BSES - Gap Year Expedition in Oman
Spend your gap year abroad in Oman, home to one of the largest deserts in the world as well host to a beautiful but fragile tropical cloud forest. Over four weeks, BSES will lead camps through the harshest of conditions, trekking through relentless deserts and sleeping in dune systems under the unpolluted skies. Participants will then spend four weeks in the Dhofar Cloud Forests, which remain watered and sustained by the yearly monsoons that take the form of thick, misty clouds. Within this mystical environment, lucky adventurers can find Arabian leopards and possibly even turtles laying eggs on the beaches of the Arabian peninsula.
Much of the research conducted in the 2013 expedition will build upon the work of the 2012 travelers, so exact projects are not yet clear, but participants generally craft individual inquiries and use the vast region to carry out critical research. If this exciting opportunity to explore a region untouched by tourist attractions appeals to you, join BSES for your gap year in Oman!
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BSES offers challenging and rewarding gap year expeditions for young people taking a gap year. The core belief of BSES is to provide youth with exciting and inspirations activities overseas in remote locations, such as the deserts of Oman, and the forests of the Amazon. By traveling to remote locations, students are forced to adapt to drastically different environment, and develop personally as a result. If you are looking for a truly unique gap year experience that challenges you to think outside the box, the visit the BSES website to learn about upcoming expeditions.
This expedition was in two parts - the first in the Empty Quarter we were camped deep in the desert with camels, sand foxes and scorpions for company. Amazing night skies, cooking on campfires, and camera trapping for mammals in the dunes.
The second half was in a coastal wadi exploring caves and pools for dragonflies, and the elusive Arabian Leopard. Brilliant company and real wilderness..