Gap year & Travel News

Safety should be of paramount concern when going travelling. When in the planning stages of your trip it is easy to be very aware of safety issues and believe yourself to be too sensible not to pay attention to these things when out there. In reality, however, it is very easy to forget about these [...]

As we move on from Makongeni we are all reflecting back on the great times we have had over such a short space of time. Our imaculately constructed quarter-finished floor could have been tainted by no other than our leader Muse who absent-mindedly tiptoes over it not so like a delicate mosquito but more so [...]

Jambo everyone from sunny Tanzania! Sorry about the late blog entry…it’s taken us quite while to find an Internet cafe that actually has a fast enough connection to load up a page in less than half an hour! Also, I just lost the whole of my blog entry cause the connection went for a second [...]

Hope all is well your side, we are full steam ahead ourside! The April South Africa Team seem to have settled in well and are enjoying themselves despite the bad weather. So far the group have got stuck in a few tasks. We have been to the community, clinics and witchdoctors (traditional healers). They have [...]

Hello to all at Leap Towers, Its Luke here! Just thought id send you another few photos for the diary…..We have had some much fun this week and the team have been getting behind all our boys for the football world cup! Below are some more pics of the team in action!! 1). Here are [...]

A Gap Year or Gap Summer, as you probably already know is a fantastic opportunity to take time out and learn new skills, explore exciting places, take yourself out of your comfort zone and do some once in a lifetime things you will never forget. It’s a also the perfect way to get out of [...]

Another stunning day on Zanzibar island, its so hot today about 36 degrees I think and the sea is so warm its like getting in a bubble bath…not very cooling but still one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen! After cooking in the sun for a good few hours we decide to [...]

Hi, Luke here again with another week’s photos diary to keep you up to date with Leap Team antics here in South Africa! 1) The team enjoy a bush breakfast in the morning, making a fire to boil some water and make toast. Survival studies are going well! 2) Tom out on the kopjies during [...]

Jambo from Dar es Salaam! Would you Adam and Eve it, we’re now into the 7th week of project work for the Leapers and have arrived at the coast of Tanzania to begin the next phase of the placement! On Monday we put the first two 6 week Leapers, Charlotte and Suzy on the fight [...]

Kwa Madwala is a magical place located right next to the Kruger National park in sunny South Africa! Yes that’s right i said the Kruger National park, your ears did not deceive you, we at The Leap have been sending volunteers to Kwa Madwala for the past 5 years!! Yep our teams of lovely leapers [...]