ambue ari, bolivian - gap year

learn

Get chatting to the locals

Experience three weeks intensive Spanish tuition in Sucre, Bolivia's capital, from beginner to advanced. Situated in the heart of the Andes, the cultures and landscapes of Sucre will help bring the Spanish language to life for you. Weekends are spent visiting traditional market towns, trekking down waterfalls and valleys, and 4x4-ing across the awe inspiring Uyuni Salt Flats.

where: Sucre Bolivia

what: intensive Spanish tuition

how long: 3 week learning phase

ambue ari, bolivian - gap year

work

Pumas, monkeys and jaguars, give them a new home, their real home.

Some of the most unique wild animal sanctuaries on the planet, the Inti Wara Yassi refuges in Bolivia have been striving to combine wild animal welfare and work with vulnerable children over the past 10 years. Animals confiscated and rescued from circuses and the pet trade are constantly arriving, so there is always need for more constructions to house them, as well as care and attention for those being prepared for release into the wild. Walk a puma, teach an eagle to fly again, introduce a monkey back into the wild and become part the most hands on wildlife project you are ever likely to encounter.

where: the animal refuges of Inti Wara Yassi in the Bolivian jungle

what: care for wild animals and construction of essential infrastructure

how long: 6 week project phase

ambue ari, bolivian - gap year

explore

On the road, and the river, and the mountainside...

Your reward after the animal sanctuary project - but don't expect an easy ride! Trekking though five different climate and altitude zones, rafting down white water rapids, tearing through sand dunes on buggies, climbing glacial peaks, visiting cultures dating back hundreds and even thousands of years. An assault on the senses, with no two expeditions exactly the same, this gap year trip is a mixture of on and off the tourist trail. The Inca Trail is a must, anything else, you, your group and expedition leader will decide...

where: Bolivia, Peru, Andes, Amazon, Desert

what: trekking, biking, rafting, city life, beach, Inca Trail to Machu Picchu...

how long: 6 week expedition phase

ambue ari, bolivian - gap year

in a nutshell

trip summary

Learn Spanish in Sucre, Bolivia for three weeks, then spend four weeks working in animal care and construction in the world famous wild animal refuges in the Bolivian jungle. Finish with a six week adventure exploring the length and breadth of the Andes and jungle. Team sizes from 10 to 16.