Don’t get caught out in Israel. Here’s everything you need to know about travelling during Shabbat.

South Africa’s largest city has been described as one of the continent’s most dynamic and exciting. So after booking an Intrepid overland tour departing from Joburg, I decided to arrive early to experience the city for myself. Here’s how to make the most of a visit, and stay safe.   

Did you know that Kangaroo Island is seven times the size of Singapore?

Do you need to be religious to visit Jerusalem? An agnostic traveller visits the Holy Lands to see whether faith is really all you need.

If you’re a colour lover, Mexico should definitely be on your must-visit list. Here are the photos to prove it.

Intrepid Travel’s Destination Manager for North and Central Asia, Karen Zhao, tells us about her recent trip to Bhutan and why it’s the place to be in 2020.

There are few countries that have witnessed the ebb and flow of history quite like Israel. These fast facts will show you just how complex Israel is.

Confession. For years I dreamed of going to the Galapagos Islands, but I had no idea what country it was in. 

Sadly, the influx of mass-produced and imported items in Laos has made shopping responsibly more challenging in recent years. Here are our tips.

With several US stamps on my passport, I’d never actually ventured beyond the tourist traps of California and Las Vegas… until now.

The thing that really gets me – the thing that really grinds my travel gears – is that Laotian cuisine is consistently underrated. It’s overlooked. It’s a travesty!

Every year excitement levels are high when our adventure-loving friends at Lonely Planet drop their Best in Travel list, and the 2020 edition is no exception.

Rising up majestically behind the city of Quito, Cotopaxi is the most defining feature of mainland Ecuador.

It’s often overlooked in favour of its more popular neighbours Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. But make no mistake – Laos’ Luang Prabang can’t be missed.

The 12-kilometre trek from Aktru Base Camp should take about six hours to complete, up and back. But I’m not making good time – in fact, none of us are. And it’s not the altitude and thinning air that’s slowing us down.

What sort of person books a trip they know nothing about? Meet some of the travellers on Intrepid’s inaugural Uncharted Expedition, from Kazakhstan to Mongolia.

All it takes are a few little adjustments to our habits and behaviors to make a big difference.

To help you in your quest to discover the next big thing in travel (before everyone else does), we’ve done the legwork. Literally. Here are six of the hottest travel trends you’ll see in 2020.

With only a GPS (Ger Positioning System) to guide Intrepid’s first-ever Uncharted Expedition, stumbling upon Mongolian hospitality is literally a given.