Gap year continent search

Gap year in Africa

Africa offers thousands of opportunities for gappers to make a small difference and to have a life-changing experience. With more than 840,000,000 people and over 50 independent countries, Africa also offers massive diversity. All this helps make it one of the most popular destinations for organised gap year programmes and volunteer projects.

Gap year placements in Africa

Gap year sports Africa


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Gap year in Asia

Asia is the largest and most populated continent in the world, containing more than 60% of the world's population (depending on whether you include the European bit). It has loads of records like the world’s highest mountain (Everest 29,035 ft) and the worlds lowest point (Dead Sea).

Gap year placements in Asia

Gap year sports & outdoor courses in Asia


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Gap year in Australia & Oceania

One of the first destinations to come to mind when considering a year out travelling is undoubtedly Australia. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. It's about the same size as the 48 mainland states of the USA and 50 per cent larger than Europe. Australia boasts over 10,000 beaches - more than any other nation and is home to around 40 million kangaroos!

Gap year placements & courses in Australia & Australasia



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Gap year in Europe

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering about 10,400,000 square kilometres (4,010,000 sq mi) or 2.0% of the Earth's surface. The only continent smaller than Europe is Australia. In terms of population, it is the third-largest continent (after Asia and Africa).

Gap year placements in Europe

Snowsports courses in Europe



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Gap year in America & Canada

North America includes 23 countries and dozens of small islands (mostly in the Caribbean where you might fancy doing a PADI course or marine conservation placement). TEFL is popular in Central American countries which also have spectacular wildlife and world heritage sites.

Gap year placements in North America

Snowsports courses in North America

Gap year sports North America

Gap year in South America

As part of the Americas like North America, South America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World unknown to Europeans.

Gap year placements in South America

Snowsports courses in South America

Gap year sports South America