Compare Explore! with Madventure Overland.

Summary

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Explore! and Madventure are both a International Tour Operator. Explore! is the larger tour operator and runs 511 tours to 108 countries; Madventure has 30 tours and travels to 57 countries.
The average daily rate of a tour with Explore! (USD 182) is 317% higher than Madventure (USD 44).

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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Madventure Overland

Madventure offers affordable, adventurous, overlanding expeditions lasting 2 weeks to 10 months long with truck, self-cooking and camping, for all ages.

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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."

How does Madventure describe itself?

"Madventure is an owner-operated adventure travel company run by Karen Brown and William Thomson, keen adventurers with over 20 years experience offering affordable overland adventures & group tours to off-the-beaten-track destinations around the globe. "

What kind of tour operator is Explore!?

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 Madventure?

International Tour Operator

Same As Tour Operator Explore!

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)

What kind of tours does Madventure offer?

Tours

Group Tours: 30
Duration: 15 - 330 days
Prices: GBP 1,295 - GBP 16,600
Average price per day: GBP 58
Going to: 6 Continents, 57 Countries

How is Explore! rated? Are there any reviews?

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.

How is Madventure 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.

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 kind of tours does Madventure conduct?

Travel Style

☞ Overlanding Tours. Adventure travel with truck, camping and self-cooking
Small Group Tours. Tours with fewer participants and more Flexibility

Participants

Tours for everyone. Everyone, young and older, can participate.

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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 associations is Madventure a member of? Financial protection?

IPP. International Passenger Protection (IPP)
ABTA. Association of British Travel Agents

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)

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

2-week Tours: Average Rate GBP 2,991 (1x)
3-week Tours: Average Rate GBP 1,295 (1x)
4-week Tours: Average Rate GBP 2,225 (2x)
More than 4 weeks Tours: Average Rate GBP 6,483 (26x)
Average Rate GBP 5,910, Average rate per day GBP 58 (30x)

In which countries does Explore! conduct tours?

Africa: 19 Countries

Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Additional countries in this comparison

Algeria, Benin, Gambia, Madagascar, Rwanda, Togo, Tunisia

Antarctica Continent: 2 Countries

Antarctica

Additional countries in this comparison

South Shetland Islands

Asia: 23 Countries

Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Additional countries in this comparison

Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

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

Iceland

Additional countries in this comparison

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

Middle East: 6 Countries

Armenia, Georgia, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye

North America: 4 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

America, Canada, Greenland, Mexico

South-America: 7 Countries:

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

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In which countries does Madventure conduct tours?

Africa: 22 Countries

Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Additional countries in this comparison

Angola, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zambia

Antarctica Continent: 1 Countries

Antarctica

Asia: 11 Countries

Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Additional countries in this comparison

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan

Europe: 1 Countries

Iceland

Middle East: 10 Countries

Armenia, Georgia, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye

Additional countries in this comparison

Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, UAE

South-America: 12 Countries:

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

Additional countries in this comparison

French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

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