Gap Year Planning and Travelling Safety Course

Preparing Young People for Travelling Adventures

For Schools, Colleges, Universities and Youth Groups

The Course

This 1.5-hour course designed for schools, colleges and universities is a hands-on, no-nonsense training session, providing advice, examples and responses to various circumstances that young people will face while travelling. We will explain how to evaluate situations, avoid trouble and give them the confidence to make decisions that will enable them to make the most out of their time exploring different areas of the world.

The course is primarily about safety and looking after themselves and their friends. But, we also recognise that the whole idea of travelling is to explore, get off the beaten track, try new things and take part in adrenaline fuelled adventures. We will certainly not dissuade them from these things but we will educate them how to go about these activities wisely, put in the right planning and choose the right person or companies to go with. After all, safety standards and consumer rights are limited in the developing world.

We want students to leave this course knowing how to look out for themselves and have the confidence to make the correct decisions. This should prevent them from getting into situations where they feel pressured into doing something through fear, offending culturally or under some other external influence. We also want them to be relaxed when it all goes wrong.

The course is set to be fun and interactive with plenty of travelling stories from the instructor’s well travelled past. It is designed to pay for itself with information about money saving techniques and a chance to discuss good places to visit and how to book things. So there is nothing to loose and everything to gain

In addition we will ask where students are planning to travel and what they are planning to do when they get there. This will help us to tailor each course to the participants needs and there will be time for questions.

Our Instructors

Lost Earth Adventures’ guides have travelled the far corners of the world, from Everest summiteers, desert explorers and deep sea divers we have a world of knowledge.

During their journeys they have been in a wide variety of situations and witnessed many serious incidences that could often have been prevented. They have experienced being in villages taken over by rebels during a civil war, assaults, scams and food poisoning. Our team have also led many successful adventurous expeditions around the world. They have provided logistical support for film crews and helped in many emergency situations including rescues, causality evacuations and administering first aid.

What Subjects do we Cover?

What to pack – We will bring a variety of kit and show you what we always pack as well as look at kit lists for a variety of regions.
How to not get your stuff stolen – We will show you a few inexpensive items to help secure your possessions and tell you a few tricks that will really help you out.
Research- Where to look for country specific advice and information.
Insurance – What to expect, what to get coverage for and how it works.
Money – Currency converting, different ways of carrying it, what to do if you lose it.
Passports- Validity and visas.
Communication- Internet, telephones, apps.
Seasons- The issues faced by being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Health- Disease prevention, first aid kits, safe food and drink.
Accommodation- How to find it when you arrive in a new place.
Authorities- Dealing with corrupt and disorganised authorities.
Female Travellers- Discussion about safety and medical advice, sexual harassment and appropriate dress.
Public and rented transport- How to stay safe and not get ripped off.
The risks of excessive drinking in foreign lands
Muggings and robberies- How to avoid these situations and how to behave should they occur.
Adventure travel- How to choose a provider or find out what training and experience is needed to do it alone.
What are the risks and how will these be minimised?
What happens if you become ill or have an accident?
Are the staff competent and experienced for any activities they are delivering
What are the standards of the provision of adventurous activities in other countries, and how to make decide whether to proceed, walk away or say NO.

Dates and Prices

This course can be brought to you anywhere in the UK.

Price is £795 plus VAT and includes up to 3 x 1.5-hour sessions per day.

Please contact us to check availability and get us booked in.

If you have any concerns about a trip you’ve planned or you need assistance abroad please call us on 01904 500094. We can help you contact the right people and help you with any problems you may be facing.