Your Words – We tell it like it is! Holiday Reviews by previous Exodus travellers
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Janet Joy
Reviewed March 2017
Cycling through Rajasthan
India is an amazing place – totally different & totally mad but what an experience it was. This is a busy holiday packed with so many different places and many wonderful memories.
Most Inspirational Moment
So many different memories- the overnight train ride, the mental traffic, tut tut rides! the wonderful people and children welcoming us everywhere we went, the amazing Taj Mahal, chai tea ! - the total India experience.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Manu was was brilliant. Very knowledgeable, very organised, great sence of humour & a totally top chap.
Advice for Potential Travellers
This is a busy trip but make sure you go at your pace and enjoy the different experiences and savour India.
Simon Burbidge
Reviewed March 2017
Three Central American countries in one brilliant trip
An amazing whistlestop tour of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, their Pacific and Caribbean coasts and their rain forests, cloud forests and arid plains. We covered a lot of ground on the trip, over 330 miles on the bikes and in excess of 2,000 miles in the bus. For nature lovers the variety of birds and animals is wonderful. We managed to see sloths, toucans, ospreys, howler monkeys, various iguanas, an armadillo and a crocodile not to mention numerous unusually coloured birds, on which we got the full low down, thanks to David, a keen twitcher in our group. He drew our attention to Montezuma’s Oropendola, a member of the Blackbird family with a yellow tail that builds a hanging nest. Until then I would have said it was something nasty one went down with on holiday!
My knowledge of the geography of the three countries was scanty prior to the trip and I hadn’t appreciated how many volcanoes there were, nor that several are still active. The resulting terrain is quite ‘lumpy’ from a cycling perspective which made for some energetic days, especially given the heat (and humidity in some areas).
We finished in Panama City and, of course, got to see the canal and the container ships being guided through it and experienced the crazy driving of the Panamanians.
All in all a wonderful trip and one that I would heartily recommend. Having been on the Cycling Cuba trip last year, which my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed, I would say that this exceeded it.
Most Inspirational Moment
Like other reviewers, there were many highlights - looking down at molten lava in the crater of the Masaya volcano; a guided trip down the Rio Tenorio where the iguanas and ospreys are so numerous that we became blase about them; the wildlife around Lake Arenal; the hot springs near La Fortuna; bathing in the Pacific after the day's ride at Las Lajas and the Panama Canal.
Thoughts on Group Leader
This is our third Exodus trip and each of the leaders has been excellent in terms of organisation, humour and imparting local knowledge but Roberto was definitely a cut above the others. Everything was done that bit better than before e.g. daily briefings on the route with its profile, where the refreshment stops would be and any specific things we had to be vigilant about; paying for the meals, rather than us delaying things by doing it individually and then presenting us later with our own aggregated accounts; copious photos and videos being uploaded daily to a WhatsApp group so we could review and chat about them over dinner; melding the new group of support staff into a harmonious and happy team. The result was that we (and, I believe, they) had a ball. His Pièce de Résistance was his male howler monkey impersonation that certainly had the desired effect on the local monkey population!
Advice for Potential Travellers
We hadn't appreciated that the prevailing weather comes from the Caribbean and so, even in the dry season, it can be wet on that coast. Also, like another reviewer, we had debated about taking anti-Malaria tablets. In the end we used Deet and saw few mosquitoes, which vindicated our decision not to take them. Do take advantage of the laundry in La Fortuna, which was efficient and used to cycle wear.
Kathryn Barrow
Reviewed March 2017
The Tropical South
An amazing and wonderful insight into beautiful Kerala.
Most Inspirational Moment
Too many to narrow down to just one! The fishing nets at Cochin, the walk into the tea plantations in Munnar, the houseboat on the backwaters.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Sam was a brilliant group leader. The group got on very well, and am sure this was down to Sam. His knowledge of everything from politics to history to wildlife was excellent. Nothing was too much trouble, and he ensured we were always happy and safe.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Take lots of mosquito repellent, and change money at any opportunity you can - the ATMs could be a little temperamental.
Helen Tinsley
Reviewed March 2017
Vietnam Adventure
A comprehensive tour of Vietnam covering most of the tourist favourites. The hotels were good, the train an experience I would only want to do once!
Most Inspirational Moment
Ha Long Bay even though cloudy and cold.
Hoi An vibrant touristy but lovely.
Cu chi tunnels for the ingenuity of the Vietcong.
Mekong Delta being on the water and experiencing the local village.
Thoughts on Group Leader
We had an excellent leader Viet. He had great knowledge and humour. I had a problem with the internal plane ticket which he solved and prevented me from having to buy another ticket.He choose great local restaurant s and ordered shared meals for the first few days. He was supportive of the workers in the community using their guide services.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Halong Bay was cold in February.
Take warm clothes for the boat. If you like a pillow take something to add to train and Homestay pillows which were very thin.
Karen Gill
Reviewed March 2017
Cuban Highlights Tour
Fantastic trip with great cycling, cultural and historical aspects. The entire trip exceeded my expectations for the quality of bikes to accommodation and food. The cycling was relaxed and, although mostly on main roads, traffic was not heavy (unlike the headwinds!) and there was always full back up with the support bus. The food was simple but tasty and the casa’s were comfortable and far more interesting than staying in a hotel. Cuba was fantastic and everything we needed was available, just be prepared for some unreliability such as lack of hot water, toilet paper etc
Most Inspirational Moment
The entire trip!
Thoughts on Group Leader
Freddy was excellent. Very knowledgeable about Cuba and it's history and patiently dealing with all our questions and ability to miss the (almost) unmissable cycling stops
Advice for Potential Travellers
Extend your trip, one week just isn't enough
Laura and Gavin Jones
Reviewed March 2017
Vietnam Adventure
A varied trip which covers the highlights of Vietnam.
Most Inspirational Moment
Halong Bay - floating gently amongst beautiful scenery whilst being fed the most amazing seafood!
Hoi An - wandering around this UNESCO town and having a suit custom tailored.
Cu Chi Tunnels - the gradual dawning of the terrible sacrifice of the Vietnamese people and their sheer resilience and ingenuity when fighting the Vietnam war. The tunnels at Ben Dinh really brought home the conditions during the Vietnam war.
Mekong Delta - sleeping in the homestay and being genuinely welcomed by the family we stayed with. The countryside was beautiful.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Thuy Le was kind, considerate and had a great sense of humour. His English vocabulary was extremely wide ranging. Nothing was too much trouble and he always went the extra mile to make sure that the group were well looked after. His organisational skills were excellent - the arrangements always went without a hitch. He was knowledgeable and always happy to answer questions remaining patient and cheerful even when many questions were "same same but different"!
Advice for Potential Travellers
Make sure that you have a smaller bag that you can pack into for the overnight trips to Halong Bay, the sleeper train and the Mekong Delta.
The temperature difference between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City is quite marked so bring a fleece for the first part of the trip.
John Farrington
Reviewed March 2017
Kilimanjaro - Lemosho route
An outstanding trek. Organisation was superb in every detail. Special mention to the African Walking Company for their guides, porters, cooks and everyone involved.
Most Inspirational Moment
The Crater Rim summit in clear sunshine, and earlier in the week The Baranco Wall and Lava Tower
Thoughts on Group Leader
JT was really outstanding - in leadership, organisation and motivation
Advice for Potential Travellers
Whatever your age, it is essential to get as fit as possible ahead of the trek - whatever anyone else says. Particularly practice uphill severe walks with a backpack (eg in UK hill country).
Richard Hillman
Reviewed March 2017
Fun in Finland
This was very enjoyable holiday. It didn’t matter that I’d never done any type of skiing, dog sledding or snow mobiling. We were taught how to do each of these activities. See the Northern Lights was a bonus as there is no guarantee.
Most Inspirational Moment
Seeing the Northern Lights and the dog sledding with huskies. Finishing the week with a campsite fire was a nice way to conclude the holiday.
Thoughts on Group Leader
All the leaders were friendly, accommodating and enthusiastic. This was true of all the staff at basecamp. Juuli was happy to spend time chatting with us and obviously enjoyed her job.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Make the most of the free time. There is quite a lot of free time but you are free to use the snowshoes, cross country skis and sledges whenever you like. You might want to bring a few travel games for the evenings. You really don't need to bring many cold weather clothes. I was provided with good quality inner and outer gloves, a hat, boots, 2 layers of thermals, waterproofs and a head torch. If you want to sleep in the quinzee a sleeping bag and mattress are also provided.
Kathryn Moore
Reviewed March 2017
More than just cocktails!
A fantastic introduction to Cuba, its culture, history, music, dancing (and cocktails!)
Most Inspirational Moment
Loved it all!
Thoughts on Group Leader
Ray is the best leader I've had on any group holiday. Informative, funny and encouraging during our attempts at dancing. I couldn't rate her highly enough. She made it a memorable trip.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Don't expect too much of the Casas and then you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Take the optional Cadillac ride; it was great fun!
Barbara Shaw
Reviewed March 2017
Vietnam adventure
Brilliant a very full Itinary. Everything went smoothly.
Our guide Viet was great he always made sure that everything was sorted properly and we always knew what the plans were for each day.
His knowledge was amazing about the history of Vietnam.
Always helpful and pleasant and we had lots of laughs as a group.
Most Inspirational Moment
The military museum in Saigon as it made me realise how much the people had suffered. Also the Church tunnels were amazing how clever they were in creating them.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Brilliant couldn't fault him his knowledge was amazing always checked what the plans were the night before and time we needed to be He made sure that everything went without any problems.
He was great any problems any of us had he made sure it was sorted out,gave us good safety advise to keep us
safe.We had some fun times with him and lots of laughs.
