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Specialists in Volunteering Adventures Abroad

Experience life-enhancing team travel adventures which combine contribution, challenge and fun.

Contribution + Challenge + Fun

Creators of experiential travel experiences

We create off-grid gap year, midlife, and corporate travel adventures which uniquely combine volunteering, challenge and fun.

All our itineraries are crafted through our overseas partners who manage inspiring grass root social enterprises. It's through their local contacts and knowledge which enables us to head off the beaten track to embrace local culture and make a life changing contribution.

Over the last 25 years the Leap has created a worldwide network of dynamic overseas projects who are always looking for hard working volunteers. We have many scheduled travel experiences but are also able to create bespoke itineraries across Africa, Asia and Central, South America.

So, do you want to conserve turtles in Costa Rica, help the high Andean farming families in Peru or create new coral reefs in Kenya? Start exploring our travel adventures and get in contact so we can help you find your best fit.

Canoeing down the Amazon
Gold Star Service

Admin - going the extra mile

Making sure you are organised and guided through your travel admin, from flights to insurance.

The Leap Experience

We go the extra mile and don't leave any stone unturned.

Whether you are a gap year, midlife or corporate traveller, your leap experience will involve team work, sustainable projects, adventure, and a gold star service. The Leap has an excellent network of partners overseas helping everyone travel off-grid responsibly and safely. We are experts in complex travel logistics, so please get in contact and let us help you navigate your travel plans.

Team Travel

Camaraderie and friendship guaranteed

Our team programmes involve a gathering of like-minded spirits who will tackle the challenges and adventures together.

Sustainable Volunteering
Responsible projects

We work with dynamic enterprises who are making a huge difference to communities, environment and wildlife.

Off Grid Travel
In-country teams

Our connections overseas all have great inside knowledge as to where and how we can travel off the tourist trail, safely and responsibly.

Find your perfect volunteering experience

Scheduled and bespoke adventures available

We send Gap Year, Midlife and Corporate teams away on either scheduled or bespoke adventures.

What is hugely important to us is that we match expectations so everyone ends up on the right adventure for them. So start exploring and get in touch.

The Leap

News: The Cambodia MidLife team have a reunion

The gang reunite

Our Midlife programmes really are for (mid)life not just for Christmas. Milly met up with her Cambodia Midlife team for a reunion in London last week. They went for a delicious Vietnamese meal to broaden their Asian cuisine horizons even further and had a whale of a time. Rumour has is they were last seen planning their next Midlife adventure to Colombia if they can pursuade SJ that they will also promise to take her to Costa Rica one day.

Stay tuned for our new Colombia Midlife programme coming soon...

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News: Ski season coming to an end, what next?

Join one of our summer volunteering programmes

The ski season is coming to an end, it's time to swap the snow for the sun and get your plans in place for the rest of your gap year. Our April and May programmes are the perfect time to slot in straight after your ski season.

Our programmes range from 3-5 weeks long and will provide the perfect contrast to give you a varied gap year and most importantly they add dynamic content to ones CV.

Read more about CV worthy summers here

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"I can’t think of a better company"

Clementine has just finished her Costa Rican adventure with you and has absolutely loved it. She says it was fantastic from start to finish and the group couldn’t have asked for a better team looking after them led by Chris. The same applies to you too. You have been brilliant from the get-go and nothing seems to have daunted you – ever! Getting the children out there was no mean feat and your ability to switch the programme to Costa Rica from Cuba at such short notice was very impressive. The photo at the beginning was a great touch and you have been incredibly responsive to every query however small. Thank you both for everything, I can’t think of a better company to have used for Clementine’s trip.

- Tania ( mum )

"How fantastic you all are"

We really can’t thank you enough for everything you have done to make this amazing adventure happen, and for all the hand holding for Mimi and us along the way! It’s incredible that they have managed to have as close to normal a gap year as it must be possible to have right now and we are enormously enormously grateful to you and everyone at The Leap who has helped make this happen. Thank you. We have been spreading the good word about how fantastic you all are!

- Selina ( mum )

"Your support is very much appreciated"

We knew in choosing The Leap she was travelling with your ‘safety blanket’ and so it proved. Rachel at Trailfinders is also just the best. Very best wishes for continued success in such a challenging environment. The Leapers who are able to travel this year owe you and your team lots of gratitude for getting them away (and back!!).


- Anne ( mum )

"Change the course of their lives"

I am filled with admiration at all the trouble you have taken over every detail, so much appreciated when filling in all those damn forms! And it was brilliant that you kept us all (in our case 3 generations!) involved and informed about the changing situation every day. It has been so difficult for this group of 18 year olds unable to do their A levels properly and with all the attendant problems of the pandemic. I think the programmes you are offering may well change the course of their lives not only for the future of the planet but also by giving them opportunities to work hard together at the same time as having fun. Huge thanks and congratulations, I’m telling everyone how fantastic you are!

- Caromy (Grandmother)

"How on earth you have managed to pull this off I don't know!"

But you have all been absolutely incredible. I never could have imagined Charlie being able to take part in such a fantastic project in this, the strangest of years! I have huge admiration in your professionalism and ability to deliver in the toughest of times. Thank you so much, I'm sure the presence of the team will do wonders for the project and wonders for the Team Members... what a fantastic opportunity for them all!!

- Andrew Fairs

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