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Find your own path and be yourself

Adventure Travel, Africa, Asia, Career skills, China, Gap year, India, Kenya, Other, Summer program, Thailand, Travel tips, Volunteering

An AV adventure is about more than just travelling, it’s about making your own rules, creating memories that are just for you and to just be yourself. We don’t believe in the normal route, the well-trodden path, the signposted road. We believe in the road less...

What Makes AV Different?

Adventure Travel, Africa, Asia, AV Foundation, Career skills, China, Gap year, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Other, South Africa, Summer program, Tanzania, Testimonials, Thailand, Travel tips, Uganda, Volunteering

What makes AV different? Well, we know we’re not alone in wanting something different to the ordinary, standardised travel experiences that many companies offer. We believe in authentic experiences that help you to see the world as it really is, in all its variety,...

Free time over the holidays? Start planning your Gap Year!

Adventure Travel, Africa, Asia, Career skills, China, Gap year, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Other, South Africa, Summer program, Tanzania, Thailand, Travel tips, Uganda, Volunteering

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! That’s why we’ve created a very ‘AV’ 12 days of Christmas for you. Use our 12-day tick list to get planning your Gap Year over the Christmas break. This is the perfect time to start planning for 2020 and get...

Escape the 9 to 5 with a mini Gap Year!

Adventure Travel, Africa, Asia, Career skills, China, Gap year, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, South Africa, Summer program, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Volunteering

At AV, we believe in the value of the Gap Year experience for every age! That’s why we’ve created a range of programs especially for older travellers, already in full-time jobs. These shorter programs, ranging from 2 – 5 weeks, are perfect for time-limited...

Taking a Gap Year After Uni

Adventure Travel, Africa, Asia, Career skills, China, Gap year, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Travel tips, Uganda, Volunteering

Why take a Gap Year after uni? More and more students are choosing to take a Gap Year after uni to give them a much needed break from studying and gain some real life experience before applying for jobs. Taking a Gap Year after uni is a great idea if you want to make...

Top 5 Inspirational Gap Year Ideas

Adventure Travel, Africa, Asia, China, Gap year, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Travel tips, Uganda, Volunteering

With so much choice available for taking a Gap Year, it can be hard to know which option to choose. If you’re stuck for Gap Year ideas, or you have too many, we’ve broken the whole process down into some simple categories. These Gap Year ideas will transport you...

Celebrating 25 years of Gap Year Volunteering and Adventure Travel

Africa, Asia, AV Foundation, AV Stories, China, Gap year, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, News, South Africa, Summer program, Tanzania, Testimonials, Thailand, Uganda, Volunteering

It is 25 years since Africa & Asia Venture (AV) first opened its doors to young people interested in a different kind of Gap Year experience. Our Volunteering and Adventure Travel programs have paved the way for thousands of likeminded, inspirational individuals...

Beyond The Great Wall

China, Gap year, Testimonials

Everyone from US lawyers to Mark Zuckerberg have been taking Mandarin language classes, as China has emerged as a global superpower. But it’s a challenging language to get to grips with, hence the reason our AVs spend the first month of their gap year in China learning Mandarin intensively.