Gap year work experience, career training, internships and volunteer programmes

Whether you are taking time out from study, a gap year, or a career break from a busy job, WAVA can help you turn your dreams into an experience of a lifetime!

We provide adventure travel in over 20 countries and 50 destinations around the world - gap year, career break, volunteer work, paid work, teach English and language assistants.

Why book with WAVA?

Pre-departure Briefings

Come and find out more about your WAVA programme, talk to the team, meet other participants, and ask us any questions that you need to know before you go.

Where will your imagination take you?

A selection of featured trips:

Gap Year

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Youth Action Africa
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Teaching English in Monasteries Nepal
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Penguin Rescue South Africa
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Hospitality Work Experience Italy

Career Break

Volunteer Abroad

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Orphanages Nepal
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Children with Disabilities South Africa
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Turtle Conservation in Goa India
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Construction Projects Ghana

Work & Internship

Our Newest Programmes:

We're constantly developing and adding new and exciting programmes.

Here is a selection of our most recent additions to whet your appetite!

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White Shark & Marine Conservation South Africa
Volunteer in a marine project that is committed to researching the lifestyle and behavioural patterns of marine animals, whilst creating awareness of marine conservation within the local community and its tourists.

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We aim to promote sustainable behaviours both in the UK office and through our participants in overseas placements.

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› Amazon Conservation Ecuador with 2 Week Spanish Language Course	› Animal Charity South Africa
› Children with Disabilities South Africa	› Children's Activity Leader Ghana
› Children's Activity Leader India	› Children's Home Bolivia
› Community Hospital & School India	› Conservation Volunteer Australia
› Conservation Volunteer Cochabamba Bolivia	› Conservation Volunteer New Zealand
› Construction Projects Ghana	› Crocodile Conservation India
› Disabled Children Thailand	› Environmental Action Nepal
› Galapagos Conservation Ecuador with 2 Week Spanish Language Course	› Gibbon Rehabilitation Project Thailand
› Hands on Big 5 South Africa	› Health Care Peru
› Heart for Orphans South Africa	› Intensive Teaching in Ghana

› Children's Activity Leader Ghana	› Children's Home Bolivia
› Conservation Volunteer Australia	› Conservation Volunteer Cochabamba Bolivia
› Conservation Volunteer New Zealand	› Construction Projects Ghana
› Environmental Action Nepal	› Gibbon Rehabilitation Project Thailand
› Hands on Big 5 South Africa	› Orphanages Nepal
› Vulture Rescue Namibia	› Teaching English Bolivia
› Teaching English Nepal	› Women's Empowerment Nepal
› Hill-Tribe Helping Hand	› Conservation on Lake Titicaca
› Special Needs Children Nepal	› Teaching English in Monasteries Nepal
› 2 week Volunteer and Escape Adventure Nepal	› Children's Sports Coach Uganda

› Amazon Conservation Ecuador with 2 Week Spanish Language Course	› Animal Charity South Africa
› Children with Disabilities South Africa	› Children's Activity Leader Ghana
› Children's Activity Leader India	› Children's Home Bolivia
› Community Hospital & School India	› Conservation Volunteer Australia
› Conservation Volunteer Cochabamba Bolivia	› Conservation Volunteer New Zealand
› Construction Projects Ghana	› Crocodile Conservation India
› Disabled Children Thailand	› Environmental Action Nepal
› Galapagos Conservation Ecuador with 2 Week Spanish Language Course	› Gibbon Rehabilitation Project Thailand
› Hands on Big 5 South Africa	› Health Care Peru
› Heart for Orphans South Africa	› Intensive Teaching in Ghana

› Unpaid Canadian Internship	› Unpaid Internships Australia
› Unpaid Internships Germany	› Volunteer Work Experience Ghana

› Unpaid Canadian Internship	› Unpaid Internships Australia
› Unpaid Internships Germany	› Volunteer Work Experience Ghana
› Language Assistant Spain	› Work & Travel USA
› Working Guest Norway	› Hospitality Work Experience Spain
› Paid Work Outback Experience Australia	› Language Assistant Bolivia
› Language Assistant France with 4 Week Language Course	› Hospitality Work Experience Italy
› Language Assistant Prague

The majority of countries have been voted among the top 20 best long-haul destinations in the Guardian Travel Awards.

Gap Year

"Don't tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you've travelled."

Career Break

Plan the experience of a lifetime and figure out what you really want to do.

Volunteering

A chance to help people from other cultures, whilst travelling and seeing the world.

Internships

Broaden your horizons with professional as well as personal development

Work Experience

Gain vital work experience abroad that will really boost your CV.

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