
Guides from the valley, not the city.
Local guides, cooks, porters and hosts paid above the local living wage.
Someone reachable at 3am.
Airport welcome, named coordinator and a 24/7 number a person answers.
Where
Routes shaped by people who know them.
South AsiaNepal
Himalayan treks, jungle safari, sacred plains and villages that see fewer than fifty visitors a year.
Treks, culture & wildlife
Southern AfricaZimbabwe
Victoria Falls, Harare’s sculpture parks and long-form teaching placements in community schools.
Falls, culture & placementsSouthern AfricaZambia
Victoria Falls, Chobe and Livingstone, alongside rural placements and slow riverside lodges on the Zambezi.
Zambezi journeys & placements
Southern AfricaSouth Africa
Kruger, Cape Town, the Garden Route, Soweto and established volunteer and au pair placements.
Coast, cities & wildlife
Southern AfricaBotswana
The Okavango by mokoro, Chobe’s elephant herds and rural school placements.
Okavango & Chobe
Indian OceanMadagascar
Lemurs, baobabs, Tsingy limestone and marine conservation off Nosy Be.
2 trips · Availability to confirm
South AsiaSri Lanka
Tea hills, temples, leopards, blue whales and community teaching.
3 trips · Availability to confirmPopular right now
Six trips students keep coming back for
Rhino on foot
Chitwan Jungle Safari
Canoe Chitwan’s river channels, track rhino with a Tharu guide and stay in a community-owned jungle lodge.
The forbidden kingdom
Mustang Cultural Immersion
Journey through Upper Mustang’s cave monasteries, red cliffs and Tibetan-influenced villages.
The one you came for
Everest Base Camp Trek
Trek through Namche and Tengboche to Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar with licensed local guides.
Teach, then travel
Zimbabwe Teaching Volunteer
Support a Harare community school, then finish with a Victoria Falls weekend.
Three countries, ten days
Victoria Falls, Chobe & Livingstone Safari
Link Victoria Falls, a Chobe boat safari and a Zambezi sunset cruise across three countries.
Big Five + Table Mountain
Kruger & The Cape Highlights
Combine Kruger game drives, the Winelands and Cape Town with expert local guides.
Who travels with us
Not just eighteen-year-olds with a backpack
Gap year students
Eight weeks to six months combining volunteer work, wildlife and cultural exchange — the classic year out, done with substance.
See optionsUniversity societies
Set-departure group trips for clubs, expedition societies and course cohorts. Group rates from six people.
See optionsSchool groups
Curriculum-linked expeditions with full risk assessments, staff ratios and safeguarding documentation.
See optionsSolo travellers
Private guided journeys built around your interests and pace, with one expert local companion.
See optionsOver 50s
Carefully paced, comfort-focused versions of the same routes, without the roughing it.
See optionsVolunteers & au pairs
Teaching, conservation and vetted placements from four weeks to twelve months.
See optionsResponsible travel
If the village doesn’t earn from it, we don’t run it.
Community-owned lodges. Local guides only. Fair pay published on request. Waste carried out of every remote zone.
Read our full policy- No elephant rides or captive animal encounters
- No community visited as a spectacle
- No volunteer role that replaces a paid local job
- Carbon contribution included in every programme fee
How booking works
Five steps. No sales calls unless you want one.
- Send an enquiryNo payment, no login, no commitment.
- We reply within 24 hoursTwo or three honest options.
- Confirm your placeWe will explain the booking steps on WhatsApp.
- Before departureWe will confirm payment details in writing.
- We meet you at the airportYour coordinator is there on arrival.
Get started
Still deciding? Start here.
“I have six weeks next summer” is enough to start planning.
Message our travel planner directly. Tell us your destination, dates and group size, and we will help you choose a trip.
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