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100 Reviews

4.5 out of 5

Reviewed January 2012

AMALFI COAST & BAY OF NAPLES

What a perfect combination, great hospitallity, superbly led, beautifu place, wonderful food. A real gem in your crown Exodus!

Most Inspirational Moment

Delightful views and countryside, well the cooking demonstrations too.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Best one yet. Consumate professional; her preparation made all the difference, she was a mine of local knowledge, very atttentive to the needs of all the group members and great company.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Get to the lovely local ceramicist's shop much better and for some things cheaper than the mass produced tourist fare in the larger towns. Antonio in the local bar will feed you very well, rustic and lots of it.

Suggestions

Thanks to Christine and the family at the hotel who put real sparkle in to an already great week, find myself smilling at every single memory!

Reviewed January 2012

AMALFI COAST & BAY OF NAPLES

This was one of the better walking holidays I’ve been on. The views are stunning and you will even enjoy your day on the beach. Food in the hotel is pretty good where you get a chance to make and eat your own pizza and gnocchi.

Most Inspirational Moment

After the first days walk where we sat down, alfresco, at the small bar in town and drank some refreshing beers and watched the world go by. A very relaxing moment. The other inspirational moment was the fantastic trip to Pompeii. The place just took my breath away.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Suzy was a very organised and conciderate guide.

Advice for Potential Travellers

You will need a good pair of hiking boots as some walks are hilly and rocky.

Suggestions

Others have mentioned the amount of steps on some of the walks, so if you have bad knees or ankles take hiking poles.A great holiday that I would book again sometime.

Reviewed January 2012

AMALFI COAST & BAY OF NAPLES

Fantastic holiday. Brilliant group leader (Barbara), amazing and well located hotel with fantastic food, great trips and well organised.

Most Inspirational Moment

Pompeii....or the Walk of the Gods....stunning scenary and amazing history.

Thoughts on Group Leader

She was fab. Incredibly knowledgable and very friendly. Kept the group together well without being overbearing.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Very good choice for either a new Exodus traveller to see what it's all about or a great shorter break for a seasoned Exodus traveller (like myself).

Suggestions

Tiny, tiny criticism would be that we spent a little too much time waiting around for transport in Amalfi. Apart from that fantastic trip, I was really lucky I had such a good group too and a great guide, covered everything I wanted to see and got to eat some really nice food and wine too!

Reviewed October 2011

AMALFI COAST & BAY OF NAPLES

Famous sites that everyone has heard about, you should go at least once and this is an excellent way to do it.

Most Inspirational Moment

Walking in the footsteps of the residents of Herculaneum of 79AD and almost expecting to meet one round the next corner. Also scrambling round the crater of Vesuvius, it looks exactly what a volcano should look like.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic.

Advice for Potential Travellers

This trip is rated 'leisurely' but we actually did quite a lot of walking, which was fine, frequently up and down. The cliff walks, the volcano, Capri and the small towns involved many steps or steep slopes that require moderate fitness to enjoy.

Suggestions

This was a great way to see the many different and varied aspects of this famous area - Herculaneum & Pompeii, Vesuvius, the coastal 'walk of the gods', the tourist jewels of Amalfi & Capri and the historic city of Naples - while staying in a small friendly hotel in a typical hillside village away from the crowds. Doing it all in one week, without knowing the area and without seeming rushed, could only have been done with the Exodus organisation and leader behind us.

Reviewed October 2011

AMALFI COAST & BAY OF NAPLES

We had high expectations for our holiday, and Exodus met them. Our tour guide, Paula, arranged our days perfectly and was always on hand to help, even on the free day.

Most Inspirational Moment

Walk of the Gods because it had everything - stunning views, good company and a chance to work off the excellent food we had enjoyed every day! By the way, we counted 1273 steps down to Positano, not 1500 as in the guide, so not quite as scary as we thought.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Professional, knowledgable, friendly and nothing too much trouble.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Come prepared for long and busy days, but you will take away many happy memories.

Suggestions

When in Amalfi, check out the Cioccolato Fondente at Bar Pasticceria for the best gelato you will ever have!

Reviewed September 2011

AMALFI COAST & BAY OF NAPLES

Beautiful part of Italy and I doubt we’d have managed to do as much as we did in the time if we’d done this stretch of coast on our own. Lovely touches from the hotel staff- a cookery demonstration and the pizza night were brilliant. Thank you- it was a great family run hotel and brilliant friendly helpful staff.

Most Inspirational Moment

I personally loved Walk of the Gods but also Vesuvuis. Naples was somewhat of a surprise. This was the part of the holiday I'd been least looking forward to as cities are not my thing. I'd also been lead to believe that Naples has had a bad press. Thanks to Paula our fabulous guide and her enthusiasm, Naples quickly became one of my personal highlights. Really vibrant city, amazing churches, fabulous crammed tiny streets, street markets, mad Vespa drivers and lunch in a local taverna that Paula had thoughtfully sourced herelf. Also more great coffee and lovely views of Vesuvius accross the bay. How can I also forget the food?! I was in food heaven. Fresh tomatoes, artichokes, basil, bread, pasta, cheese, wine... And Chef Giovanni's 'mealt in the mouth' Panacotta. Everywhere you looked there was fresh produce either growing on hillsides or lying in front of you on your plate... Fabulous

Thoughts on Group Leader

Paula is enthusiastic, helpful, friendly, approachable, witty... all the attributes needed for a great guide. Im only sorry I couldnt get to know her and stay with her for longer. I'd like to think we'd all end up firm pals! She showed us Greco- Roman ruins and we would like to show her the Greco-Roman Architecture of Manchesters Trafford centre one day- the offer still stands Paula!! Paula was also really good at giving us Italian travel advice as we extended our trip and travelled north on our own. Thanks for the Italian lesson- we got round Italy unscathed and arrived home safely! Thank you Paula, I havent got a bad word to say!

Advice for Potential Travellers

PLEASE take into account added extra expenses whilst away. The trip notes suggest 10Euros for lunches but once you've had the obligatory Italian Espresso this is more like 15. There are also one or two added extras to pay for such as slight seeing on your free day and Funicular/ bus fares/ chair lift on Capri. If travelling with a family I would imagine that this would really tot up. Also the Gellato in Amalfi is compulsory ( trust me.. it puts Mr Whippy to shame!)... all of these things really do add up. If travelling on a budget PLEASE budget for more Euros than you think you'll need. Unlike other exodus trips that I have done this really is in a touristy part of the world and I really wasnt expecting the tourist prices for a coffee.

Suggestions

Thanks again for a great, well organised Exodus holiday.

Reviewed June 2011

AMALFI COAST & BAY OF NAPLES

A great holiday with lots of variety from ruins and lesiurely walks to just wandering around the beautiful little places in and around Amalfi

Most Inspirational Moment

Hard to pick one, the walk of the gods was truly amazing. Ravello, positano and Amalfi all beautiful in their own way. We were lucky enough to go to sorrento too which was lovely to. The ruins at herculaeum were spectacular and well preserved which enabled you to really get a feel for the place

Thoughts on Group Leader

Christine was great, each evening we had a meeting in the hotel and we were given an iternary of the following days events. She was very personable and made the holiday very special for us all in the group.

Advice for Potential Travellers

do the trip, it's a lovely chilled trip but with a lot of variety in a very beautiful place

Suggestions

the hotel we stayed in all week was amazing. The staff were so warm and friendly. The food was fantastic and the pizza making demo was great has was the cookery demonstration.The crazy burger bar just down the road from the hotel is also a great place to go on your free night for food and drink

Reviewed June 2011

AMALFI COAST & BAY OF NAPLES

A well-balanced mix of spectacular sight-seeing, phenomenal history and leisurely walks around the Amalfi Coast and Bay of Naples. Fantastic accommodation and delicious food were a bonus.

Most Inspirational Moment

So many inspirational moments. Visiting the surprisingly well-preserved "ruins" of Herculaneum, followed by a walk up Mount Vesuvius was a definite highlight. The 'Walk of the Gods' was breathtaking as were Positano, Amalfi and Ravello. The vast area of Pompeii (optional trip) was equally awe-inspiring.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our group leader, Christine Rooney - deservedly one of Exodus's highly commended leaders of 2010 - was absolutely terrific. She was incredibly enthusiastic throughout the holiday and has a great sense of humour. She is highly knowledegable and passionate about each area visited and made each day memorable and fun. Her organisational skills were also second-to-none.

Advice for Potential Travellers

I have no reservations about recommending this trip. If you like historical sites, impressive scenery, fresh air, amazing food and wine then you need look no further. Groups will vary from trip to trip I'm sure, but i definitely struck gold with my fellow travellers. The hotel offers Exodus customers free internet access should you wish to Skype home with your smart phone. Make sure you wear a pair of sensible shoes for the Vesuvius walk and Walk of the Gods - I saw people struggling with flip-flops! Naples is gritty - bear in mind it's a city - every surface seems to have graffitti on it. The museum in Naples is definitely worth a trip - with hundreds of equisite statues, impressive mosaics and a rather amusing "over age 14 only" section.

Suggestions

I cannot praise the hotel enough. Before dinner each evening there is a chance to meet in the bar and discuss with the Exodus leader the events of the following day over a glass of Prosecco - very nice indeed. The hotel also hosts a pizza-making demonstration on one evening using their own wood-fired pizza oven - make sure you take your camera as hilarity is bound to ensue. They also offer a trip to their kitchen on a separate evening in which you watch the preparation of that evening's meal. For a small fee each evening you can have unlimited wine also - just remember to take it easy!

Reviewed June 2011

AMALFI COAST & BAY OF NAPLES

A sure indication of how enjoyable such trips are, is how the days fly by un-noticed, and indeed with nobody paying any attention to what day of the week it is. From the very first evening we gathered together with Christine, the tour leader, I could see this was going to be a wonderful holiday.

Most Inspirational Moment

Many moments were inspirational in such a short time. From a very personal point of view - following a serious illness two years ago when I could barely walk from one side of my hospital ward to the other, completing the Path of the Gods walk between Bomerano and Positano gave me immense personal satisfaction. A bit of a triumph really, and a tad emotional. (Of course, being a bloke I didn't let anyone else see that!)Meeting fellow like-minded travellers on the trip, interacting with local villagers in Bomerano, feeling the general ambience of our surroundings, experiencing the culture and history, and touching the psyche of the people - all these things were quite inspirational and uplifting.

Thoughts on Group Leader

None of these things mentioned above would have been possible without the input from Christine Rooney. I can confidently say that Christine's professionalism, communication skills, local knowledge, accomplished mastery of the language, her lovely manner, her whole approach to what is a responsible and demanding role is second to none. She was the principal reason for bringing this stunning and beautiful part of Italy to life - from plain words in a book or names on a map, she changed them into a rich and vibrant reality that will remain in our memories for life. I have made many trips now with Exodus over the years, and while every leader has been excellent, Christine ranks as the finest.

Advice for Potential Travellers

No - they are all grown adults.

Suggestions

Probably about 85-90% of European trips offered by Exodus are for 8 days. I feel serious consideration should be given to making them 14/15 days, or at least 10 days anyway.

Reviewed May 2011

AMALFI COAST & BAY OF NAPLES

An absolutely brilliant trip with a lovely group of people. Wonderful food, scenery and great hotel. Everyday was a completely different experience – a tour with great variety and something for everyone.

Most Inspirational Moment

Standing looking into the steaming crater of Mount Vesuvius was amazing. The ruins at Pompeii were simply awesome with a wonderful sense of the region's history.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Christine was brilliant - her local knowledge is extensive and she went out of her way to help us get the most out of every day. We were all very grateful for her hard work!

Advice for Potential Travellers

If you are travelling in May its worth taking some warm clothes for the evenings - the temperature in the mountains is quite a bit lower due to the altitude.

Suggestions

I would thoroughly recommend booking this holiday - I will certainly be planning another trip with Exodus soon!

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