Reviews

Enjoyable trip

An enjoyable trip and you do cover vast distances but for a 13 day trip too much time is spent hanging around in airports.
I note that the itinerary has been tweaked for 2025 so this may help a bit.
One word of warning for solo travellers (apart from the excessive single supplement) is that there are very few group meals. Our guide did not stay in the group hotel at Santiago so for first couple of nights you’re left to your own devices for evening meals. We then flew north to Atacama and again no group meals. Only once we were in the Lake District did guide arrange a group meal one night and then there were group meals all the time in Patagonia.
Scenery in Patagonia was fantastic and we had a couple of decent walks.
Apart from San Pedro de Atacama the hotels were all good although wifi often only in reception area.
Credit and debit cards are accepted everywhere so you don’t need much cash. Wine is cheaper than beer or soft drinks and evening meals no dearer than UK.
Be prepared for a lot of early starts and quite a few breakfast boxes.

Most Inspirational Moment

Sunrise in Patagonia

Thoughts on Group Leader

Miguel

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take a thermos cup and make yourself a coffee at the hotel to take on the bus.

Reply from Exodus

Thank you for sharing your experience and reflections on the trip. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the stunning scenery in Patagonia and the well-paced walks, as well as the practical tips on currency and dining—those are sure to help future travellers.

We appreciate your feedback on the time spent in airports and the limited group meals early in the itinerary. It’s good to know the 2025 itinerary adjustments may help address some of these concerns. Your comments about solo travel and the guide’s accommodation arrangements are important and will be reviewed with our local operator to improve consistency and comfort across all locations.

Thanks again for your honest review. We hope to welcome you on another Exodus adventure soon.

The Exodus Team

Super Holiday

Trails of New Zealand is an excellent memorable trip. Wonderful scenery, great walks, very comfortable accommodation. Well-thought itinerary, good mix of driving interspersed with walks and other activities.

Highlight of Vietnam and Cambodia - Nov 18 - 29, 2024

As per the trip title our 12-day adventure was designed to visit many of the better known locations in both countries including Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Hoi An, Ho Chi Min City, Angkor Wat and Phnom Penh. We traveled by a combination of minibus, boat and plane during our time in these two countries which maximized our time to visit the many interesting locales.

Mary Poppins

unforgettable experience with a fantastic group of people.

A lovely trip, but it could be much better with a slightly updated itinerary

This is a great trip if you like your wildlife. Make sure you bring the best camera/lens that you have got as you can get some amazing photographs.

Having said that there are a few things that could be better:
– Tortuguero is famous for its turtles. We didn’t see any even though we went to the beach around dawn both mornings we were there. Subsequently we found out that you can go on a local guide tour overnight, they then liaise with other guides to share where the turtles are (it is a long beach) to give you the best chance of seeing them. You may have to ask about it at the Lodge about booking a guide
– Manuel Antonio. Likewise a local guide would help find more of the wildlife here, as they know the area & have the required spotting scopes
– Savegre. To see the Quetzal (which is the main reason for going there, & is spectacular) again, you need a local guide to take you to the right area. These can be booked via the hotel
Hopefully Exodus will include these local guides/trips going forward as I have shared this feedback with them.

We enjoyed the coffee/chocolate tour at La Fortuna, where you get to make your own chocolate (you need to add a lot of sugar otherwise it’s very bitter !)
We also did a night trip to see more frogs & other night animals while at Manuel Antonio which was good

Most Inspirational Moment

Seeing the Quetzal at Savegre

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our driver Victor was excellent

Advice for Potential Travellers

See summary

Reply from Exodus

Thank you for your detailed and insightful review. We’re thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the incredible wildlife and were able to capture some amazing photographs—bringing the best camera gear is definitely a great tip!

We appreciate your suggestions regarding local guides at Tortuguero, Manuel Antonio, and Savegre. You’re absolutely right that their expertise can make a big difference in spotting wildlife, especially in areas like the Quetzal’s habitat. We’ll certainly consider integrating these local guide experiences into future itineraries to enhance the overall trip value.

It’s also great to hear you enjoyed the coffee and chocolate tour in La Fortuna and the night walk in Manuel Antonio—those are fantastic additions to the itinerary.

Thanks again for sharing your experience and helping us improve. We hope to welcome you on another adventure soon.

The Exodus Team

Prepare to be Astounded

Wow! If it’s adventure you are after, then you’ve come to the right place. Iceland has so much to offer, not only the Northern Lights. There are glacier hikes, caving, surfing, whale watching to name a few activities in Iceland. For the not so physical, there are beautiful waterfalls and amazing landscapes that are breathtaking to say the least. If you have never been to Iceland and you’re contemplating it, do it! You won’t regret it.

Great way to see more of Cuba!

This trip was a fantastic way to explore more of Cuba and learn about it’s history and culture from locals! The cycling was great overall, there were some hills that were tougher – especially with the humidity and being directly under the sun, but very rewarding. There were lots of long stretches on the trip where we could all cycle at our own pace and so many locals coming out of their homes and shops to wave while we cycled by. I especially loved the views on day 11 cycling along the coast to Cienfuegos! Lunch at the farm on day 13 was definitely the best meal we had while on the trip, but in general, I was surprised with the food options we had for many of our meals. The itinerary was also jam packed with different activities, I absolutely loved our beach day in Trinidad and the classic car tour of Havana was so much fun!

Dream Come True

I have always wanted to visit India and this trip did not disappoint, its such a vibrant country full of traditions, colour and lots of smiles. The children we met who wanted photos of us along with everyone at India gate who we felt like celebrities posing for them in pictures. The overnight train to Varanasi was an adventure and not to be apprehensive about with some wonderful morning views from the train to take in.

Annapurna Circuit (Nov17 - Dec08

An incredible trek during a less crowded time. Drier and cooler at this time of the year though (crossing the pass we started at -5F).

Diarrhoea and murky pricing

The entire group of 12 people had diarrhoea during the holiday. Also it was clear that firstcomers had paid the full price (having been told by Exodus that they only needed 4 people to make the trip viable) that while late bookers and those booking through Trailfinders paid a substantial discount!

Reply from Exodus

We’d like to thank Antonia for her review, though we’re genuinely sorry that a couple of aspects of her trip and experience with Exodus have left a sour taste for her.

Antonia was in contact with us during her tour with regards to other group members feeling unwell, and we followed up with our local team in this regard, as we take the health and safety of our clients extremely seriously. Having conducted an investigation into the matter, we are confident that the hygiene procedures of all the properties we use, and restaurants we visit, on this trip are of a high standard, and could not find any link between meals and members of Antonia’s group being unwell.

Members of Antonia’s group have also been in contact with us, both directly via email and in their post-trip surveys, and have noted that they felt their health and safety was appropriately managed at all times during the trip, and have not raised concerns about illness. While it can, unfortunately, sometimes happen that clients come down with stomach illnesses, especially in tropical countries, due to a variety of factors such as the heat, we appreciate why this might have been worrying for Antonia.

Regarding pricing, we do run promotions, as do any travel company, which it seems later bookers in Antonia’s group were able to utilise. However, this was a matter of luck for them, as it’s not the case that we drop the prices of our trips the closer it gets to the point of departure; later bookings on this occasion happened to coincide with a promotion Exodus began running. Ultimately, the only way to secure your preferred trip and date is to book as soon as possible, as our groups often fill up quickly.

Again, we’d like to thank Antonia for taking the time to provide feedback, as it is valuable for us to maintain the quality of our trips.

-Kelly Reid, Product Manager