Still got leave to use before the new year? Intrepid Travel has rolled out a batch of last-minute deals with discounts of up to 30 per cent — and the headline offer knocks £485 off a two-week-worth-of-sights tour through Croatia and Slovenia.

The best-value deal is an eight-day Croatia & Slovenia trip departing 21 November, cut from £1,940 to £1,455 per person. The route runs from Split up through the waterfalls of Plitvice Lakes National Park and the Roman-influenced Old Town of Zadar, on to Zagreb, then over the border into Slovenia for Lake Bled and a wander around Ljubljana. Expect forest hikes, medieval old towns and plenty of local food along the way.

If wildlife is more your thing, a Kenya Wildlife Safari departing 5 December drops from £1,330 to £1,064 per person — a saving of £266. Over eight days you'd split time between the Masai Mara and the Great Rift Valley, with game drives in search of lions, leopards, elephants and hippos near Lake Naivasha. There's also a cultural element: travellers are welcomed into Maasai homes in the Loita Hills, and optional extras include hot air balloon rides and cooking classes.

For those chasing winter sun instead, an 18-day Best of Vietnam & Cambodia itinerary departing 5 December is down from £2,090 to £1,881 per person, a £209 discount. It covers a boat trip on Ha Long Bay, the imperial city of Hue, Hoi An's lantern-lit old quarter and Ho Chi Minh City, before crossing into Cambodia for Phnom Penh and the temples of Angkor.

Worth knowing: all these trips are small-group tours that bundle in accommodation, ground transport, selected meals and activities, plus a local leader — so the sticker price covers more of the trip than a flight-plus-hotel deal would. That makes the percentage savings feel more substantial than they first look.

The dates are tight — every departure lands before the end of 2025 — so these deals suit travellers who can move quickly and don't mind booking at short notice. Autumn and early winter are also smart timing-wise: Croatia and Slovenia are quiet and moody rather than crowded, Kenya's parks are lush after the rains, and Vietnam and Cambodia sit in their dry, cooler season.

If none of these dates work, Intrepid refreshes its last-minute offers regularly, so it's worth checking back for new departures through winter and into the 2026 season.