Compare Encounters Travel with Explore!.

Summary

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Encounters Travel 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; Encounters Travel has 146 tours and travels to 34 countries.
The average daily rate of a tour with Encounters Travel (USD 243) is 34% higher than Explore! (USD 182).

Encounters Travel

Encounters Travel is an international adventure tour operator that organises small group tours for all ages to 40 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 Encounters Travel describe itself?

"Encounters Travel is an adventure tour operator, based in the UK but with representatives in Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. We run a wide selection of cultural and adventurous tours around the world, each carefully designed to help you get the most out of the country you're visiting."

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 Encounters Travel?

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 Encounters Travel

What kind of tours does Encounters Travel offer?

Tours

  • Group Tours: 146
  • Duration: 5 - 29 days
  • Prices: USD 620 - USD 9,310
  • Average price per day: USD 243
  • Going to: 5 Continents, 34 Countries
  • Overall rating: 4.4, Review Count: 500 (Feefo)

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 Encounters Travel rated? Are there any reviews?

Review Platform

Overall rating: 4.4

Review Count: 500

Star Rating: 4.5

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

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 Encounters Travel conduct?

Travel Style

  • Small Group Tours. Tours with fewer participants and more Flexibility
  • ☞ Sailing Tours. Sailing trips are for friends of the water.
  • Cruises. Cruise with onboard Accommodation, Food, Activities and Excursions
  • ☞ Overlanding Tours. Adventure travel with truck, camping and self-cooking

Participants

  • Tours for everyone. Everyone, young and older, can participate.
  • Family Tours. Tour suitable for families with children
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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 Encounters Travel a member of? Financial protection?

  • ABTA. Association of British Travel Agents
  • Trust My Group. The Travel Ensurance.

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 Encounters Travel?

  • 1-week Tours: Average Rate USD 2,020 (79x)
  • 2-week Tours: Average Rate USD 3,368 (56x)
  • 3-week Tours: Average Rate USD 3,254 (9x)
  • 4-week Tours: Average Rate USD 6,168 (2x)
  • Average Rate USD 2,670, Average rate per day USD 243 (146x)

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 Encounters Travel conduct tours?

Africa: 14 Countries

Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Additional countries in this comparison

Eritrea, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Zambia

Asia: 12 Countries

Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Maldives, Nepal, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Additional countries in this comparison

Pakistan

Europe: 2 Countries

Greece, Scotland

Middle East: 5 Countries

Jordan, Turkiye

Additional countries in this comparison

Israel, Lebanon, UAE

South-America: 1 Countries:

Ecuador

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In which countries does Explore! conduct tours?

Africa: 19 Countries

Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Additional countries in this comparison

Algeria, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Madagascar, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo

Antarctica Continent: 2 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

Antarctica, South Shetland Islands

Asia: 23 Countries

Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Maldives, Nepal, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Additional countries in this comparison

Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Australia and New Zealand: 2 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

Australia, New Zealand

Central America and the Caribbean: 9 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama

Europe: 36 Countries

Greece, Scotland

Additional countries in this comparison

Albania, Arctic Ice, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, 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

Additional countries in this comparison

America, Canada, Greenland, Mexico

South-America: 7 Countries:

Ecuador

Additional countries in this comparison

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru

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