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There are many different activities that are connected with gap year travel, such as visiting a safari, climbing mountains and experiencing natural surroundings. If you’re planning a gap year then there are three activities you may want to do, just to say you have.

Diving off a cliff

You’ll certainly need a friend and a camera for this activity, but it’s something so many people will do on a gap year. It is a sign of freedom and enjoying life in general, and hopefully you can come away with fantastic picture to share with your friends.

Climbing a Mountain

This is presuming your travelling to an areas where there is a mountain range, but nothing says you’ve accomplished something on your gap year then reaching the top of a mountain.

Making friends with locals

Gap years are not just ideal opportunities to see lots of different things; they are also an opportunity to meet different people, the type of individual soon perhaps never though you would meet. You may then come away with a completely different perspective on life.

There’s no doubt that Australia is a beautiful country, but one of Australia’s best kept secrets is the Bungle Bungle range. For well over 250 million years, nature has carved this beautiful landscape, and the ranges can only be described as tall black and orange striped poems is various widths and heights.

Many aborigines use the area, and you can really experience something unique, so make sure you don’t forget your camera. You can also get a real sense of action and drama in the areas, with off road driving an opportunity, while hiking and exploring the areas can be enthralling on its own.

This area is also part of Purnululu National Park; a popular World Heritage site. You can find accommodation, restaurants and bars in Kimberley, and many people will stay there so they are fresh and ready to explore the Bungle Bungle range as they wake in the morning.

There are so many different things to see and do in Thailand and that’s one of the reasons why it’s becoming a popular place for gap years, long holidays and tours. The beautiful scenery is just one beneficial factor, but there are many other different factors, including wildlife, weather, food, cost and accommodation.

If you’re looking to travel on a budget, then Thailand is a good option, and the most expensive aspect will always be the flights. Thailand is not about glamour, and there is no discomfiture when staying in a hostel or a budget hotel. It must be said that there are luxury places to stay, and even these places are affordable, but if you’re looking for that adventure, backpacking experience then hostels are ideal.

Tourism in Thailand has come on leaps and bound sin recent years but if you are heading there then you have to keep your wits about you, so a handy travel book will be ideal. There are many different types of wildlife parks in Thailand and if you’ve ever fancied stroking a lion cub or bathing an elephant then this could be the right destination for you.

The carnival in Brazil is one of the most famous festivals throughout the world, known for the exuberance of the festivities. Brazil is a great country to visit, its economy is growing rapidly, and has a burgeoning middle class, so you won’t feel too out of place in many of the neighbourhoods. Brazil has many famous attractions, such as the Christ The Redeemer statue, and has some of the greatest beaches and night clubs in the world. But the best time to visit Brazil is without a doubt the Rio Carnival. If you don’t like bustling and hectic crowds, then it probably won’t be so good, but if you are prepared to dive right into the festive mood, then there is much enjoyment to be had, even for tourists. A lot of tourists choose to visit during this period, and the experience is known to be unlike anything else. In fact, their experience on this occasion has spurned many replications of the carnival to pop up in other countries, including the UK.

If you don’t already know what I mean by eco-tourism, I should probably begin by giving a short description. It is a type of tourism which takes you to places where an ecological preservation effort is being undertaken. As an eco-tourist, you get to help with the efforts, helping to catalogue any changes in the environment, and the changes in animal population. Now, this may sound a little dull, unless this type of thing interests you, but it actually gives you a lot of access to places, sights, and animals that you otherwise would not have. So, to summarise, you get a great holiday, where you spend part of your time leisurely, and another part of the time contributing to much needed conservationist programs. These types of holidays are available for applicants, on virtually every continent on the planet. So you could find yourself, for instance, scuba diving, and collecting data about turtle habits and populations, or you could find yourself traipsing through the Amazon or the Congo, recording data on the animals there.