After two years in COVID hibernation, we’re again with all-new Intrepid Women’s Expeditions! Refreshed, re-imagined and formally re-launched. From India’s Thar Desert to Berber homestays in Morocco, these expeditions assist and empower ladies deeply affected by the pandemic.
Want to camp in Wadi Rum with Bedouin tribeswomen? Visit a magnificence salon in Tehran? Kick again on a women-only Dead Sea seaside? Or possibly hike the Inca Trail with a bunch of feminine porters?
These are experiences you’ll be able to solely get on Intrepid Women’s Expeditions – distinctive adventures, designed for feminine travellers and guided by superb ladies everywhere in the world. We’re comfortable to say they’re again in 2022. Bigger and higher than ever. We’ve bought new itineraries, new adventures, and our previous excursions have been utterly re-imagined.
Relaunching our Women’s Expeditions has been a large step. These journeys assist some really inspirational ladies, a lot of whom have suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They’re wanting to welcome travellers again, and we’re excited so that you can meet them.
So what’s on the itinerary for 2022? Let’s dive proper in.
Stay with Thar Desert ladies on the India Women’s Expedition
COVID-19 hit India’s ladies significantly exhausting. Data reveals there are 22 per cent fewer ladies employed in India in 2021, in comparison with 2019. It’s extra vital than ever to assist feminine guides, feminine entrepreneurs and feminine enterprise homeowners within the nation, which is what this Women’s Expedition is all about.
Travellers will experience in Delhi Metro’s female-only carriage, meet the native ladies of the Thar Desert, discover the bazaars of Old Delhi and catch a pink rickshaw in Jaipur (due to female-run not-for-profit, The Pink Rickshaw Company). This 12-day itinerary hits all the large websites (Agra, Delhi, Jaipur), plus just a few quieter spots alongside the best way (Nimaj, Chandelao Garh and Jaisalmer).
Go past the headlines on the Iran Women’s Expedition
In Iran, women-only expeditions can entry experiences you merely wouldn’t get on a mixed-gender tour. On this 12-day itinerary, you’ll meet Iranian ladies from all walks of life – younger and previous, spiritual and secular, conservative and liberal. You’ll discover the hidden world of an Iranian magnificence salon, wander via restricted parks (among the few public areas the place ladies can take away their hijabs), journey in women-only public transport carriages and meet feminine entrepreneurs driving change of their nation. We’ve even included a homestay with the nomadic Qashqai individuals in Tang-e-Chogan, close to Bishapur. This journey reveals the ability of tourism as a pressure for good, and an financial driver in Iran’s post-COVID restoration.
Meet feminine shepherds on the Jordan Women’s Expedition
Gender equality in Jordan nonetheless has an extended method to go. In 2020, the World Economic Forum ranked Jordan 138 out of 153 international locations on their Global Gender Gap Index. Tourism right here tends to deal with the large websites – Wadi Rum, Petra, the Jerash Ruins and so forth – however not the ladies behind the icons. We wished to vary that with our Jordan Women’s Expedition. On this journey, you’ll take a deep dive into Jordan’s not often seen feminine tradition. Spent an evening in Wadi Rum and be taught conventional henna with Bedouin ladies; chill on a female-only Jordanian seaside; be part of a neighborhood shepherd for a mezze breakfast; and sip tea with a famend Jordanian matchmaker (no strain). This tour is an 8-day itinerary that loops via Amman through Wadi Rum, Petra and the Dead Sea.
Explore the M’goun Valley on the Morocco Women’s Expedition
Morocco excursions are inclined to comply with a fairly well-worn and conservative itinerary. But this one is completely different. Not solely will we be mountain climbing west of Marrakech, via the distant and stunningly stunning M’goun Valley, we’ll be led by a few of Morocco’s first ever feminine tour guides. This is a correct ground-breaking journey, in each sense of the phrase. Break bread with Amazigh (Berber) households, see how an artist co-op is empowering feminine rug-weavers in Amejgag, and sing the night time away with Moroccan ladies within the tiny village of Issoumar. We’ve crammed loads of tradition into these 8 days. There’s even a cease on the well-known Ait Benhaddou in your method again to Marrakech.
Hike with feminine porters on the Peru Women’s Expedition
Welcome to the Inca Trail…with a distinction. Our Peru Women’s Expedition is model new and really thrilling. In a primary for the native trade, it’ll be led by feminine guides and embrace feminine porters, which is an enormous deal within the historically masculine world of Peruvian trekking. You’ll get a uniquely feminine perspective on Machu Picchu, the Inca legend, and the native lives of Peruvian ladies: from a girl working a meals stall in downtown Lima to the Umasbamba weavers of the Sacred Valley. We’ve additionally included a really particular dinner at Mama Seledonia in Cusco – it’s a restaurant that helps single Peruvian moms, providing them jobs and culinary coaching. We promise, you’ve by no means seen this facet of Peru earlier than.
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