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Great cultural and educational experience. Lots of variety of experiences superbly led by Sabina and safely driven by damir. Not enough time in Dubrovnik so most of the group extended the tour independently like us.
Happy Jordanians singing on the tractor train
Good organiser who treated us all empathetically and could not have been more attentive and helpful. Some times didn’t allow enough free time at attractions. Very interesting to hear her family war experiences.
Beware of very slippery cobble stones.
Essential trip covers the highlights in 2 weeks covering Andes and Desert Peru comprehensively (Jungle would be an additional bolt on). The itinery was key for me choosing this trip with Machu Pichu, Nazca lines, Lake Tititica, Ballestros Islands, Colyca Canyon and cities of Arequipa and Lima visited. This packs in a good mix of history (Inka and earlier), wildlife (Penguins, Condors and Flamingoos as well as Camelids and culture. Cities and landscape covered. It is on the trip notes but Peru Georgraphy is big and the drives often on mountain roads were felt by most of group! But great chance to see changing Andes landscapes …..
Homestay on Lake great opportunity to meet the community and learn how they are developing island
Presents for homestay, more options by bringing from UK and the thought is appreciated Our group had minor altitude impacts only, but if you are worried ask your GP for drugs in UK as the guides do not recommend buying locally. Having said that if you did get ill the local guides were great to arrange doctors to visit hotel.
The linear nature of the journey, flying into Port Elizabeth and out of Cape Town rather than in and out of Cape Town added outward time but importantly ruled out back-tracking which would have added travelling time unproductively and would have been boring. We were blessed with an exceptional tour leader (more later) and felt we enjoyed all events to the maximum possible with the best sub-contractors available. Long journeys were broken down into manageable chunks by inserting small stops and this allowed the driver recovery time and also added interest for the party. We were taken ‘beneath the surface’ on this trip with this leader and that added so much to our comprehension and enjoyment. The tour was well-paced with never less than two nights in one place so you did not feel you were ‘living out of a suitcase’ which would possibly have led to exhaustion, both physical and mental.
For both of us, the Langa township tour. The Democratic Alliance here in Cape Province (unlike the ANC in other parts of SA) is making a real difference to the lives of all the people starting from the bottom up with structured layers of building which provides incentive. We were impressed (nay, humbled) by the way people of all colours seem to be pulling together to advance the lot of all after the dreadful years of apartheid. Using two individual hand-picked locals found by our tour guide rather than just going to a tour sub-contractor again allowed us to get ' beneath the surface'. The passion they all showed was truly heartening and the lack of resentment, often commented on, was (again) humbling.
Read the comments already given. In addition, Justin said he was 24 hours on duty for us. He had a chest infection needing medication but he didn't allow that to get him down or detract from his level of care to us. What more can we say? One in a million.
If Justin is your leader, listen carefully to all his advice e.g. 'Do not go on the Waterfall Trail in Tsitsikamma, it is too dangerous'. Be sensible - we aborted the Suspension Bridge walk in that park as we felt under-fit and too 'frail' to complete it - Take personal responsibility and don't end up embarrassing your Tour Leader. Go to South Africa with an open mind and this trip and this leader will open your eyes . We have had so much comment (starting with the taxi driver home from Heathrow) that 'You're one of the very few people who have come home with a positive view of South Africa; most people think it dangerous and going smartly downhill'. No preconceptions, please - If you go looking for the negative, you'll certainly find it in the poverty and the history; the future looks bright for SA to us provided the Democratic Alliance wins and the ANC go to the wall. There is enormous potential in this berautiful land and in the people.
This was a busy trip through three very contrasting countries. Almost a surfeit of historical monuments in Uzbekistan, just a glimpse of Kazakhstan and then the natural beauty of Kyrgyzstan. Some long bus drives but with plenty of “photo stops” and the drives are a great way to appreciate the scenery and see a little of local life along the way. The food was fine, and it was fairly easy to avoid meat, with plenty of delicious salads and pumpkin manti (a type of dumpling) usually available. Also some lovely soups, but often with unexpected chunks of lamb or beef. I did also enjoy the plov and the kebabs, as well as the fresh bread. The people were mostly friendly, welcoming and curious – we encountered no problems.
Kyrgyzstan - especially the yurt stay and the walk, but also the sheep, cattle and horses with their herders on horseback, coming down from their summer pastures.
For me, both Dilshod and Ermek were great leaders, despite their very different pesonalities.
Take a small towel for the yurt stay, and reasonable walking shoes. Do your shopping in Bukhara as there aren't many other opportunities. Learn a few words of Russian - it is spoken in all three countries and English isn't widely understood. Be able to carry your luggage a short distance - some of the hotel rooms are upstairs (no lifts) and also you have to carry it across the Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan border.
My husband and I had a fabulous trip to Sicily – a place I knew I would adore and I was not wrong. In 8 days you can only scrape the surface of this wonderful island but this round trip was a great way to see what it can offer. It was a perfect introduction to somewhere we will return to many times.
The aching beauty of Eriche, Noto and Cefalu.
Marco was a charming leader, efficient, informative with a dark sense of humour. And he was extremely good company.
There is an element of walking every day so if you are infirm this may not be the trip for you.
One of the best wildlife experiences ever – to get so close to the hippos and elephants on the river in the canoes was incredible
Sat in the front of the canoe looking a huge male elephant in the eye just 19 feet away
TK and his assistant Beste were fantastic - helpful, knowledgeable, encouraging, great cooks and brilliant sense of humour.
Take rowing gloves to prevent blisters
Very good, particularly impressed by ou magnificent guide Kanaan who spoke English perfectly, was passionate about his country, informative and balanced when describing recent conflict,great with people and made time for everyone. This is a good trip and appropriately rates in terms of challenge presented
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Cannot rate highly enough
Just enjoy
Holiday was very good once in Madeira.
Booking and office support from Exodus UK was poor.
We paid a surcharge of over £300 pounds to get flights six months prior to departure.
There were people in our group who arrived later in the day that didn’t pay any surcharges. We could have got a later flight also….
No one has come back to me about this after my first survey.
Also, Exodus don’t have enough staff in the London office to even answer your phones.
Dreadfull in light of the money we your customer pay.
SORT IT OUT. That was my fourth holiday with Exodus, I doubt personally that I will book another in light of the London office. It’s a shame you let all of your reps that are actually in front of your customers down. Learn the lesson.
Rob Rutter
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We would like to thank Rob for taking the time to provide us with feedback both on his holiday evaluation form (HEF) and in his review. Whilst HEFs are read by 2 members of staff, we endeavour to make it clear both in the email we send inviting clients to complete their HEFs, as well as at the end of the survey itself that due to the volume of feedback we receive, we are unable to respond on an individual basis to the comments our clients make. We do, as a result of this, provide an email address which clients are welcome to use if they would like to raise any specific concerns to our customer services team. We would like to apologise if this could be further clarified. Flight prices can vary quite significantly throughout the year and even when flights are booked early, sometimes a supplement can be applicable, as explained in our trip notes. We were pleased Rob enjoyed his time in Madeira, but we are nonetheless very sorry that he was disappointed with the support he received from Exodus prior to travel. – Marta Marinelli, Product Manager.
Very beautiful nice hikes would rather not have rest day trip to short.
Slovenia is a very beautiful country very clean
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Three beautiful islands Naxos Santorini and Paros to visit a grade 1 but not so much walking and a lot of ferry time.
The actual walks and visiting very small villages particularly the lunch stop in Naxos
Cecilia was lovely and informative
We had only 3 walks across the 7 days so please be prepared for the traveling