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4.7 out of 5

Robert Harris

Reviewed March 2017

Andes to Amazon

A wonderful introduction to a hugely diverse country in terms of people, culture, nature and landscape. We came expecting a developing country and found a first-world one with a wealth of natural resources.

Most Inspirational Moment

The diversity of the flora was amazing - particularly ferns and the general greenness of the diverse topography. The constantly changing landscape and ecology that the trip itinerary presented was quite breathtaking.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Pablo Molveda was one of the best tour leaders we have experienced in nearly 20 years of travelling in small groups. He was patient, humorous, knowledgeable, kind and inspired confidence - the perfect guide to a new country.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Despite your grading of leisurely/moderate we found the trip relatively full-on compared with others we have experienced. Whilst we were happy with the pace of the trip, others may find it a little strenuous with respect to activities and the amount of travelling/moving on between hotels and the relative lack of free time.

Jacqueline Edge

Reviewed March 2017

Fantastic trip and crew!

The four crew members, Erellah, Albert, Boniface and Amos were fantastic. Erellah is an excellent tourguide – very patient, funny, helpful: a delight and any group can consider themselves lucky to be in his care. Albert is a brilliant cook and made delicious vegan food for me: not easy to do in East Africa. He was fun and creative and all mealtimes were a pleasure. Boniface is by far the very best driver I’ve ever encountered: very patient, extremely skilled and was able to take us safely along very poor roads, while also taking care of the truck itself. Amos is very friendly and helpful and worked very hard to support the crew. I’m sure he will be a fantastic tourguide soon. All of the crew were fun to talk to and made us feel very welcome.
The trip itself was spectacular – we were very lucky and managed to see many beautiful animals, including elephants, black rhino, white rhino, lions, cheetah and a leopard. I was lucky enough to spot a serval from the truck, but it slipped away into the grass before anyone else could see it. The pace of the trip was good – we covered a huge distance, but spent enough time in each place to get good wildlife spotting. The last few days on Zanzibar were a welcome treat too and really rounded everything off nicely. I will always have fond memories of the group and the trip. The group members were all great: friendly, interesting people I enjoyed meeting and hope to keep in touch with.

Most Inspirational Moment

Seeing a leopard in a tree.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Erellah is a star! He's very bright, knowledgeable, extremely helpful and fun to talk to. He really made the trip.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Beware of the African sun - it is vicious. This time of year was very good, because it's low season, fairly dry and all the animals have had their babies, which is lovely to see.

Mandy Walker

Reviewed March 2017

Walking the Amalfi Coast

Amazing action packed week full of interesting discoveries. Found some of the walks hard going but countered by feeling of elation once completed. Lots of fun & laughs had by the group.

Most Inspirational Moment

Ferriere to Ravello, where we passes lemon groves, working horses & bee keeper, waterfalls & more.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our leader Paul was first class. He added to the fun/enjoyment but also ensured that each member of the group was happy with what they were doing & offered help when needed.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Some of the walks are definitely more on the moderate scale, By day 3 most of the group were tired. Lots & lots of steps.

Jennifer Child

Reviewed March 2017

Snowshoeing in the Catalan Pyrenees

Excellent walking. The guide (Miguel) made the most of the great weather so that we could make the most of the walking available. The views were spectacular and the snow was good at the higher levels of the walks. We walked from the start of some walks in snowshoes but did have to carry them on some days at the start or end of the walk. We also had some great activities after the walks, A wine and local food tasting, a visit & tasting at a local cheese maker’s small dairy and a local wool centre.

Most Inspirational Moment

Reaching 2500m in the Aiguestortes National Park. The scenery was spectacular with great views of the Needles of Amitges. This was only achieved due to great weather conditions & drive-able road conditions to the start.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Miguel worked hard to plan the best walks for the conditions. He is knowledgeable about the area and very enthusiastic. He also acted as an interpreter on our day off for a visit to a local museum & tapas bar.

Advice for Potential Travellers

You should have a rucksack capable of carrying snowshoes if needed. There were no shutters or anything to block out light in our room at Lo Paller.

Alistair Miller

Reviewed March 2017

A temperate, tropical gem

Sri Lanka proved to be a gentle country with the pervasive influence of Buddhism–the traffic is amazingly considerate and vehicles devoid of the dents that one associates with most emerging economies. The hotels almost invariable exceeded our expectations. While the timetable did include a number of early wake-up calls, these were always underlain by sensible reasons. The indigenous fauna, especially, the birds are agreeably different though less impressive than Africa. Our tour was very professionally organized throughout.

Most Inspirational Moment

A hard choice but Sigiriya (Lion Rock), with its views, ruins, stairway to the rock paintings and the top, would be the top pick.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Sujan was amazing, resourceful, knowledgable, exceptionally thorough and totally effective in managing the group with a gentle good humour and effective presentation of choices that seemed to lead to easy consensuses. Sujan's management of tipping on behalf of the group avoided the uncertainties that would otherwise have prevailed--probably not his idea but he executed it seemlessly.

Advice for Potential Travellers

At least in February, concern about mosquitos and possibly dengue fever proved to be a non-consideration. We found that converting $500US into ruphies on arrival was right since we could supplement cash with credit cards almost everywhere.

Arthur Onions

Reviewed March 2017

Cycling the Cape and Winelands

A very well planned, organised and led tour of a fantastic country. The cycling was at times hard but always breath taking. A wonderful way to see a country.

Most Inspirational Moment

When the wind finally came from behind and we got to ride Chapmans drive which was closed to traffic. Riding with the stunning coast at our side.

Thoughts on Group Leader

With Jean Paul Gardelli in charge it was like having your Mom, Dad and best friend rolled into one. Ten out of ten for organisation and forward planning, a great encourager and patience worthy of a saint. He went above and beyond what I have experienced before and ensured we all had the best experience possible. Assistant leader Layla and driver Endy followed JP's high standards. So accommodating, friendly and accomplished.

Advice for Potential Travellers

The wind at times turned moderate into challenging but the minibus was always readily available.

Grant Allwell

Reviewed March 2017

CAP - Snowshoeing in the Catalan Pyrenees

A snowshoeing holiday based in two small traditional Catalan mountain villages. The food in the hotels was excellent. I requested vegetarian meals and was very pleased with the dishes that were served. Each walk explored a different valley and started by ascending through forest tracks which led to views of the surrounding mountain ranges. The walks were led by a local mountain guide who was able to take us away from the main tracks and onto the more interesting ones. Transport to and from the walks was provided by a local taxi company. The 4 wheel drive vehicles allowed us to travel further up the mountain roads which gave us time to climb higher into the mountains. The walks could be changed depending on the amount of snow and the fitness level of the group. After three of the walks we visited locals who had chosen to leave Barcelona to earn a living in the mountains which gave an insight into what it is like to live in a remote mountainous area.

Most Inspirational Moment

Learning about local life in a remote mountain setting. Everyone we met felt their lives had improved by moving out of the city and into the mountains. They were keen to improve the local economy.

Thoughts on Group Leader

The leader of the trip was excellent. His knowledge of the area meant we could explore more on the walks and not stick to the main track. The organisation was perfect and our transport was always on time. He was very personable with all the group and had a good sense of humour. On his free day he came with us to the next village and organised a visit to an Eco Museum. He was keen to hear our thoughts on the trip as he wanted to keep improving it for future guests.

Advice for Potential Travellers

If you forget anything for the trip buy it at the airport. The villages where you stay do not have any shops.

Emma Dart

Reviewed March 2017

Fantastic Trip

Plenty of uphills in this Atlas Descent!!

Most Inspirational Moment

Being immersed in the hugely diverse scenery which changed daily from red rock sandstone to barren mountains to lush palm oases to alpine meadow.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Jon was excellent; unflappable, organised, hardworking, always going the extra mile, down to earth, approachable, knowledgeable and spending time with each member of the group.

Advice for Potential Travellers

We went on the trip in February and were glad of our layers, thermals and waterproofs!! It rained some days and the temperature felt near zero at some of the higher altitudes. Some of the sections were muddy and some of the descents / ascents were fairly technical, some parts were similar to red graded UK trails. The bikes all seemed to be tubeless and were very well maintained. None of the group had a puncture so we wouldn't have bothered bringing spare inner tubes in hindsight. We did bring bags with platypus type bladders but in hindsight bottles are better because you can then leave your bag in the jeep.

James Watson

Reviewed March 2017

Thanks for returning Mr Snowman

Another good holiday with good company and extremely knowledgeable group leaders. Extremely good accommodation in the welcoming Hotel Tschurtschenthaler with it’s excellent Wellness Centre.
Good skiing in reducing snow conditions until the last day.

Most Inspirational Moment

The first was the final day when the snow returned with a vengeance and we were able to enjoy our final long ski in really good conditions. The second was the really enjoyable final evening with Alex's entertaining slide show (and my thank you speech to the group leaders!)

Thoughts on Group Leader

Alex was his usual bubbly self. Really supportive of the less experienced skiers whose skills progressed really quickly over the week with his entertaining instruction. He is the first leader I have seen using penguins, Christmas Puddings and chocolates on trays to encourage people to improve their skills. He managed this while working extremely hard to find good snow for us to ski on safely. His co-leader assisted in this process.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Put your trust in the leaders as the Exodus leaders I have experience of have all been excellent. Make sure you have a wide range of different layers of clothing as the temperature in Dobbiaco varies considerably during the day. If you like wine ask Marlies the hotel owner for advice regarding the local wines the hotel stocks. She knows what she is talking about.

Sheila Oliver

Reviewed March 2017

Andes to Amazon

This was an amazing journey through all the different regions of Ecuador.
We started in Quito, went to the cloud forest, through hot springs, markets in Otavalo, to the jungle, up to Chimbarazo – the point nearest the sun, to the lovely city of Cuenca up to the high plains of Cajas national park, back to the mangroves and dry tropical forest.
Our guide and driver were amazing, the food was lovely and I would not believe it was possible to fit so much into two weeks. It was not for the feint hearted – we had very long days of travelling and went up and down in terms of altitude and temperature. Perhaps some shorter drives and longer time in the lovely places we stayed would have made it a bit more like a holiday! Not sure how it could be changed though.

Most Inspirational Moment

Can't pick out one? I loved traveling down river in the jungle and the Mangroves, and being up in the Cajas National Park. Cuenca was a lovely city and joining in the Mardi Gras celebrations as we went along made the trip very special.

Thoughts on Group Leader

He was excellent. He was very good at including everyone and dealing with various illnesses suffered by the group. He had heaps of local knowledge.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Keep luggage to a minimum. Lots of outdoor wear clothes which protect from sun and insects. Make sure you are fit for the walks which are quite hard, and be prepared for very long journeys.

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