gap years
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What are gap years?
Quest Overseas' gap year trips are 3 months long, combining project work and expedition. Some trips may include a language training phase, if appropriate. Project and expedition teams generally involve 10-16 members between 17-19 years old.
Villa Maria, Peru
Experience South America away from the tourist trail. Learn Spanish in historic Quito, volunteer with hundreds of exhausting 6-year-old children running rings round you. Read More
3 months | spanish + project + expedition
Ambue Ari, Bolivia
Take yourself into the heart of South America, from Amazon to Andes. Learn Spanish in the colonial city of Sucre, Bolivia. Take your skills to the Ambue Ari Animal sanctuary and work in the jungle. Read More
3 months | spanish + project + expedition
Manu, Peru
Study spanish for three weeks in Arequipa, head over the Andes into the Amazon to help to conserve threatened environments, and explore mountains, deserts and more! Read More
3 Months | spanish + project + expedition
Mangueira, Rio
Experience Brazil! Learn Brazilian Portuguese in the world famous city of Rio de Janeiro, work in the favelas to help children from all walks of life prepare for Carnival. Read More
3 months | portuguese + project + expeditionsummer trips
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What are summer trips?
Quest Overseas' summer adventures are 1-2 months long and can be a project, expedition or a combination of the two. Teams are generally 10-16 members between 17-24 years old, and often gap year students or university students on their summer break.
Andean Expedition
Experience South America away from the tourist trail. Explore parts of South America you wouldn't believe, from Andes to Amazon. Read More
6 weeks | Expedition | 3 Countries
Ambue Ari Project, Bolivia
Become part of one of the most unique wildlife conservation projects on the planet, at the Inti Wara Yassi wild animal refuges in Bolivia. Read More
6 weeks | Conservation | Bolivia
Villa Maria Construction, Peru
Experience the reality of South America in one of the largest shanty towns in the world. Help to construct homes for single mother families in Villa Maria. Read More
4 weeks | Community | Peru