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Trekking, safari, culture, volunteering and full gap year programmes — from four days in Kathmandu to six months across three continents.

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Boudhanath Stupa and surrounding streets in Kathmandu, Nepal
Boudhanath, Kathmandu

Cheapest way in

Kathmandu Deep Dive

Skip the tourist circuit and spend four days with a local historian, artisan families and community leaders — understanding Kathmandu from the inside out.

4 daysCulture
Maya Devi Temple beside the sacred garden in Lumbini, Nepal
Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini

Buddha’s birthplace

Lumbini Sacred Pilgrimage

Walk the sacred garden, Maya Devi Temple and monastery zone with a resident guide at one of the world’s most significant Buddhist sites.

5 daysCulture
One-horned rhinoceros in the grass at Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Chitwan National Park

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.

5 daysWildlife
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
Sunrise over Annapurna I and Annapurna South in Nepal
Annapurna range, Nepal

Fewer than 50 visitors a year

Annapurna Hidden Villages Trek

Leave the circuit behind for village homestays, forest trails and Himalayan viewpoints guided by people from the valley.

8 daysTrekking
Snow-covered peaks in the Langtang region of Nepal
Langtang, Nepal

Rebuilt with resilience

Langtang Valley Eco-Trek

Trek through Langtang National Park and stay with Tamang communities rebuilding through low-impact travel.

9 daysTrekking
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
Sunrise over Annapurna I and Annapurna South in Nepal
Annapurna range, Nepal

Sanctuary + hot springs

Annapurna Base Camp Trek

Trek through Ghandruk and Chhomrong to the Annapurna Sanctuary at 4,130m, then recover in natural hot springs.

10 daysTrekking
Everest Base Camp panorama above Gorak Shep in Nepal
Everest region, Nepal

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.

13 daysTrekking
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
One-horned rhinoceros in Chitwan National Park, one of the regions on the Nepal Complete itinerary
Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Five regions, one break

Nepal Complete

Chitwan, Pokhara, Annapurna villages, Mustang, Lumbini and Kathmandu in one student edition.

21 daysMulti-Region
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
Sigiriya rock fortress rising above forest in Sri Lanka
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Availability to confirm

Island by train

Sri Lanka Cultural Trail

Colombo, Kandy, Sigiriya, Dambulla, tea country, Ella and Mirissa by rail and road.

10 daysCulture