Gap year ideas for grown up and career break adventurers.

Alternative holiday ideas, career break and gap year planning in one place!

Our travel guide pages, travel company listings and reviews are specifically written for the grown up traveller looking for a career break or gap year adventure holiday. Browse for travel ideas and listings of travel companies and gap year organisations who can help you.

This travel planning site covers:

• Inspiration on travel and holiday ideas for career break travellers and the over 40s
• Alternative adventure holidays and activity breaks
• Luxury travel ideas for your world wide trip or retirement holiday
• Activity holiday ideas as part of a gap year or career break
  
• Plus information on how to volunteer abroad and links to the companies who want you.
  

You've found the perfect place for holiday ideas for your golden gap year after retirement or career break - crammed full of ideas, advice and listings of travel companies.  If you are over 40 or retired, have more time on your hands and want the gap year type trip of a lifetime, or a little younger but looking to take a career break, the opportunities for adventure travel are fantastic. Start by researching which holiday destination you would like to travel to on your career break or gap year. This website deals with the most popular holiday destinations for travellers on grown up gap years and career breaks: including Africa; Australia and New Zealand; Canada; Central America; Europe; the Middle East and India; Russia; South America; South East Asia; the UK; and the USA. You may want to visit more than one destination if you are planning a round the world trip.

Lots of travellers who do a grown up gap year or plan a career break spend part of the time as a volunteer or work on a conservation project. Wildlife conservation projects are also very popular. Another option is to teach english abroad, perhaps in a school or village.

As part of a grown up gap year or career break you can do all sorts of adventure holiday pursuits including whale watching, bungee jumping, sightseeing, hiking, skiing, canoeing, and diving. You can plan a backpacker type gap year on a budget, or you can choose the luxury travel options. On a golden gap year the world really is your oyster.

Don’t forget that you will need to plan to make the most of your gap year. If you are looking to book an adventure holiday or a series of guided tours you will need to pre-book to avoid disappointment. One gap year thing you really must do is to book your holiday insurance. There are lots of backpacker insurance and gap year insurance policies, but do read the small print and make sure you are covered in terms of your age and the types of adventure holiday activities you wan to take part in.