Gap Year Programs in Cuba

Here are some of the most popular locations that are guaranteed to give you your dream gap year in Cuba!

Havana. There is no other place in the world that looks or feels like Havana. This enchanting and seductive city, and the capital of this great country, is most popular location, with a wide range of volunteer placements in community development, health care, or education. You can immerse yourself in the Cuban culture through a study program or by living with a host family. Havana is a fast-developing city, slowly catching up with the rest of the world. Let yourself be seduced by the vivacious nightlife, visit the UNESCO World Heritage sites, or travel outside the city and explore the fishing village that inspired Hemingway to write The Old Man and the Sea.

Santiago de Cuba. Cuba is not just Havana. Although a poor town where the faces of revolution still seem to mean something and look kind of grim, Santiago de Cuba is anything but grim. Spend your gap year with a host family, finally master Spanish, relax on the beach, drink the best rum in Cuba, swim, spend time with your new family and friends, hit the streets of Santiago and dance with the locals, and immerse yourself in the incredible Cuban culture.