Intrepid Travel has rolled out its 2027 lineup, with 27 new itineraries among more than 50 fresh trips launching next year. The range stretches across six continents, from high-altitude hikes in Spain to iceberg kayaking in Greenland, and it leans hard into the trends shaping adventure travel right now: lesser-visited regions, local-hosted experiences and family trips with actual adventure in them.
Several new routes push beyond the headline attractions. Jordan Uncovered still covers Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea, but starts in the under-visited north, meeting beekeepers, cheesemakers and calligraphers before the classics. Egypt Encompassed pairs the Giza pyramids with the older pyramids at Saqqara and Dahshur, plus a stop at the remote Siwa Oasis for a dip in its natural springs. Turkey's Black Sea route swaps the Med for tea plantations and mountain monasteries on its way from Istanbul to Tbilisi.
Hikers get plenty of new options. Hiking in Picos de Europa uses a single-base format — unpack once, then hit different limestone trails each day in one of Spain's most underrated mountain regions. Georgia's Trans-Caucasus trip samples a new long-distance trail, with family homestays and UNESCO-listed villages along the way. Sri Lanka's Pekoe Trail trip covers six stages of the country's new tea-country hiking route, and Cycle Rwanda combines lake-and-wetland riding through Akagera National Park with an optional mountain gorilla trek in Volcanoes National Park.
Culture-first trips are prominent too. A new women's expedition in Sri Lanka connects travellers with local entrepreneurs, artisans and conservationists. In the Maldives, Beyond the Beaches skips the resorts for Male, island-hopping, homestays and cooking classes — with beach time still on the schedule. New Zealand's North Island trip includes a Maori-hosted harbour cruise and an oyster farm feast, while Sumba Island in Indonesia offers an alternative to Bali with traditional villages and an ikat-weaving workshop run for local women.
Premium and comfort-focused launches include Greenland (kayaking among icebergs, with a waterfront bungalow stay), the Norwegian Fjords by train and ferry from Bergen to Trondheim — floating sauna included — and Costa Rica's Caribbean coast with a rainforest lodge and a cacao workshop hosted by the Bribri community. Families are covered by teen-focused trips in Cambodia (ziplining at Angkor, an Indigenous-led elephant sanctuary) and Nepal (a four-day Himalayan trek plus rhino and elephant spotting in Chitwan).
Why it matters: this is a useful early look at where mainstream adventure travel is heading in 2027. If you like the security of a small-group tour but bristle at cookie-cutter itineraries, the new roster rewards booking ahead — new trips often sell their first departures quickly, and several of these (Greenland, Rwanda, the Trans-Caucasus) fill niche windows in the calendar.
