Expeditions

The Nenets have set up camp for us high above the Arctic Circle. They’ve raised the poles and rolled out the canvas, laid down reindeer pelts and stacked firewood inside the stove in preparation for our arrival. Now they wait, tending their herds and weaving lassos.

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.

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.

Whale watching, kayaking, and bunking down under the stars in a remote glamp site? Here are six reasons you should definitely consider a holiday on Canada’s west coast.

With rainforests, beaches, ancient temples and wildlife, the hardest part of visiting Sri Lanka is deciding where to start, and whether to travel in the back of a tuktuk, or with your legs dangling out the side of a train. We’d strongly recommend both.

Nuray has been hosting cooking students with Intrepid Travel for eight years and her inclusion on our trip is no happy accident. Intrepid has been working for years to balance the gender disparity in Turkey, where women have fewer working opportunities than men.

A visit to the Solomon Islands, Fiji or Papua New Guinea isn’t your typical beach holiday. Here’s how to pick the Pacific Island that’s right for you.