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Eligible for Gap Year For Grown Ups Projects
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At Gap Year For Grown Ups we are opening up the world to the more mature traveller, working to get the message out that travelling is not just a young persons game…after all, why should they have all the fun? We want as many people as possible to see and explore the many wonders that the world has to offer, but we have to make sure that the people we are sending to our projects share the same directives as we do. We need to make sure that the people that go on our projects are hard-working, passionate about the work they are doing, understand that what they put in they'll get back out and are respectful to the culture that they are entering.
Listed below are the criteria that we have set out to make sure that we are sending the right kind of people to our hundreds of wonderful projects.
Age
As part of Real Travel, we send a wide range of age groups out to our projects and programmes from 18 years upwards. Gap Year For Grown Ups particular aims at the traveller who is “30ish” and above and we have no maximum age limit, we just ask that potential participants are in reasonable health and feel that they will give their all to the projects/programmes and what they entail. You will need to bear in mind that the majority of our projects/programme will have participants of a wide age range taking part in them.
Nationality
Gap Year For Grown Ups welcomes people of all nationalities, but you must be aware that a number of countries in which we run projects do have visa restrictions. If you are not a resident of the UK, then it will be you own responsibility to sort out any visas that you are required to have, as we are currently only able to arrange visas for UK residents.
CRB
All participants who select to take part in a volunteer project that involves working with children and vulnerable adults must be willing to submit their details for an enhanced check by the Criminal Records Bureau. If you do have a conviction that is in any way relevant to the volunteer work that you wish to carry out, Gap Year For Grown Ups reserves the right to terminate your booking with us. At the present time we are only able to offer CRB checks for UK residents, however, this is likely to change in due course.
Health and Fitness
We like to give our participants as many options as possible when they are choosing their overseas adventures but because of the nature of some of our projects/ programme, we must ask that said participants are of good health and are of a reasonable fitness to take part. If you have a disability, please discuss your project options with our travel experts, as they will be able to give you detailed information about the project work, accessibility, accommodation etc. You are also asked to advise us of any medical conditions and/or allergies at the time of booking.
Responsibility
We request that all Gap Year For Grown Ups participants are open-minded and tolerant towards the cultures that they are entering by participating in our projects. This includes traditions, beliefs and ways of life. With this in mind, we encourage everyone to research the country that they will be visiting, to make sure that there is an awareness of the sort of behaviour that is unacceptable in particular cultures and therefore should be avoided. This research will also be advantageous to you as you will be able to gain the respect of the local people, who will be far more open and welcoming to you if they see that you are making an effort to appreciate their cultures and traditions.
Some of our projects forbid alcohol anywhere on their premises - you will be informed of this in your pre-departure information. Drugs are forbidden on all of our projects. If you are found to contravene either of these, you will be asked to leave the project with immediate effect.
You must abide by the rules and guidelines laid down by each individual project.
Medical
It is your own responsibility to make sure that you have any appropriate vaccinations and have made any necessary medical preparations for the trip before leaving the UK. At Gap Year For Grown Ups, we are not able to give you advice on which vaccinations to have, although we do recommend that you pay a visit to your GP a minimum of 6 weeks before your date of departure. We have a number of projects that are considered to be within malarial zones - so you will need to sort out any prophylactics, mosquito nets and so on before departure.
Yellow Fever
Yellow Fever is a viral disease carried by mosquitoes, which is endemic to Central South America and Equatorial Africa. You may be required to produce a certificate of proof that you have had the vaccination to enter some countries or certain regions of some countries. You may also be required to show a certificate only if you are entering them from a country where Yellow Fever is endemic. For more information on this talk to your GP, do some research on the Internet and check/get in touch with the countries embassy.
Passport
Don't forget it, you won't get out of the country and also always check to see if you need any visas. If you do need to apply for any visas, leave plenty of time to get it sorted out before your date of departure. It is required by some nations that foreign visitors have at least 6 months remaining on their passport from the date that you return from your trip. For example, if you leave the UK on the 7th Jan and return on the 7th Feb, you must have 6 months remaining from 7th Feb. This 6 month rule can also apply to visas.
Insurance
Before you are able to depart on your trip, you must give us the details of your insurance policy. We are not able to send you out to any of our projects without the appropriate insurance. You must have insurance that covers you for repatriation and emergency are evacuation. Gap Year For Grown Ups has a number of gap trip insurance options: please ask if you would like more information.
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