Intrepid launches new Short Breaks, 4-6-day trips designed to maximize time off

Intrepid Travel has unveiled a new Short Breaks range, featuring 4–6-day getaways for Canadian travellers who are short on time but big on adventure.

“It’s the same kind of immersive, experiential, sustainability-driven product that people will hopefully know and love Intrepid for across our traditional range, but just being able to do that in 4-6 day itineraries,” James Thornton, chief executive officer of Intrepid Travel, told TravelPress Today, noting that the typical Intrepid trip is 10.5 days on average. “We’ve got a whole range of trips all over the world in that shorter duration so they can get out and have amazing quick experiences in the time-poor world that we live in.”

Hannah Choat, PR Manager, North America for Intrepid said these new itineraries were designed with Canadian travellers in mind. While Australia, the UK and much of Europe offer upwards of 20 days of annual leave, North American travellers typically receive only around half of that. Intrepid Short Breaks are all less than a week in duration, with many departures scheduled around weekends and public holidays to help travellers make the most of limited annual leave. 

Intrepid’s James Thornton and Hannah Choat in the Toronto office 

“I think it’s really exciting for Canadians and Americans because the departure dates are really strategically placed around the long weekend calendar for next year so you can extend your vacation around like Labour Day, ” Choat added.

With 10 new itineraries across Latin America and Europe, and 45 refreshed trips worldwide, the Short Breaks range features 82 trips, including 27 Independent Short Breaks, which are designed for travellers who prefer a self-guided experience — organized by Intrepid but without a local leader. The existing trips even include shorter two and three-day trips.

New trips include: 

Latin America 

• Tulum to Chichén Itzá Short Break (4-days) (CAD $2,410) Ride through the jungle, float along the Maya canal and explore archaeological sites in Mexico on this four-day journey through the Yucatan Peninsula. Visit Chichen Itza – one of the Seven Wonders of the World – and join a cooking class with women from the Tanakh Community.

• Hiking in Mexico: Zapotec Villages of Oaxaca (5-days) ($1,745) This five-day hiking trip takes you from Oaxaca to some of the small villages of the Pueblos Mancomunados – a Zapotec community tourism project in the Sierra Norte Mountains. With local guides, you’ll hike from village to village, soaking up the natural scenery of the highlands.

• Acatenango Volcano Hike and Antigua Short Break (4-days) ($1,425) Trek Guatemala’s dramatic volcanoes reaching 3,766m on this four-day adventure. Learn about sustainable agriculture at a women-led regenerative farming project, discover Antigua’s rich heritage in a tortilla workshop at El Comalote and pass the cloud forest on your first day hiking.

Europe 

• Venice and Treviso Short Break (4-days) ($2,495) Spend four unforgettable days immersed in the essence of Italy, from the rolling vineyards of Treviso to the iconic canals of Venice. Sip world-class wines in the Prosecco hills, indulge in tiramisu where it was first created, and uncover the marvels of Venice’s history and charm.

• Czech Republic Short Break: Prague and Culture (4-days) ($2,410) Journey through the heart of the Czech Republic on a four-day adventure that blends Prague’s famous sights with hidden gems. Stroll through Namesti Miru, hike to the Pravčická Gate and Falcon’s Nest in Bohemian Switzerland, then unwind in Karlovy Vary’s open-air thermal pools.

• Explore Faroe Islands (5-days) ($5,560) Embark on a 5-day journey through the Faroe Islands, where floating lakes, towering cliffs and waterfalls await. Explore by land and sea and experience island life with community meals, including at a farmstead run by the same family since 1557.

The Short Breaks collection includes Intrepid’s Explorer, Walking & Trekking and Cycling trip themes. All trips aside from the Walking & Trekking options are offered in Intrepid’s Comfort style, which provides a higher level of comfort than its Original and Basix trips, along with more inclusions.  

“Intrepid Short Breaks aren’t just about taking time off — they’re about making the most of it, with meaningful experiences that allow travellers to see and do more in fewer days,” said Erica Kritikides, General Manager of Experiences at Intrepid Travel. “Imagine a weekend trip to Guatemala — you climb an active volcano, hike along forest trails to visit a women-led regenerative farming project, learn to make tortillas in a Guatemalan culinary workshop, and then you’re back in the office on Tuesday, a completely changed person. That’s what these trips are about.” 

Intrepid Short Breaks are now available to book and will depart from July 2026.  

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