Are you looking to plan a gap year and want to visit somewhere really exotic? Do you love beaches? You really need to visit the Caribbean!
Best Gap Year Programs in the Caribbean
Sea Turtle Conservation in Mexico
• 2-12 weeks
• Price from £3,445
Caribbean Encounter
• 10 days, 3 countries
• Price from £1,972
Mexico – Yucatán Experience
• 11 days
• Price from £1,276
Highlights of Cuba
• 6 days
• Price from £449
Caribbean Gap Year Ideas
The Caribbean isn’t a traditional gap year or backpacking destination, but if you do come here you will be rewarded. Local people are very friendly, the lifestyle is laid-back, and there are so many beautiful places to explore and things to do.
The 27 countries in the Caribbean include Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Navassa Island, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands and United States Virgin Islands.
You can find gap year programs throughout the region.
Popular Destinations
The Caribbean is home to thirteen sovereign island nations: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. Other countries in the Caribbean region which are popular to visit include Belize, Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia.
