About Us

If you are considering taking a gap year, congratulations!  Deciding to take a gap year is  an excellent life changing decision. We promise to support you while planning your gap year travel  by providing you with all the advice and help you need, and by being the best value gap year company we will help you to make your money go further too!

We have scoured the globe looking for the most exciting, rewarding and fun activities to do on your gap year. Whether it  be Adventure travel, Group travel, our Road trips to explore the world, or our exciting once in a lifetime extreme sports to really squeeze every drop of adrenaline out of your year out, we are here to help you. Unsure of what you want to do yet? Request a brochure, it is full of exciting ideas. Want to get a qualification to make money on your gap year? Look at our Gap year Qualifications section.

Some of our specialties are:

Diving

Xtreme Gap loves diving! Check out the Gap year diving programmes.

Gap years with a Punch!

Check out our exciting and original  Martial arts gap year programmes

Get fit gap year programmes

Get fit with our  Fitness gap year programmes.

Group Travel Adventures

Not too keen on travelling alone? You do not have to check out our group tours and trips.

Then there is the volunteering aspect to gap years, we don’t do much volunteering, but when we do you can expect the programmes to be served up with a healthy dose of excitement.
Like Xtreme Wildlife conservation projects and Shark diving conservation projects.
What ever you choose to do on your gap year, if you choose to go with Xtreme Gap you can be certain that you will be getting great value for money and combining the best aspects of adventure travel, extreme sports & exciting adrenaline activities to make the most of your gap year experience.

We make your money go further so you can do more!

We are proud to say as the gap year industries best value gap year provider, we aim to make your gap year trip exciting, by going the extra mile, to give you added extras for less and deliver amazing adrenaline activities in stunningly beautiful and adventure packed countries.
On our website we hope you find some exciting inspiration for what do on your gap year. As well as gap year programme ideas, here you can gain lots gap year advice and gap year information to help with planning your gap year. If you are unsure where you want to go, or what you want to do: request a gap year brochure or give us a call on +44 203 286 7065

Why take an Xtreme Gap Year?

Gap years are great for several reasons here are some of the reasons why you should take an Xtreme Gap year.

• You to gain life experience
• You get the opportunity to gain skills and qualifications
• You can gain knowledge about yourself and the world
• Gives you time off to be able to accomplish your travel aspirations.
• You genuinely get the chance to do something out of the ordinary
• You overcome challenges
• Challenge your comfort zone.

So that is all very well but how can that actually benefit you?

• You will find out what you want out of life, education or work.
• Have some once in a life time stories to tell
• Make friends all over the world
• You improve social skills,
• Gain independence and improve your self confidence when dealing with people and situations.
• You will have fun & feel real freedom
• The feeling of achievement will be huge.

Why book your gap year with us?

Being a company run by experienced Gap year travellers, we are well placed to offer you detailed advice on all aspect of your gap year travel plans. We have been out there and experienced the good (and the bad) are also continuously researching new exciting programmes and giving you great ideas for your gap year travels.
We offer piece of mind that the despite the extreme nature of our programs, the activity will adhere to strict safety standards.

• We are the best value gap year company – if you find a similar trip that is better value, let us know!
• By booking your gap year programme up front, you can have peace of mind that you will achieve what you set out to do.

 Don’t eat into your daily travelling budget by waiting to get in country before booking that sky dive or diving course, the reality is once you are out there and on a daily budget, when it comes down to it, you may convince yourself that an expensive “once in a lifetime” activity just going to be a bit too much money, and you will live to regret it. Book now and you will do it, you may just end up sacrificing a few nights out back home, instead of your unforgettable adrenaline travel experience.

We make doing the extreme easy!

Deciding to do an extreme activity on your gap year and then booking in advance, takes away the nerve element. The nerve element lets your apprehension get the better off you at the last minute. If you really want to do a bungee jump and have already booked, that little voice in your head telling you not to do it when you actually see what you are up against has less influence on your decision making.

Who travels with Xtreme Gap?

Xtreme Gap year programs are open to all age groups and nationalities, but not every one is suitable. You need the X factor, a love of adventure travel and serious excitement.

There is no specific age or background which connects our gap year travellers… What does connect them is the mind set. They desire new exciting adventures, and they want to take a gap year—time out for themselves and do something worthwhile.
You need to have some guts to step out of your comfort zone, and find out what you are all about, but once you do the benefits are massive. Others just love the buzz of adrenaline and being proud of achieving something out of the ordinary. Like the first time you encounter a reef shark under water, or step in the muay Thai ring, or complete you first solo in a microlight above the Kruger Park you will know what we mean and you will have never felt so proud. Wake up, feel the adrenaline pumping and get out there!
 

What are we not about

At Xtreme Gap we believe in the following fundamental beliefs: gap years should be fun, they should develop you personally and they should be good value. Xtreme Gap years will challenge your comfort zone and enable you to truly achieve your personal best

We are not a company that profiteers from gap years.

True to our beliefs we are not out to make a fast buck at your expense. There are large gap year companies out there that offer similar gap years and travel experiences at significantly higher prices. We believe this is wrong, and one of the founding principals of the company was to put an end to the gap year industries rip off practices. Yes we are a for profit company, we have to be, to research and ensure that the programmes we recommend are safe, great quality and everything they say the are, but by maintaining low overheads, (this is why we have an online brochure) we can pass the savings on to you so you get more out of your travels.

We are not a gap year Volunteering company

We have a lot of respect for overseas charities and volunteer organisations that do genuine good work in places where they are so desperately needed. This does not apply to gap year organisations. Dig a little deeper (this article is a great place to start) and you will discover well known gap year organisations making huge profits from volunteerism and not helping the communities as they would have you believe.