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SOUTH AFRICA GAP YEAR

Explore Africa on your Gap year in South Africa. Ideas for gap year travel in South Africa.

As far as Africa gap year programmes go, South Africa gap year programmes are hard to beat. Gap year travel in South Africa is cheap, with an excellent travel infrastructure, lots of good value international flights to and from South Africa and great public transport system. Accommodation in South Africa is also good value, with a wide range of excellent backpacker hostels with plenty of adrenaline activities to keep you occupied on your South Africa gap year. South Africa is an extremely beautiful country. South Africa is located on the southern tip of the African continent, bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique in the north and encompasses the independent mountain kingdoms of Lesotho and Swaziland. To the west South Africa is flanked by the Atlantic Ocean and the warm Indian Ocean on the east. South Africa occupies 4% of the Africa. South Africa Gap year students will get the opportunity to visit some of the best game parks in Africa and offers incredible wildlife both on land and in the sea off the south African coast. Xtreme Gap has several rewarding and adrenaline filled south africa gap year wildlife conservation programs here.

If you want to get much more closely involved with wildlife conservation during your gap year in South Africa, we have some excellent volunteer projects. For example you could work with great white sharks in South Africa, or qualify as a field guide in South Africa's the Kruger National Park.

If conservation is not for you, and you want a gap year in South Africa with more adrenaline, how about travelling through South Africa on our Xtreme Gap Adrenaline Tour? Explore beautiful South Africa, and complete some insane adrenaline activities at the same time. Did you know South Africa is home to the worlds highest bungee, and worlds highest abseil?

Then South Africa offers our excellent microlight flying programs. Learning to fly in south Africa on your gap year is incredibly fun, and very cool. With reliable and good year round weather, South Africa is a great place to learn to fly.

Then there is Cape Town on South Africa's southwest coast, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Cape Town is set against the beautiful backdrop of South Africa's famous Table Mountain. South Africa also produces South Africa's world-renowned wine, and also has some superb beaches.

South Africa is the setting for some of Xtreme Gaps most exciting and adventurous gap year projects. Consider taking a gap year to South Africa for adventure, culture and exciting adventure travel.

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CANOEING ORANGE RIVER, SOUTH AFRICA

Enjoy wildlife, campfires and African skies! 4 day and 4 night adrenaline shot! An a unforgettable African Canoeing Adventure. Canoeing on South Africa’s largest river through pure wilderness and overnight under the starlit African sky.