09/01/2011

South Africa Gap Year Travel Ideas

Take a gap year in South Africa. On a South Africa Gap Year you can volunteer, teach, work or take a safari. There are also a wide range of South Africa adventure activities. South Africa gap year volunteer opportunities include helping sports projects and on conservation programs.

South Africa gap year tours are an exhilerating experience, get up close to lions, tigers, leopards, rhinos and elephants! Public transport can be unreliable in South Africa so travelling on an South African overland tour is recommended. A lot of overland tours in South Africa include adventure sport activities.

Here are some popular South Africa adventure gap year ideas:
- Kruger National Park safari
- Climb Table Mountain in Cape Town
- Mountain bike tour of Johannesburg
- Bunji jump
- Go on an adventure wildlife safari
- Take a tour of the Garden Route

Working holiday jobs in South Africa are popular, this is a great way to earn money whilst travelling. South Africa Gap year work is mainly voluntary, but you can find paid work as a tour guide, expedition leaders or at tourist locations as a scuba diving instructor for example. Gap Year teaching in South Africa is also popular, lots of, orphanages, schools and community projects throughout South Africa need English speaking staff to help.

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