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Intrepid Travel

Intrepid Travel is the world's largest adventure travel company, running small-group trips on all seven continents. Founded in Melbourne in 1989 by Darrell Wade and Geoff Manchester, it carries 250,000+ travellers a year across 900+ trips and has been a certified B Corporation since 2018.

TravelMelbourneFounded 1989intrepidtravel.com
250,000+travellers a yearIntrepid Travel newsroom
~28Mpotential North American small-group adventure customers, per WoltersTravel Market Report 2024-08-30

The people

Christian WoltersPresident, Canada & GM North America Marketing · 1 TechTO talk
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Darrell WadeCo-founderprofile coming
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Geoff ManchesterCo-founderprofile coming

What they build

Small-group adventures900+ trips across all seven continentsProduct page ↗
Wildland TrekkingUS hiking company Intrepid acquiredProduct page ↗

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About

Intrepid has run small-group adventure trips since 1989 and became a certified B Corp in August 2018. Its Canadian operation is run from Toronto by Christian Wolters, who was on the founding Canadian team from 2008 and returned as President, Canada in July 2024. Wolters sizes the North American small-group adventure market at roughly 28 million potential customers.

Backers

Privately held by its founders; no venture funding recorded

Some figures are founder-stated, not independently confirmed

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Quick answers

What does Intrepid Travel do?

Runs small-group adventure trips on all seven continents — 900+ itineraries carrying more than 250,000 travellers a year. It is the largest adventure travel company in the world.

Who founded Intrepid Travel?

Darrell Wade and Geoff Manchester, in Melbourne in 1989. It is still privately held.

Who runs Intrepid in Canada?

Christian Wolters, President, Canada and GM of North America Marketing since July 2024. He was on the founding Canadian team from 2008 to 2015.

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