Gap year & Travel News

Jambo from Tanzania, We have had a busy first three weeks with the Leap Team in Arusha,  Safari Capital of Tanzania! After the classroom construction in the Maasai village of Olkokola in week one, the Leap volunteers moved on to painting a government school called Moshono and visit the Orphanage Center in Arusha. Over the [...]

  Jambo! Just got in from visiting the Leap group they are in good shape and loving the projects and the area. Here’s a photo of them taken on their first day of project work and and also one of the energy efficient stoves we built for the new kitchen, which I was really pleased [...]

Panic…Rushing…. Confusion!!!! On your Gap Year and suddenly realized its almost the beginning of 2012, and you haven’t got it sorted yet?????….. If this is you, look no further; we at Leap Towers have got it covered!! Our January teams are filling up nicely and some of them are now at full capacity but it’s [...]

I’ve been to the most amazing places, seen the most amazing things, and met some of the most amazing people. From teaching Maths to eager eyes in classrooms in Kenya to reaching Machu Picchu after 4 days of trekking the fabulous Inca Trail in fancy dress, I have had some of the most memorable experiences [...]

I’m happy to announce that here at The Leap we are in engaged in a long-term love affair (entirely platonic!) with the East African Country of Kenya. It’s where the big boss Guy grew up and where I spent 5 incredible and life changing months of my gap year as a Leaper. Kenya is an [...]

Sophie Mara – Serian Camp, August – October 2011. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SERIAN VOLUNTEER 6.30am Wake up to the sound of the Mara river flowing at quite a pace just feet away from my tent, It has rained every night since I arrived at Serian’s mobile camp, so the river is [...]

Hi Guy, Hope you’re well back in the UK office! The entire group have been in Mwaluganje (the elephant sanctuary) this week and just spoke to their Program Coordinator. It’s been a great week as they celebrated Peace One Day on the 21st September at Ngonzini Primary School with the idea of human-wildlife cooperation and [...]

HI Guy, The group are all getting on really well and everyone’s mixing really well too! We are focusing on two main projects right now in Muhaka – finishing desks for a little nursery school that we just finished renovating and the other group is focusing on making an eco-house on our new and most [...]

Have you ever dreamed of exploring Kenya on your gap year? Its one of the most breathtaking countries on the amazing continent that is Africa!! The endless plains of the serengeti, the Big 5, living with incredible indigenous tribes and with local communities, learning about their traditions and learning their traditional dances, teaching english, working [...]

Hi Alice, Please find some photos attached. The group are working on restoring the old mushroom growing house at Imani Women’s Group. They said they had a great time at Mwaluganje and we arranged a surprise treat for them and brought them down to the beach on their last Saturday before they transferred to Camp [...]