Expert Insights

December 02, 2016 Escape to the Dolomites Pale Mountains

Read time – 3 minutes These mountains come with their own enchantments. This scene, whatever time of year, is one comprised of spindly edges, jagged spikes and fantastical rock shapes striking out towards the stars. These silvery summits are rocky and sparse, offering vertiginous views across the neighbouring mountains and valleys. The dramatic play of...

December 02, 2016 A Taste of Adventure: Kashk e Bademjan Recipe

Read time – 2 minutes With the release of Exodus’ cookbook, A Taste of Adventure, we’re offering you a sneak preview of the recipes collated by our globetrotting gastronomes. This Kashk a Bademjan recipe is straight out of Iran, and makes a delicious, quick mid-week treat, taking under 45 minutes from ingredients to plate. Each...

November 23, 2016 Top 5 Cycling Safaris

Read time – 4 minutes How close can you get to the natural world when you take to the saddle? Here’s a clue – if you know the right route to take, you won’t be needing your zoom. Bike Safaris Best for Cheetahs: Namibia Cheetah, Namibia Seeing predators on the prowl is always a possibility...

November 23, 2016 9 Amazing Cuban Attractions

Read time – 2 minutes The largest island in the Caribbean has no shortage of attractions. Here are just some of the incredible Cuban attractions you’ll love. Things to do in Cuba 1. Havana Street scene, Havana Havana’s charming Old town, with its faded colonial grandeur and brightly coloured buildings, is always a hit, as...

November 22, 2016 Reasons to go Cycling in Cuba

Read time – 3 minutes Cuba has never felt more alive. From the all-night salsa bars of Havana – the city you simply couldn’t invent, to the faded colonial allure of Trinidad, via the crashing waves and cool sands of the Caribbean coastline, this country offers an abundance of wonder, colour and history. Get closer to it all....

November 17, 2016 A Sri Lanka Honeymoon Adventure

Read time – 4 minutes Where better for a romantic break than Sri Lanka? It was the perfect honeymoon spot for me and my husband-to-be: dramatic, soaring mountainside tea plantations, wildlife-rich national parks and plenty for active people like us to enjoy. There was no better way than as a tailormade adventure. Tailormade Sri Lanka...

November 17, 2016 Climbing Adam’s Peak in Sri Lanka

Read time – 3 minutes It is pitch black as we rub the sleep from our eyes. I can barely believe it’s 2.30am and I’m awake, pulling on woolly hats and walking socks and gulping down tea with Sanja, our guide, whose smile is the warmest thing this early in the morning. We were headed...

November 16, 2016 A Really Wild Year: Family Safaris for Every Season

Make tracks around the world in 2017, taking your family to enjoy an audience with the most beautiful, endangered and generally amazing animals on one of our awesome wildlife adventures! Autumn: Tiger Game drives into the protected reserve of Ranthambore National Park offer the best chance to see the sadly endangered Bengal tiger. Initiatives like Project...

November 07, 2016 The Markha Valley Trek, Ladakh

Read time – 3 minutes It was one of those rare moments where I had never heard a bad word about Ladakh. I hadn’t even heard a murmur of uncertainty. Instead, I had been met with nothing but glowing praise about the Markha Valley Trek, so I was very much keen to see if it...

November 02, 2016 Trending Now: Lonely Planet’s Best In Travel

Read time – 3 minutes It is here: Lonely Planet’s hotly-anticipated annual list of Best in Travel has just been released. We’re thrilled to see several Exodus favourites sitting high up the list. A few hidden gems finally getting some limelight, the top tip for where to trek before the crowds, and an old favourite of...