If the usual Black Friday haul of gadgets and kitchen appliances leaves you cold, Intrepid Travel has a different proposition: spend the money on a trip instead. The tour operator has launched its Black Friday sale with discounts of up to 20% across hundreds of small-group adventures, and its editors have flagged the standouts by trip style, age group and home region.
The range is genuinely broad. Europeans are pointed towards close-to-home options like a Faroe Islands explorer, northern lights hunting in Iceland, sailing Croatia's coast from Dubrovnik to Split, and a walking trip along Hadrian's Wall. North American travellers get action-packed picks such as an Alaska hike-bike-kayak trip, Zion glamping and a premium route from Mexico City to Oaxaca, while Australians and New Zealanders can choose from Uluru, a Maria Island walk in Tasmania, or a winter trip across Aotearoa.
There are curated lists for the currently trending trips too — Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, China, Guatemala, coastal Colombia and a hike through the Albanian Alps all make the cut — alongside 'beyond the postcard' itineraries that pair famous destinations with local meals and quieter trails, including the Maldives, Thailand's hidden corners and Indonesia's Sumba Island.
Specific traveller types are well covered. Families can pick from a Nepal trek designed for teenagers, a comfort-level Botswana safari with nights under the stars on the salt pans, or family trips to Taiwan, Borneo, Turkey and Greece. The 18-to-35s range gets 15% off, with budget routes through Scotland, Barcelona to Berlin, the Philippines, New Zealand and Colombia.
Special-interest travellers get some of the deepest cuts. Food-focused trips — Vietnam, Italy, Japan, northern Spain and India — carry the full 20% discount. Active itineraries include hiking Sri Lanka's Pekoe Trail, cycling New Zealand's Alps 2 Ocean, a brand-new cycling trip in Rwanda and trekking Georgia's Transcaucasian Trail. Wildlife lovers can look for orcas in Norwegian fjords, capybaras on the Amazon and tigers in India.
If comfort matters more than cost, the Premium range — upscale versions of Sri Lanka, Morocco, Iceland, Ecuador and a Sicily-and-Puglia combination — is discounted 15%, with stays like a 300-year-old Ecuadorian hacienda mentioned as a highlight. And for anyone with serious time off, long-haul mega-trips are in the sale too: a 51-day Best of South America, a 30-day Everest Base Camp and Annapurna Circuit combo, a 27-day Southeast Asia cycle and a 23-day Jordan and Egypt itinerary.
Why it matters: Black Friday is one of the few times tour operators discount properly, and 15–20% off a multi-week small-group trip can mean hundreds in savings. If you already know where you want to go in 2026 or 2027, booking during the sale window is a straightforward way to lock in a better price — and the category lists make it easy to compare trips by travel style rather than scrolling the whole catalogue. Just check the sale's terms and dates on Intrepid's site before committing, as exclusions and booking windows typically apply.
