Our trip styles

A group of six travellers follow behind a leader wearing Intrepid red in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

Find your travel style

No two travellers explore the world the same way. Whether you’re looking for flexibility, deep local connections, extra comfort or a more elevated experience, our four trip styles make it easy to find the adventure that’s right for you. 

Basic
Explore your way
Experience the highlights and explore at your own pace and price, with a local leader to show you the way.
Basic accommodation
Inclusions on few days
Experienced local leader
Feature Stays
Signature Experiences
Explore Basic trips
Original
Go beyond the highlights
Dive deeper into a destination with more included activities, meals and chances to connect with its people.
Standard accommodation
Inclusions on some days
Experienced local leader
Feature Stays
Signature Experiences
Explore Original trips
Comfort
Explore the world in comfort
Travel at a more enjoyable pace, with comfortable accommodation and more inclusions worth every moment.
Comfortable accommodation
Inclusions on most days
Experienced local leader
Feature Stays
Signature Experiences
Explore Comfort trips
Premium
Take your travels up a notch
This is adventure, upgraded. Experience the best of a destination, with handpicked Feature Stays and Signature Experiences you’ll remember forever.
Our best accommodation
Daily inclusions
Experienced, top-rated local leader
Feature Stays
Signature Experiences
Explore Premium trips

Premium

Adventure, upgraded. Led by our most knowledgeable leaders, you'll experience the best of a destination through Feature Stays and Signature Experiences.

A brightly lit desert accommodation in the desert of Namibia

Accommodation

All itineraries include a Feature Stay at an unforgettable property, handpicked for its location, quality and local architectural or historical significance.

A white van with red Intrepid branding in a parking lot in Iceland

Transport

Comfortable private transport designed to maximise your time in a destination. Options may include first-class trains or well-equipped 4WDs.

Three travellers drinking wine at Golden Hour in Tasmania

Inclusions

The most inclusions and extras of all our trip styles, plus arrival transfers, most meals and Signature Experiences that connect you to people and places in unforgettable ways.

Comfort

Enjoy comfortable accommodation, included experiences and meals on most days of your journey.

A room in the Cappadocia cave hotel, turkey

Accommodation

Comfortable hotels chosen with location and local character in mind. Some itineraries include a homestay or guesthouse.

A red and white branded Intrepid Outback truck

Transport

Mostly private transport throughout the journey, though local options may be used when it adds to the experience.

Travellers and an Intrepid leader learning how to make gozleme from a local woman in Turkiye

Inclusions

More included activities and meals than our Basic and Original trips, leaving you with fewer out-of-pocket expenses.

Original

Explore a destination with some included activities and meals, plus opportunities to connect with local people along the way.

Travellers sitting in a camping tent in the Red Centre of Australia

Accommodation

Well-located accommodation that keeps you close to the action, so your days are spent out and about but your bed is never too far away.

A traveller and Intrepid leader riding on a tuk-tuk in Vietnam

Transport

A mix of private and local transport that could include tuk-tuks, buses, trains, canoes – whatever is the best way to get around.

A traveller wearing an orange life jacket on a boat cruise in Costa Rica

Inclusions

A thoughtful mix of included experiences and free time to explore independently.

Basic

Experience the highlights and explore at your own pace and price, with a local leader to show you the way.

Colourful floor mats and nets in a homestay in a local guesthouse in Cambodia

Accommodation

Simple, clean and centrally located, typical accommodation types include budget hotels, local guesthouses, campsites or homestays.

Travellers sitting in a jeep in Wadi Rum, Jordan

Transport

Primarily local transport, like rickshaws or public buses, which puts money back into the local economy and gives you a taste of local life.

Five travellers and an Intrepid leader sit at a yellow table with beers in Hanoi

Inclusions

Essential experiences and highlights, with plenty of flexibility to choose your own adventure.