Safety & Support

Impact Gap Year is committed to providing safe travel experience for all participants. We accomplish this through constant communication before, during, adn after arrival, orientations, workshops, and offering top-notch cultural and safert resources throughout the gap year process.

We collaborate with the industry’s leading pioneers in travel, study, and work abroad, which guarantees that all of our programs are carefully vetter. Learn more about our partners by clicking here.

Vaccines and Immunizations

Experiencing cultural differences in different countries and objectively overcoming, embracing, and adapting to certain beliefs and ideas is part of the learning experience of taking a gap year abroad. Because of our years of volunteer presence, many of our program locations are accustomed to encountering a variety of foreigners. However, it is likely you will still receive extra attention and witness circumstances that are different than in your home country.

Some of our program locations have different attitudes toward members of the LGBTQ+ community. when selecting one of our regional programs, it is critical to research the local community’s levels of tolerance and discriminatory legislation. Public displays of affection between members of the same sex may be prohibited in some countries. Impact Travel Group organizes programs in a variety of LGBTQ-friendly countries. Please contact us if you require any additional information.

Countries with more patriarchal societies may surprise many female traveller’s. Dressing modestly is advise for visitors to conservative countries to respect the local culture and avoid drawing unwanted attention.

Expect living conditions that are different from those in your home country. Extreme begging, underdeveloped sanitation systems, and/or common occurrences of petty theft my occur in some program locations. Our program leaders, a mix of local and international staff, have earned the trust of the local communities, ensuring the safety and well-being of all gap year participants. Using common sense, such as storing all of your belongings in a secure location, keeping a close eye on your surroundings, and avoiding carrying or wearing flashy objects, are just a few of the many ways you can protect yourself, just as you would in any country.

All of our programs include cultural sensitivity training to help you deal with common discrepancies that may arise during your stay.