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Asia Gap Year

Some of the world’s best beaches, lush scenery, amazing wildlife and mystical lands – these are just a few of the things that await you in the breathtaking continent of Asia. 

Whether you’re a beach hopper, nature buff, spiritual being or fitness freak, Asia fits the bill.  We have trips in a number of countries, including China, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos, so you’re really spoilt for choice, but if you find it too difficult to pick your number one destination just have a chat with us and we’ll match your wish list to the perfect trip.  It’s also not just about travelling with Xtreme Gap, it’s about making new friends and learning new skills – you could even kick off a new career that takes you around the world.

Do you fancy being a diving instructor or doing an internship in underwater film making (better than sitting in a stuffy lecture hall!)?  Then you can head to Thailand or Indonesia.  If you want to experience the wild side of life, then choose one of our conservation based trips, giving you the chance to work with pandas in China or elephants in Sri Lanka.  Maybe you want to kick some ass action-hero style, in which case take a look at our fitness bootcamps, ultimate fighter training and Kung Fu courses in Thailand and China.  On the other hand you can enjoy some backpacking and beaches, with a few cheek-clenching adrenaline activities thrown in.  Whatever you want to do, we can make it happen!

So, make the most of your time, do something life-changing and indulge in sensory overload, all in our unique Xtreme Gap style!

Asia Gap Year Destinations

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Thailand Fitness Bootcamp

From price  £519
Thailand Fitness Bootcamp

Are you longing to get really fit? If you spend time at the Xtreme Gap fitness bootcamp, set in a tropical Thai jungle paradise, then you really will. Industry leading professional personal trainers will get you in peak condition in no time. After your training take your new six pack for a walk on the beautiful tropical beaches of Phuket. Feel the burn!!

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Xtreme Thailand Experience

From price  £1069
Xtreme Thailand Experience

Do you want see it all in one of the most exciting countries in the world? Join our group and have an incredible adventure. You choose your activities. An intro week, an adventure week, an action week and a beach week. You will be check out the buzz in Bangkok with new mates and letting the good times roll.

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Thailand Adventure

From price  £899
Thailand Adventure

Are you looking for a great value fun trip where you meet loads of other travellers? Do you want to experience some amazing adventures like elephant trekking and visiting temples? You will be enchanted by Thai culture and eased into your travels on a great intro week, you can pick fun options in week two, you'll have a cultural exchange experience in week three and finish up with some serious beach time week four. A bit like the Thailand experience but with less action, better if you are on a tighter budget.

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Koh Tao Adventure

From price  £429
Koh Tao Adventure

Are you longing for some fun? Want to experience pure travel freedom and adventure on one of Thailands most beautiful islands? If you like the sound of die for beaches, superb nightlife and some incredible adventure activities. Then the Koh Tao adventure is the trip you have been searching for. You will be massively entertained because each week has a new adventure. All you have to do is decide which activities to pick. You will have Travel mates guaranteed with plenty of Xtreme Gappers on Koh Tao, and a buddy list system, enabling you to chat to other travellers on your trip before you go!

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Ultimate Fighter, Mixed Martial Arts Training Camp Thailand

From price  £499
Ultimate Fighter, Mixed Martial Arts Training Camp Thailand

So you wanna learn MMA? Then learn with the best. Mixed Martial Arts is the ultimate fighting style, and you will discover the secrets, techniques and methods delivered by one of the worlds top MMA fighters. Beginners, Intermediates or Advanced, by training at the Xtreme Gap MMA camp you will become one serious bad ass.

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Xtreme China Experience

From price  £779
Xtreme China Experience

Experience China in a really adventurous way. Travel in a young and dynamic group and go cycling, rock climbing, trekking and you can even learn Tai Chi. Easing you in to soften the culture shock we teach you about the language, cooking and culture. The weeks after are packed with action. This trip take you to one of the most stunning places of China.

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Muay Thai Training in Thailand

From price  £499
Muay Thai Training in Thailand

Do you want to try the ultimate in personal fitness training?  Muay Thai training Thailand gets you closer to the culture and action. Set on a gorgeous tropical island paradise. You will train hard in a stunning jungle gym up a sandy track minutes from the beach. But will you be ready to step in the ring?

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Freediving Course Thailand

From price  £399
Freediving Course Thailand

Master advanced Freediving techniques will enable you to dive down 20 metres on a single breath of air on the second day! Our Freediving school, set on a cool tropical island in Thailand, teaches you correct techniques, the physiology and science behind the ability to do advance freediving. Either complete an eye opening beginner or advanced course, or participate in a full blown freediving master or even instructor programme.

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Koh Tao Divemaster Thailand

From price  £2599
Koh Tao Divemaster Thailand

Koh Tao Divemaster course plus internship: Live the life on a tropical island in the Gulf of Thailand. The Koh Tao Divemaster course means living on an incredible tropical island, diving every day for 12 weeks, accommodation and equipment included. You will discover one of the most amazing lifestyles and gain a professional level qualification enabling you to work in the scuba diving industry all over the world.

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Rock Climbing Thailand

From price  £459
Rock Climbing Thailand

Challenge yourself and admire the view from up high. Our rock climbing course, set on a beautiful tropical island, will teach you the basics of rock climbing. This course will give you all the inspiration you could need to develop a life long climbing passion. The setting is spectacular too, as you climb through the lush jungle and look out to sea from the pinnacles rising majestically out of the lush jungle.

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Zero to Hero Dive Instructor start your dive career here

From price  £4499
Zero to Hero Dive Instructor start your dive career here

Become a dive instructor! No prior experience needed, you can become a dive instructor teaching others how to dive leading to an exciting career all over the world. This7 month  programme is a life changer, training under one of Koh Tao´s most established an successful course directors you can put the prospect of a 9 to 5 rat race well and truly behind you. 

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Learn to dive in Koh Tao

From price  £409
Learn to dive in Koh Tao

Learn to dive in Koh Tao on your gap year! Getting your PADI qualifications in Thailand is one of the must do activities when you go backpacking in Asia or as part of a round the world trip. Koh Tao is famous for diving, low prices and great experiences, and maybe even meet the Whale shark, the biggest and most amazing fish in the sea! Come join us and have a great time on Koh Tao.

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Kung Fu Master China

From price  £799
Kung Fu Master China

Learn Kung Fu in China with the masters and become a Kung Fu legend. Choose to learn different styles and train in a western run academy with links to the top Kung Fu masters in China. Previous students have even trained with Jackie Chan! 1 Year Kung Fu instructor course also available.

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Paid Underwater Film Maker Internship

From price  £2199
Paid Underwater Film Maker Internship

Become an underwater camera man (or woman) on a paid underwater videography internship. Earn as you learn to film underwater while you are staying at the stunning Thai island Koh Tao. For 12 weeks you will be diving every day! You will work with a young dynamic team and earn your beer money shooting movies in paradise. Who does not love that!

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Backpacking in Laos

From price  £679
Backpacking in Laos

Get off the beaten path and visit Laos! Let us take you off the beaten path on our backpacker trip in Laos. Starting in Bangkok Thailand, you can head through one of the most rewarding countries in South East Asia, and experience the joys of tubing, waterfalls and mind boggling scenery and beer Lao!

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Surfing in Bali

From price  £359
Surfing in Bali

Do something amazing. Learn to Surf in Bali!  Staying at the uber chilled Xtreme Gap Surf Camp, an awesome surf retreat, we will provides you with all you need for an amazing surf holiday in an action packed, marvelous island.

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Arnis Stick and Knife Fighting Philippines

From price  £829
Arnis Stick and Knife Fighting Philippines

Learn the deadly Filipino martial art of Modern arnis, with some of the top grand masters in the Philippines. Rattan sticks, blades, and un-armed combat will be taught alongside various different styles. One week in Marikina City, Manila and then a beach week training with locals and on an intensive crash course.

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Shark Divemaster Philippines

From price  £3199
Shark Divemaster Philippines

Malapascua in the Philippines is the only place in the world where you can see the Thresher Shark on a regular basis. Although this shark is harmless to humans.This is pretty cool in itself, but then throw in Manta Rays, Hammerhead Sharks and really good macro diving and you have some great reasons to take your Divemaster in the Philippines. The other reason is that you will be living on a tropical island with warm waters, white beaches and lovely people!
 

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South Africa Wildlife Conservation Experience

From price  £759
South Africa Wildlife Conservation Experience

Get hands on Wildlife conservation experience in one of South Africas award winning game reserve conservation projects. Join other volunteers as you get involved in all aspects of maintaining a game reserve, from tracking Lions and other big 5 to game monitoring and enclosure repair.

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SSI Dive Control Specialist Gili Trawangan Indonesia

From price  £3269
SSI Dive Control Specialist Gili Trawangan Indonesia

AKA SSI DIVEMASTER Equivalent: This is an SSI Open Water through to Dive Control Specialist Starting from the beginning and working up to a dive professional! Located in the gorgeous Gili islands, it is a little more expensive than doing your divemaster in Thailand, but the diving is much better and the experience is more refined. The Gilis are a piece of paradise on earth and you will love doing your dive training here.

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Learn to Dive and Speciality Courses, Indonesia

From price  £569
Learn to Dive and Speciality Courses, Indonesia

If you want to learn to dive in a truly special place or you want to do advanced or speciality dive courses this destination would be great! A tropical island if 3 by 2 km just 2 hours by boat from Bali in Indonesia. Courses run all year, so whenever suits you,our professional staff will be waiting for you, and so will the turtles, the rays, the clown fish, the white sandy beaches ...

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Gili Freediving Programme, Indonesia

From price  £819
Gili Freediving Programme, Indonesia

Free diving is the name suggest is all about freedom under water. It's amazing what you can achieve when you push yourself (and when you have the proper instruction) makes this in with a beautiful tropical island deep clear blue seas and superb free diving instruction from some of the world's top free dive instructors and you're onto a winner.

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North Vietnam Experience

From price  £769
North Vietnam Experience

Discover Vietnams epic northern highlights on this exciting 4 week group adventure. Hang out in Hanoi, learn about the war torn history of Vietnam, get to know Vietnamese culture, go trekking and finally top it all of with a cool beach week checking out the world famous Halong Bay.

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Sri Lanka Experience

From price  £1099
Sri Lanka Experience

A group travel experience like no other. A sun drenched palm fringed tropical island, turquoise seas lots of action packed weeks to chose, a worthwhile and important turtle conservation project and a chilled beach week at the end! Explore Sri Lanka, its beautiful nature and friendly people while getting a real taste of local life in the tropics.

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Dive Instructor Course Malapascua

From price  £1599
Dive Instructor Course Malapascua

Taking your IDC or Dive Instructor Course is a life changing step. Gone are the days of commuting, offices and general dis-satisfaction of everyday life in a modern world.  Enter a life of living in the worlds most amazing beach resorts, a genuinely rewarding job and qualifications you can use to earm a living anywhere in the world. Hello complete freedom.

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Thailand Backpacker Experience

From price  £375
Thailand Backpacker Experience

The ideal way to start your backpacking adventure in Thailand! Travel as a group from Bangkok to Koh Phangan in 7 days. We will take care of everything for you including accommodation, activities and transport, plus your group leader will be on hand all week to ensure you have an awesome and trouble free trip. See the best of this amazing country and meet new friends whilst enjoying the experience of a lifetime! The best value for money backpacker tour in Thailand - everything only £375! Plus, one person in every group in Jan & Feb 2013 will win a free diving course and 3 nights accommodation on Koh Tao!!

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Round The World - South East Asia

From price  £2549
Round The World - South East Asia

South East Asia is a very interesting, fun, safe and beautiful part of the world. It has a well trodden backpacking route for good reason. This is a flexible trip showing you the best sites in Thailand, Laos and Vietnam! From bustling cities, to Unesco sites and from stunning beaches and Islands to lakes with dolphins.

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Panda Conservation in China

From price  £679
Panda Conservation in China

We would love your help and care for the Giant Panda in China. Although everyone loves a Panda, with just 1600 left in the whole world it is the most endangered animal on the planet right now. Saving this species is a race against the clock. Help us care for the Panda in China and sign up!

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Train with Karate Masters in Okinawa

From price  £1999
Train with Karate Masters in Okinawa

This really is a unique experience, learning the original Okinawan Karate, the most effective and pure form with some of the most respected Japanese Karate legends. Once a year our 10 day trip of a lifetime will expand your karate skills exponentially. The teachers: highly respected Karate Masters, are not accessible under normal circumstances. We provide world class instructors, the best dojo in Okinawa, the spiritual home of Karate, and interpreters where needed that are also qualified instructors. Not suitable for complete beginners.

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Round The World Australasia

From price  £3199
Round The World Australasia

The perfect work travel itinerary with some well deserved beach time en route. You do not have to save a fortune before you set off on your travels, by combining a working holiday Visa in Australia and New Zealand you can earn money while you travel 3 amazing countries, with a gorgeous one month stay in Thailand before getting stuck into a job down under you would be nuts to miss out.

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Bali Fitness Bootcamps

From price  £1199
Bali Fitness Bootcamps

Get in shape with a week long Bootcamp Bali Style. Depending on the option your pick you get fit with pilates, jungle treks, sunrise volcano climbs, mountain bike trips and yoga sessions. These 6 day Fitness Bootcamp programmes are run by experienced, professional personal trainers. Get in top shape and forget all about the hustle and bustle back home.

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The Xtreme Bali Experience

From price  £999
The Xtreme Bali Experience

Indonesia's Bali, is a tropical paradise island, created from an active volcano and the perfect setting for some Xtreme adventures and gorgeous chill time. The perfect mix of cultural experiences, adventure and world-class surfing makes this an unmissable getaway destination, or an essential stop on a round the world trip.
 

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Komodo Dragon Adventure Voyage Land And Sea

From price  £1199
Komodo Dragon Adventure Voyage Land And Sea

Do you thirst for adventure in uncharted territory? Seeking out some of the worlds most beautiful locations? Travelling in the style, like ancient explorers did 300 years ago, this adventurous livaboard voyage (tinged with a hint of danger) could be for you. An xtreme gap expedition like no other, set aboard a beautiful 18-meter vessel, amidst Indonesian archipelagos in search of the notorious Komodo dragon.

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Freediving Livaboard Adventure Sailing

From price  £1199
Freediving Livaboard Adventure Sailing

Do you want to do something really exciting when you travel? Then why not learn to free dive in some of the worlds best underwater conditions, staying aboard a beautiful traditional Indonesian boat, sailing through the crystal clear waters of the Komodo Island Marine Park you can learn how to free dive and spend and you will never forget.

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The Ultimate Surf Expedition

From price  £1199
The Ultimate Surf Expedition

If you are an advanced or semipro surfer then you will love this. Sailing through some of the best  secret surf spots in Indonesia, we go off in search of the perfect wave living on-board a beautiful traditional sailing vessel. This is once-in-a-lifetime adventure to find those dream like conditions.

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Thailand Fullmoon Party Experience

From price  £249
Thailand Fullmoon Party Experience

The Thailand Fullmoon party, one of the all-time top 10 must dos before you die. Five days of enjoying the stunning island of tropical Ko Tao with a group of other Xtreme Gappers culminating in one of the most epic parties abroad.

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Bali Adventure

From price  £779
Bali Adventure

An enlightening 3 weeks in Bali all inclusive, learn about the culture of this fascinating island and discover why Bali is famous for being such a beautiful islands, with friendly people and loads of inclusions, this might just be the highlight of your Asia trip.

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TEFL Training And Work As An English Teacher In Thailand

From price  £1399
TEFL Training And Work As An English Teacher In Thailand

Gain an internationally recognised teaching qualification with a guaranteed job offer after your course and earn over $1000 per month A great way to work and travel.. Phuket is one of the world’s most famous dream destinations of the most beautiful places in the world. The course location is 30 metres from the beach . It is ideal for students to have time to relax while they are learning. Food and accommodation is very cheap by western standards.

The most popular Asia Gap Year Activities

Apart  from the culture and cost of living, an Asia gap year is popular due to the adventurous and exciting activities available. Here is a list of our top Asia gap year activities:

Gap year diving

With temperate tropical seas and wonderful marine life, gap year diving programmes are very popular on an Asia gap year. Most at least get an open water diving certificate in Thailand however many opt to get a professional diving qualification and go for their Koh Tao Divemaster or Scuba Instructor. We also run a paid underwater videography course as well, which proves popular for people wanting to gain paid work abroad on their gap year.

Adventure Trekking

A great way to see the world is on your own two feet, and an asia gap year offers you incredible opportunities to do just that. Jungles, Montains and Deltas: Asia has everything.A very popular asia gap year activity is to complete the Everest base camp trek. The thrill seekers can also combine this with whitewater rafting one of the best  rivers in the world- the Sun Kosi. Both these activities are available on a Nepal gap year.

Learn an Asian Martial Art

Many ancient and effective martial arts were developed in Asia. On an Asia gap year with Xtreme Gap you get the opportunity to learn Kung Fu in China, study Muay Thai in Thailand or practice Mixed Martial Arts in Thailand and even try your hand an FMA or Kali: Filipino stick and knife fighting! (Who would choose the stick I wonder???)

Whether you want to just spend your gap year in Asia or will be stopping through on a round the world ticket, take a look at some of our programmes for some inspiration for your travels.

Asia gap year destinations are very popular not only because of the diverse cultures you will encounter while you travel, but also as the cost of living in these countries is low. For example: on a gap year in Thailand you can spend a little as £10 a day compared to a gap year in Australia where you will need to budget more.

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