Plus all the other questions: what will happen if I arrive, with whom will I have dinner, how will I make friends, will there be others on the activities, what if I am alone, what if I get home sick, will I only be with groups of friends, will I fit in…

Even I freaked out!

The Xtreme Team has travelled a lot, and we have all been there, and I have to admit on my first world travel I had it worse than most of you. I was all like, Yeah I am going travelling on my own how cool am I… But then the day before I left I was suddenly almost freaking out! Whaaa what if… who is waiting to talk to me, what if no one likes me?

Its all nonsense!

You will meet people the moment you are at the airport. This might not be the people you will be in the plane with but just a nice random person you have a nice chat with. You-ll sit next to someone nice on the plane who tells his life story and you have a laugh, arriving on your gap year destination you will have this amazing taxi driver who tells you about a great restaurant. In the hostel is a nice bar and you meet other travellers that travel alone. You will go out for dinner together, even plan a nice activity for the next day.

On the Xtreme trips we help you out

From taxi pick ups, to introduction nights or even weeks. From solo but guided travel to fully guided group trips. you name it, we have it.

Don´t let the fear of travelling alone get to you! Just go for it. It will be much better than you think!

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A lot of sweat and probably some cursing… but its the best Thailand Fitness Bootcamp out there! Read below the reviews of some of our customers.

Jessica Petersen New Zealand (1 month) April to May 2014
It was the right choice to book my adventure through Xtreme Gap as my time here at the fitness bootcamp Thailand has been one of the best experiences I’ve ever had, not only do the trainers push you to your absolute limits, but you make amazing friends along the journey. I would definitely recommend this experience to anyone!

Tom Page England 1 month April to March
I’ve really enjoyed my time at the XGAP Fitness bootcamp! The trainers really push you hard. It’s a perfect, encouraging and positive environment for training and would definitely recommend it for all ages and fitness levels!!. I’ve met new friends from all over  the world and they will surely be friends for life. To Jessica and Jessica and Charles, till next time!

Jessica Tile England

Thank you Xtreme Gap for having this experience as part of your programs offered. It has been a great time in Thailand. The fitness program is amazing and I have met friends through you that I am traveling with again in the near future. It is highly recommended!

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Last week Monday (20/01/14) the volunteers went on the Swazi Cultural Village Tour. They got the chance to view Swazi traditional homes known as huts, enjoy watching and listening to the Swazi traditional dancing and singing, as well has having the privilege to partake in the Traditional dance. Moreover, if its warm enough (even if not) the volunteers always a good dip in the waters at the Mantenga Falls which is a lovely cascading waterfall within the Mantenga Cultural Village.

Here are some of the comments received from the tours:
“Saturday afternoon we went on the Malolotja Zipline Adventure Tour. We went to the second biggest exposedrock in the world, visited the old mine, the all important Maguga Dam, and of course did the ziplining. It was definitely worth it – the zip lining was great and the landscape at Malolotja Nature Reserve was beautiful.” – Katie Kraan

“The Malolotja Zipline Adventure Tour was definitely worth doing. It was a great way of experiencing Swaziland’s landscape and wild nature. One of the mpst memorable parts was having a cold drink and a traditional Swazi barbeque wit the view of the beautiful sunset.” – Silja Arnadottir
“On Monday we did the Swazi Cultural Village Tour. I was chosen to dance with the local people – yaaay! =) After the traditional singing and dancing we went to the waterfall for a swim.” – Katie Kraan

“The Swazi Cultural Village Tour was great. The dance at the end (where some of the volunteers were asked to join) was the highlight of the tour. Afterwards we had a nice swim by the beautiful waterfall.” Silja Arnadottir

On Sunday the lovely volunteers left for Tofo, Mozambique on the Mozambique Beach and Whale Shark Experience: white sands, sunshine, and waves – they will definitely be spending their week in paradise! Hopefully I’ll be sending you photos of their Mozambique Beach and Whale Shark Experience next week when the volunteers return.

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Hello,

I finished my dive master course in Koh Tao a few weeks ago and I just wanted to say thanks! I had an insane time there for 8 weeks so would like to thank you for organising it all and being so helpful.

I believe I was the first xtreme gapper to be sent to The new Xtreme Gap Year dive school and I’m very glad I was. The dive school was so much fun, all the staff were really friendly but all the training was also very professional. I would definitely recommend that you use them again and I know Jay and Westy are keen to get more xtreme gappers to do their Divemaster!

If there is anyone thinking about doing their divemaster in Koh Tao and they have questions then I’m happy for you to give them my email and ill answer any questions they have.

Thanks again!

Finlay Murphy

If you are considering doing your Divemaster in Thailand, and want to take Finlay up on his offer, please contact us and we will put you in touch with him.

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Alex, UK
“In search for the perfect wave, adventures, braais and loads of wind?  This place really lived up to my expectations. It was perfect, guesthouse directly on the beachfront and just downwind of Kitebeach on Bloubergstrand in the Table View area.”

Iris, Italy
“Thank you guys for showing me a wonderful time, and yes! I can now Kitesurf, Surf and SUP. Need to come back to practice some more…and have some party time! Loved it!! Too short!”

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“So far (4 weeks) They are excellent at showing the main sites and a few out of the way places.”

Anna Danes

“Really great way to see & experience New Zealand. Getting a true Kiwi bus drivers perspective & meet great people.”

Abigail

“Really friendly bus drivers. If ever we had a problem there was a 24hour helpline. Its a great way to meet new people.”

Hans

“Good fun & instead of a long boring journey from one place to another, getting interesting stops like wine tasting & swimming.”

Tim

“They take you to all the best places around New Zealand. Drivers are fun and have great advice.”

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“Everyone was super helpful, friendly, and knowledgable! They took care of all the logistics so that my trip was stress free! The routes and attractions were excellent.”

Sanne Dubois

“I recommend any backpacker 100% to go with the Travel pass! It was an awesome trip and this pass made it very easy to get around the three countries, that was worth every penny. No problems at all, just type a short message and the service is delivered promptly.

Also the chat possiblity on the website is very helpful for getting answers on short term questions quickly, summarising committed staff and good value for money. Definitely recommended for individual travelers, who would like to have both a lot of freedom and valuable advise if needed. Thanks again, a satisfied customer.”

Grietje Menke

“We travelled from Lima to La Paz and it was wonderful. Everything was well organized and the activities were lots of fun. The contact was excellent and they replied to all of our questions very quick.”

Laurent da Silva

“Before booking my trip to Peru I was not sure which tour company to choose from. There were so many different operators that did not really help me travel the way I wanted to travel. I did not want to do one of the cliche group tours where I am stuck with a tour guide for 15 days, and am force to do things that I did not want to do.

This travel pass allowed me to be very flexible during my trip. I traveled with my girlfriend and were able to do what we wanted, whenever we wanted without the hassle of having to organize everything ourselves.

I am sure we could have organized some of the things ourselves, but we would have lost a lot of time trying to figure out how to do it. The activities that they included where a lot of fun, like the sandboarding in Ica, and the volcano trek to Misty in Arequipa. I feel I really got to discover Peru!!”

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“Everyone was super helpful, friendly, and knowledgable! They took care of all the logistics so that my trip was stress free! The routes and attractions were excellent.”

Sanne Dubois

“I recommend any backpacker 100% to go with the Travel pass! It was an awesome trip and this pass made it very easy to get around the three countries, that was worth every penny.

No problems at all, just type a short message and the service is delivered promptly. Also the chat possiblity on the website is very helpful for getting answers on short term questions quickly, summarising committed staff and good value for money. Definitely recommended for individual travelers, who would like to have both a lot of freedom and valuable advise if needed. Thanks again, a satisfied customer.”

Grietje Menke

“We travelled from Lima to La Paz and it was wonderful. Everything was well organized and the activities were lots of fun. The contact was excellent and they replied to all of our questions very quick.”

Laurent da Silva

“Before booking my trip to Peru I was not sure which tour company to choose from. There were so many different operators that did not really help me travel the way I wanted to travel. I did not want to do one of the cliche group tours where I am stuck with a tour guide for 15 days, and am force to do things that I did not want to do.

This travel pass allowed me to be very flexible during my trip. I traveled with my girlfriend and were able to do what we wanted, whenever we wanted without the hassle of having to organize everything ourselves. I am sure we could have organized some of the things ourselves, but we would have lost a lot of time trying to figure out how to do it.

The activities that they included where a lot of fun, like the sandboarding in Ica, and the volcano trek to Misty in Arequipa. I feel I really got to discover Peru!!”

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