Expert Insights

Read time – 3 minutes To step into a riad is to step into a time capsule. Immediately the air cools, the noise of the streets fades away and you’re absorbed into a little historic haven, an oasis of calm in the midst of a whirlwind city like Marrakech. Moroccan riad Riads are aristocratic townhouses,...

Read time – 2 minutes In his latest series on Channel 4, Walking the Americas, explorer and presenter Levison Wood goes on a journey across Central America, from Mexico to Colombia, uncovering all manner of wonders and undergoing many trials and tribulations along the way. Levison Wood Anyone who knows Wood from his previous series...

Read time – 2 minutes It’s an iconic trek, one of the world’s most renowned trails, winding through stunning cloud forests and mighty mountain peaks to arrive at the lost city of Machu Picchu. The Inca Trail is a true bucket list experience. Trekking the Inca Trail But it’s important to be prepared, particularly since...

Read time – 1 minute In the depths of winter, some places never feel more alive. Whether it’s the warming bustle of their markets, their vibrant winter festivals, or the feel-good factor of their hearty good and spicy mulled wines, these are places that embrace the seasonal joys of the colder months. Here are just...

Read time – 2 minutes Since the dawn of human consciousness, we have gazed up at the stars and wondered: what are these mysterious lights that fill the sky? Are they gods? Magic? The souls of the departed? Though the advent of science put ideas like these out to pasture, one thing hasn’t changed… there’s...

Read time – 3 minutes It’s the same quandary that faces us all every January: how to make this year special. This is the month of New Year’s Resolutions, of concocting plans and goals, of unique adventures to look forward to. Why not make this the year you try something new? Tripadvisor research suggests that...

Read time – 1 minute There are few pleasures in life more rewarding than a good trekking holiday in an incredible location. That’s why we work tirelessly every year here at Exodus HQ to bring you fresh, exciting new treks from around the world. So lace up your boots, dust off that jacket and embark...

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...

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...

Read time – 5 minutes The new kids on the eastern block are undeniably amongst the coolest travel destinations on the planet right now. What accounts for their surge in popularity? Exodus investigates the meteoric rise of Eastern Europe… European statue European Travel Emerging from many years of isolation and hardship, eastern and central Europe...