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4.7 out of 5

James Devine

Reviewed October 2015

Walking in Tuscany - October 2015

In summary a very energetic, informative holiday in great surroundings with an interesting group of people.

The Exodus organization of the trip and the guide were up to their usual excellent standard.

The accommodation is spacious comfortable with good food and helpful and accommodating farm family members catering to most of the walkers wants.

All in all a great holiday.

Most Inspirational Moment

I avoid the use of the word inspirational. There was no part of the holiday that stood out. It was all excellent, what else is there to say?

Thoughts on Group Leader

The guide was extremely physically fit and capable, we went to some places where considerable care was needed but none of us ever had any concerns about our safety. In the case of one person needing some minor medication the guide was able to deal with that as a matter of course. Having the guide’s dogs along was also good fun including the extra one that joined us and accompanied us to the summit one day.

Advice for Potential Travellers

In detail; this is very much a walking holiday and is not for the faint hearted or unfit. Although my wife plays tennis several times a week and I walk every day we both found ourselves at our limit for a 66 and 64 year old. Consequently this will probably be our last at this level i.e. non-challenging grade 3. What Exodus regard as moderate fitness means being able to walk from say 10 am until 5pm with as many breaks as you need.

Donald Heuman

Reviewed October 2015

Classic Dollomites (Challenging)

This was a great trip…Lots of physical activity that yielded great views. Food included with trip price was very good…and when you asked nicely, you were able to order items not on the group menu. Hotel Adler deserves it’s 4 star rating. Good location and loved the wellness center. At the end of a day of hiking the steam rooms were most welcoming…Not to mention the comfort of the bar. Our room had a terrace so it was possible to sit outside of our room as well as hang our wet items out to dry…As it did rain and we did do wash. Chose this date because it fit with my touring in Slovenia as part of the same vacation. Thought it would also provide the best hiking weather…We had bright sun the first day, a couple days later it rained and the next day it snowed and then it was sunny again. What a special trip. I have taken several trips with Exodus and this is one of the best for hiking during the day and comfort after the hike. Plus it starts and ends in Venice which makes it easy to extend one’s stay in Italy.

Most Inspirational Moment

I have traveled to lots of places around the world but have to say the Dolomites were inspirational by themselves. Hiking in snowshoes on freshly falling snow, like we were able to do was very inspirational.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our leader, Alex was very knowable of the outdoors and the trial offerings in the area. He quickly adapted where we would go depending on the weather and did a remarkable job. He did a good job instructing people on how to improve their hiking efficiency and thus improve technique, safety as well as conserve energy. If I was ever stranded in the wilderness, Alex is someone I would want with me. That said, I also found him a bit arrogant and not someone I would want to lead my next Exodus trip. A co-leader was Martin. Martin was fantastic. He may not know the Dolomites like Alex but he too was knowable about the outdoors and had great leadership and people skills.

Advice for Potential Travellers

When drinking at the Hotel Adler bar, rather than pay as you drink, they encourage that you charge the item(s) to your room. Which is fine. But it is a 4 star hotel with 4 star bar prices which you won't discover until you go to check out. May want to close out bar tab nightly to avoid surprises on the last day.

Dave Thomas

Reviewed October 2015

Dolomites, Lake Garda and Venice

A beautiful ride amidst stunning scenery in a culturally rich region of Italy. It was a really great group of people, food was good – what’s not to like?

Most Inspirational Moment

Swimming in lakes surrounded by the Dolomites. The architectural wonders of the region. And the wine in Verona!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Michele is a really good guide and a really great guy! He organised everything efficiently and is very knowledgeable – from the palaces of Palladio to the best gelati in the Veneto. He even arranged an extra ride to make up for a rained-off day.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take decent waterproofs just in case: I stupidly got caught out a couple of times.

Steve Goodwin

Reviewed October 2015

An excellent week in Jordan.

My wife and I recently returned from “A Week in Jordan” and our first holiday with Exodus. Any apprehension we had before travelling to this part of the world was quickly forgotten due to the warm welcome we received everywhere. Jordan is a wonderful country to visit with it’s amazing sites both man made and natural.

Most Inspirational Moment

Our most inspirational moment amongst so many must have been the time spent in Petra. Nothing can prepare you for the dramatic setting of this long lost city. Wadi Rum came a close second.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our tour leader Sami, a very well educated, highly knowledgable and enthusiastic guide was not only great fun with a wicked sense of humour but also easy to talk to about the current problems facing Jordan's neighbours.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Although this trip is graded a "2", to make the most of this week, you need to be fitter than the average person as it is a very full-on experience with very little spare time to relax.

Mary Buckner

Reviewed October 2015

Cycling Albania

A tour of discovery, much more interesting than expectations.

Most Inspirational Moment

I found:* open, generous, welcoming people!* fresh, delicious food & great street snacks!* totally beautiful mountains & lakes providing fabulous cycling!*attractively backward in some areas, everywhere felt very safe!* stunning & uncrowded World Heritage sites, fascinating history!*glorious coastal downhills to wonderful beaches, views to die for!& much more!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Armand(leader) is a really good man - caring, informative, articulate, efficient & FUN!

Jennifer Boyd

Reviewed October 2015

Picos de Europa, 3 - 10 October 2015 (grade 5)

Our first visit to this area; wonderful varied walks ending in two fairly hard days which very well worth the effort.
Limestone peaks, lush meadows, autumn colours in all the different trees and all this mostly to ourselves.
First two days misty, warm and windy so programme adjusted to suit that, otherwise sunny and warm but cool at night.

Most Inspirational Moment

Lunch above the Col de Pandebano with stunning views across to Naranja with a distant accompaniment of cow bells. Scrambling up and down a limestone cone that I never thought I would manage on the last day. Mugs of tea at Jim's (hotel owners) house after muddy descent through meadows and woods on second day!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Excellent! Knowledgeable, enthusiastic, patient and a great sense of humour. Skilled at keeping the group together enough for reasons of safety but not too restricting. All the benefits of a local guide but with fluent English. Marked our hikes on several of the group's maps and sent us all his photos afterwards.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Just go! Think of the Lake District, but less manicured and crowded, plus Alpine meadows and jaw dropping limestone peaks. For grade 5 you need to be fit, we trained for 3 or so weeks beforehand (mid 60s).

Judith Brain

Reviewed October 2015

Great

Great walking, great views, great location, great guide, great people. So putting that all together, it was a great holiday.

Most Inspirational Moment

Loved the Tre Cime.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our leader was interesting, friendly and helpful.

Phil Sturdy

Reviewed October 2015

October on the Amalfi coast

This was our first trip with Exodus and it didn’t disappoint, the Amalfi coast was stunning and our guide Paul together with the staff at 2 Torres were fantastic. Our son 7 loved the whole experience.

Most Inspirational Moment

The best part for all of us was the walk of the gods, we loved the views and the lunch provided in the small rustic building was really great. Our son loved playing with the other children on as he put it getting up to mischief!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our group leader Paul was really helpful and all the kids loved talking with him and asking about the different places. He was very flexible in arranging things to do on the free day and made time to talk with all members of the party.

Emma Brogden

Reviewed October 2015

Trekking, wild camping and good food at its best

This is a fantastic trip for anyone seeking long walking days through beautiful scenery, energised by good food and enthusiastic and friendly staff.

Most Inspirational Moment

The view from the summit was breathtaking - though there was hardly a single place where the view wasn't interesting throughout the trip.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Hamid was brilliant... friendly, helpful and enthusiastic and always smiling... even first thing in the morning or when we were tired after a long day.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Earplugs - Morocco has a lot of dogs which you can sometimes hear from campsites! Water - the bus which meets you at the end of each day with the tents will carry water in bulk so you don't need to worry about purification tablets, as its easier to buy five litre bottles (the guide arranges this) and decant some into smaller day-bottles each morning for the day's walking.

Marie Longworth

Reviewed October 2015

Great trip

The trip was great with a decent amount of hills! The distances were doable and the cycles by the coast wonderful! The hotels were all very good especially the Agriturismo which was amazing!! The only gripe about hotels was the one in Syracusa which was ok and had no outside space!
We had thee most fantastic lunches courtesy of Giussippe which were better then any dinners we had!!
All in all a great trip!!
Great group of people helped!!

Most Inspirational Moment

Not applicable.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Thomas was such a lovely guy! An absolute gentleman! He looked after us so well! Good leaders really matter!! Great sense of humour!

Advice for Potential Travellers

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