Gap Year in Africa
In need of a break from studying and want to see the world? Why not consider a Gap Year in Africa; it’s the destination if you want to get out there and make a difference!
If you’re fanatical about volunteering with wildlife, during your gap year in Africa you could be visiting some of the most exceptional places to view endangered species on the entire planet. Read about our amazing volunteering in Africa wildlife gap year programmes and see the sheer diversity within each of the countries where i-to-i helps to run projects. If you prefer spend your gap year volunteering with children in Africa, then consider volunteering in Kenya or taking your gap year in South Africa. We offer a wide range of rewarding volunteer programmes which could mean you have a real impact on the lives of disadvantaged people or communities. That’s not forgetting you will get to see African desert plains, breathtaking coastlines and of course, get the chance to come face-to-face with exotic wildlife on our gap year conservation volunteer work experience.
So what are you waiting for? See what you could be doing on your gap year in Africa:
48 trips have been found based on your choices
Ecology conservation in Kenya
Get your green fingers at the ready! You can help to combat the devastating deforestation outbreak in the foothills of Mount Kenya.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Conservation
- Duration: 1 to 8 weeks
Latest trip review:
' monkeys stealing your nail varnish - in diani only...
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Work with lions in South Africa
Go wild on this project and learn to care for some of South Africa's most famous animals!
- Location: South Africa
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Wildlife
- Duration: 2 to 3 weeks
Latest trip review:
Re-evaluate what is really important in life....
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Community work with children in Nakuru
Do you enjoy working with children? You could bring a smile to youngster's faces by working with street kids from Kenya's urban areas and experience life in one of the country's most intriguing towns.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Work with children
- Duration: 2 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
An amazing, difficult and rewarding expeirence....
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Wildlife research with lions in South Africa
If you want to get away from it all, here's your perfect chance to head into the African wilderness where you'll spend your days with some of the most amazing wildlife on the planet.
- Location: South Africa
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Wildlife
- Duration: 2 to 6 weeks
Latest trip review:
A very enjoyable safari experience !...
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Building with underprivileged communities in Kenya
Build brighter futures on building projects across Kenya's poorest communities.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Building
- Duration: 1 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
Amazing,welcoming,truely life changing,total eye opener to how peple really live,...
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Community work with children in Mombasa, Kenya
Passionate about people? Put a smile on the faces of children who have been abandoned, orphaned or live their young lives in poverty while experiencing Kenya's beautiful coastal city.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Work with children
- Duration: 1 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
A truely amazing, life changing, experience!...
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Teach English in Mombasa, Kenya
Itching to unleash the teacher in you? Working in local schools, you'll improve the educational lives of young Kenyans in one of the poorest areas of the country while living in Kenya's stunning second city.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Teaching
- Duration: 4 to 12 weeks
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Community work with AIDS orphans in Mombasa, Kenya
Help Kenyan youngsters orphaned by HIV/AIDS look forward to a better future, while testing your teaching, sporting and cooking skills in a stunning location!
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Work with children
- Duration: 2 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
The most incredible experience....
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The South Africa Adventure and Animal Experience
For those who want to take a walk on the wild side, this exciting and meaningful tour has everything you could ask for; from exhilarating canopy tours, zip slides and an abseil, to stunning scenery and amazing animal experiences!
- Location: South Africa
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Wildlife
- Duration: 2 to 4 weeks
Latest trip review:
To good to be true, its a lifetime experience...
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Teach Inn Uganda
Let the pace of traditional African life wash over you in this rural placement as you teach English and bring all kinds of workshops to local children at the unique Teach Inn Uganda.
- Location: Uganda
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Teaching
- Duration: 2 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
If you are at all considering this trip - do...
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