Compare Encounters Travel with Intrepid Travel.

Summary

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Encounters Travel and Intrepid are both a International Tour Operator. Both tour operators offer a wide variety of tours to worldwide destinations.Intrepid is the larger tour operator and runs 859 tours to 121 countries; Encounters Travel has 146 tours and travels to 34 countries.
The average daily rate of a tour with Intrepid (USD 360) is 48% higher than Encounters Travel (USD 243).

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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Intrepid Travel

Intrepid Travel is a leading international tour operator that conducts small group adventure holidays for all ages on all continents.

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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 Intrepid describe itself?

"Intrepid Travel has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 1989. A company that began with two bearded backpackers, a typewriter and a kitchen table now leads 100,000 travellers across the globe each year. Today, Intrepid runs more than 1,000 itineraries across the globe and employs more than 1,500 staff and leaders (many of whom don’t even have beards). And while Indiana Jones got bored of travelling after only three adventures (we don’t talk about the fourth), Intrepid is still adding to our list of itineraries across Europe, Asia, Africa, North & South America, the Middle East, Australia and both the Arctic & Antarctica."

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 Intrepid?

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 Intrepid offer?

Tours

  • Group Tours: 859
  • Duration: 5 - 64 days
  • Prices: USD 420 - USD 61,000
  • Average price per day: USD 360
  • Going to: 9 Continents, 121 Countries
  • Overall rating: 4.2, Review Count: 1,151 (Trustpilot)

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 Intrepid rated? Are there any reviews?

Review Platform

Overall rating: 4.2

Review Count: 1,151

Star Rating: 4

☞ The reviews on the Trustpilot-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 Intrepid 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
  • 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
  • ☞ Walking Tours. Active vacation where you walk between destinations.

Participants

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

  • IATA. International Association of Travel Agents
  • USTOA. United States Tour Operator Association
  • ABTA. Association of British Travel Agents
  • ATOL. Air Travel Organiser’s Licence - Protection
  • WYSE Travel. World Youth Student and Educational Travel Confederation
  • CO2 Neutral. CO2 Neutral
  • 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 Intrepid?

  • 1-week Tours: Average Rate USD 3,328 (438x)
  • 2-week Tours: Average Rate USD 5,275 (267x)
  • 3-week Tours: Average Rate USD 7,762 (96x)
  • 4-week Tours: Average Rate USD 6,404 (31x)
  • More than 4 weeks Tours: Average Rate USD 8,070 (27x)
  • Average Rate USD 4,689, Average rate per day USD 360 (859x)

In which countries does Encounters Travel conduct tours?

Africa: 14 Countries

Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Additional countries in this comparison

Eritrea, Malawi, Tunisia

Asia: 12 Countries

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

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 Intrepid conduct tours?

Africa: 19 Countries

Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Additional countries in this comparison

Benin, Comoros, Gambia, Ghana, Madagascar, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo

Antarctica Continent: 3 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

Antarctica, Falkland Islands, South Shetland Islands

Asia: 26 Countries

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

Additional countries in this comparison

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

Australia and New Zealand: 5 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, Vanuatu

Central America and the Caribbean: 8 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

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

Europe: 40 Countries

Greece, Scotland

Additional countries in this comparison

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland

Middle East: 7 Countries

Jordan, Turkiye

Additional countries in this comparison

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Oman, Saudi Arabia

North America: 5 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

Alaska, America, Canada, Greenland, Mexico

South-America: 8 Countries:

Ecuador

Additional countries in this comparison

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay

View all tours organised by Intrepid Travel.