Unique Gap Years

Regional collection · Southern Africa collection

Three countries. One incredible journey.

Safari, culture, volunteering and gap-year routes led by local partners across the region.

Elephants drinking in Chobe National Park, Botswana, on a Southern Africa route
Chobe National Park, Botswana

Go past the postcard.

Safari, culture, volunteering and gap-year routes led by local partners across the region. Every route is shaped with people who live there, not assembled from a distance.

Southern Africa collection

All 37 trips
Cape Town and Table Mountain on the South African coast
Cape Town, South Africa

Live with a family

Au Pair Placement

A matched au pair placement with a vetted host family in South Africa or Zambia, including board and meals.

3–12 monthsVolunteer
Johannesburg city skyline in South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa

History, told properly

Soweto & History Tour

Follow South Africa’s story through Soweto, Robben Island and the Cape with guides who lived its consequences.

5 daysCulture
Knysna Lagoon and the Heads on South Africa’s Garden Route
Knysna, South Africa

The great coast road

Garden Route Adventure

Travel the Garden Route through Knysna and Tsitsikamma with coastal walks, wildlife and local food.

10 daysAdventure
Cape Town and Table Mountain on the South African coast
Cape Town, South Africa

Eight weeks, four worlds

South Africa Immersion

Soweto, Kruger, the Garden Route and a Cape Town volunteer placement in one long-form programme.

8 weeksGap Year

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