Gap year & Travel News

I’ve just returned from spending 6 amazing weeks in South Africa, with some of the nicest people I have ever met in my life! I went away to South Africa with the Leap, who were so helpful and friendly, unlike other Gap year companies that reel off automated emails, the Leap staff are always at [...]

Sorry its been a while since an update, internet has been down here and things have been busy at Kwa Madwala! The group had a great time in Mozambique and it was nice to spend some time away from the reserve and have a proper relax. Before the six weekers left on Tuesday we have [...]

Hi again! It’s been another good productive week in sunny South Africa! The past week the team have been very involved in the community with both building of the orphanage as well as teaching and playing sport at the local rural school. At the orphanage the group used their donation money and bought the materials [...]

Hi, this is Luke the S.A. Team Leader with a sneak peak at the photo diary of the January team’s adventures so far! 1. This is a photo taken on the Jan Leap Team’s first ever bushwalk. As is now a Leap tradition we snapped them all taking a synchronized Leap from a rock called [...]

I don’t know if you know this but Africa is the second largest continent in the world….. but is so amazing and bursting with incredible environments and people it maybe should actually be the size of the whole universe!! Its many things to many people is good old Africa, for some its home, for others [...]

Here’s a quick update on the South Africa Summer Team, amazingly now over halfway through their 6 week placement at Kwa Madwala: In the week starting Friday 10th,  more microlighting and ellie safari’s were done for some while others did the Kwa project. Later on that day, some did a successful anti poaching “sweep” while [...]

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Hello! Well, here I am in Johannesburg at the end of a hectic week in Southern Africa visiting Leap teams. I cant quite believe that tomorrow I’ll be back in the UK office, no doubt doused in April showers. The weather here has been absolutely stunning and I’m incredibly jealous of the Leapers who waved [...]