Reviews

Most Inspirational Moment

Seeing the differences in the countryside travelling the length of the country and hearing about how people live.Petra of course.Snorkelling alongside the coral reef in Aquaba from a boat.Stopping for a tea break alongside 'the grand canyon' in the rift valley. The desert at Wadi Rum.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Khaled was wonderful - he was everything anyone would want in a guide without being too bossy or in your face. He kept us all happy and amused, stopped at interesting and novel places maybe not on ALL tourist routes.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Do it !

Suggestions

We were impressed by Exodus and have already booked our next holiday with them. From the first they were full of advice and welcomed questions, they looked after us amazingly well.

Most Inspirational Moment

Every day was new and challenging, all wrapped up in an atmosphere of can do will do. Getting to base Camp and beyond was breathtaking. 

Thoughts on Group Leader

Shailesh, so knowledgable, informed and helpful, everything done with real professionalism yet a sense of humour. 

Advice for Potential Travellers

Ensure walking boots are not new/relatively new. Ensure sleeping bag is suitable for the cold climate and always know the end point is beyond your wildest dreams. 

Suggestions

Exodus have proven to be so versed and experienced they made my trip and those in my group feel capable and confident of completing EBC and in fact going beyond base camp. 

Most Inspirational Moment

        There is just so much on this vacation to inspire one,there is just too much to list but cycling along tracks & quiet roads in open country side through olive groves is a truly lovely experience.Cycling from Dingac along the coast was just so scenic.It was a nice touch being taken to small villages off the beaten track to enjoy meals prepared by the local people who are just so pleasant.The other 5 people I met up with on this holiday were a lovely crowd which put the iceing on the cake.

Thoughts on Group Leader

         Bojan our tour leader was not only just a wonderful guide he was a friend.He looked after everybody every step of the way & was concerned for everybodies welfare.He has great communication skills  & was just so nice to have around,he recommended places to eat & really enjoyed socialising with all us holiday clients.

Advice for Potential Travellers

        The only advice I would say to anybody going on this type of vacation is that although you don,t need to be an olympian athlete,you do need a good level of fitness to benefit & fully enjoy this holiday.I found in April the temperature can range from chilly to quite warm & there is more of a risk of rain off season. I was fortunate that it never rained at any time when I was cycling.

Suggestions

        I originally was a bit apprenhensive about going on a cycling holiday but having now been cycling on The Dalmation coast all I would say to anybody thinking of doing this holiday is as Nike says "Just Do It",you won,t regret it.It has been a truly positive experience,Croatia is a beautiful scenic country with great infrastuture.I don,t know why I have not been before.This has been my first Exodus holiday & after this experience I will be looking through the Exodus brochures for another future adventure.

Most Inspirational Moment

The scenery in the national parks was awe inspiring.  Some wonderful memories of our husky rides through the most unspoilt wilderness with lunches in the open air or in tipis, in sub zero temperatures sat around fires on reindeer skins.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Eki was amazing.  He runs Basecamp Oulanka with the help of an amazing team and their knowledge of the local area and it's flora and fauna was excellent. With his help and willingness to make sure we had the best holiday, we did all of the activities that we could and packed them in to a week.  I can't not mention our host Lowric from the husky farm.  If it wasn't for him and his team we wouldn't have seen much of this beautiful part of the world. 

Advice for Potential Travellers

Just enjoy yourselves...................then again, it's hard not to.

Suggestions

Go and try it for yourselves, you won't be disappointed.

Most Inspirational Moment

The unexpected fun of walking/sliding down the scree slopes of Mount Vesuvius - a great adventure.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Albert looked after the group well and knew the walks.  He was well connected with local people despite not speaking much Italian. 

Advice for Potential Travellers

If going in spring or autumn, come prepared for all weathers.  On our trip they aranged from pretty cold on the first day to getting really hot on the final day (I was caught out because I'd brought too wintry clothes).Personally I don't think that walking poles are necessary, but they have space ones at the hotel if you need them.

Suggestions

This holiday is a fairly gentle experience, and most people were in their 50s/60s on my trip.  It shouldn't stretch anybody with reasonably fitness levels (though there is a fair amount of up and down on the walks, which is difficult to prepare for if you live in a flat part of the UK).

Most Inspirational Moment

There were inspirational moments throughout the trip. The walks were a partcular highlight - especially the hike up to the view point at the top of the national park island. I also really enjoyed walking the old city walls in Dubrovnik and visiting Mostar.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Krsto was honestly one of the best parts of our trip. He fostered a warm & friendly atmosphere and always kept things light and humorous. It would definitely not have been such a positive experience without him there.  

Advice for Potential Travellers

This trip is definitely worth doing!! The optional hike and Mostar trips are a must!!

Suggestions

Just to say, again, the trip was fantastic, and Krsto in particular deserves a lot of credit for that!!

Most Inspirational Moment

Seeing some blue sky!!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Calm, creative and resilient in the face of almost impossible weather conditions.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Always take an umbrella and some simple water proofs.

Most Inspirational Moment

So many great experiences but I would highlight Hoi An, which I was really looking forward to, and which didn't disappoint and the Mekong Delta  experience. The stay at Hue had  much more than I anticipated and Ho Chi Min City was  significantly better than I thought it would be and the history gave an extra edge to this  element of the trip. The Vietnames people were  extremely welcoming.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Thuy was fantastic and I would love to go on another trip with him. So well organised everything ran like clockwork and we always knew  where we  were up to. He shared so much information with us regarding Vietnamese culture and history as  well as his own family's story which you just don't get from the guidebooks. He was good at spending time with individual group members and really interacting with them.

Advice for Potential Travellers

As other reviewers have said pack light there is loads to buy very cheaply and it is easy to get washing done half way through the trip. I wasn't impressed with Nha Trang or with the swimming/snorkelling trip there but it was redeemed by the fact that a small group of us walked out to the Cham Towers which were extremely interesting and as I hadn't been to My Son gave  a feel of this different culture.

Suggestions

Go with the flow  and enjoy the varied experiences on offer .The hotels  were better than I anticipated given that they are 3* comfort hotels.

Most Inspirational Moment

The trek was the highlight

Thoughts on Group Leader

Very good knowledge of the history of Jordan and the bedouin culture.Very enthusiastic and always a nice story to tell 

Advice for Potential Travellers

I just can recommend this trip.Maybe stay an extra day at Petra  

Most Inspirational Moment

Loved Havana; nice extra time on the beach which was a bonus;  nice food after lots of comments before leaving that you don't go to Cuba for the culinary experience.  I didn't think there was anything wrong with the food; almost too many meals on many occasions. The sun was shining, what more could we want!  Lots to see and do.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Nice.  The driver was exceptional and he didn't speak much English.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Don't lumber yourself with sick people on a trip!  For that alone I deserve the £250 vouchers.

Suggestions

Well worth a visit.   Interesting to find out on the last day that a member of the Exodus staff (or mole, as I call him) was in our group.