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Relaxed unhurried walking in stunning coastal scenery
walking among beautifully situated vineyards perched on steep slopes down to the sea. Very unusual
Very informative mature and well organised. A very well rounded guide with a wealth of experience
Although easy walking on good paths it is still important to have adequate walking footwear.
This was my second cycling trip with Exodus and the best so far. Great company with a diverse group of all ages, wonderful weather and relaxing accommodation. The lunchtime visits to beaches, lazy lunches to chat with your fellow travellers and a blow out carb fest with local wine in the evening meant smiles all round.
The cycling and scenery was pretty good too 🙂 a non-stop photo opportunity through a quite unspoilt area of Sardinia with bright blue skies and crystal clear waters.
Watermelon elevenses and cake for breakfast. And flamingos (or fenicottero as Giovanni kept saying :-) )
Our guides Giovanni and Alessandro were both terrific leaders and very good company too, funny and engaging they felt like old friends. Always willing to answer questions, make sure we were all together and generally make our trip as smooth and trouble free as possible. As well as providing refreshing fruit stops and tasty picnic lunches they made sure all the equipment was in order and organised meals and baggage transfers without a hitch.
Although this trip is classed as moderate (level 3) a couple of the climbs were long and quite tiring especially in 30+ degrees! So, do make sure you've got some training under your belt and ticked off a few hills at home to make sure you're up to it. But, failing that the support bus was always there to give water to the parched and to scoop up the weary.
Extremely enjoyable and highly recommended trip to see the less touristic parts of the Great Wall. Experience rural China, cuisine and culture. Peaceful, beautiful, lightly challenging and memorable.
Fire water night.... Really though; sitting on top of a tower on the Crouching Tiger section and each member of the group suddenly fell into quiet contemplation just taking in the view and enjoying the peace and serentity of it all. Secondly, realising my own potential along the way.
Wu Wei (JERRY). Our glorious leader. Worth every Yuan for comedic value alone. Sharp, witty, articulate, polite, accomodating, motivated, energetic, thoughful, informative, caring and responsible. I expect any future tours to be a disappointment if not led by Jerry. Completely surpassed my expectations of a tour guide. I personally felt he integrated with the group and made us feel like welcome friends instead of walking pay packets-an experience I had never had before with a tour guide. Issues were raised by a few members of the group throughout the trip and Jerry instantly took action to rectify any situation in an attempt to please everybody. He had the difficult task of dealing with a group of people of very different abilities and expectations with fifty years between the youngest and eldest of us. Some of us wanted lengthier, tougher, faster days and others needed a slower pace, less challenging terrain and shorter days. Somehow Jerry managed to keep us all together and return us safely to Beijing City on the final day.
PLEASE READ the itinerary BEFORE you book the trip! It clearly states that this trek is MODERATE to CHALLENGING. On reading the online brochure myself, I thought the trip would be a struggle for me-relatively fit and in my late twenties. It turned out not to be a struggle for me at all, in fact I felt that I was in my element. Unfortunately this was not the case for all involved. Whilst attempting not to be ageist (there are people in their 70's out there much fitter than I!) the trip was less enjoyable for those in their 50's 60's and 70's, depending on their current physical health. It seemed that some members of the group were expecting an easy walk rather than a moderate to challenging trek. This was difficult for everyone and those who wanted a slower pace felt they had to struggle to keep up and those who wanted a faster pace felt slowed down or held back from challenging themselves so that everyone could be kept together. I can't say much about the reasoning behind different folks perceptions of 'moderate to challenging' but I can say Please Please READ the brochure! The trek takes you through some of the more remote parts of the wall (which would be deemed impassable in the UK-that should give an idea) Off wall trekking includes some muddy or scrambly parts through the bush which while immense fun for some, was not so much so for others! The brochure does say there are parts where you will need to use hands as well as feet and lets say the trip basically does what it says on the tin.
A lovely week walking through the meadows and mountains of Bavaria. Local brew went down a treat. Let down by lack of walking notes however….
Completing a 21km walk round the Staffelsee and having a well earned beer to celebrate! A beer at the top of the Zugspitze (highest mountain in Germany) was also great - can you see a theme emerging here?!
Myself and my Dad did this as a self guided trip.
I booked this trip as a self guided option mostly owing to disorganisation and there not being much else left for my chosen week. I think self guided has the potential to work really well but we only got a lot out of it by borrowing the extensive walking notes from a Headwater client. This trip is offered jointly with them. All the other people on the trip had booked with Headwater and had excellent notes. The level of detail was impressive but necessary. The Germans are very into outdoor activity and the 'wanderwegs' - walking routes- are well signposted but you need to be able to find the start and know which bus to get etc. On average per 4 hour walk the Headwater notes had 2 full A4 pages of information. They also had 1 or 2 boot notes for different abilities and lots of local information. The Exodus trip notes were as per this website and totally useless! If I was going self guided again I'd be likely to book with Headwater for this reason I'm afraid. The taxi driver collecting us at the airport also had a Headwater sign so look out for this if you don't see an Exodus one. The hotel was a lovely family run place in a traditional Bavarian wooden house which looked like a cuckoo clock. The food was excellent however one of the Headwater clients was a vegetarian and struggled. I think she went some way to furthering the cause of vegetarianism in Bavaria during the trip but bewarned!! The hotel gave provided a tourist card which allowed free local bus travel which was excellent. The tourist information office was very useful too.
We would like to thank Ruth for her review. We were very sorry to read that she did not receive her route notes and that she had to borrow some during her trip. We provide our clients with the same standard route notes as our sister company, Headwater, and have investigated why Ruth did not receive these. We were happy to read that Ruth and her father still had a great holiday.
Based in one hotel with day excursions/walking trips. Amazing scenery. Love Cappadocia!!
The scenery, the hot air balloons every morning, the view from the plateau - the sight of an older group decending a steep slope with one gentleman, who was quite shaky on his legs and appeared to be in his late 70s, being stopped from toppling by someone behind him holding his belt from behind all the way down.
Our leader was very quiet and sweet, but not very engaging. His pace was good for the walking and he took care of those who struggled. He listened to what the group said they wanted and did his best to arrange it, particularly issues around food. He opened up more towards the end of the week, which was nice.
Do take walking poles, a hat, sun cream. I had walking boots, but some of the group got by with walking sandles - I preferred boots.
Very special trek in a remote area of Ladakh with challenging peaks and passes (very!) but worth every bit of effort.
Climbing Dzo Jongo at over 6000m in a blizzard seeing nothing and the following day walking along the ridge across the valley with fantastic clear views of the mountain and the whole journey. Group dynamics - support, encouragement and fun. The amazing variety of landscape and views in every direction.
This is my second trek with Valerie who never fails to inspire, motivate and care. Her knowledge of the people and places are excellent: historically and now. We learned such a lot. The fact that she is deeply involved in environment and community improvement projects is inspirational and humbling. Valerie gets to know her group well, understands when anyone is not feeling 100% and quietly supports everyone's needs without fussing. Valerie also leads her local team very professionally, has high expectations and is highly respected: in addition she recognises talent and gives opportunities for the local team to progress when they can.
Not sure whether this particular trek will be repeated, but if you are passionate about mountains, go to the Himalayas, and the experience of walking with Valerie would always be a bonus.
Well organised, fun and safe trip
Finishing the hilly section
Very knowledgable + good leader
Bring water bottles
A wonderful trip in stunning mountain scenery.
Absorbing the sheer beauty of the magnificent Corsican countryside with its wonderfully jagged ridge lines, its beautiful valleys and plunging waterfalls.
Suzie did a great job - friendly, well organised, knowledgeable and passionate about Corsica, with options planned for most walks to suit the differing aspirations of group members.
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and and smile, smile, smile your way through a splendid week in a Mediterranean gem.
An excellent week of walking interspersed with sightseeing and gastronomy. Well led and organised, Leisurely pace. A good holiday.
Walking along the rim of the Santorini caldera - spectacular views all the way.
Cecile was an excellent guide, led the walks well and more importantly skillfully organised transport through the week, ushering our group on and off numerous ferries and buses. Cecile organised a side trip "extra" to Akrotiri - this was a useful and interesting "filler" when we had a little spare time on Santorini. The group was also excellent !!!
This tour is correctly graded as leisurely - a very appropriate pace for the heat of the late Greek summer (1st week of September). The walk along the Santorini caldera rim was for us the highlight of the week, we only took the bus half way back, and picked up the path again to take in the views in the afternoon sun. Just beneath the highest point on the rim, their is a safe path that goes down to a lower mesa jutting out into the caldera for excellent views.
Beautiful scenery, excellent cycling, great group, good food and wine, and an enthusiastic leader. What more could you ask for!
Hard to pick just one with so many great aspects to this trip - particularly enjoyed Lake Garda, Verona & Venice, which I expected, but Vicenza and Padova were lovely places too, and much less touristy! ;p The cycling in general was enjoyable due to being on excellent, safe and well maintained off-road tracks for the most part. I think the food and wine were a particular highlight of this trip, especially the ice-cream. Hmmm...ice-cream....
Michele was one of the best leaders I've ever come across - this was a fully booked trip and he lead the whole thing by himself with remarkable enthusiasm, energy, good humour and excellent organisational skills. Nothing was too much trouble for him in ensuring that everyone in the group was well looked after and enjoyed the trip, from organising extra cycling for those who wanted it, to making sure we always went to the best restaurants and even introducing us to his lovely family in his home town.
Weather was very variable so bring layers/waterproofs - most of the rain we had was in the evening and the days were generally sunny but not too hot, so mostly perfect for cycling but we did have one rainy/cold day. The cycling was generally flat and very moderate but there were a few hills and the bikes were heavy so a reasonable level of fitness is required. The bikes had good waterproof panniers to carry spare layers etc. during the day and we were given a small handlebar bag and water bottle ( although most people preferred their own), also no need to buy maps as a booklet and full route details are provided for this trip, a very nice touch I thought!