Intrepid Travel – Real Life Experiences…

The most memorable moment of any African safari is spotting that first wild animal. We’ve seen them in zoos or on the Discovery Channel, but as Simone Bunnett discovered, to see them in real life is worth waiting for…

“Chobe National Park in Botswana is the most incredible national park that I have visited on our planet. It was my first park in Africa where we were camping and instead of unpacking my tent when we arrived, I walked up to the water hole right next to where we were going to set up camp. It was literally a 5 minute walk and I could not believe my eyes, my mouth dropped to the ground I am sure.

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Mother Nature puts on one of her most impressive performances at Iguazu and Paul McMahon recalls the special day when he got to experience the might of the falls for himself…

“My most memorable national park experience was at Iguazu Falls, Argentina. What made this so remarkable was the pleasure in being so close to one of the most spectacular waterfalls on this planet.

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Travelling to Africa and choosing a camping trip that crosses vast savanna, overnights in jungles and introduces you to fascinating cultures, is stepping out of many people’s comfort zone. For Peter Wicks it was a leap of faith in many ways, but it proved to be the trip of a lifetime…

“Road to Zanzibar is very high on the must-do-again list. Being in our mid-50′s, my wife and I were both a little concerned about taking on a camping tour (the last the time we camped was pre kids), but our worries were very quickly laid to rest. The tents provided by Intrepid were clean, very easy to put up and just as easy to take down.

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You’ve often heard it said by gung-ho travellers, “When in Rome…”, but sometimes you have to be game to really do as the locals do. In Vietnam everyone rides motorbikes and Intrepid’s Jared Alster was a little anxious about taking to streets on two wheels – that was until he discovered that he could let someone else take the handlebars…

“Sure, Hanoi and Saigon are spectacular metropolises anchoring Vietnam in the north and south. However, I prefer the serene countryside outside Hue, a city at about the midway point of the country situated close to the coast. This is where I experienced one of the highlights of my two-week trip.

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