Peregrine Adventures

What Peregrine Adventures does

Peregrine Adventures operates as a small group adventure travel brand within the Intrepid Travel group, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The company was founded in 1977 and offers guided holiday packages that include accommodation and local guides across more than 100 countries. Its product portfolio spans four trip style tiers (Basic, Original, Comfort, Premium) priced from approximately $1,005 to $10,790 per person, and 15+ themed categories including Family, Solo, Women's Expeditions, Polar, Wildlife, Cycling, and 18-35s. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through the company website with regional storefronts for the US, UK, Australia, Europe, and other markets; a co-marketing partnership with REI extends reach to US outdoor enthusiasts.

The business model is one-time paid guided tour packages, with revenue generated upfront per booking. Flexible book-now-pay-later deposit options and promotional discounts (e.g., $250 off US trips over $2,500) are used to drive conversion. Customer segments are horizontally diversified across families, solo travelers, young adults, women, and outdoor enthusiasts, with no disclosed enterprise or B2B anchor accounts. The company is B Corp certified since 2018 and operates The Intrepid Foundation and the annual Blue Dragon Marathon Walk to support community causes.

The underlying technology stack is not explicitly disclosed; the platform operates as a standard e-commerce booking site with region-specific storefronts and an editorial content platform (The Good Times). No proprietary AI/ML, SDK, API, or mobile application is described in the source material. Marketing is multi-channel, combining content marketing, email newsletters, SEO-optimized destination pages, paid promotions, the REI partnership, and event-driven charity marketing.

Name

Peregrine Adventures

Legal name

Intrepid Travel

Website

https://peregrineadventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Peregrine Adventures is a Melbourne-based small group adventure travel brand offering guided holiday packages across more than 100 countries. It serves families, solo travelers, young adults, women, and outdoor enthusiasts through tiered trip styles and themed itineraries booked direct-to-consumer.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adventure Tour Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520), Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Adventure & Expedition Multi-Day Tour Operators (THAKADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Activity Adventure Tour Operators (Mixed itineraries) (THAAADAJ), Adventure & Expedition Custom Itinerary Planning (THAKAOAC), Adventure & Active Travel Agencies (THAKABAD)

Keywords

• Small group tours
• Adventure travel packages
• Guided tour services
• Cultural travel experiences
• Expedition travel

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Guided Tour Packages: Small group adventure tours sold as all-inclusive packages. Revenue generated through upfront trip payments ranging from approximately $1,005 to $10,790 per person depending on destination, duration, and style tier (Basic, Original, Comfort, Premium). The company offers 'book now, pay later' deposit options to facilitate conversions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Peregrine Adventures (operating under Intrepid Travel) sells small group adventure tour packages across 100+ countries, with all-inclusive itineraries that bundle accommodation, transport, and local guides. Trips are organized into four style tiers (Basic, Original, Comfort, Premium) and multiple themed categories (Family, Cycling, Wildlife, Women's Expeditions, etc.), with bookings handled online via a direct-to-consumer website and supported by flexible deposit-based payment options.

Product overview

Intrepid Travel operates as a small group adventure travel company offering a unified platform of tour experiences across over 100 countries. The core product consists of small group tours organized through four distinct travel style tiers (Premium, Comfort, Original, Basic) and multiple themed categories (including Cruises, Cycling, Expeditions, Family, Wildlife, Women's Expeditions, and more). Additional service offerings include Tailor-Made custom travel and REI co-branded trips. The company has been operating since 1989 and connects travelers with local leaders across global destinations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Small Group Adventure Tours

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerStrategic co-marketing collaboration with REI for adventure travel experiences. REI co-recommends Intrepid trips on their platform, providing access to REI's millions of outdoor enthusiast members. Features include 'A new collaboration' campaign with REI Recommended trips.
• Blue Dragon Children's FoundationminorOthersBlue Dragon Marathon Walk annual charity event partnership supporting efforts to end human trafficking. Intrepid organizes and promotes the walking event, with fundraising potentially winning participants an Intrepid trip worth up to AU$3,500.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• World Expeditions: World Expeditions is an Australia-based adventure travel operator offering small-group trips, trekking expeditions, and polar voyages. Direct competitor in the home Australia market with comparable small-group adventure product.
• Audley Travel: Audley Travel is a UK-based tailor-made tour operator specializing in customized, expert-led trips worldwide. Closely comparable to Peregrine's Tailor-Made service line and its persona-based segmentation approach (country specialists).
• Abercrombie & Kent: Abercrombie & Kent is a luxury guided-tour operator with worldwide itineraries, including Tailor-Made custom journeys. Comparable to Peregrine's Premium and Tailor-Made offerings at the higher end of the adventure travel market.
• Explore Worldwide: Explore Worldwide is a UK small-group adventure tour operator offering guided trips across all seven continents. Directly comparable to Peregrine/Intrepid on guided small-group adventure product and global destination coverage.
• Contiki: Contiki is a tour operator specifically targeting 18-35 year old travelers with guided group trips worldwide. Directly comparable to Peregrine/Intrepid's '18 to 35s' themed category and overlapping customer base.
• REI Adventures: REI Adventures is the guided-trip arm of REI Co-op, offering small-group adventure itineraries worldwide. Although the company has a co-marketing partnership with REI, REI Adventures operates its own competing guided small-group product, making it a close competitor as well as a partner.
• G Adventures: G Adventures is a Canada-headquartered small-group adventure tour operator offering trips across 100+ countries with similar style tiers (18-to-Thirties, Comfort, Original). Directly competes with Intrepid Travel/Peregrine Adventures in the small-group adventure category.
• Exodus Adventure Travels: Exodus is a UK-based small-group adventure tour operator with worldwide itineraries across walking, cycling, cultural and wildlife themes. Closely comparable to Peregrine/Intrepid in product mix, customer segment, and guided small-group delivery model.
• Adventure Life: Adventure Life is a US-based small-group adventure and small-ship cruise operator covering worldwide itineraries. Comparable to Peregrine's small-group guided trips and Cruising/Polar themes.

Broad incumbents

• Tripadvisor / Viator: Viator (owned by Tripadvisor) is a global tours-and-activities marketplace that aggregates and resells tour operators including smaller adventure operators. Represents the broad-incumbent OTA/disintermediation threat that competes for direct booking share of guided experiences worldwide.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/peregrinespirit
• Facebookfacebook.com/peregrineadventures
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/peregrine-adventures

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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