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4.7 out of 5

Alistair Miller

Reviewed March 2022

Atlas descent March 2022

Despite some inclement weather I had a really good time in Morocco. The people, places and activities were all amazing. The cycling was very varied with tarmac as well as off-road and single track and always with the picturesque backdrop of mountain scenery. Be warned though, despite the trip being named Atlas Descent, there is a fair amount of lung busting uphill to get through as well. The reward for getting to the top … you get to enjoy the blast back down again! I saw goats, gazelles, camels, working donkeys as well as endless dogs resting in the shade. Each day was different in terms of scenery, riding, landscapes and points of interest. On the bad weather day (literally blizzards, snow and ice) we instead visited a historic Berber house and Hammam steam bath – both were excellent. Food throughout was excellent and the hotels were good. Organisation and running of the trip was excellent. This was my first time traveling with Exodus and, on the basis of this trip, I will certainly do so again.

Most Inspirational Moment

Getting to the top! Blasting back down. Learning about Morocco from the trip leader and guides. Having a Hammam steam bath. Buying a rug. Meeting amazing fellow travelers. Being welcomed everywhere with mint tea. Exploring Berber culture. Plunging into the Atlantic waves on the final day.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Excellent. Hicham and his team were truly magnificent!

Advice for Potential Travellers

I read the trip notes about colder weather but did not take them seriously enough ... Morocco, desert, sand, hot ...?. I only took shorts but wished I had more to keep my legs warm on some days. Plan accordingly. A bit of off-road experience necessary. The first day went straight into an off-road rocky downhill.

Colin Hitchin

Reviewed March 2022

After COVID - first long haul for us, first tour for Exodus in Chile

Very good tour but with a few niggles. This was the first Discover Chile tour for 2 years, both for Exodus and for our guide.
The first niggle was that the guide didn’t have accurate or complete guest arrival information. My wife and I were successfully met at the airport the day before the official land tour start. However the guide didn’t have any information about four guests and thought that the remaining guest was only arriving the next day ( which meant she would be quarantining). So the Santiago tour was cancelled. My wife and I went on our own to explore, as the guide was expecting to have to meet the remaining guest. However it turned out that all of the other guests had arrived before us and turned up in the hotel lobby for the tour. The guide tried to contact us but we didn’t see the messages until it was too late to join her.
There was some confusion for one of the plane trips where our tickets were all marked as standby! We all got on but it was confusing.
For our stay in Punta Varas it was a little disconcerting when many of the restaurants closed at 7. This also surprised the guide, who hadn’t been to the town for 2 years.
We also missed out on the boat trip in the lakes because of a landslip and the back-up view from the ski resort was stopped by treacherous sleeting weather. It felt like there could have been an extra day in the Lakes region.
The first breakfast in the hotel in Puerto Natales was very disappointing, but they made a much better breakfast the next time. Perhaps they were rusty after a long break from foreign tourism.
In all the to-ing and fro-ing with Easter Island extensions our final transfer to the airport dropped off. Not a big issue because the guide sorted us out very efficiently.
The scenery was stunning throughout and more than made up for any long journeys

Sharon LOWE

Reviewed March 2022

Cycling Costa Rica

Amazing trip! The wildlife, from monster crocs, toucans ( group joke!!) Sloths and turtles and the flora is just out of this world! March is hot! Roberto, Paul and Luis were a brilliant team. Go there to pedal hard, have great fun with the group and just take it all in!

Most Inspirational Moment

Too many! I loved the biological research station as I'm mad about plants! But the boat trips were great, the guided walks, the wildlife ( I never got the sloth thing, now I do!!) Swimming in the Pacific and Carribean. And pedalling every inch of the trip!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Roberto is just lovely! His enthusiasm and knowledge about his country is infectious. He's also very good at keeping a group focused , as in herding cats! Couldn't ask for a better team leader. Shout out to Paul our other rider and mechanic. The most lovely, smiliest and helpful guy and Luis our driver. Totally unflappable and finder of the best fruit!!

Advice for Potential Travellers

Enjoy every moment!! It really helps to be cycling fit as it got to 43°C on several days! Take a decent camera, a phone just doesn't do the closeups, was so glad I did. Learn a few Spanish words! Mozzies weren't really an issue. Sunscreen is a must! I was glad I had a helmet with a visor! Your washing doesn't dry outside, it's too humid! Do it when you have a room with aircon! I took way too much luggage. Take half what you think you'll need. Meals were not quite as expensive as the Exodus trip notes suggest. Roberto paid for all lunches then billed us at the end. So much easier than faffing about individually and saved a lot of time. The first couple of days are really hard. Jetlag, acclimatising to the heat and a lot of busy roads. However, the traffic is totally bike friendly and you do get used to the heat fairly quickly!

John Harris

Reviewed March 2022

Amalfi Coast

It was a great week and it was very well organised and we had a superb guide in Veriano

Most Inspirational Moment

Path of the Gods

Thoughts on Group Leader

Veriano was absolutely excellent, he was very friendly, very helpful and his local knowledge was first class, I can't speak highly enough about him.

Advice for Potential Travellers

There's a lot of steep descents so walking poles could be useful for this. Walking boots were OK but it was all on paths so good walking trainers would be my preferred foot wear. Some of the paths were quite narrow with severe drops at the side so you'd need to be comfortable with that.

Leslie Holmes

Reviewed March 2022

All expectations exceeded and some

This was a much anticipated trip – 4th time lucky and it was absolutely worth waiting for. Kicheche camps, the guides James, Dickson, Sarumi, Johnson, Bernard and Eliud were all excellent. They found us elusive leopards and cheetahs and got the vehicles into the best positions for photographs. Paul was an inspirational lead – pushing us to go for something different in our pictures and ensuring we had the basic camera settings correct. Just don’t ask him what ISO to use or wax lyrical about the stunning vista. Kicheche camps and the conservancies are something special – they’re very connected with local communities, the wildlife aren’t “hassled” by lots of vehicles crammed full of people. As a guest Kicheche felt very respectful of the local area and we were also wonderfully looked after – amazing food from game drive breakfasts, delicious lunches and dinners at the camp and sundowners in the bush, comfortable tents and communal areas all with stunning views and the odd elephant just walking by. It was my first safari but some people in my group of 7 guests had been many times and I can see why.

Most Inspirational Moment

The game drives - seeing leopards and cheetahs close up - unphased by the vehicles and just going about their business. I thought we had been incredibly lucky with the drives we had and what we saw but no the guides really are excellent at finding even the most elusive of animals. Inspirational moments include cheetah cubs playing under our vehicles, a leopard and her cub coming down from a tree with their kill and a cheetah fending off a lioness to protect her cubs. For me the photography coaching - learning how to take photographs of weaver birds for example was a huge highlight of the trip and not something you would get on any other safari.

Thoughts on Group Leader

All of the guides and Paul Goldstein were excellent. Paul knows what he is doing and will push you to get the most out of the experience and your photographs which is exactly what you want from a trip like this. Paul, the guides and camp staff all work incredibly hard to make this the most amazing experience - you can immerse yourself in the safari and know that all the fiddly bits and pieces like PCR tests, early pick ups etc are all being sorted.

Advice for Potential Travellers

If you are keen to develop your photographic skills or want to experience a very special safari experience then this is the perfect trip. Be aware, though, it may ruin you for any other safari.

JILL JAMES

Reviewed March 2022

Amazing

Loved every minute of this trip. The leader and the specialist were so informative and very helpful to me. I am 74 and they looked after me excellently. This is my 3rd trip with Exodus and hopefully not the last!!!

Most Inspirational Moment

The rain forest and the elephant orphanage. Also the safaris and the beach time Very

Thoughts on Group Leader

Very informative and extremely thoughtful 1 minor thing

Advice for Potential Travellers

One minor thing. You put leech socks on the list which l got, but didn't need them as they were supplied.

Sue Woolman

Reviewed March 2022

Magical Iceland

Iceland in March is a challenge…..ice and snow underfoot (boot chains provided!) high winds, intermittent torrential rain, bad road conditions. But the beauty of the country more than makes up for any discomfort. Travelling around the whole island, the scenery is constantly changing….wild coasts, snowy mountains, sparkling fjords, black lava flows and of course, wonderful waterfalls. For any lover of the great outdoors, this trip is a must

Most Inspirational Moment

Walking among the icebergs on the black beach. Entering Hallgrimskirkja and being blown away by its beauty.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Jon is amazing, singlehandedly driving, portering, organizing, commentating......always full of energy and enthusiasm. I loved that, as well as information about Iceland, he also treated us to tales from the sagas, norse mythology and folklore.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Bring lots of clothes and be prepared for all weather types in one day.

Kate Ferguson

Reviewed March 2022

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!

Lesley Fysh

Reviewed March 2022

Awesome and amazing

I actually did this trip 4 years ago, but it was even better this time. We had excellent viewings of whale sharks and manta rays over 2 days focused on finding these. Our final snorkel on the last day as with stingrays and that was a whole new experience for me. In addition the reef snorkels were also beautiful with a stunning variety of fish and a few turtles. The experience on board was lovely, with plentiful food.
I also did a trial dive that took me down to the manta rays – something I never thought I would do.

Most Inspirational Moment

There were many, but I will choose one. Just 4 of us had gone for an extra whale shark search, and one was spotted. I jumped in ahead of it, and it came right towards me. It swam slowly under me and it was so clear in the beautiful blue water. I felt like it was just the 2 of us in the water. I followed it for a while until it dived.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Zav was brilliant. He was funny and entertaining. Not all of the group were confident in all environments and he looked after them and ensured that they got the best experience possible.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Bring several swimming costumes and ensure you have something like swim shorts as well as a rash vest/ other top as the top of your legs are as likely to burn as back and shoulders. I learned this many years ago.

Martin Jesson

Reviewed March 2022

A pleasant break from winter

This is a leisurely trip as stated with plenty of downtime. That said, expect breakfast at 7am most days. Most of the hotels are very good. Travelling in February, it provided a pleasant break from the British winter with the added interest of unusual animals and birds.

Most Inspirational Moment

The highlights were wildlife spotting in Tortuguero, Manuel Antonio and seeing a Quetzal (at Savegre).

Thoughts on Group Leader

The leader was able to keep the group together and provided clear information. His eyesight was amazing: he could spot wildlife that I would never have seen without it being pointed out. He also new the names of all the birds and much of the flora.

Advice for Potential Travellers

There is little need to carry much money in Colons: US dollars are acceptable in most tourist places. In addition most places take credit cards which is the best way to pay provided your card doesn't charge a foreign transaction fee. None of my credit card payments had a handling fee as suggested in the trip notes. If a mid-week departure isn't a problem, then trips departing on a Thursday avoid being at Manuel Antonio at the weekend when it is claimed to be busy. Don't bother with the night hike: there are far too many people too close to roads to see anything interesting.

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