A troop of latest Intrepid journeys and experiences for 2026 purpose to brush you off to the continent’s showstopper sights by way of all creatures nice and small.
Whenever you consider Africa, it’s the massive issues that seize your consideration. The Lion King-like landscapes that harbour a solid of large creatures, from wizened bamboo-chewing gorillas to towers of giddy giraffes gambolling dwelling after one too many drinks on the watering gap. However the true lure of this blockbuster continent lies within the small issues. Tiny tracks tracing alongside a mysterious path. Knickerbocker-glory-esque termite mounds hiding 1,000,000 busy creatures. The refined odor of untamed sage within the air on safari drives. So sure, in fact, Intrepid’s new adventures for 2026 go large. Nevertheless it’s the small issues that’ll stick with you lengthy after the backpack will get dwelling.
1. Fall onerous for offbeat Sierra Leone
In rom-com phrases, Sierra Leone is the quirky greatest good friend. Offbeat, however all of the extra intriguing for it. On the brand new Sierra Leone Journey, you’ll journey by boat alongside the Moa River to UNESCO-crowned Tiwai Island to find a conservation stronghold minimize off from the mainland the place cute-as-kittens pygmy hippos roam. You’ll additionally go to the village of Boma to fulfill trailblazing fourth-generation feminine chief, Kadie, who comes from a protracted line of matriarchs, and have your affections additional swayed with seashore time on the Banana Islands.
2. Could the drive be with you in Tunisia
Artistic souls looking for new expertise will discover themselves spoilt for alternative on the brand new nine-day Premium Tunisia journey. First, there’s a calligraphy class with a grasp in his Tunis studio. Then there’ll be a makroudh pastry-making demo within the inland desert metropolis of Kairouan and a spot of date harvesting within the tree-plotted oasis of Tozeur. However the actual clincher comes with a household lunch in a standard troglodyte dwelling in Matmata – well-known for being the filming location of Luke Skywalker’s crib in Star Wars – the place (in our imaginations a minimum of) you’ll spend a lot time perfecting your lightsaber strikes amid the village’s otherworldly streets.
Learn extra: Meet Sierra Leone’s trailblazing feminine chief
3. Mattress down beneath the celebrities in Botswana
Tenting is rarely going to be the identical after the Botswana Household Safari Consolation journey – an eight-day journey that’s certain to break all different nights beneath canvas as you head into the Makgadikgadi salt pans to mattress down on plush roll-out mattresses. Sleep will little doubt come simply after a day spent assembly a resident meerkat colony earlier than a guide-cooked BBQ dinner amid the crystalline floor of one of many world’s largest salt flats. Basket-weaving and boat cruises within the Okavango Delta promise to additional up the ante for all future household holidays. You’ve been warned.
4. Faculty them African-style in Kenya and Tanzania
Subsequent time your children willfully refuse to take heed to you, possibly strive speaking to them in ‘clicks’. Naturally, they are going to have mastered the language in full having visited the Hadzabe neighborhood of Tanzania on the East Africa Household Safari Consolation journey. So why not add a novel spin to asking them to select up their soiled socks for the fifteenth time? On this ten-day journey which visits each Tanzania and Kenya, they’ll additionally meet Maasai warriors for a lesson in generational respect in addition to tick off a few of Africa’s all-star landscapes, together with the Ngorongoro Crater and the Maasai Mara, hopefully leaving them speechless.
5. Hike to new heights in Morocco
Fan of mountain climbing, however don’t wish to compromise on creature comforts? Intrepid’s new Premium trekking journeys take you to wild locations, however throw in a number of luxuries too. Such because the Premium Mountain climbing and Trekking in Morocco journey, the place off-grid days spent assailing the Atlas peaks and assembly Amazigh locals in small mountain villages, are bookended with two nights on the Riad La Cle D’or – an atmospheric courtyard-hugging keep within the coronary heart of Marrakech’s medina, with a spa, hammam, pool and rooftop breakfast terrace. (Your journey pals want by no means know).
6. Go ape in Uganda’s nice wildernesses
If you wish to share 9 days in Africa with a like-minded age group, then the brand new 18 to 35s Important Uganda and Gorilla Trek is looking to you thru the cover. You’ll trek to fulfill chimpanzees in Kibale Forest Nationwide Park and keep in riverside tents in Jinja, the place there’s an opportunity to go white-water rafting down the Nile. Nevertheless it’s your time in Bwindi Impenetrable Nationwide Park, mountain climbing by way of rugged mountain terrain to fulfill uncommon gorillas, that’ll go away you bonded along with your new journey troop for all times. Spy silverbacks asserting their dominance, moms grooming their younger and juveniles feasting on bamboo-based picnics.
Learn extra: See the sights of Kenya by rail
7. Make tracks by way of Kenya’s nationwide parks
See Africa’s wildlife ticker-tape previous your window on the brand new Kenya by Rail journey. Travelling the native means, you’ll hop aboard railways such because the Madaraka Specific ‘Safari Prepare’, which connects east and west Tsavo, and is steeped in native folklore after 2500 employees had been eaten by lions and different wildlife through the line’s creation. When you’ve given your self a stern pep speak, you’ll disembark into the oldest and largest nationwide park in Kenya, to plant timber on the Taita Hills Sanctuary and go stargazing by night time. A dawn safari by hot-air balloon in Amboseli marks one other excessive level.
8. See the sundown in type in Botswana
Sundowners are the stuff of African legend and on the Important Botswana journey, you’ll get to expertise the sacred sub-Saharan ritual because of the addition of a brand new expertise for 2026. In addition to safari time in Chobe Nationwide Park, Khama Rhino Sanctuary and the Okavango Delta, this journey now consists of time in Gweta within the Makgadikgadi salt pans. You’ll begin off the afternoon with a bush stroll within the bulbous baobab forest earlier than catching the sundown by campfire, full with requisite drinks and snacks.
Discover out what else is new for 2026 with The Items – a set of latest journeys and experiences to encourage a 12 months of journey.
