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4.7 out of 5

Reviewed March 2013

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: VENABU

Extremely enjoyable, very challenging if you’ve never done any skiing before but great exercise!
Tour guides were great and very knowledgable.
Hotel rooms were basic but food was really good.
Only negative is there was not a lot to do at night for younger (20-40) group members.

Reviewed March 2013

DISCOVER COSTA RICA

Exceeded our expectations of seeing wildlife up close. A well planned itinerary, with a good variety of accommodation.

Most Inspirational Moment

Zip wiring over the jungle.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Very professional and well informed - his knowledge of Costa Rica's Wildlife added significantly to the holiday.

Advice for Potential Travellers

You don't need a lightweight bag for Tortuega, as they use a separate boat for the luggage. It rains a lot even in the dry season, and ponchos are more useful than jackets, especially if you have a big camera. Confirm that your insurance covers helicopter evacuation - it emerges as a condition of taking part half way through!

Reviewed March 2013

DISCOVER COSTA RICA

A poncho, binoculars, camera and a change of underpants is really all you need for this trip (the first three are essential, the last one is optional!) If you like wildlife you will love this trip and when I say wildlife, I mean accessible wildlife everywhere you look. If you sit by your lodge at any of the places you stay at you will see wildlife passing you by and if you are really lucky you might even get a bat in your shower.There are some long drives but plenty of opportunities to stop and also to shout out what you have seen out of the window – SCARLET MACAW! TOUCAN! etc etc.The accomodation is excellent and many of the lodges you stay in are on the edges of the rain forest and there are so many trails to discover. The noises at night are amazing. My first night back in England I wondered what was wrong and why I could not sleep – it was too quiet!

Most Inspirational Moment

Rather surprisingly, a bird watching moment! I am no twitcher and so be honest birds have never really done it for me in the wildlife stakes. That was before I saw a Quetzal - what a beautiful creature. It was worth standing for an hour and cricking my next and thinking "I am sure those two feather sticking out from the hole in the tree have been put there by the Costa Rican tourist board and there is in fact no bird in that hole." When the bird flew out I could not believe what I was seeing - his mohican hair do and his beautiful green and red plummage. Even better was the fact that all the "profession" twitchers had given up for the evening and gone home and so it was only a select few of us that enjoyed that wonderful moment.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Gustavo was excellent and his knowledge of Costa Rica was amazing. He enthused about his country and his knowledge of wildlife was incredible.There was no such things as a daft question (although I am sure we asked many) and he made a great effort to book optional trips for us. The tour finished on the Friday afternoon but we did not fly out until 11pm (ish) on the Saturday. Despite not being on the itinerary he took us in to San Jose for a walk around on the Friday afternoon and arranged trips for those of us who wanted to go out on the Saturday. He went above and beyond the call of duty.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Poncho, poncho, poncho. Invest in one of these as when it does rain you will be glad you did - not only does it cover you, it covers your backpack too.Don't forget your camera. If you have been thinking about investing in an upgrade with a good lens, do it before this holiday as the photo opportunities are endless.Torch - don't forget to take one with you so you can spot all the frogs, snakes and tarantulas at night!

Reviewed March 2013

A TASTE OF CUBA

A trip which "does exactly what it says on the tin".

Most Inspirational Moment

Visiting Che Guevara's mausoleum in Santa Clara.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Jorge was an exceptional leader who took us to a couple of fantastic paladares as well as more "up market" restaurants. (I should also like to mention our driver Eduardo who was always smiling and attentive to the ladies when disembarking from the coach).

Advice for Potential Travellers

Book it now! you will not be disappointed, guaranteed!

Reviewed March 2013

CYCLE INDOCHINA & ANGKOR

Great Holiday with like minded people

Most Inspirational Moment

Seeing Angkor Wat at sunrise, it was well worth getting up at 5am.This should be the time to start the tour of Ankgor Wat as later in the afternoon the heat becomes unbearable also there are a milion other Tourists.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our Leader Siam was brilliant even though he had just ridden with us 10-15k when we stopped for a break he was around the group making sure we all had drinks, snacks and answered endless question with a big smile on his face.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Make sure you are at least a little bit fit and you will enjoy it much more, don't bother taking energy drinks or bars are the kitty provide plenty of them.

Reviewed March 2013

SOUTH AFRICA: CYCLING DRAKENSBERG & KRUGER

A fantastic holiday with tremendous scenery, wonderful wildlife and a great group of fellow travellers. Certainly ot the most demanding cycling, but a great time nonetheless.

Most Inspirational Moment

The most inspirational moment of the holiday was the dramatic scenery of the Blyde River Canyon. An amazing spectacle and our final cycling destination.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Tallis was a very knowledgeable guide and tour leader. His enthusiasm for the flora and fauna of South Africa was infectious. His success at herding 14 'cats' was not always as apparent, despite this he always maintained a sense of humour.

Advice for Potential Travellers

For those wanting a full-on cycling experience, this may not be for you, however, if you are happy to compromise on the cycling for the other aspects of the holiday then I would thoroughly recommend the trip.

Reviewed March 2013

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: DOBBIACO

Fantastic skiing and hospitality in the Stunning Dolomites. My Cross-Country skiing came on a treat with the excellent teaching of Anne. My waistline expanded with the tyrolean 5 course dinners.

Most Inspirational Moment

Completing a 22 Km ski on the final day from near Cortina to Dobbiaco, finished off with a ski down the hill at the Nordic Arena in town.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Brilliant - a great teacher and group leader seemingly effortlessly coping with all levels of skiing ability and sociability.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take your own walking boot/shoe insoles - the ones in my hire boots were very tired and scrunched up inside the boot on some days.

Reviewed March 2013

A WEEK IN JORDAN

Varied itinerary, mixed activities and so suited me to the ground. We had a large group, but actually you also get plenty of time to do your own thing, so this didn’t create a problem. Friendly people and country, that has been affected by all the unrest around it, but is in itself safe and welcoming. The tour had a steady pace, so still felt like a holiday .

Most Inspirational Moment

Walking down the Sik in the dark , illuminated only by candles, on our first evening in Petra. So our first experience was unclouded by the knowledge of what we saw in the light the next day.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Really experienced, professional, very knowledgeable and friendly, good sense of humour.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take a sleeping bag for in the desert, but if it is broght, sleep outside, ear plugs helpful.Dont expect western standards for hotels, but the ones choosen by exodus are always adequate and suit the 3 star status. we found ours good, some other people on the trip weren't impressed. service good and food reasonable too.used ATM for money, but had an unsuccessful attempt on the first day. Also plenty of places to change money, so would recommend taking some cash to do this too.Walking trainers suffice for scrambling round the rocks and paths of petra, if you are a confident/ experineced walker, and actually provide better grip.

Reviewed March 2013

FINNISH WILDERNESS WEEK

I really enjoyed the weeks activities, I had been concerned about my fitness levels before I went on the trip but as the sessions were usually half a day this was not a problem. All the activities were well supervised and mostly well organised although as nearly all the group wanted to do the whole day optional dog sledding it did give the organisers a few logistical issues.

Most Inspirational Moment

The scenery in the national park was stunning, we were lucky enough to have sun shine on the day we tried the dog sledding and it gave the park a magical quality.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Although Teddy was our designated leader for the week we were looked after by a team of individuals all of whom were great.

Advice for Potential Travellers

If you want to try a selection of winter activities then just book this trip it is alot of fun. Just make sure you check the trip notes for the additional extras as these are expensive and so is the alcohol - 5 Euros for a can of local beer and 21 Euros for a bottle of wine.There is no need to worry about packing any winter gear other than your thermals as the rest is supplied for you although I may have been more tempted to sleep in the quincy if I had taken a winter coat and pair of waterproof trousers with me.

Reviewed March 2013

THE TROPICAL SOUTH

Kerala was everything I had hoped it would be. The trip was very well organised and our hotels and transport were all very good

Most Inspirational Moment

I persoanally loved out bus trip from Cochin to Munnar, to the Tea Plantations in the Hill Station. The bus trip, thoug lenghty, was relaxing, and gave me the opportunity of seeing stunning country side I wouuld have been nable to see otherwise.The tea plantations were so green and lush. To be able to see the sheer size of the plantations so high up the hillsides, and see how hard the wowmn worked at so diligently taking the leaves was a sight I shall never forget. Visiing the tea museum,and watching the whole process of how tea leaves are processed from picking the leaves to tea cup , wasreally interesting. I have the greatest respect for the humble cuppa now

Thoughts on Group Leader

Santosh was a superb group leader. He was so warm and friendly , and a walking encyclopeadia of knowledge. He made the trip so interesting, and added his little suprises for us along the way..Nothing was a bother for him

Advice for Potential Travellers

Make sure that your clothing is as light as possible. Kerala is extremely humid, there is little escape from it. Drink plenty water at all times, and have a hat. Take India as you find it. It is noisy and chaotic in some of he larger cities, but it all works

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