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Producing the best in-country guidebooks on the market. Lonely Planet guides should be your first port of call when looking at where you want to go and what you want to do. |
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Outreach is a small organisation that places volunteers in carefully selected projects of between 3-6 months in Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, The Galapagos Islands, Sri Lanka and Cambodia. The projects are all based with grass root, local organisations where your help can really make a difference. |
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World Nomads provide travel insurance designed specifically for adventurous, independent travellers. In recognition of the benefits of our training, they are offering 10% off their policies to all those who have attended a Planet Wise course. |
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With a global network of placements that includes conservation, caring, community, camps and outdoor, medical, sports coaching, teaching and TEFL placements, GAP Activity Projects are one of the leading year out organisations. Running for over 33 years, GAP Activity Projects are a registered charity and have sent more than 25,000 volunteers overseas. |
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As a partner in the Know Before You Go campaign, we are working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to do all that we can to help British travellers stay safe overseas. Before you go overseas, check out the FCO website at www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo. It is packed with essential travel advice and tips, and up-to-date country information. |
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Gapwork is the UK's biggest gap year publisher. Their site provides information on jobs abroad, gap years, summer work, UK gap years and overseas voluntary work. Whether you're a student, traveller or gap year backpacker they can help you find the working holiday information you need. |
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The Career Break site is the world's only independent career break site. Helpful advice, vital information, a searchable database of opportunities, and some fun stuff. |
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Gapyear.com is an independent travel information site for travellers by travellers. You can do anything on this site as long as it has something to do with travel, from finding a travel companion to reading other travellers stories, this site is a must for any gap year student. |
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Gap Sports Abroad (GSA) combines adventurous travel and community development projects worldwide. No experience is necessary and with our sports projects, non-sports projects and summer camps we have a place for everyone |
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MASTA maintain a computerised database of information on 84 diseases and health hazards in over 250 countries. The database is kept constantly up to date and is used to provide individual written Health Briefs by matching countries to be visited, living conditions abroad and dates of travel. |
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With youth hostels around the world, the YHA is almost certain to be a port of call for many travellers. With minimum standards enforced you can always trust that when you turn up late at night, at the very least you should be able to get a bed and a shower |
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Much like the AA or RAC hotel grades in the UK. VIP backpackers grade hostels throughout the world and all must meet certain standards. VIP backpackers offer membership, which allows you to get discounted rates on their rooms |
