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Amazing country but...

This was my third cycling trip with Exodus (April 2022). As always, it is a great way to experience a country. The sight, the smells, the noises. You can’t beat it. Jordan is a must see. The cycling itself is not challenging. The rides are quite short and a couple of steep hills but that is it. Unfortunately, I can’t recommend the tour because of the guide. Who has ever heard of a tour leader not cycling!?!?! His rules for cycling (everyone must be single file – always, you can’t stop for photos, you must cycle at the same pace and with minimal distance between each cyclist) was frustrating and at times dangerous. People have their own pace and to cycle out of this especially up and down hills can be downright dangerous. It was a shame because the group were fun and the itinerary was interesting.

Most Inspirational Moment

Petra.

Thoughts on Group Leader

The group leader must be a cyclist. It is just insanity not to have someone who understands cycling leading the tour.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Find out who the tour leader is first on this one! Normally, the group leaders are amazing...

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Reply from Exodus

We would like to thank Michelle for her review and are glad that she found Jordan to be a worthwhile visit, though we are sorry that her experience with our tour leader was not as positive as she has come to expect with Exodus. On this trip, our groups are accompanied by a two-man cycling team, led by an expert cycling guide, as well as a tour leader, who provides expertise in the culture and history of Jordan, and we find that this setup generally gets great feedback and allows our customers to get the most out of their holiday. We are so sorry, though, that Yolanda’s leader on this occasion, back in April, was somewhat inflexible in allowing group members to cycling at their own pace. Yolanda’s leader no longer accompanies our cycling trips, and we would mention that we haven’t had similar feedback to Yolanda’s since this trip, which makes us confident that our leaders and cycling guides are providing a really enjoyable experience for each Exodus group.

Thomas Manchester, Product Manager

Brilliant Adventure

I’d never done anything like this before and I absolutely loved it! The cycling is in some stunning locations across Jordan, with great roads and just the right level of difficulty for me. It’s completely different to anywhere I’ve cycled before, but Ammar (our cycling guide) made sure that we all enjoyed it and got the best out of the trip. The parts off the bike were amazing too – especially Wadi Rum and Petra! They’re both unlike anything I’ve seen before and I loved exploring them. Mekhled was a fantastic leader and was always looking out for us and always going the extra mile to make sure everyone was having a great time. Overall, I had a brilliant time and I’d recommend it to anyone!

Sand, sea and cycling

Exploring Petra, snorkeling in the red sea and camping out in the desert were particular high points.

Most Inspirational Moment

Exploring Petra, snorkeling in the red sea and camping out in the desert were particular high points.

Thoughts on Group Leader

It was unusual to have a non-cycling group leader but this seems to be unique to Jordan. Mekhlid was very organised and informative but a little quiet and reserved.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Bring warm clothing for the cooler temperatures in Petra and at night, especially in the desert. Pack some beers and mini wine bottles for a sun downer if you like a drink because alcohol was hard to find.

Cycling in Jordon

Excellent trip… but my bag didn’t arrive on Jordon airways flight. This was very stressful on a cycling trip and lots of conflicting info as to where it actually was. No chance of buying female cycling gear and finding a swim suit was a challenge. Bag arrived at hotel a few hours before we flew home , after we forced the main rep to help us

Most Inspirational Moment

Dead sea swimming in my husbands trunks, Petra, Wadi Rum & cycling in my husband’s kit .

Thoughts on Group Leader

knowledgeable about Jordon…. but unhelpful with lost bag.. didn’t to hassle him every day.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take hand luggage only. Pack half your gear in partners bag. Take glasses and contact lens in hand luggage.

psychotherapist

Ten years ago on an Exodus holiday I asked the leader what his favorite Exodus cycling trip was. “Jordan,” he said, “to Petra and Wadi Rum”. I’d never thought of Jordan as a cycling destination, but I see now what he meant. This trip has everything: good cycling, great food, amazing historic sites (some Biblical), a dip in the Dead Sea. snorkeling in the Red Sea and the chance to learn the basics about a middle eastern country. It could be titled, “Jordan’s greatest hits by bike”.

Most Inspirational Moment

Coming upon the Treasury at Petra as the steep, narrow canyon entrance opened up, a stunning sight.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Exodus couldn't have found a better group leader than Dr. Sami. His knowledge of Jordan, its ancient history in particular, is vast, his sense of humor a delight, his English excellent (having done his PhD in Sydney) and his attention to the details of our needs impressive. Because of him, it was evident that we were being well taken care of. There were the usual wrinkles (someone's luggage didn't arrive, someone had a medical emergency, a couple had gastrointestinal distress), but Dr. Sami handled them all with obvious concern and patience, never showing the stress that he must have been under.

Advice for Potential Travellers

As we were advised from the start, don't drink the tap water. And pack what you can't do without (medication included) in your carry-on luggage in case your checked-through bag should go missing.

Outstanding trip

Outstanding combination of biking, sightseeing the most spectacular sites and “swimming “ in the Dead Sea. Excellent guide with Sami, who is a PhD, so very knowledgeable, has great stories and is lots of fun. Biking is fun and routes are more downhill that uphill. Great scenery. Saw Jarash, Madaba, Mt Nebo, floated in the Dead Sea, had a mud bath, lots of time in Petra (amazing), little Petra, Aqaba, time to Scuba dive in Aqaba while most snorkeled. Wadi Rum was amazing, dinner cooked in the sand, Bedouin style, spent the night in the Beduoin camp. In the morning toile the jeeps to see ancient petroglyphs, climb a sand dune and rock cliff, and rode camels back to Rum. Fantastic group of fellow bikers/travelers. All became good friends.

Most Inspirational Moment

Petra, Dead Sea and Wadi Rum.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Excellent. Brilliant, with good stories and funny.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Enjoy the best trip ever!

Amazing country but...

This was my third cycling trip with Exodus (April 2022). As always, it is a great way to experience a country. The sight, the smells, the noises. You can’t beat it. Jordan is a must see. The cycling itself is not challenging. The rides are quite short and a couple of steep hills but that is it. Unfortunately, I can’t recommend the tour because of the guide. Who has ever heard of a tour leader not cycling!?!?! His rules for cycling (everyone must be single file – always, you can’t stop for photos, you must cycle at the same pace and with minimal distance between each cyclist) was frustrating and at times dangerous. People have their own pace and to cycle out of this especially up and down hills can be downright dangerous. It was a shame because the group were fun and the itinerary was interesting.

Most Inspirational Moment

Petra

Thoughts on Group Leader

The group leader must be a cyclist. It is just insanity not to have someone who understands cycling leading the tour.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Find out who the tour leader is first on this one! Normally, the group leaders are amazing...

Amazing holiday

This was our first Exodus trip and we couldn’t have been more impressed with the way we were looked after, from arrival at the airport right through to our departure. Jordan is a wonderful country – we found the people very friendly and welcoming and the scenery and sightseeing are both spectacular.

Most Inspirational Moment

Visiting the Wadi Rum, an incredible, other worldly landscape

Thoughts on Group Leader

Eyad was very well informed and did his best to keep us on track for the tight schedules. He even tried to teach us a few Arabic words, 'yellah yellah' meaning 'let's go' was the one that sank in best!

Advice for Potential Travellers

Come prepared for cold weather if travelling in March - there is a huge range of temperatures between the mountains and the valleys.

Wonderful country, lovely people

A wonderful trip with SO much packed in. The Scenery is absolutely spectacular, the Jordanian people warm and hospitable and the food delicious. The variety of activities made for a very memorable trip, including the spectacular Petra, floating in the Dead Sea, a little bit of beach, camping in the desert, riding camels etc. Cycling scenery spectacular. Don’t expect very challenging cycling, distances short and lots of downhill. One or two challenging climbs.

Most Inspirational Moment

Dancing with the cycling team and other guests on top of a mountain in the desert after a quite steep ascent - after an exhilarating ride with lovely refreshments, fun and joy! Also Bedouin feast and camping in desert (although freezing at night!)

Thoughts on Group Leader

He was organised and professional, a bit defensive at times. (Eyad) I think not having a cycling guide was a shame but probably difficult to find people with the appropriate skills to do both.

Advice for Potential Travellers

We went in March and the weather was unseasonably cold. In Amman and Petra it was between 4-10 degrees. It even snowed on our Petra visit. I was unprepared in terms of warm clothes packed and had to buy a hoodie - wore same warm clothes for days! A couple of days we had rain and freezing wind for cycling - wish I'd brought full fingered gloves!

Beautiful, memorable and fun!

I can’t recommend this trip enough. We cycled, we walked, we swam and we visited wondrous historic sites, and all with the perfect guide and friend (Abdula) who knew everything there is to know about his country, and 100% looked after us (and entertained us) from start to finish. The food was fabulous, the accommodation was great. Our cycle leader and the mechanics were spot on!

Most Inspirational Moment

Definitely Petra, although I was really impressed with the Roman site a Jerash. Amazing!

Thoughts on Group Leader

He was the best for all the reasons listed above!

Advice for Potential Travellers

Check the weather (ahead of packing), for each of the destinations that the trip covers. It changes from place to place. I did this, and did not regret it. Perhaps it’s more consistent in the summer months but it definitely varies in December!