Challenge mind, body or soul to make 2012 best year yet

Intrepid Travel is encouraging people to escape the winter gloom and go the extra mile with their New Year resolutions in 2012, by offering discounts of up to 15% on a range of trips designed to challenge people's minds, bodies, senses, comfort zones, and 'adventure radars'.

The adventure travel specialist is urging people to seize the day and make 2012 their best year yet, by taking a trip that will challenge their senses and provide them with life-changing experiences.

Travellers who want to challenge their mind might read a book in the Library at Ephesus on Intrepid's Best of Turkey itinerary, while those looking to get out of their comfort zone might head to Burma, where the adventure travel company is soon to recommence trips.

For people who want to challenge their 'adventure radar' by getting well and truly off the beaten track, Intrepid is offering a discount on trips to Guyana in South America, or travellers can challenge all five senses getting up close to the 'Big 5' on its Vic Falls to Cape Town tour.

"With the news full of gloomy forecasts - and some commentators even using the Mayan calendar to predict the end of the world in 2012 - we want to inspire people to seize the day and make 2012 their best year yet, by taking a trip that will challenge them and be truly life-affirming at the same time," said Rebecca McKernan, from the Intrepid My Adventure Store in London.

Passengers who book any of the 30 trips in Intrepid's 'Big Challenge' promotion during the period 3 - 31 January 2012 will be eligible for up to 15% discount on departures up to 30 September 2012.

The following trips are included in the 'Big Challenge' promotion, with a 15% discount except where indicated:

Challenge your mind
Trans-Siberian and Mongolia
European Highlights
Iconic China
Tibet Unplugged
Discover Egypt
Best of Turkey

Challenge your body
Serengeti & Kilimanjaro
Everest Base Camp
Cycle Vietnam
Peru Encompassed
Hiking Yosemite & Canyons
Patagonia Wilderness

Challenge your senses
Rajasthan Adventure
Best of Morocco
Mayan Encounter
Indochina Trails
Buenos Aires to Rio Unplugged
Vic Falls to Cape Town

Challenge your comfort zone
Classic Vietnam
Burma
Self-drive adventure USA: the great outdoors (10% discount)
Self-drive adventure USA: coastal cruise (10% discount)
Self-drive adventure USA: southwest adventure (10% discount)
Self-drive adventure USA: southwest loop (10% discount)
Wild Mongolia
Gorillas, Game Parks & Beaches
Outback Tracks

Challenge your adventure radar
Guyana Nature Experience
Sumatran Highlights
Kailash Adventure
Mont Blanc Circuit
Western Beaches & Jungle (eastbound)
Istanbul to Ulaanbaatar

For more information, visit intrepidtravel.com.