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Central America Gap Year Trips

Central America Gap Year Trips:

There are plenty of great Central America gap year trip ideas from Xtreme Gap Year. Whether you want to learn Spanish, dive in the Caribbean sea, become a surf legend in Costa Rica… Central America has some amazing opportunities during your travels.

Learn Spanish in Mexico, diving, freediving or join the fitness bootcamp or the 3 week Xtreme Mexico Experience. There is also enough to do for you adrenaline junkies on the Maya Adrenaline Overload. Plus in the summer you can swim with the giant but gentle whale sharks.

Central America also plays host to the Caribbean beaches of Venezuela, where you can learn Spanish and travel throughout the Amazon, even climate Angel Falls.

Check out our Venezuela adventure classroom a three-month adventure, or the learn Spanish in Cuba programme!!.

 

Take a look at some of our Central America gap year trips below.



      Xtreme Marine Conservation & Dive Hero Belize£ 899

      Hang loose and protect the world's second-largest barrier reef clearing it of lionfish. Staying on an idyllic tropical island, join the Xtreme marine team to protect Whalesharks, Queen conch, lobster and eradicate invasive species. The perfect Caribbean Marine conservation and diving getaway.




      Mexico IDC Scuba Dive Instructor Course £3899

      Exceptional scuba diver instructor training delivered in a 14 day instructor development course (IDC). Cast-iron guarantee that you will pass or your IE fees back. With a close to 100% pass rate, we operate one of the best scuba diver instructor training courses in the world. This is the gateway to becoming a SCUBA dive instructor and changing your life forever.




      Maya Adrenaline Overload Mexico£ 699

      Imagine crystal clear water and perfect white sandy beaches. Now imagine that rushing towards you at 180 mph. How yes it's Xtreme gap Maya Adrenaline Overload! The Mexican Riviera is the base for a proper adrenaline adventure courtesy of Xtreme gap. From skydiving, para motoring, free diving in the cool fresh waters of underground cave systems. Blast through the jungle on an all-terrain vehicle and kick back and relax at the end of your butt twitching day on some of the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean.




      Mexico Fitness Bootcamp£ 449

      The Xtreme Mexico Fitness Bootcamp. Get fit, tanned and healthy on the Caribbean. Located next to the beach of the famous Playa del Carmen you are welcome to join 5 days a week. Included unlimited training, accommodation, close to the beach in the famous 5th avenue area. Thats not all. Technique classes, yoga, Mayan rituals and nutricious advice are also included. Plus weekend activities to Explore all Mexico has to offer. The longer you stay, the fitter you get!




      Central America Xplorer £2430

      If your dream is to visit Central America but you are worried about travelling alone then this is the dream trip for you. The Central America Explorer is a fully guided Latin American adventure taking you through six amazing countries in 44 days. Loads included and a fair amount of additional extras available, this is the best way to visit Central America with a group of like-minded Xtreme Xplorers!




      Xtreme Mexico Experience£ 1119

      Discover the Mayan Riviera on Xtreme ´s Awesome Mexico Experience. 3 Weeks incredible adventures in a group. The first week you settle in and learn Spanish and more about the history of the Mayans. The second week the perfect mix of partying and cultural discovery. Finally in the third week you go Xtreme with an amazing adrenaline option plus adventure day!




      Cuba Boxing Champion£ 679

      To say boxing is big in Cuba is an understatement. Box in a local gymnasium with professional Cuban boxers. Your boxing mentor has an impressive pedigree. Two times Olympic and world champion Hector Vincent will train you to become a boxing machine. A great way to get fit healthy and do something exciting whilst integrating with the local Cubans. Includes crash course Spanish! Bring over your kit and give something back too.




      Spanish, Culture & Community in Cuba£ 799

      Six weeks in Cuba and the adventure of your life. Split into three parts you will have an initial crash course in Spanish the two weeks in Havana staying with a host family. You will then transfer 200 km away to live by Caribbean beaches getting involved in a community experience project. Beach cleanups transport projects. Finally for the remaining two weeks you head back to Havana and train and help out in the famous boxing club, the proving ground of many an Olympic athlete.




      2 Week Spanish & Salsa Cuba!£ 799

      Learn Spanish in Havana The UNESCO world Heritage site and capital city of Cuba. Complete cultural immersion brings you To the heart of this thriving country as you practice of salsa moves and learn the lingo whilst falling in love with this charming and heart wrenching country.




      Xtreme Cuba Experience£ 1359

      Xtreme hits Cuba! Learn Spanish and gain amazing salsa moves with our Xtreme Cuba experience. Offering one of the only gap year opportunities to spend real-time in Cuba, on cultural exchange projects, learning Spanish and checking out this incredible country. Far more than just a holiday get under the skin of this beautiful country and have an unrivalled opportunity to soak up history in the making.




      Freedive Course And Training In Mexico£ 699

      We have put together freedive courses according to the AIDA certification requirements with a professional freedive instructor. Besides the course we will take you diving in amazing underwater caves, beautiful lagoons, sea wrecks and you can choose a special dive, depending on the season: whale sharks, bull sharks (only 3 star), lion fish hunt, scuba dive, Maya ruins or sail fish run. We focus on giving you the best preparation to feel comfortable going freediving, plus we will give you lots of extra information about the area, where once the great Mayan civilization bloomed. You will end up on the bottom of the sea posing on the prow of a ship wreck for our photographer, with nothing but the air in your lungs! We have put together an amazing package unique in this world for you!!




      Learn Spanish in Playa del Carmen£ 599

      Playa del Carmen in Mexico is an enchanting place and a popular beach town located on the Mayan Riviera, with beautiful white beaches and a thrilling night life. You will learn Spanish every morning at an award winning language school, located 10 minute walk from the beach, in cool open air palapas instead of a boring bright lighted class room. It is an intensive course that will have you ordering taco’s and getting into the Mexican swing in days! Besides going to classes you are free to enjoy the laid back beach life or go explore Mayan ruins, go diving, visit one of the beautiful under water caves (‘cenotes’) and enjoy the Mexican hospitality.




      Divemaster Internship Honduras£ 1599

      During the Divemaster course in Honduras you will be living on the Caribbean island Roatan. A tropical paradise with a very chilled culture, white sandy beaches and the best diving in the Caribbean with over 50 meter visibility. Experience the freedom and happiness of the Caribbean and enjoy the island life and the amazing diving of Roatan!




      Divemaster in Costa Rica£ 2799

      Complete your Divemaster training in Costa Rica, in a paradise setting on the Pacific coast. Days spent diving beautiful sites and evenings chilling out listening to sounds of the jungle surrounded by rainforests filled with monkeys and exotic birds. The local underwater environment is just as stunning, with mind blowing volcanic formations and a multitude of tropical fish.




      Xtreme Venezuela Experience£ 899

      The Xtreme Venezuela Experience. A perfect mixture of 5 weeks pure adventure and Spanish lessons, set in one of South Americas most stunning countries. Swim with dolphins, live in the jungle, chill on the beach, go rock climbing, learn about Indians and the culture of the Venezuelans are just a few elements of this amazing group based programme!




      Venezuela Adventure Class Room£ 1999

      This is a real adventure seekers dream. Our award winning travelling classroom programme is a unique blend of learning Spanish and travelling adventure. Venezuela is a beautiful country of huge diversity with golden palm fringed beaches, exotic jungles, spectacular and mysterious mountains, ancient indigenous cultures and the beat of exotic Latino! Based at our Caribbean Lodge on one of Venezuelas best beaches, Playa Colorada, in Mochima National Park, explore the lost world while learning Spanish with a fun group of people!


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      Xtreme Reporter – Get Paid As You TravelFree

      Learn, earn and travel by reporting. One accessible online course from any destination while you ´re discovering. Investigate new places and learn how to creatively tell the world. Get the opportunity of the lifetime to get advice from a professional mind. No qualifications required yet experience gained. Travel and writing... what more do you need?




      Full Cave Dive Course Mexico

      A journey into the dark would be describing best the world you enter as a full cave diver. Not for the fainthearted we offer this cave certification course that will take your dives to the next level and to places where not many of us have gone before.


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