Considering booking your dream tour but having trouble deciding between Intrepid and Tucan Travel? We’ve got you covered! Read on to contrast and compare both operators, and get a better idea of which one is best suited to you.
Group size, age requirements and travel styles
Both Intrepid and Tucan Travel offer small group travel, and don’t have a hard age limit. Both operators are able to accommodate children and families on their tours (depending on the individual tour and destination).
Intrepid offers three main styles of trips; Basix, Original and Comfort, depending on the preference of the traveller. Intrepid has a group size averaging from 10-12 people in most destinations, and the ages range from 18-65.
They also have specific family tours, tailored specifically for families, which are available to families and parents with children. The lower age limits for these tours depends on the destination, so it is best to check the tour itinerary of the tour you are interested in.
They also offer a range of travel styles, from tours that include budget-friendly, basic accommodations through to more luxurious and special experiences. In general, Intrepid is targeted at people wanting to take part in adventure travel – experiencing the world with other adventurers in a small group.
Tucan Travel doesn’t distinguish separate travel styles beyond Worldwide Group Tours. Tucan Travel offers experiences that are designed for travellers who love to travel with a small group, and want to experience different forms of transport and get involved with the local culture.
The group sizes are up to 19 people, and there is not a hard limit on ages for most tours, although most travellers fall between the 25 and 45 age range. If you are wanting to travel with children, Tucan Travel offers a tailormade department for family holidays.
Physical requirements
The physical requirements for both operators require a reasonable amount of fitness; that is, you will be required to carry your own luggage, you will sometimes be taking public transport, and may need to carry your luggage to and from transport hubs or upstairs at your accommodation.
Both Intrepid and Tucan Travel may have particular trips, itineraries or excursions which require a higher level of fitness and more physical requirements (such as trekking, canoeing etc). These will be clearly marked on the individual tour itineraries, so it is best to read the itinerary in detail.
Accommodation
With Tucan Travel, tours will generally stay in small, locally-owned hotels rather than large international chains. Sometimes accommodations can be far from towns and cities, staying in unique places such as jungle lodges, Chinese junk boats or remote home-stays. You can expect all accommodations to be clean and comfortable tourist-class hotels.
Intrepid offers a variety of accommodation, with a focus on the facilities and character, as much as convenience. Sometimes in smaller destinations, they alternate tours to stay between a number of different homestays or hotels to ensure they support more than one local partner.
They also offer a select number of authentic local accommodations, such as a family-run hotel, a hilltop monastery or a Bedouin camp. Accommodation for both is based on twin-shared accommodations where a single supplement is not mandatory but can be requested.
Transportation and guide
Intrepid will use a variety of modes of transportation including local transport (like tuk tuks) and private vehicles. Intrepid Travel takes pride in using professional local travel experts to guide their tours.
Tucan Travel has expert tour leaders from around the world to guide your journey sometimes accompanied by a local guide as well. Tucan Travel tours in Africa and Patagonia are operated in custom-built Tucan overlanding trucks. All other regions use a mixture of public and private transport.
Cost
Intrepid offers a range of tours around the world in many different locations, as does Tucan Travel with the exception that Tucan doesn’t run tours in Australia/New Zealand, or North America.
Because of this, the overall price per day of Intrepid tends to be slightly higher, so beneath is a breakdown per region.
Intrepid starting from USD $88 per day
Tucan Travel starting from USD $90 per day
Intrepid starting from USD $50 per day
Tucan Travel starting from USD $31 per day
Intrepid starting from USD $107 per day
Tucan Travel does not operate tours in this region
Intrepid starting from USD $65 per day
Tucan Travel starting from USD $46 per day
Intrepid starting from USD $90 per day
Tucan Travel does not operate tours in this region
Intrepid starting from USD $37 per day
Tucan Travel starting from USD $45 per day
Destinations
Intrepid offers tours to Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, Latin America, Australia/Oceania.
Tucan Travel operates in Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle-East and Europe.
Looking for more info? Find reviews for Intrepid Travel here and reviews for Tucan Travel here.
