Intrepid Travel

Highlights

• Embark on a world-famous train journey through the Highlands via the renowned West Highland Railway, including a crossing of the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct.
• Discover Fort William, where you'll relish breath-taking views of Ben Nevis, the UK's highest peak.
• Take a private bus tour of the captivating Trotternish Peninsula on Skye.
• Set out on a scenic boat excursion across the mystical waters of Loch Ness, with the possibility of a lucky sighting of its famous inhabitant.
• Join a walking tour of Edinburgh guided by a local specialist, and support a social enterprise that empowers locals who've experienced homelessness to become guides.

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• Camp under the stars in Bijaipur
• Scout India's Brahmin-blue roofs of Bundi
• Rub shoulders with holy men in Pushkar
• Fall in love with India's romantic Udaipur
• Admire the Taj Mahal of Agra

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• Discover Japan's most iconic city sights, from walking the Geisha district and seeing the cultural landmarks of Kyoto to touring the temple district and cruising past all the contemporary highlights of Tokyo.
• Learn more about the sobering past of Hiroshima at the memorial park, the museums and the monuments dedicated to the memory of the victims – they now also advocate for world peace and serve as a reminder of the devastation of war.
• Feast on okonomiyaki – Japan’s signature savoury pancake of egg, cabbage, soba noodles and meat or seafood – at an included dinner in Hiroshima at a special local restaurant.
• Meet the locals over a home-cooked dinner during your stay in a ryokan (a traditional Japanese inn) in the mountain town of Tsumago – the historic medieval village preserved from the Edo period.
• Spend a night in Koya-san’s Shukubo Temple and learn about the customs of traditional Japanese accommodation as you share vegetarian meals with the monks who run the lodgings.

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• Discover the breathtaking Bay of Islands
• Observe Waitomo's mysterious glow worms
• See geysers
• Visit the spectacular Huka Falls
• Be inspired and captivated by the majesty of Mt Ruapehu

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• Experience Brazil's electric energy in Rio de Janeiro
• Gaze into the gushing waters of Iguazu Falls
• Spot Brazil's wildlife in the Pantanal wetlands
• Spend a night snoozing in a hammock
• Sip caipirinhas in a Rio jazz bar

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• Admire the snowy peaks of the Pyrenees
• Go off piste in snowshoes
• Whizz downhill on sledges
• Enjoy Soldeu’s attractive village vibe
• Learn how to build an igloo

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• What better way to see the historic towns, protected forests and stunning islands of Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast than aboard a private yacht? All aboard for a week in paradise.
• Explore beautiful Split, where tradition, modernity and a variety of European influences come together. A visit to the Diocletian’s Palace reveals some of the Adriatic Coast’s most important surviving Roman buildings.
• Bliss out on Brac’s world famous Zlatni Rat beach, a spit of white sand jutting out into turquoise waters.
• Opened to the public only in 1989, the island of Vis boasts coastal scenery and a military history just waiting to be discovered. Also, the local vugava wine is rather nice.
• Stari Grad, Hvar’s Old Town, is quite literally one of the oldest towns in Europe, and a charming one at that. It provides a great base from which to explore the island.

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• Marvel at the spectacular terrain of Antarctica
• Spot rare birds while cruising through the Beagle Channel
• Gaze out across the vast Southern Ocean
• Cross the wild and wintery Drake Passage
• Scan the seas for whales and seals