Leap to India

Few places burst with life quite like India. The colours, the flavours, the sounds, the sheer energy - it's everything you imagine and more. But this Leap takes you beyond the usual backpacker trail, deep into the lesser-known South where history, community, and purpose collide.

Your home base? Fort Kochi - the fabled port city once at the heart of the world’s spice trade. Here, you’ll spend three weeks living within its ancient walls, volunteering in two local schools where the students are eager to practise their spoken English. Your time will be spent sharing conversation, confidence, and creativity - helping to build real bridges between cultures. From coastlines to cloud forests, this journey is all about contrast, energy, and impact. You’ll experience the buzz of beach life, the calm of misty mountains, and the thrill of wild rainforest - all while getting stuck into hands-on conservation and community projects that matter.

Outside the classroom, weekends open up a different kind of classroom entirely - trekking through the cloud forests of the Western Ghats, drifting along the Kerala backwaters, or soaking in the coastal sunsets over the Chinese fishing nets that have become Fort Kochi’s iconic skyline.

And just when you think you’ve seen it all, the adventure shifts north. Your final week sweeps you through the Golden Triangle - Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra - immersing you in India’s most famous landmarks and the remarkable contrasts between North and South. India will dazzle you, surprise you, and change the way you see the world.