Expert Insights

Read time – 3 minutes Alice spent a week on the Self-guided Cycling on Spain’s Green Coast which enabled her to soak up this less-visited region of the country by bike, exploring picturesque seaside villages and unoccupied stretches of sandy beaches… As I stood on the rugged, verdant shoreline of the Green Coast of northern Spain...

Read time – 4 minutes All too often, the first couple of months of a year are scarred by broken resolutions and shattered fitness aspirations. Don’t let this year go the same way; we’ve got plenty of exciting challenges to awaken your motivational mojo! Travel plans are a powerful motivator – there’s no better way to prompt...

Read time – 2 minutes Need a New Year’s resolution that you’ll want to keep? Forget boring resolutions about what you’ll quit or lose, here are 8 summits to climb in the New Year. From splendidly isolated peaks to iconic volcanic summits, there really is a mountain for everyone. Climb one and chances are it...

Read time – 2 minutes The auction lots are in, the books have been signed, and our final tally is here: the final fundraised figure for Wild Nights Out in Buxton and London with Chris Packham and Paul Goldstein is an incredible £50,000 for SAFE Kenya. Chris and Paul SAFE Kenya This phenomenal grand total...

Read time – 4 minutes Interest in Central and Eastern Asia is booming. But what makes this part of the world so special? We ask Exodus’ experts to shed a little light… Unless you’ve been there, the vastness of the Eurasian steppe is incomprehensible in its enormity. Stretching from the banks of the Danube in...

Read time – 4 minutes There are very few destinations that can match the sheer diversity of Sri Lanka. From white sand coastlines, misty hill stations, legendary temples to lush national parks, the tropical island packs in over 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and 8,000 sq km of nature reserves. So when you’re creating your...

Read time – 1 minute What happens when one Irishman takes on the Inca Trail – as a porter?! In 2016, Jarlath McHale took on Peru’s most famous trek, the Inca Trail. In 2017, he went back to complete the same four-day route – but this time as one of the porters who so inspired...

Read time – 6 minutes No matter what month of the year you’re planning to get away, there’s something wild happening in the world, from the birth of young through to the great migration. Here we highlight some of the best moments all year round… Best Times for Wildlife Holidays Wildlife Holidays in January Gorillas...

Read time – 9 minutes There are many magical stories linked to our world heritage. From the Lost City of Petra to Chichen Itza, these are age-old, inspired by real places, both natural and manmade wonders. UNESCO World Heritage List There are more than 1,000 monuments and natural wonders on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. Deemed...

Read time – 3 minutes For any child, a summer excursion to the mountains would be classed as an adventure. But for nine-year-old Ajla and her classmates, it was all the more special for being the first time they had been to the countryside. Not even that, but most of the children had never left...