Good news Gappers, we are sending gap year students to Central America and Africa through Leap team programs or Leap VIP, our new travel resource to help the independent traveller.
So dust down your backpack, you're not trapped at home, get in contact with the experts in travelling through a pandemic.
Travel with a team of leapers to experience a dynamic volunteering and adventure program.
Seeking travel advice to support my independent, travel plans.
Struggling to help the gapper with their travel plans through covid? We can help.
Dear Gappers and Parents,
Against all the odds, we are one of the few companies to have sent hundreds of gappers away this year to glorious destinations across Africa and Central America either through our team programs or through our lockdown hero Leap VIP. Travelling responsibly and being covid aware being at the forefront of our mind.
How have we done this you might well ask, when the country has been in lockdown?
Well, it hasn’t been easy but it has been an exciting, dynamic journey involving the HOUSE OF LORDS, confirming that Leap programs were legally permitted through the volunteering, education caveat, BESPOKE INSURANCE to cover FCDO advice and covid, EXTENSIVE RISK ASSESSMENTS, with our overseas partners abroad, LEAP TEAM BUBBLES and the COLLABORATION of many a supportive family.
It has been the most exciting year and we have learnt to be nimble and solution orientated to keep up with ever changing hurdles of PCR tests, border closures, flight cancellations, red lists and quarantine making this the toughest time to travel and operate a travel business since WW2.
We are immensely proud of what we have achieved, rescuing many projects from the brink of collapse and are all set for the class of 21/22 gappers. Sadly we predict the covid chaos is going to be with us for some time, so we are poised to help you navigate and get away. I think we can officially say we are now covid travel experts.
What we propose you do is join Leap VIP, our travel resource, which will give you all the latest travel advice, a zoom chat with me to mull over your plans and if you know you want to do a Leap program – put your name down as soon as possible, no-one likes to be on a waiting list.
So, our key message is this – we are experts in covid travel, so let us show you how and where you can go.
Milly Whitehead
Co-founder
Travel knowing your safety and the logistics are being taken care of. All our programs are supported by project leaders who are on duty 24/7, guiding and supporting the logistics and team dynamics.
So you can travel responsibly
That was important pre-covid but now our message has come into its own. Never have we been so busy, especially as we have found safety-minded and responsible solutions to navigate the new world we live in. But the message is simple don't dilly dally - word has got out that we are covid travel experts so get your name on our lists.
Experience dynamic and responsible travel programs, carefully crafted to combine country highlights with a mix of 'off-the-beaten-track' rigourous projects and adventures.
Let us help you navigate the ever changing admin required for airports and customs.
Travel as part of a team of like-minded volunteers providing a guaranteed social scene and great campfire moments.
These four leap gap year programs are open and ready for take off. We accept any applicant that meets our selection criteria (see booking conditions) and we feel comfortable they are compatible with the program. We provide a comprehensive fundraising guide to help Leapers raise the money for their gap year.
