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Read time – 1 minute Exodus funds 23-year-old assistant to train as a full guide… Exodus leaders are the best in the business. We work tirelessly with all our leaders across the globe to ensure the highest standards on all of our trips, and this includes training and progression throughout their careers.  Training Exodus Leaders...

By Emma Garrick, Discovery Programme Manager Many of you are aware of the Exodus philosophy; small group trips offering leader expertise, an assortment of activities, camaraderie and excellent value for money. To this end our Family Adventures are no different. They are usually holidays with varying amounts of activity but with hassle-free arrangements that will suit...

Read time – 1 minute Palenque, Uxmal, Tikal and Chichen Itza are just some of the dramatic Mayan sites we visit on our trip The Ruta Maya. The highlight for me on this trip is the contrasting settings we visit; from the Caribbean Sea to rich tropical jungles. Our trip starts in Antiguawhich is viewed as...

Read time – 2 minutes The sense of anticipation rose as we climbed the pathway. We were moments away from the highlight of our trip. For the previous few days, we’d been building up to reaching The Lost City of Machu Picchu. We’d already visited a number of Inca sites, Saqsaywaman, Pisac, and Ollantaytambo, each impressive...

Read time – 2 minutes I am not usually afraid of heights, but as I watched my group disappear one by one over the side of a forty-metre waterfall, my heart started to beat harder and faster. A Lycian Activity Holiday We were standing in a deep canyon that formed part of the River Esen,...

Read time – 3 minutes The small dot wheeling above me was a steppe buzzard. I only knew that because Mr Nabil had pointed one out earlier that day. Passing high to my left, it had appeared from over the red mountain to the south, which although looked close enough to touch, was actually 25...

Read time – 2 minutes This is quite a long hill. We started just above the great Sutlej River this morning and we’re on a steady climb towards Narkanda up National Highway 22, the old Hindustan-Tibet Highway. It’s still quite a few miles to the top, but it’s a beautiful clear sunny morning, the Himalayas...

Read time – 3 minutes The Great Wall of China can be seen from the International Space Station, (although the view was probably better before China’s industrial might took hold) and I dream of one day seeing it from space for myself – in fact I am saving as quickly as I can for this...

Read time – 4 minutes Mara veteran, Paul Goldstein recalls his best herd crossing moment. ‘Remember Kijana’ Boniface murmured, giving me his pet name – young boy – for someone who was not only his boss but also ten years his senior, ‘the migration is not just about crossing rivers, it is about a movement...

Read time – 4 minutes Whether you are puffing your way up winding mountain passes in Franschoek, cruising along Route 62 in the Little Karoo, or peddling through the lush valleys of the Overberg district, our South Africa tours never disappoint. The first afternoon of our trip saw us enjoying a beautiful sunny day with...