Women in Travel

This trailblazing all-women overland crew in southern Africa is challenging stereotypes and redefining adventure one breathtaking vista and heartwarming campfire tale at a time.  

Meet Sumitra Acharya, the 27-year-old powerhouse leading Intrepid travellers on challenging, high-altitude treks throughout Nepal and proving women can do anything they put their minds to.

Meet Asifiwe, the trailblazing Intrepid leader who worked her way up the ranks to go from porter to lead guide taking travellers up Mt Kilimanjaro.

In the last two decades, Pakistan’s tourism industry was completely upended due to travel safety and security concerns. But this Intrepid leader says times are changing, particularly for female travellers, …

We sat down to chat with adventurer and author Alice Morrison about her adventures, from the red dunes of the Sahara to the snow-capped Atlas Mountains.

From guides in Nepal to porters in Peru, here are seven Intrepid women building a brighter travel future, for everybody.