Expert Insights

Read time – 3 minutes Exodus’ adventure experts have travelled to all seven continents, visiting over 200 countries collectively. Over the past forty years, we’ve come across plenty of weird and wonderful things, from peculiar toilets to unusual cultural traditions. Something that always catches our attention though is an amusing sign, so here’s an amuse-bouche...

Read time – 3 minutes Of the many factors that go into making our adventures great, perhaps the most important are our leaders. A good leader can be the difference between a fun holiday and an unforgettable one, and Exodus only works with the very best leaders – those whose expertise, experience and charisma have...

Read time – 2 minutes Driven by a primal urge to feed and breed, many of the world’s wildlife species spend much of their lives on the move. Whether it’s wildebeest in search of greener pastures in east Africa or whales seeking out plankton blooms, these epic migrations are amongst the greatest wildlife spectacles you...

With summer in full swing, it’s the perfect time to get away on a sun-soaked adventure. From African safaris to eastern wonders, aquatic adventures to mountain hikes; there’s so much to see and do at this time of year – it’s hard to know where to begin. Despite the overwhelming choice, we’ve managed to whittle...

Read time 4 minutes From the giant to the miniscule, the pretty and the peculiar; our world’s jungles are home to an astonishing array of flora and fauna. From sultry South American tropics, where the earth is carved up by fathomless rivers, to the African Congo, a name so evocative it barely needs further description...

Your legs are aching, your breathing is heavy and there is sweat on your brow. As you march onwards through the crisp mountain air, you glimpse the first light of dawn over the next rise… then there it is. There are few sights more powerfully sublime than sunrise from the peak of a great mountain,...

Read time – 2 minutes Peru is a cultural goldmine. The country has been occupied since the dawn of mankind – it’s estimated that the first civilisation dates back over 5,000 years.  Best Places to Visit in Peru Nazca Lines Since then, numerous great empires have risen and fallen, leaving behind a fascinating and rich...

You’d be forgiven for thinking that tulips come from the Netherlands and the capital of Turkey is Istanbul. As it turns out, though, you’d be wrong… 1 – Turkey isn’t actually called Turkey. It’s officially the Republic of Turkey. 2 – Ankara is the capital of Turkey, not Istanbul. 3 – Istanbul is the only city...

Read time – 4 minutes It feels like sneaking up on a sleeping dragon. But the beast beneath your boots is no fairy tale: volcanoes are firmly rooted in the real world. Ever since Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland threw its toys out the pram in 2010 (much to the chagrin of news presenters struggling to pronounce...

Read time – 4 minutes Part of what distinguishes human beings from other species is our singular talent for changing the world around us to suit our needs. Of course, we started small – tents and huts were built for shelter, warmth and security. It wasn’t long, though, before our imaginations allowed us to break...