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Get ready to break down the cultural barriers of traditional tourism with our Women’s Travel Directory partner, Intrepid Travel. Having launched some incredible women-only expeditions, these special trips have been designed not only to allow women from all over the world to travel together in small groups but also to empower local women by providing employment opportunities while also supporting women-owned businesses along the way.

Intrepid Travel believes travel is for everyone. But in some countries, there are things mixed-gender groups just can’t do. These Women’s Expeditions are all about breaking down barriers, fostering discussion and creating immersive local experiences for women that are ordinarily off limits on regular group departures. Picture a scenario in Pakistan where female travellers can visit a women-only salon nestled amidst mountains and glaciers. Or imagine learning the secrets of traditional Indian cuisine in Jaipur, a city where women’s employment opportunities are still emerging.

Get 20% off Intrepid Travel’s Women Expeditions! Exclusive to JourneyWoman readers, Intrepid Travel is offering a 20% discount on their Women’s Expeditions for all bookings made between April 15 – May 1, 2024, and for trips departing from April 15, 2024, to September 30, 2024! Make sure to use code 692215 when making a booking enquiry for all the trips listed below.

And in other exciting news, Intrepid Travel has just unveiled their latest expedition: Saudi Arabia: Women’s Expedition. This 12-day trip offers travellers the chance to learn about Saudi through the lens of local women with different perspectives, and experiences. Intrepid has developed the trip independently with a female-owned local operator, Sara Omar. Join a cooking class with a local chef, meet with a pottery artist, get pampered at a women-owned salon, join a host family of women for a home-cooked meal and stay in a female-owned boutique hotel; each woman has their own unique story to tell.

Check out some of the Women’s Expeditions selected tours that include the discount for JourneyWomen below and book soon!

Morocco: Women’s Expedition

Intrepid Travel, JourneyWoman verified​
Tours departing from April 2024 (8 days). Multiple dates available.

Prices start from $720 USD/$857 CAD per person (originally $900 USD/$1,071 CAD)

Enjoy 20% off* this trip! Use code 692215 when making a booking enquiry.

Begin in Marrakech, then set off to experience the side of Morocco they don’t tell you about in the guidebooks. Break bread with Amazigh families in remote homes, see how an artist co-op is empowering female rug-weavers in small villages, take in the beauty of the far-flung M’goun Valley over four days of hiking with the region’s first local female guide, and more. With all the hallmarks of a classic Intrepid adventure – local leadership, private transport, real life experiences – and an added focus on female travel and female empowerment, this is a unique opportunity for women to blaze the trail in an incredible but often conservative country.

Nepal: Women’s Expedition

Intrepid Travel, JourneyWoman verified
Tours departing from April 2024 (13 days). Multiple dates available.

Prices start from $1,368 USD/$1,632 CAD per person (originally $1,710 USD/$2,039 CAD)

Enjoy 20% off* this trip! Use code 692215 when making a booking enquiry.

With inspiring cultural experiences and days spent trekking in the Himalayas, this women’s only expedition will give you a unique insight into the diverse lives of Nepalese women. Meet a range of female trailblazers, from chefs at a social enterprise to women campaigning to end menstruation discrimination to your all-female mountain guides and porter’s crew. Listen to personal stories shared by locals and spend time reconnecting with nature at a female-run village homestay on the fringes of Chitwan National Park, which is helping to conserve wildlife in the area. Connect with Buddhist nuns as you get an inside look at an all-female nunnery challenging patriarchal traditions.

Pakistan: Women’s Expedition

Intrepid Travel, JourneyWoman verified
Tours departing from May 2024 (12 days). Multiple dates available.

Prices start from $2,541 USD/$3,028 CAD per person (originally $3,176 USD/$3,784 CAD)

Enjoy 20% off* this trip! Use code 692215 when making a booking enquiry.

Learn what life looks like for women living in Pakistan’s vibrant capital city and ancient mountain villages. Join a local female leader as she takes you on a unique journey to the Hunza Valley. See the communities and landscapes associated with the hallowed Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountains and meet pioneering women working on female empowerment projects throughout the region. From cooking classes to village visits, this women’s only expedition will have you sharing more than just photographs.

Turkey: Women’s Expedition

Intrepid Travel, JourneyWoman verified
Tours departing from May 2024 (12 days). Multiple dates available.

Prices start from $2,528 USD/$3,018 CAD per person (originally $3,159 USD/$3,772 CAD)

Enjoy 20% off* this trip! Use code 692215 when making a booking enquiry.

Turkey is often cited as the ultimate convergence of east and west – traditional spice bazaars and ornately adorned mosques thrown together with bustling cosmopolitan cities. On this women-only expedition, you’ll discover both the traditional and modern wonders of Turkey through the lives of the women who live here. Meet the women changing the face of the tourism industry through food, learn the art of Turkish coffee fortune-telling and even visit a women-only Turkish hamam.

Jordan: Women’s Expedition

Intrepid Travel, JourneyWoman verified
Tours departing from May 2024 (8 days). Multiple dates available.

Prices start from $1,711 USD/$2,040 CAD per person (originally $2,138 USD/$2,550 CAD)

Enjoy 20% off* this trip! Use code 692215 when making a booking enquiry.

Join an eight-day women’s expedition in Jordan and discover a new perspective of sisterhood. In this inspiring desert nation, you’ll spend a night in Wadi Rum, learn the art of henna with Bedouin women and float along the Dead Sea. Visit Petra – one of the Seven Wonders of the World – and learn about traditional marriage from a professional matchmaker. On this female-only adventure, travellers are granted access to a side of life seldom seen by tourists while also developing a deeper understanding of Middle Eastern women and their unique traditions. Dive into something new and take the trip of a lifetime.

India: Women’s Expedition

Intrepid Travel, JourneyWoman verified
Tours departing from October 2024 (12 days). Multiple dates available.

Prices start from $1,324 USD/$1,572 CAD per person (originally $1,655 USD/$1,965 CAD)

Enjoy 20% off* this trip! Use code 692215 when making a booking enquiry.

Journey between the cities, villages and desert of Rajasthan and gain a unique insight into the lives of Indian women. With an all-women group and local female leader, this 12-day women’s expedition will immerse you in the culture and history of the region, as seen through the eyes of the women who live here. Starting in energetic Delhi, travel in the female-only carriage on the metro, then head out to the Thar Desert in jeeps to meet local women and enjoy a traditional Kalbeliya dance performance. In the village of Chandelao Garh, visit a project empowering female artisans and join an inspiring rickshaw tour of Jaipur with a female guide from the Pink City Rickshaw Co.

Saudi Arabia: Women’s Expedition

Intrepid Travel, JourneyWoman verified
Tours departing from November 2024 (12 days). Multiple dates available.

Prices start from $6,695 USD/$7,965 CAD per person

On this women-only adventure around Saudi Arabia’s dramatic landscapes and UNESCO World Heritage sites, you’ll spend 12 days learning about the country’s deep history, sampling the local cuisine and getting to know the local women. Tour a citrus farm with sisters who transformed their father’s vision into a multigenerational business, take a cooking class and pottery workshop, get to know the Holy City of Madinah with a local female guide, cruise and snorkel the Red Sea and meet Saudi Arabia’s first-ever female guide in Jeddah.

*This offer applies to new bookings made and deposited between 15 April 2024 00:00 ET and 1 May 2024 11:59pm PT. 20% discount can only be applied towards the following Intrepid Travel Women’s Expeditions departing 15 April 2024 to 30 September 2024:

• HNSW – Nepal: Women’s Expedition
• XMRW – Morocco: Women’s Expedition
• ERSF – Turkey: Women’s Expedition
• EESF – Jordan: Women’s Expedition
• HHSL – India: Women’s Expedition
• HQSW – Pakistan: Women’s Expedition

The offer is only available on bookings made in USD and CAD. This offer excludes the following:

• All polar trips in the Antarctic and Arctic;
• Short-Break Adventures;
• Tailor-Made Experiences;
• Urban Adventures trips;
• Expedition trips (excluding the ones listed above)
• Adventure Cruise trips operated by Variety: DYKR, DYKS, DYKV, LYKP, LYKS, QYKS, QYKR.

All offers apply to the trip price only, cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount. All offers apply to land element of trip only and cannot be redeemed against additional accommodation, transfers, sightseeing, or local payments/kittys. Our trips are subject to availability and confirmation by Intrepid at time of booking. Offer may be withdrawn or amended at any time. If you wish to cancel and rebook your trip or change dates outside the promotional period, you will be required to pay the full cost towards the new trip. Except as set out above, Intrepid’s Booking Conditions apply. At time of booking, please quote promo code 692215.

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