Intrepid Travel Reviews

It was an amazing trip. I particularly enjoyed the experience of sleeping under the stars. Outback camping was another unique experience as we slept in permanent tents, helped in the preparation of our meals, and most of the time had our meals in open areas.

The underground accommodation at Coober Pedy was an awesome experience. The highlight of ...read more this tour for me was the visit to Uluru. A very special spiritual feeling I had while visiting this place. I found all members of the group very friendly and by the end of the trip we were like a family.

Our Tour Guide was amazing and very knowledgeable and easy to approach too. It was also a good value taking this tour.

After the initial shock of twenty in the all terrain vehicle - small group tours I thought meant between 6-12 people, not 20! I joined the group who were all known to each other as they had had 13 days together from Darwin to Broome. By my 3rd-5th day & their 16th-18th they were tour weary, whereas I was enjoying and making the most of every opportunity, ...read more like a solo traveller. Occasionally this put a damper on things and on the atmosphere when doing tasks & in the bus.

The driver was clear on his instructions, and time frames. However he was not open to having anyone elses' music being played on the vehicle. Thank you Luke, for providing us with such nourishing food for all our meals, and keeping your 'fun side' in the many interactions involved on such a trip. More time was needed at the Pinnacles stop, and it was available, due to the wet weather preventing the Sand Hills Slide. So glad i did the Broome to Perth trip with you all.

Overall, I enjoyed the Best of Cuba Tour! Accommodation - most of the casas were comfortable. however, hot water was a bit iffy in some places. I booked an extra night with Intrepid (for one night prior to the tour) expecting that I'd be in the same casa so I won't have to move and cart my luggage around but that wasn't the case. I shared a room with ...read more a nice lady from Ireland but we only ever got 1 set of keys. we weren't given a second set even when we requested. Breakfasts exceeded my expectation!

Tour guide - generally he was ok but did not really explain much of the optional tours to us (unless he was getting a commission I guess). Money - you can only pay cash everywhere but there are ATM machines in all places we visited. I used CBA Travel Card.

Internet- you can purchase Wifi cards and use this at hotels and plazas/parks with wifi access. May I suggest that as a welcome gift, Intrepid should provide clients with a 1-hr card so we're not scrambling to find these wifi cards to let family back home know that we're ok. Loved the classic cars! they're used mainly as taxis predominantly.

Food - very basic. You don't go to Cuba for the food. However, there are some restaurants that served tasty meals.
Health - a few of us got the tummy bug so be very careful with what you eat or drink. Avoid ice if you can. Very happy with Global Journeys!

This was the most wonderful trip and I recommend it to anyone interested in discovering some of the not so well known parts of Italy. The trip was well organised, the tour leaders were excellent, and my fellow travellers (a maximum of 12 on any section) were great company. This is budget travel, but accommodation was good (the one exception wasn't bad, ...read more just cramped). Transport was all local buses, trains and private cars - no coaches! The highlights? ... too many to describe in detail. Venice, Assisi, Rome, Pompeii, Sorrento, Capri, Amalfi met expectations. Spello, Gubbio, Polignano, Lecce, Gallipoli, Otrano, Ostuni, Alberobello, Matera blew me away. Go there!