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Choose your Adventure
Koh Tao Adventure
This is all about fun freedom and adventure on one of Thailands most beautiful islands. To die for beaches, superb nightlife and some incredible adventure activities. Each week has a new adventure, and no worries about travelling alone, with plenty of Xtreme Gappers on Koh Tao, and a buddy list system, enabling you to chat to other travellers on your trip before you go!
Pick up from start location up to Mek's mountain by 4x4. This is a really cool drive up impossibly steep jungle paths, ducking for cover as palm trees and bushes fly at you. As the truck climbs to the top of the mountain you will be rewarded with incredible views!
Rock Climbing
Designed with beginners in mind this will be a mind blowing start to the day, climbing up huge granite walls you will be stunned by the incredible views of Koh Tao and the gulf at the top. Never been rocking? Don´t worry you are in good hands, most people have never done this, but with our capable team of qualified instructor/guides you will make it up granite cliffs and experience the buzz of this adventure sport for the first time!
Abseiling
This is one of the most highly rated activities! Rappelling down from the legendary 'Fraggle Rock' viewpoint .
What goes up must come down... The Xtreme way. Fraggle rock is infamous in Koh Tao for providing great views of the jungle, sea and island.
Buzzing around the island on a Speed boat
Who do you think you are? James Bond? You will do. Our speed boat "appropriately named Hair of the dog" will blast you through the waters of Koh Tao to some awesome beaches for some snorkling. You may or may not see a Whaleshark - but we did when whe shot the promo video!
During the boat trip you can try out some Wake boarding or Kneeboarding (a small local payment) which is really fun.
Lunchtime
With all this adventure you are sure to build up an appetite, fear not, we have an awesome lunch waiting for you with awesome view of the beach from the goodtime cafe.
15.00 - 15.45: Cliff Jumping (3m, 9m and 12m jumps) - He who dares...jumps.
15.45 - 17.00: Guided snorkelling in two areas with basic free dive training, sea caves, Coral reefs and Blacktip Reef Sharks.
17.00 - 17.30: Speed boat trip back around the island to back to Sairee Beach and finishes with a well deserved drink around the bar
Weekly options
Dive package
The Discover Scuba course is the first taste of what it is like to Scuba dive, while this is not a formal diving qualification, it is enough to get you underwater with a tank and an instructor to check out the marine life in Koh Tao. You will be trained in the basics and taken to 2 different dive sites. You will be taken to a maxium depth of 12 metres. If you would like to upgrade this package to an Open Water Course please state on your booking form (this costs €150/£150 extra)
Get Fit Package
Muay Thai is an incredible way to get fit! With this option you will have 5 sessions, ono on one with a personal Muay Thai Trainer! Mastering the basic kicks, punches and clinches you with let rip on punch bags, and heavily padded trainers waiting to teach you how to kick them properly! Do not worry if you have never done anything like this before, most have no experience. It is alot of fun though and very addictive!
Xtreme Package
We call this the Xtreme package because you can try out some of the Extreme sport favorites of freediving and rock climbing. Koh Tao is a superb place to do this with one of the top freediving schools in the world and some really impressive granite rocks to clamber all over! You will be in good hands no matter what you choose to do. Expect to be taugh how to do these exciting sports safely with a little kick of adrenaline when you realise that you are actually doing something incredible.
Previous Xtreme Gappers have managed to get down to 20 metres holding their breath and climb up shear rock formations!
If Starting in Bangkok (optional extra)
The first 2 days are spent in Bangkok, you will be staying next to Khao San Road, the mecca for backpackers. There is great night life and shopping here, and it is also the perfect spot to check out the must see sights in Bangkok. You can cruise down the river and visit the impressive wats and palaces located through out Bangkok. We provide you with a detailed sight seeing guide to make sure you don´t miss out on anything, and then you are free to explore as a group or do your own thing.
We can also arrange day tours from Bangkok to take you to the floating market, tiger temple and bridge over the river Kwai if you want. All of these can be arranged locally.
The 2nd night includes an overnight transfer to Koh Tao, maximizing your day light hours in the first week. The service we use is very professional and their office is just opposite the Hotel you are staying.
Gap Year Travel with us is all about adrenaline travel: Extreme sports gap years and exciting adventure travel programmes, offering you genuinely exciting alternatives to make the most of your gap year.
At Xtreme Gap Year we believe your time abroad should develop you personally, and be filled with countless moments of real excitement, gained by doing something out of the ordinary, and seriously cool.
If you are looking for a real gap year challenge and want to push your comfort zone feel free to review our programmes. Our gap year programmes enable you to truly achieve your personal best. Challenging your comfort zone and participating in an extreme sport activity in amazing locations will show you what you are really capable of.