Gap Year Ideas & Gap Year Activities @ Year Out New Zealand

So what will get get up to when you arrive in New Zealand? Let us give you some ideas!
	Work on a Farm As you may have heard New Zealand has a strong farming industry - there are about 40 million sheep thats 12 to every person! Well theres also dairy farming and many new lifestyle organic farms which are looking for willing helpers. There are two main orgainsations that can help you find out what farm life is like: Willing Workers on Organic Farms (WWOOF) Farm Helpers in New Zealand (FHINZ)
	Experience one of your Dreams New Zealand has many activities that people only dream of doing. Heres a list of stuff you can do in NZ without any previous experience: - Watch whales in their natural environment - Go swimming in the ocean with dolphins or kayak with them - Go helihiking on a glacier and walk through ice tunnels - Walk around a live volcano
	Do Something Crazy New Zealand is known as the adrenalin activity of the world -who do you think invented the bungee jump?! Here's a list of some of the mad things you can get up to: Bungee Jump (!) - large, small, tandem, bridge, canyon, ledge... Fly by Wire - attach yourself to a rocket suspended over a canyon Zorbing - Put yourself in a human sized hamster ball then set off down a hill (see pic!) Fox wire - Scrabble across a canyon attached to a wire Skydiving - jump out of a plane up to 15,000 ft high Black and white water rafting - Many different grades even in caves River Boarding - body board + white water rapids - you get the picture Jet Boating - high speed down rapids
	Do a Hike Not think walking is your thing? Well you may change your mind when you see what's available! How about walking across live volcanic areas or along white sand beaches. You've seen Lord of the Rings - that wasn't computer graphics its how New Zealand really looks! (minus the dwarfs etc!) How about doing the Dart Track and wandering through Issengard or walking/kayaking the Abel Tasman with cystal clear waters and white sand coves.
	How about Snowboarding/ Skiiing New Zealand has some of the best snow in the southern hemisphere. Why not learn to ski or snowboard while you're over or work on one of the many ski resorts. Have a look at www.snow.co.nz
	Other Activities Its not just adrenalin activities which are available in New Zealand. Theres rugby, kayaking, sailing, surfing, quad biking, fishing, biking, and much more!
	Experience Maori Culture While in New Zealand take some time to experience and learn about Maori culture. From concerts to traditional hangi cooking find out about the original New Zealand habitants.

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