Adventure holiday brochure selection

The Adventure Company has honed this collection to offer a very real sense of adventure, but without ‘roughing it’. Taking some of their favourite locations around the world, they have sought out some really quite special places to stay, making these unforgettable trips.

• Genuinely small group tours – there’s never more than 12 in a group
  
• Trips focus on wildlife, landscapes, activity or culture
  
• The Adventure Company uses small, family run hotels and properties, often with pools

It’s action, action, action with hiking, trekking, climbing, biking, kayaking, desert expeditions and even rainforest journeys on offer. The first Peregrine adventure was back in 1978 in Kathmandu and the tradition of outdoor adventure continues with this brochure.

• Choose from 144 treks across all six continents
  
• Trips graded from hikes to proper mountain expeditions
  
• Trek and climbing packs are available to hire to save you the expense of buying all the gear

Making it their business to find untouched, remote places that aren’t full of tourists, The Adventure Company tours are specifically aimed at active over 50s who want to travel with a small, like-minded group of peers.

With an innovative sense of exploration and discovery, you’ll become immersed in new cultures, getting right into the soul of the places you visit.

• Average group size is 12, with a maximum of 16, ensuring a more intimate travel experience
  
• All trips include flights, accommodation, most meals, transport, entrance fees, sightseeing and many activities
  
• No single supplements. You’ll be roomed with a same-sex partner or you can opt for a single room supplement on many tours
  
• All trips are graded to describe the activity and comfort levels
  
• All trips are led and hosted by Profesional guides

The idea behind Vodkatrain is a simple one. Designed to appeal to adventure hungry 18 to 35 year olds who want to go backpacking, but prefer to not ‘go it alone’, these tours send you to Russia, Mongolia, China and Vietnam. You’ll travel with the locals, eat with the locals and mix with the locals. A great sense of adventure is key to these tours!

• No road crew and no traditional tour leaders – Vodkatrain uses local Honchos (usually local students) who will show you what you want to see in their hometown
  
• Small group sizes with a max of 15
  
• Vodkatrain is your support network, but also offers you lots of flexibility

The Adventure Company endeavours to provide genuine travel experiences and unbeatable value for money. There are over 140 adventures all over the world to choose from.

• Meticulous planning and the use of local group leaders ensures you’ll have a enjoyable and informative expedition
  
• Perfect for solo travellers with no single supplements when you get roomed with a fellow traveller
  
• All tours are graded to help you decide which tour best suits you

Firm leaders in the small group adventure tour market, TrekAmerica has been leading the way in the US for some 35 years. Now, by working closely with other tour operators, the brochure offers tours for America, Canada, Mexico, Alaska, Australia and New Zealand with themed tours, budget tours, lodging tours…the choice is yours!

• TrekAmerica is the 18-35 tour specialist, Footloose offers walking and trekking tours for all, whilst OzXposure is the partner for NZ and Aus
  
• The company prides itself on leading small, cosmopolitan groups of travellers across the globe to explore and have fun
  
• TrekAmerica operates all its own tours in the USA with their own staff and support facilities

Peregrine aims to take you on a voyage to the Polar regions with a program designed to make the utmost of your time and experience with a flexible approach enabling you to enjoy these regions in your own way.

• Peregrine uses two expedition-class ships for these tours, ensuring comfort and safety, with outside cabins for all
  
• Activities offered include sea-kayaking, hiking and wildlife spotting under the watchful eye of expert leaders
  
• High Arctic voyages are operated by sister company Quark Expeditions

Intrepid Travel has one of the most extensive ranges of tours and independent voyages around, with this brochure packed full of traveller’s delights.

Whether you’re new to Asia or are a bit of a seasoned lover of this continent, there’s bound to be something to catch your eye.

• Great value, with no single supplements if you’re willing to share with a fellow same sex traveller
  
• Loads of styles to choose from: ‘Basix’ to Comfort and min to max Culture Shock and Adventure
  
• Many tours are guaranteed departures, often with very small group numbers

Budget Expeditions offers just that! Aimed at offering simple, yet safe and well-planned tours for 18 to 35 year-olds, so you can see the world at a price you can afford. The brochure offers tours to all the famous sights as well as those hard to find hidden gems we all dream of.

• The excursions are not included in the price, so you can pick and choose the things you want, according to you budget
  
• Various tour styles are available, from private coach to public transport and camping to cabins and local hotels

Established in 1991, Imaginative Traveller is dedicated to providing active, insightful and imaginative adventure holidays whilst offering best value prices.

• Trips are divided into comfort level/style from Pioneer to Connoisseur, so you know what to expect
  
• All tours are organised and run by Intrepid Travel staff who are based ‘on the ground’
  
• Solo travellers can choose to share with other solo travellers for no single supplements

In their third decade of adventure travel, Tucan Travel offers good, honest expeditions to Antarctica and Latin America, with many tours aimed at travellers between the ages of 18 and 35.

• If you’re a full time student when you book, you get a 5% discount
  
• If you book at least six months before departure, you get a 5% discount
  
• If you get a group together with friends you get a proportionate discount, so eight friends means 8% discount

Intrepid has a real eye for this adventure travel lark. Aimed at all ages, there are many different styles of trips offered; all with the aim of ‘getting out there’ and experiencing Europe, by discovering real people and real culture.

• All trips are categorised from Basic to Comfort, to help you make the best choice
  
• The ‘Culture Shock’ factor is graded so you know just what to expect on your trip
  
• The Intrepid website has trip notes and traveller testimonials so you can read all about the trips before you book

Acacia Africa offers a wide range of tour options for you to discover and enjoy this vast continent. There’s overland and small group safaris, city and short stays, driving tours, tours for the physically challenged and even fly in safari options.

• With over 15 years’ experience as an Africa specialist, you know you’ll be in good hands
  
• The company uses local, well-qualified guides with an in depth knowledge of their area
  
• No international flights are included so you can plan your itinerary as you wish

Central and South America is an alluring, colourful and vibrant continent to explore. Intrepid has come up with some really innovative and exciting tour options so you can really take yourself off on the trip of a lifetime.

• Solo travellers opting to share a room with a fellow solo traveller don’t pay any single supplements
  
• Intrepid group leaders are there to help and ensure you have a great time away in safe, knowledgable hands
  
• All trips are graded with a ‘Comfort Zone’ level so you know what to expect

Holidays to Spain, Latin America and Antarct