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Didn’t Get the Uni Offer You Wanted? Here’s Why a Gap Year Could Be Your Best Move
Didn’t get the uni offer you wanted? Discover why a gap year with GapGuru could be your best move, build skills, travel ethically, and make real impact.

What to Do on a Gap Year After A-Levels: Meaningful Ideas for 2025
Discover what to do on a gap year after A-levels in 2025. Explore purposeful gap year ideas with GapGuru internships that boost skills and make an impact.

Real-World Experience Before University: Why Internships Abroad Set You Apart
Discover how internships abroad during your gap year can give you real-world experience before university. Boost your CV, gain life skills, and make a global impact with GapGuru’s supported student internships.

Where to Go on a Meaningful Gap Year: How to Choose the Right Destination
Discover how to choose a gap year destination that’s right for you. Explore GapGuru’s ethical gap year programmes in Nepal, Thailand, Peru, and beyond, here gap year travel meets meaningful impact.

Ethical Internships Abroad for Students: What to Look For (and What to Avoid)
As more young people choose to travel with impact, ethical travel has taken centre stage, especially when it comes to internships abroad. Whether you’re planning a gap year with purpose or seeking meaningful volunteer abroad opportunities, it’s vital to ensure that your experience creates lasting, responsible impact.

Why Gap Year Internships Are the Smartest Way to Travel in 2025
The gap year experience has come a long way. In 2025, the opportunities available have evolved so much that almost anything feels possible. At GapGuru,

How GapGuru Creates Sustainable and Ethical Long-Term Impact
Discover sustainable gap year programs with GapGuru, ethical travel experiences that create lasting impact and support personal growth worldwide.

Your Gap Year Guide to Cambodia
Discover how to volunteer in Cambodia on your gap year with our ultimate guide. Explore Battambang, visit Angkor Wat, and make a real impact through sustainable travel.

How to Stay Safe While Travelling on Your Gap Year
Planning a gap year? Learn key safety tips for travelling, volunteering, and exploring responsibly. Stay protected while making the most of your journey.

Top 10 Skills You’ll Develop During a Gap Year (And Why Employers Value Them)
Taking a gap year is one of the best ways to step outside your comfort zone and discover the world beyond the classroom. Whether you’re exploring new cultures, working on a community project, or volunteering on community projects abroad, a gap year offers freedom, personal growth, and purpose.

How to Fund Your Gap Year – Fundraising Tips
So, you’ve planned your dream Gap Year and you’re ready to make a difference in the world, now all that’s left is funding it! If you’re supporting a charitable cause, fundraising is a great way to raise money and build awareness for something you truly care about.

Why Cultural Immersion Is the Best Education You’ll Ever Get
A gap year abroad is one of the most exciting, eye-opening things you can do. It’s a chance to live in a new culture, meet people whose lives are completely different from yours, and learn in a way that’s deeply human.

Health and Wellbeing Initiatives: Supporting Local Communities
Access to good health shouldn’t depend on where you’re born.
Yet, around the world, many communities still face significant challenges in accessing even the most basic health education and resources, making overall wellbeing harder to achieve.

Gap Year vs. University: Which Path Should You Choose?
You’re in your final year of school, juggling coursework, exams, and personal statements—and everywhere you turn, someone’s asking: “So, what are you doing next?”
For many, university feels like the obvious next step. But here’s the thing: you don’t have to rush.

How to Help Your Teen Choose a Responsible Gap Year Programme
Taking a gap year can be one of the most transformative experiences in a young person’s life, but for parents, it can also raise questions.

Your Gap Year Guide to Tanzania
Looking for a gap year experience that goes beyond adventure, where you can make a real impact and still tick off those bucket-list dreams? Tanzania might just be calling your name.

How to Plan Your Gap Year: A Step-by-Step Guide
So you’ve decided to take a gap year, great choice! But now comes the important part: making sure it’s a meaningful year, not just 12 months of spitting at home watching Netflix. A gap year is an amazing opportunity to step away from the classroom and into the real world, but you want to make sure you plan it right.

How to Budget for a Gap Year
Are you dreaming of exploring the world on your gap year but worried about how to afford it? You’re not alone. One of the biggest questions for future travellers is: “How do I budget for a gap year?”.

Gap Year in Thailand: Everything You Need to Know
Travelling to Thailand on a gap year can be so much more than just a travel adventure, with GapGuru you have the opportunity to make a real difference while gaining life-changing experiences.