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Adventure Programs

Travel | Outdoors | Gap Year

What Is A Gap Year Adventure Program?

Ready for the ultimate introduction to life abroad? A Gap Year Adventure Program takes you on a journey where every moment is unforgettable.

Imagine mastering practical outdoor skills while watching sunsets over new landscapes. You will form lifelong friendships with a crew of like-minded adventurers as you hike, camp, and explore together.

This isn’t a regular gap year program; it’s an experience where you'll unlock your potential, push your boundaries, and return home with incredible memories and stories to share.

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Why This Program?

Beyond the thrill of climbing, hiking, and exploring, you’ll discover what it means to truly connect with nature, new cultures, and yourself. Leave with epic memories, new skills, and a fresh perspective on what you’re capable of achieving. This is more than travel; it’s transformation.

You'll watch the sunset over your new surroundings with your lifelong friends, learn the local language to order your first coffee abroad, and open your eyes to different cultures in the world around you; everything you do will be new, exciting, and memorable.

82% Of students who took a gap year stated that it gave them a competitive edge when applying for University and/or work. [source: Gap Year Association]

Who is it for?

If you’re unsure of your next steps after high school, this gap year adventure program is the perfect way to explore your options. Travel opens your eyes to new cultures, people, and adventures, helping you gain clarity and confidence.

Along the way, you’ll build real-world skills, enhance your resume, and return home with stories, friendships, and experiences that will set you apart.

It’s more than just an adventure—it’s a journey of self-discovery that helps you shape your future with purpose.

Why Take A Gap Year?

A gap year is your chance to explore the world, and discover what truly inspires you. It’s not about having all the answers; it’s about finding them.

With us, you’ll do more than travel; you’ll immerse yourself in unforgettable adventures, from hiking breathtaking trails to connecting with local cultures in ways most tourists never will. You’ll leave with newfound confidence, real-world skills that stand out on any resume, and lifelong friendships forged over sunsets and shared adventures.

98% Of students who took a gap year stated that it helped them learn to interact with people from different backgrounds and cultures. [source: Gap Year Association]

Choose Your Gap Program

From 6 to 12 weeks long, our adventure gap year programs offer you the chance to explore unique locations, while meeting new friends and learning in new environments. Our gap year programs are designed to challenge you, and build resilience within so that you become a confident traveller, and explorer.

Patagonia Adventure

Length: 12 Weeks
Activities: Hiking & Rock Climbing
Fitness Level: Moderate
Highlights: Culture, Spanish, Landscapes

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Nepal Adventure

Length: 12 Weeks
Activities: Hiking & Rock Climbing
Fitness Level: Moderate
Highlights: Culture, Camping, Mountains

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New Zealand Adventure

Length: 12 Weeks
Activities: Hiking & Rock Climbing
Fitness Level: Low-Moderate
Highlights: Culture, Community, Qualifications

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Nepal Trekking

Length: 6 Weeks
Activities: Hiking
Fitness Level: Moderate
Highlights: Hiking famous trails

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India Trekking

Length: 6 Weeks
Activities: Hiking
Fitness Level: Moderate
Highlights: Hiking beautiful landscapes

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New Zealand Trekking

Length: 6 Weeks
Activities: Hiking
Fitness Level: Low-Moderate
Highlights: Gain outdoor qualifications

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Costa Rica

Length: 6 Weeks
Activities: Hiking, Canyoning, Rafting, Surfing, Kayaking, Zip lining, & More
Fitness Level: Low
Highlights: Huge variety of activities

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New Zealand Rock

Length: 6 Weeks
Activities: Rock Climbing
Fitness Level: Moderate
Highlights: Learn basic and technical skills

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Thailand Rock

Length: 6 Weeks
Activities: Rock Climbing
Fitness Level: Low-Moderate
Highlights: New cultures and remote places

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Setting You Up
For Success

Hear it from those who have done it before you.

Beyond The Program

Franzi has always loved the outdoors and travelling in new countries; she saw Nepal as the perfect place to combine these two passions! Enjoying every experience from trying the local food, learning technical skills and embracing the Nepali culture she has finished the program with a newfound passion for exploration in wild places.

After completing the program and realising her potential; she has gone on to confidently travel to far off places like Mongolia, hike remote trails in California, volunteered with adventure programs in South America and work as a trekking guide on a sled dog farm.

"You will experience and learn in breathtaking environments, spend most nights in shared tents in stunning areas, make friends from different parts of the world, immerse yourself in the simple way of life and learn a lot through action and experience."
- Franzi H. Germany

Program Testimonials

★★★★★

The Adventure Guide Program is an amazing program! Learnt so much and had so much fun! Already been offered employment in adventure guiding!

Gabriel F.
Canada
★★★★★

The adventure guide program not only equipped me with the technical skills for rock climbing and hiking, it also greatly helped me in my personal development and growth, my confidence in these activities, as well as working with others and as a team with my course-mates and instructors.

Rachel T.
Singapore
★★★★★

This program is fantastic for so many reasons. Whether you are trying to get a foothold in the adventure tourism industry, or just need a reset/break in your life, come out and explore New Zealand!

Grayson R.
USA
★★★★★

Staying in New Zealand for these 3 months has been the best choice of my life. I've had a complete career change. Spending all of this time in the outdoors has made me very appreciative of the nature around us especially in these trying times of the world.

Chace C.
USA
★★★★★

The experience was everything I could've hoped for. Learned a ton, had a blast, did awesome things in incredible places and made lifelong friends.

Max S.
USA

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