01/09/2010

Planning a gap year in 2012 or 2013? Undecided where to visit? We have come up with a short list of what we rate as the top 10 gap year destinations to visit with some recommended travel highlights...
1) Thailand (Head North for adventure treks or South for idyllic islands)
2) Brazil (Explore Rio De Janero and travel to see the breathtaking Foz De Iqia falls)
3) South Africa (Take a game drive in the Kruger National Park or a tour through the Garden route)
4) Australia (Travel the East Coast & hang out in the cool cities of Sydney & Melbourne)
5) USA (Visit one of the worlds great cities in New York, rent a car and travel along Route 66, listen to live Jazz in Chicago or go skiing in Colorado.)
6) Malaysia (Beaches, jungle, modern cities)
7) Peru (Trek the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, still one of the ultimate world travel trips)
8) Hungary (Walk around the beautiful city of Budapest or relax at Lake Balitan, the largest lake in Western Europe)
9) Honduras (Learn to scuba dive in the warn Caribbean seas around the bay islands)
10) Guatemala (Learn Spanish at a language school & visit the ancient Mayan temples in Tikal)
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