Want to Travel the World but Have No One to Go With? Meet Intrepid 18–35s

Basically, it’s the sweet spot between “I want to travel independently” and “I absolutely do not want to organise every single detail myself.”

You’ll travel in a small group of like-minded adventurers, with a local leader showing you the places you might never find on Google Maps. Your itinerary is sorted, your group is there, and your local leader knows exactly what they're doing. But you still get free time to do your own thing, so it doesn't feel like you're being marched from one attraction to another.

And because everyone on an 18–35s trip is in the same age bracket, you’re travelling with people who are likely to be in a similar stage of life. Whether you're taking a gap year, travelling after uni or just ready to escape the study-eat-sleep-repeat routine for a little while.

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Getting your whole friendship group to agree on a destination, dates, budget, and flights? Good luck. With Intrepid, the group chat comes with the trip.

Groups average around 10 travellers, making it easy to meet people without feeling like you've accidentally joined a 50-person coach tour. And plenty of people choose to travel solo, so you definitely won't be the only one arriving without a plus-one.

You can Google “best things to do in Morocco”. Or you can ask someone who actually lives there.

Intrepid’s local leaders are a huge part of the experience, helping you get beyond the obvious sights and into the food, culture, and everyday life of the destination. It’s the difference between seeing a country and actually getting under its skin. Think local restaurants, neighbourhoods, markets, cultural experiences, and those “how would we ever have found this on our own?” moments.

This is where touring gets really good. Yes, you’ll see the places you’ve been saving on Pinterest for years. But Intrepid also builds in experiences that make the trip feel personal – from community experiences and wildlife encounters to adventures you probably wouldn't have organised yourself.

Take their Essential Sri Lanka tour for example. You could jump into a 4WD safari searching for elephants, eat a home-cooked curry at a local home, hike through tea plantations, and then have some downtime on Hiriketiya beach. That's a lot more interesting than “we went to Sri Lanka and sat at a beach bar.”

Want to see more than one city? Experience local life? Travel through somewhere you've never been before? That's where a tour can seriously earn its place.

Intrepid takes care of the structure, transport, and key experiences, while leaving space for you to explore independently. You get the reassurance of having a plan and a local expert there when you need them, without giving up all your freedom. 

Student budget = real. And at Hays Travel, we understand that, which is why we work with touring operators like Intrepid.

Intrepid's 18–35s trips are designed with value in mind, using things like local transport, modest accommodation, and fewer compulsory inclusions to help keep the cost down. There’s also free time built into trips, so you're not continuously paying for organised activities. 

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