Compare Bamba Travel with Explore!.

Summary

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Bamba and Explore! are both a International Tour Operator. Both tour operators offer a wide variety of tours to worldwide destinations.Explore! is the larger tour operator and runs 511 tours to 108 countries; Bamba has 206 tours and travels to 47 countries.
The average daily rate of a tour with Explore! (USD 182) is 36% higher than Bamba (USD 134).

Bamba Travel

Bamba is an international tour operator that organises customisable private and group tours in 80 countries worldwide.

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Explore!

Explore is a well-known international travel company that organises small group adventure holidays to more than 130 countries, since 1981.

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How does Bamba describe itself?

"Wherever and however you want to go, Bamba has an option for you! We operate in over 80 countries across 5 continents and create trips to suit every type of traveller, whether you want to go solo or on a group adventure."

How does Explore! describe itself?

"At Explore, we're the experts in adventure travel. Our small group adventure holidays have been running since 1981. Today, Explore is one of the most trusted travel companies in the UK with over 600 trips to more than 130 countries."

What kind of tour operator is Bamba?

International Tour Operator

  • International Group. Fellow travellers will be coming from different countries and different cultures.
  • Group Tours will be conducted in English (for tour leader and participants).
  • You will join your group tour at your destination (hotel or airport), where the operator will greet you.
  • You need to arrange your own transportation (flight) to get to the starting point.

What kind of tour operator is Explore!?

International Tour Operator

Same As Tour Operator Bamba

What kind of tours does Bamba offer?

Tours

  • Group Tours: 206
  • Duration: 5 - 60 days
  • Prices: USD 416 - USD 9,231
  • Average price per day: USD 134
  • Going to: 8 Continents, 47 Countries

What kind of tours does Explore! offer?

Tours

  • Group Tours: 511
  • Duration: 5 - 27 days
  • Prices: GBP 465 - GBP 26,400
  • Average price per day: GBP 241
  • Going to: 9 Continents, 108 Countries
  • Overall rating: 4.4, Review Count: 1,650 (Feefo)

How is Bamba rated? Are there any reviews?

We did not find any publicly available reviews for this this tour operator. They may exists and this may be a good, recommended operator, but we cannot verify.

How is Explore! rated? Are there any reviews?

Review Platform

Overall rating: 4.4

Review Count: 1,650

Star Rating: 4.5

☞ The reviews on the Feefo-Platform are not collected by us and cannot be verified by us.

What kind of tours does Bamba conduct?

Travel Style

  • Small Group Tours. Tours with fewer participants and more Flexibility
  • ☞ Private Tours. Tour with private car, camper and/or driver
  • Walking Tours. Active vacation where you walk between destinations.

Participants

  • Tours for everyone. Everyone, young and older, can participate.
  • Christian Tours. Tours for people of the Christian Religion
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What kind of tours does Explore! conduct?

Travel Style

  • Small Group Tours. Tours with fewer participants and more Flexibility
  • ☞ Bicycle Tours. Active vacation where you ride a bike almost every day
  • ☞ Cruises. Cruise with onboard Accommodation, Food, Activities and Excursions
  • Walking Tours. Active vacation where you walk between destinations.
  • ☞ Train tours. Travel by train and other public transportation

Participants

  • Tours for everyone. Everyone, young and older, can participate.
  • ☞ Family Tours. Tour suitable for families with children
  • Christian Tours. Tours for people of the Christian Religion
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What associations is Explore! a member of? Financial protection?

  • IATA. International Association of Travel Agents
  • ABTOT. Association of Bonded Travel Organisations Trust
  • AITO. Association of Independent Tour Operators
  • ATOL. Air Travel Organiser’s Licence - Protection
  • ATTA. Adventure Travel Trade Association

What is the typical tour duration and cost of tours with Bamba?

  • 1-week Tours: Average Rate USD 1,519 (108x)
  • 2-week Tours: Average Rate USD 2,091 (52x)
  • 3-week Tours: Average Rate USD 1,585 (11x)
  • 4-week Tours: Average Rate USD 2,389 (7x)
  • More than 4 weeks Tours: Average Rate USD 3,780 (28x)
  • Average Rate USD 2,004, Average rate per day USD 134 (206x)

What is the typical tour duration and cost of tours with Explore!?

  • 1-week Tours: Average Rate GBP 2,140 (225x)
  • 2-week Tours: Average Rate GBP 3,369 (261x)
  • 3-week Tours: Average Rate GBP 4,296 (21x)
  • 4-week Tours: Average Rate GBP 3,813 (4x)
  • Average Rate GBP 2,870, Average rate per day GBP 241 (511x)

In which countries does Bamba conduct tours?

Africa: 5 Countries

Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Asia: 16 Countries

Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Australia and New Zealand: 1 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

Fiji

Central America and the Caribbean: 6 Countries

Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

Europe: 6 Countries

France, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Portugal, Spain

Middle East: 2 Countries

Jordan, Turkiye

North America: 3 Countries

America, Mexico

Additional countries in this comparison

Hawaii

South-America: 8 Countries:

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Additional countries in this comparison

Uruguay

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In which countries does Explore! conduct tours?

Africa: 19 Countries

Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Additional countries in this comparison

Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Madagascar, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda

Antarctica Continent: 2 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

Antarctica, South Shetland Islands

Asia: 23 Countries

Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Additional countries in this comparison

Bhutan, Indonesia, Maldives, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Australia and New Zealand: 2 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

Australia, New Zealand

Central America and the Caribbean: 9 Countries

Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

Additional countries in this comparison

Cuba, El Salvador, Jamaica

Europe: 36 Countries

France, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Portugal, Spain

Additional countries in this comparison

Albania, Arctic Ice, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City

Middle East: 6 Countries

Jordan, Turkiye

Additional countries in this comparison

Armenia, Georgia, Oman, Saudi Arabia

North America: 4 Countries

America, Mexico

Additional countries in this comparison

Canada, Greenland

South-America: 7 Countries:

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

View all tours organised by Explore!.