Reviews

Most Inspirational Moment

The Mount Etna day was my favourite.   Trekking across the vast mountain in a selection of key spots that were picked for their natural beauty and interest.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Dawn til disk accompaniment helped our enjoyment because Fabio also booked a table each evening, with the group's agreement, and chose different sorts of restaurant each time.   Helped to have a translator with us!   He was seemingly very laid back and relaxed, although he never missed a trick and was very dilligent of our safety.   Very informative without going into too much detail.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Temperature-wise, September is the perfect month to visit.

Most Inspirational Moment

Walking the ancient Inca paths through the Andes and reaching Machupicchu was magical.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our group leader Rene Huaman was fantastic, knowledgeable, supportive and with a heart of gold. Also Carlos the assistant leader was amazing.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take comfortable walking boots and a good camera.

Most Inspirational Moment

So many to comment on......stunning sunrises and sunsets, the beautiful environs of St Lucia, great walks in lovely scenery, seeing a week old baby white rhino, conquering the ladders to climb up to the Amphitheatre!

Advice for Potential Travellers

A couple of days on the road are quite long......make sure you are on time to leave....any delays mean that the leader is trying to play catch up. But the scenery is great! If you are a wildlife officianado, you may be really disappointed with the Night Safari (optional trip) in Kruger. You are in a vehicle with 20 others and I can liken the experience to Disney......lamping animals at twilight to see them in the bush and cheering when a lion is spotted. I hasten to add that none of the Exodus clients acted so abhorrently. I was extremely disappointed with the experience, especially after great drives in a private game reserve a few days previously. 

Most Inspirational Moment

Completing the Inca Trail and reaching Machu Picchu.  Lake Titicaca and experiencing a home stay with a local family. Amazon Rainforest and seeing the wildlife in its natural habitat (especially the sloth and howler monkeys).

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our group leader, Juan was just the best.  He was extremely knowledgeable with the history, flora, fauna and wildlife.  He went out his way to help the group with many of our needs.  He always had a smile on his face and had a brilliant sense of humour.  We could not have asked for a better tour guide.

Advice for Potential Travellers

On the last night of the trek on the Inca Trail, as per the trip notes the group is booked to stay at the camp site.  Our group decided to stay at a hotel in Machu Picchu, kindly organised by our wonderful guide, Juan.  I would definitely recommend this rather than camping.  We stayed at a lovely hotel and it was so nice to have a hot shower and change into clean clothes.  After a good night's sleep we felt refreshed to tour round the site of Machu Picchu the following day.  I would definitely recommend Exodus changes the last night of camping to staying in a hotel with their future itineraries.

Most Inspirational Moment

The local people The amazing guides

Thoughts on Group Leader

You could not ever ask for better! Nee was amazing there 24/7 whenever you needed her, she was was fun but serious when she needed to be when it came to your safety. And I should not forget Dyka and Yan, fun and knowledge of Cambodia and Vietnam is second to none.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Book !! Just come and have a great time. I was travelling alone but the group and the guides made me feel from day one that we were all on the trip as one. You will have a great time.

Most Inspirational Moment

It has to be the ride into Sienna and arriving in the main sqaure. It's also pretty amazing arriving in Piazza Michelangelo in Florence. The Piazza del Miracolos in Pisa takes some beating. or maybe it was the first taste of Vino Nobile de  Montepulciano?

Thoughts on Group Leader

The group leaders Mike and Rudy were both great, very experienced and committed to making sure that everything went smoothly and that everyone in the group had a great time. Nothing was a problem and they worked hard all the time to make things even better.

Advice for Potential Travellers

The distances are not long but it's quite up and down. You'll enjoy the trip more if you do some hill training before you go. There is an optional hill to ride up on the return from San Gimignano - the incline is gradual so you can certainly complete it and it's a great feeling when you reach the top and look down where you've come from!

Most Inspirational Moment

It was surely the 'Walk of the gods', wherein we left from Bomerano and finished in Positano.  The scenery is spectacular!  Also I enjoyed the traditional aspects of Agerola [locality of hotel accomodation].  We were lucky to have been at a time when the locals celebrated their annual feast.  The Agerola people are very welcoming and the food is excellent!

Thoughts on Group Leader

I enjoyed Edwardo's company.  He is very sociable and being a local, he knows very well the surroundings and even the people!  

Advice for Potential Travellers

I would avoid going to Amalfi in hot weather.  This would spoil the 'walk of the gods'.

Most Inspirational Moment

The last bike ride on small roads to Zuljiana - perfect. The road clung to the side of the land with the sea below. No traffic and just a few coves and small villages. Then oysters in Ston - a peach of a place.The set lunch on the way from Vela Luka on day 3. Perfect for a light lunch during a bike ride.The trip to Mljet though we were left short of time waiting for lunch at a restaurant (majority didn't want to eat on boat)

Thoughts on Group Leader

Excellent: Confident, fit, smart with very good English, upbeat, sensitive to individual needs and fair. Very easy company. Cannot think of any minus points!

Advice for Potential Travellers

This trip probably surprised a lot of us in being fairly tough - it was no ride in the park! When you look at pictures of those Dalmatian islands you probably think they are mostly flat but they are not! There were some very fit people on the group as well who took off like the Tour de France and kept us going full pelt. Very good though - far better than being in a group predominantly laid back and dawdling along.

Most Inspirational Moment

Can't decide between walking the walls of Dubrovnik or exploring Diocletian's Palace at Split - but the waterfalls at Krka were pretty good too.

Thoughts on Group Leader

A great friend as well as being thoroughly professional in everything he did.  He enabled the group to come together and enjoy ourselves, even with those early starts!  A real champion for Croatia.

Advice for Potential Travellers

The walking is correctly graded as Moderate, since the actual distances are not that great.  The climbs are on rougher ground than I was expecting, however, but I'm 70 and I managed them all without holding the party back in any way.The final ascent of Bojin Kuk on the last day is NOT Moderate and should be offered only as an option in the Trip Notes  -  as Zeljko very sensibly did.  5 of us out of 12, including me, elected to let the others go on at this point.

Most Inspirational Moment

Standing on the sumitt and realising I was on the rooftop of the whole of North Africa. The views in every direction left me with a lump in my throat. I vowed I would not leave it too long before doing something like this again.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Hard to put into words. He was simply the perfect guide, he quietly controlled everything kept everyone calm and ensured the pace ideal for acclimatisation. He made every decision and got each one right. He was very knowledgeable to talk to about a vast range of topics. He had a great sense of humour. His patience and generosity of spirit was amazing when a member of the party struggled. And he even organised and participated in the end of trip celebrations. So impressive Yahya was simply outstanding!

Advice for Potential Travellers

If you are reasonably fit and enjoy non-technical climbing in magnicent scenery this trip is superb. I took and early morning Easy Jet flight that gave me an extra day in Marakesh and that was a huge bonus partly for doing the tourist bits but also for socialising with other members before the others arrived.