Intrepid Travel

Intrepid Travel is a good company as long as you are 100% committed to going on a trip with them and have no financial complaints. [Be sure to read the last sentence, a recap of what I think of this company!]
But if you do change your mind about travelling with them or have any financial complaints, they are a VERY, VERY BAD company. They absolutely refuse to give you your money back. They received a «C» rating with the Better Business Bureau from someone because they refused to make an adjustment (complaint from someone else, not me, I swear!).
Once you pay your deposit, you absolutely CANNOT GET YOUR MONEY BACK. You can beg and plead but they will not give it back. They make you FEEL TRAPPED after you have paid your deposit because you must book a trip with them or lose your deposit entirely.
The prices on the website are misrepresented. On their website, a trip’s price may start «from $ 250» but if you’re travelling alone, it nearly doubles (wtf)! If you’ve already paid your deposit, you’re screwed!
I give them 1 star FOR THEIR COMPLETE LACK OF FLEXIBILITY and SELF-​RIGHTEOUSNESS.

I’m going to let you in on a little secret–
when you travel, travel with Australians.
Yes, Australians. They are well travelled, well mannered, great drinking buddies and they run darn good travel agencies. Intrepid Travel is based in Australia and run trips all across the world. This is their US location.
My boyfriend and I wanted to plan a trip to Egypt, but many places just didn’t have what we wanted. Too expensive, too long, too many old people tours, etc. Intrepid is perfect, because they offer 7 different tour types– Original, Basix, Comfort, Family, Active, Independent, and Challenges. We went with Original, in which you go with a group (max size 12) and spend a lot of time together, but you definitely get a lot of time on your own to do your own thing.
Intrepid’s trips are low cost because they use local guides, non chain hotels, and local transportation. Our guide was fantastic and spoke very good English. Our hotels were above average for the country, but about Motel 6 standard for the US. It definitely gives you a better experience and a less touristy feeling when you’re travelling. Transportation ranged from small, air conditioned buses to donkeys to cramming into a pick up truck and having some people standing on the bumper and holding on. But that is what made it fun and memorable.