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The trip was made by the excellence of our guide, Aijht was interesting, knew his subject very well and fun to be with. He made the difference between a good holiday and an excellent one. The other members of the trip, a great crowd, felt the same.
I think the overnight stay on the houseboat is an experience never to be forgotten. The magic of the rivers , our own cook , having drinks sitting on the deck. A once in a lifetime moment.
PLease see above. I cannot speak to highly of our guide leader.
We went totally vegatarian while on our trip, my wife a doctor, advised it. It was sound advise we had no problems whatsoever.
The guide Agi, driver and asssistant were all excellent and turned a very average quality trip into a good one.
Agi was the most inspriational part of the trip. He was amazing at sorting out problems and adding so much to the trip.The local people were on average incredibly friendly.
Fantastic!!!!!! Simple as that.
Expect basic rooms, I would say european 2 star on average. I think on average the group was disappointed with the accomodation, especially the river boats, they were very poor quality. Take insect spray, hand wash and baby wipes.
This was a fantastically varied and colourful trip, with a great combination of wildlife, culture and beautiful landscapes
Quite a few - it was lovely seeing the ladies picking tea in the mountains; watching the people praying and worshiping the various Hindu gods in the amazing temple in Madurai; watching life on the backwaters from the amazing and very relaxing houseboat; and the people in general - so friendly and unassuming
Ajay was a fantastic leader, you could tell he really cared that we were all having a good time. He was very knowledgable and keen to answer any questions we had. Any feedback was taken on board and he did his best to make right anything that people weren't happy with. He was particularly good at organising the restaurant staff pretty much everywhere we went - this was sometimes beyond the call of duty! Great leader, who contributed to our enjoyment of the trip.
I don't really understand the previous comment by an 'independent traveller' who criticised the fact that the Exodus trip has a leader who did a lot of the organising. This trip was a great introduction to India - and choosing a company like Exodus, paying a bit more, comes with this service. The great thing about being on a group trip is meeting like-minded people and relaxing in the knowledge that someone else is dealing with the logistics of the organising (which was often a challenge, even for Ajay who could speak the language!). It would be very difficult to fit so much in in a country like India in only 2 weeks, that was another reason I chose a company like Exodus. Take pounds sterling with you to exchange, and do not rely on a Mastercard, as most ATMs are Visa. Also - ladies don't have to be so strict with the dress code (the trip notes are a bit misleading); apart from the religious sites, bare arms and legs were seen as acceptable. I was a bit disappointed I had packed to cover up in >35 degree heat!
The Tropical South was wonderful, Exodus in India less so.
I loved the temple at Madurai and the Hill station at Munnar.I wish the whole trip had not been quite as regimented, as an adult and a seasoned traveller the follow-my-leader approach without a chioce did not really fulfill my expectations of an organisation as long standing as Exodus
I think that Ajay did what he had been trained to do - lead a group of people around various sights. However what I believe might have been missing from the training was - these are people who are having an experience they ahve paid handsomely for, who may appreciate a choice of places to eat, who may not wish to be led around following their leader's hand in the air, who may want to ask questions individually and may not find being told to wait to be told until the whole group is together altogether useful, who might appreciate some information about places to visit or eat on their free time, who might expect a certain level of enthusiasm from their leader.
Ask a lot of questions about how the trip is organised.
I thought this trip was fantastic. I fell in love with South India. When I sleep at night I’m still dreaming about the trip – it was that good. I want to go back! My personal highlight was the trip to Munnar, the mountainous areas are just breathtakingly beautiful and green. The people in Munnar are incredibly friendly, its well worth taking a walk around the town when you have some down time. In fact – everywhere we went the people were very friendly. Periyar is also very beautiful and the town is interesting. What am I talking about? Everything and everywhere was interesting.
For me - pretty much everything!
Suresh was very kind, patient, knowledgable, funny and very pleasant to talk to. He was an extremely good tour guide.
Embrace everything! Indian people have a very good sense of humour and love to engage in a conversation with foreigners, so make an effort! :) I went a bit mental, I can't sit still for 5 seconds, so I was getting up earlier than I needed to every morning to go into each the towns we stayed at just to experience more and more!!
The Tropical South was a Colourful Nicely Paced Introduction to South India
The most inspirational moment for me was in the temple of Madurai
Suresh the group leader was funny and caring and very knowledgeable about his country.
Do not forget your bug spray the mossy was not too bad but other small creatures where plentiful The tour guide is very good at showing you safe places to eat if you decide to go it alone for eating check how your food is prepared eg have they washed things in tap or bottled water. If you dont like hot food ask for less chilli not less spices as you will loose a lot of the flavour.Long trousers are great for visiting temples but also to protect against leeches :) you will be provided with leech socks put them on for the jungle bit harmless little critters but quite annoying. Your feet will get wet in the jungle but trainers dry fairly quickly in the heat. Dont change too much money at the air port as its hard to change it back at a decent rate and when changing money ask for 100 rupee notes or less as most places will struggle to give you change apart from the large hotels where you could use 500 notes to pay for your dinner.Sun block up even if its cloudy its gets you when your not expecting Long loose skirts are easier for using the crouching toilets rather than trousers :) but its all good fun you will have buns of steel by the end of the trip If you put on a bikini expect everyone to photograph you the locals go in the sea fully clothed so heaps of flesh on display is not a great idea if you don't want the attention.Haggle haggle and Haggle some more or if your a soft touch like me just give them what they are asking for but seriously you can usually knock 20 % off whatever they start at usually more I worked on the basis of how much effort was needed to make whatever I was buying.Pack light I went out with 9KG and came back with 20 KG I love shopping.I wash by hand but if you like to get things laundered the tour rep will advice the best places. The massages are very good but are a full front and back if your shy I would give this a miss wait until you get to the last hotel the massages reviewed much better here tha earlier in the trip. Go with an open mind and have fun
A very good all round trip. Madurai temple was worth seeing, and the backwater cruise in Kerela was definately the highlight. Lovely country, lovely people and tasty food.
The most inspirational moment of the trip was Madurai Temple. Seeing people together in the temple, praying and lighting candles was a lovely sight to see.
Suresh was a very good group leader. He had a lot of knowledge of the areas we visited as well as the recent history of India in general.
Make sure you don't take too much money with you. It is hard to try and get it converted back to English pounds on the last days without getting really bad exchange rates.
The trip was awesome! Colourful, entertaining, friendly, amazing scenery, palaces and temples and the trip was packed with all sorts of great stuff to see and do.
The moments that stood out most were the little extras that the leader threw into the trip, like the Rescue Tuk Tuks that saved us from the rain in the plantations and our last night at the Onam celebrations in Trivandrum - We even made it into their local newspaper with our yellow balloons! The meal at family home was also fantastic. I loved so much of the trip.
Suresh was brilliant. So knowledgable and has a wicked sense of humour.
Take loads of cheap pens to hand out to the children. You will have never heard the phrase "One pen?" so many times in your life before. Get an easy to apply mosquito cream instead of the greasy sprays as you want to make sure that you apply it diligently daily otherwise you will be eaten. Not a malaria risk, just annoying bites. Boots Repel Citrapel 75 cream worked brilliantly for me.
A very pleasant introduction to Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The group we were with was a very good mix and added to the enjoyment.
The temple visit to Madurai is a real highlight, and we were lucky to see part of the Painguri festival (not for the squeamish!)
The leader, Suresh Moni was excellent. Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic, and attentive to the diffferent needs of the group.
The hill walk at Munnar is not difficult, but with the heat was not attempted by all the group - some were fitter than others!
An excellent, varied and well-paced trip- inspirational and relaxing
There were so many: the two idyllic days on the houseboat; the moving Madurai temple and pilgrims; the exhilarating trek in the Munnar hills; our lovely meal with an Indian family; the tea plantations; the two peaceful days in the Coir village; exciting wildlife walk in Periyar; the elephant santuary; the (optional) train trip to Vekala beach; moving Gandhi museum; surfing and strolling at Kovalam; Trivandrum; bustling and atmospheric markets and villages- and so much more!
Suresh was outstanding: highly knowedgeable, friendly, witty, very caring, attentive to the needs of all, and extremely hard-working. Easily one of the best leaders I have experienced.
Lassi is a nice drink, and cools hot curries. Chai tea grew on me- refreshing. Munnar is cold at night!Some markets and towns are dusty: I found tissues, eye lotion and throat sweets helpful. Antiseptic handwash and wipes are important.
